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by Jennifer Salerno, Jen

In the glittering world of jewelry, handcrafted jewelry enjoys a very special status. This specialty can be attributed to the fact that handcrafted jewelry is often perceived as a piece of creation that bears the influence of the designer to the maximum extent. A piece of handcrafted jewelry, as the name itself suggests, is made by meticulously designing and crafting it with human hands. As such, it reflects the passion of the designer and the skills of all the hands that gave it its form and shape. Indeed, handcrafted jewelry is truly special.

Handcrafted jewelry has been around for quite a long time. It has evolved from a crude and somewhat unsophisticated past to its modern dazzling forms over the years. Today, handcrafted jewelry offers a wide array of choices. One of the latest trends to be noticed is the vogue of wearing handcrafted jewelry with engravings. Line of poetry, or simply a few golden words of wisdom that inspire and motivate, are being hand engraved on beautiful pieces of jewelry to great effect. This practice has lent a whole new dimension to the intrinsic beauty and status of handcrafted jewelry. Let's take a closer look.

Everybody has a favorite line of poetry. With engraved handcrafted jewelry, now they can choose to immortalize it by having it etched on precious metal. If the prospect of 'wearing' poetry on your body thrills you, you will find such engraved handcrafted jewelry simply irresistible. Just think about it, you could have Ralph Waldo Emerson wrapped around your arms, or Lau Tzu around your neck. How about keeping Walt Whitman close to your heart by having his poetry etched on a pendant on a necklace around your neck?

One of the best names in this exclusive world of engraved handcrafted jewelry is that of Jeanine Payer. Poetry hand-engraved onto precious metals is how this San Francisco-based jewelry designer creates her collections of emotionally engaging yet subtle hand inscribed jewelry. Take the Alene bracelet from her creations, for example. It's a brushed, sterling silver cuff accented with an 18k high polish gold face plate with a hand-textured look on both the interior and exterior surfaces. It carries Emerson's immortal lines engraved on the gold face, "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Some of her popular creations bear such unforgettable words as "The journey is the reward"; "The soul is here for its own joy" and "Everything is waiting for you". Indeed, there are few things as intimate as wearing poetry against your skin!

The fascination for handcrafted jewelry is shared by many around the globe. Some of its celebrity admirers include Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Mick Jagger, Johnny Depp, Meg Ryan, Seal, Sheryl Crow, Debra Missing and many others.

Handcrafted jewelry makes a wonderful gift for any occasion. If you are wondering about that perfect gift for your mother on Mother's Day, or a 'special' gift for someone 'special' in your life on Christmas, or just a simple gift to celebrate your friendship with someone, consider gifting a piece of handcrafted jewelry. Your choice will be appreciated and the gift will be cherished by the recipient for a very long time.

So what are you waiting for? Take a plunge into the enchanting world of and discover some of the finest creations in jewelry ever made to adorn the human body.

What Makes Your Customer Tick - Many romantic situation start with a long, casual dinner. That's because most of us need to talk before we proceed to love making. Over a casual dinner, you ask questions, find out likes and dislikes, get to know what makes them tick. This is the first step. Take your time getting to know your customer in a relaxed way that they appreciate. Just as on dates, people love to talk about themselves, in sales by listening, encouraging more talk and showing a sincere interest in your customers and their needs, they begin to warm up to you and to think you are not like the rest of the people they have been with in the past. Take your time and use extenders to encourage more communication. Watch for body language and eye contact can help customers open up and how asking "why" will reveal emotions other questions just cannot reveal. They will feel you are "like them" and "genuinely interested". You will feel good that you are actually helping clients and not just doing a quick dance to get your way. Both parties win and that is the basis of passion and romance.

Revealing Your Products And Services - Presenting the product is a big part of selling. Wow! Imagine if you just unzipped and "presented your product" on a date. I am thinking that approach is a bit abrupt and it doesn't work well in sales either. This is where people trained with traditional sales training begin to loose the customer. The reason is the same as the reason on dates. If a romantic encounter develops into one person talking about themselves too much, the other party wants to get away. The same is true in sales. Continue to ask questions and show interest in the customer as you blend in benefits about your company and product or service. This blend of more interest, tie ins to your benefits and asking if they agree is a winning conversation that keeps them warming to you. By this stage, customers of sales people using traditional sales training methods are checking their watch and wishing their cell phone would rind so they can end the torment of the conversation.

Asking For Commitment In Stages - One of the most delicate parts of romantic situation is the ability to know just when to ask for small commitments so that there are no awkward moments when you have gone too far or no feeling on the part of your love interest that you are not going fast enough. In romantic situations, this is done through taking very small steps and watching the reaction of your loved one. It could involve (for women) tossing your hair as you laugh, it could be (for a man) taking her hand. As in romance, in sales situations there are many unspoken small commitments you use in to gently move your customer to the next level of attachment. Be sure to use all their senses no matter what you sell and how to show proof for your claims. After all, in romance as in sales, talk is cheap and offering proof of what you say will allow your customers to give you trust mere talking can never achieve.

Taking It To The Next Level - As you continue to warm your customer to yourself and your product or service through sincere interest, questions and good conversation, there comes a time when we need to ask for a commitment. We need to "move to the next level." Your customer wants to be treated delicately at this stage but how if they trust you and they feel you have their best interests at heart, they actually want you to gently lead them to the next step. They want to have what you are offering. Is this soft sell? Maybe. In sales as in romance, the gentle participants get their goals more often that the pushy players. Unlike romance, in sales happy customers will refer you to associates because they respoct the srevice you have provided.

There you have a brief summary of our approach to sales. We know that if you try it you will sell more and enjoy doing it too.

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