HEY EVERYONE!!!!

I hope everyone is in a very festive spirit for the holiday coming up! Our tree is up and the lights are twinkling with the promise of happiness and best of all, gifts. I know, I know, it’s not just about the presents but they are great!!! I love to get a present that is wrapped in cheerful paper and a charming bow, but it is great to get a gift that is wrapped on the outside and on the inside!! We have great gift pouches to put your Shavonne purchase in. If you purchase a ring through Shavonne your merchandise will be put in a gift pouch when it is shipped. All gift pouches are available through our website for purchase if you should need more. We also sell other supplies such as a jewelry cleaning cloth and jewelry cleaner to help you keep your rings just as beautiful as the day you bought them.

Everyone at Shavonne wishes each and every client and potential client a safe and happy holiday! Please have a wonderful time sharing love and gifts with your family and friends. We would also like to thank everyone for the wonderful compliments and holiday cheer you have given us through emails, phone conversations, and through the mail. Thank you again and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Intro and a Little History

Alright, today is going to be a little different than our usual posts in that I’m going to explain our new affiliate program. As all of our old affiliates were informed previously that our new shopping cart, which has been in use on our site for somewhere between 8 months and a year now, could not support our old affiliate program so a new affiliate system was in the works that would hopefully be better than the old.

Well the good news is that a month ago, it was launched. I’m a little late on the blog announcement for it but I was hoping to fix any issues that may have come up before going through an explanation of the system. As of this point, we have had no complaints so I hope thats a good sign. But thats enough history, lets get to the important stuff.

What is an affiliate program?
Well, its when someone signs up on a website (like Shavonne) and gets some link code to put on their site. When someone clicks that link and comes to the website and orders, the affiliate gets a percentage.

A Detailed Look

That’s a little simplified but it gives those who were wondering an idea. Now, Shavonne offers our affiliates 15% commission on all sales that we receive from an affiliate’s site. With our new program, when someone clicks on a link from an affiliate’s site to ours, we can see if that potential customer buys anything within the next 30 days. If they do then the amount will show up in the affiliate’s monitoring page with the amount that Shavonne will pay to them.

Shavonne will only pay out once a month for affiliates choosing to be paid by PayPal and once a quarter for affiliates choosing to be paid by check. Also checks will only be written when $50 or more is pending payment to that affiliate. That does not mean that $50 has to be earned in one quarter, all pending payments will roll-over to until they are paid.

Interested in becoming a Shavonne affiliate? Click here and fill out the form!

Affiliate under our old affiliate program? Click here to reregister under our new program!

Already an affiliate with our new program?
In that case, Shavonne would like to thank you for participating and we hope it will be mutually beneficial for us. If you log into your affiliate account (right here) then the first page you will see is your pending amounts. These are broken down per order we have received from customers coming from your site and they will be paid out according to our payout schedule mentioned above. The next option in the menu is the Previous Payments which will show what amounts have been sent to you already! Then we have Edit Account so that you can update your information to keep it up-to-date. Next is the Get Link Code which is a very important section as it is the page that can generate those links that you need to place on your site for Shavonne to be able to tell where the customers are coming from! Last, of course, is the logout which will simply log you out of your affiliate section (which is always a good thing to remember to do if you are using a public computer).

To the End

Well, that was a lot and glad to say that should cover it. If there is any questions then feel free to email or comment and I’ll get those answered as soon as I can. And until the next long update post, have a Happy Holidays!

Recently we have had a few calls about the care of the fashion rings.  We use a simple process here in the office.  We just dip the rings in cleaning solution and then in warm sudsy water.  Then we rinse in clear water, blot dry and then use a blow dryer to make sure the stones are dry inside and out.

NEVER EVER USE AMMONIA to clean your rings in.  Bleach is another harmful chemical to the rings.  Some soaps and hand lotions will make the stones look dull.

Although this is fashion jewelry it does need to be cleaned.  We have received some returns back that all it needed was to be cleaned.  Sometimes just to clean the band all you would need is a polishing cloth.  These cloths are good to wipe lotions and grease from the bands.  So you might want to try one of these even on the bands of your fine jewelry.  They also work great on watch bands.

Just remember if you take care of your rings they will last a very long time.  Again if you have any questions feel free to email or call.

It’s time to do a blog again!!! I see everyone at Shavonne has put in a huge effort to keep you informed of everything happening here. We try to cover everything from ordering to shipping and we try to offer suggestions on styles we think do very well for everyone. If there is ever anything you feel we have not covered on our blog please leave us a message/comment on here or email us. Any one of us here will be happy to leave an answer for whatever you may ask about our jewelry or company.

Now that I have that covered, let’s move on to something else. The holiday season is coming up!! I am so very excited to see all my family and friends and will be especially happy to show off some of the pieces of spectacular jewelry I have been collecting to wear since last year. I am not a big jewelry wearer but I do enjoy putting on a lovely piece of brilliance to catch the eye of anyone who wants to look. We all know that some outfits are not complete without that knockout ring or necklace. Shavonne has some very stunning rings and necklaces that you could match together.

Now I know everyone doesn’t like to wear large flashy items. Shavonne has something for everyone. We are very proud to say we carry rings in sizes 4-12 for the ladies and sizes 8-15 for the men. We also have some unisex items available in a mix of sizes. Like I said, Shavonne tries to carry the perfect fashion jewelry for everyone!

Hi guys! Hopefully you have noticed the changes we’ve been making to our site. We have the new scrolling banner that will highlight new items and top selling items. You should be able to scroll over an item and the banner stop and click the image to take you to the item page. We also have the Wholesale Account log in. Wholesalers you definitely want to sign in! We are going to start running specials (whether it’s extra discounts or free items), but you will only see the offers if you log into your account!! These specials may only run for a few days, so log in often! We have added a new search engine on your wholesale homepage for you guys to help make re-ordering easier. Please let us know how this is working for you! Also if you are a loyal retail customer, be sure to sign up for the Shavonne Newsletter at the bottom of our homepage. A lot of times we will send a Voucher code for extra discounts that are not advertised on our homepage.

If you’re looking for a specific size or color of a ring, be sure to use the FIND A RING search engine located in the top right corner of every Shavonne page. Let’s say you need a birthday gift for a friend. She wears a size 6 ring and you want the ring in her birthstone for January. But you don’t know January’s birthstone! In the search bar type SIZE 6 JANUARY. It will pull from our inventory all rings in stock in a size 6 with January’s birthstone! How awesome is that!

We are also excited to re-launch our affiliate program. I’m sure Bruce will write about that in a few days to give you all the techs, but basically you’ll need to re-sign up for it to begin receiving credit. There is a large banner on our homepage, just click on it and it will give you the sign up page.

We are continuing to work on some other ideas and programs that will hopefully help you maneuver through our site much easier. We are always open to new ideas, so if you have any questions or comments for anything on our site, PLEASE email them to us! Take care until next time!