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Archive for February, 2009

Stock Market Plunge Changes My Casual Online Venture Into A More Serious Business Obligation

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

At year end we had thought after a portfolio evaluation, things were not going to be so bad.
That has changed. Another recent evaluation shows that I am going to loose some where between 20 and 30% of monthly income.
What was once a casual and non stress business/hobby now has to be picked up a notch [...]

Posted in Gemstone Cabochon Jewelry Design | 2 Comments »

Undercutting Gemstone Cabochons – Minerals and Abrasives – Preforming

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

For most Lapidaries, cutting gemstone cabochons has most likely resulted in at least a few undercutting experiences.  For the purpose of this blog entry, I wanted to post a bit about undercutting as related in dealing with combined soft and hard mineral compositions . Different from that of flat spots that result from sanding and [...]

Posted in Designing Gemstone Cabochons | No Comments »

Joining Jewelry Design Social Networking Communities

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

About a year ago I began exploring various marketing and promotional techniques for the purpose of boosting my online presence.
I think just like myself, a lot of brand new online lapidary related business owners find ourselves somewhat overwhelmed with the many different possibilities that just sorta seem to present themselves to us as we embark [...]

Posted in Gemstone Announcements / Promotional | 2 Comments »