Accessory trends for the New Year are all about being big, bold and creative with your looks. Courtesy of the Spring 2012 Accessories Guide by Harper’s Bazaar, learn about the most talked about pieces straight from the hottest runways.   Tribal Touches Tribal jewelry can be the perfect way to spice up a conservative look. [...]
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Happy Father’s Day! If you are a customer and a father, I hope you treat yourself to a nice cz-studded ring. We have dozens of styles of mens jewelry that are the perfect symbol of luxury and class. (Shame on me for plugging a sale in the first paragraph.) But hey .. you get to [...]
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Summer is fast approaching and we want to fill you in on what is trending. This season is filled with bold, bright jewelry pieces that are sure to catch everyone’s attention. Our collection is sure to offer something that will fit all of your needs. OVERSIZED COCKTAIL RINGS: Over the top cocktail rings are always [...]
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The world is changing. For those of us that don’t live under a rock, this change should be pretty apparent. People are having a tough time out there. I just read an article that stated 25-27% of Chicago teens won’t have jobs this summer. Federal programs are shot due to budget constraints. There’s no money [...]
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So you want to start selling jewelry online? I want to start out by saying that this blog is not meant to discourage you or disrupt you if you’ve gone down the path of starting an online business. If you’ve visited JGOODIN.COM and have read through our articles or browsed our wholesale jewelry catalog, chances [...]
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Over the years, we’ve gotten a ton of requests by individuals who want to be in the jewelry business but don’t know where to start. Five years ago, most wholesale brands would require you to have a reseller permit, a physical retail space, and $500 in cash for an opening order. Times have changed. Information [...]
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At a time when the economy is still teetering and the future still in question, I am encouraged by many of our customers that have said to me, “I’m struggling. But I’m hanging in there.” I believe this is the sentiment for all small businesses, regardless of industry or space. Times are tough and business [...]
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Our new site has been live for 14 days now and the overall response is very good. The site is faster than before and much more secure as we’ve deployed 256-bit encryption across the registration page and checkout pages. We’ve also added integrated PayPal checkout as well as 2Checkout options. For those users leery about [...]
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It has been a long grueling 8 months since I started working on a site migration to a new ecommerce platform. Our old platform was great for what it was – a home-brewed php commerce platform that served our needs well. But we ran into problems with wanting to really grow the content as well [...]
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somewhere late into my china trips I always end up feeling tired and muddy. the air is quite polluted here and everyone smokes – I mean EVERYONE. people say the air is bad in LA. they haven’t been to dong guan. 13 days away from wife and son are too long. I’m headed home tomorrow. [...]
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