The second period of this project is when we really began to get into the core of our search. We met with our teacher sponsor and we informed him of the course we were planning to take with the website. We created a sample web page that acts as a marker for approval by our professional sponsor. We have been keeping our professional sponsor informed of our progress through e-mails. We began by breaking down the website into its various categories, such as: Preorders, Collectibles, Categories, Pro-Built and Painted, Customers, Media, as well as Super Sentai and Kamen Rider categories which are the most successful products that are being sold. We decided to split up the work so that each of us could become familiar with the products so that our translations would be entirely accurate. I am somewhat concerned over the fact that we might not get early confirmation about the CSToys website’s URL use. The time difference is quite significant, so we can’t usually get a hold of our professional sponsor in the most timely manner.
Our research has indicated that in order to be an appealing website, our theme must be a professional one. So we will be organizing the basic layouts of the webpage as we progress, because image is everything. This was also pointed out by our teacher sponsor as well, and he recommended a website developer that I have had some experience with in the past. The implementations will require extensive attention to detail. Throughout analyzing the basic structure of how CSToys describes one product, they break it down into factors: The supplier, the date released, the franchise, the show, the toy line, the medium through which each product is shipped, what the item includes, a short summary of the item and its basic functions, and finally its current status. (Price, availability).
As we move forward, our plan is to begin to discuss advertising techniques that will contribute to the success of the website. On option might be to create an ad on Youtube, one that could help to increasing the popularity of the site. We would need to make it really intriguing, and gets to deliver the purpose of the store in a short amount of time. We are going to go over various strategies that will help us best exemplify the essence of the company, as well as its intentions. I am learning a whole lot about marketing strategies through our research. By analyzing the CSToys website further, we can see that it contributes the basic factors to having a successful online store: it is visually appealing, the layout is simple, and it is easy to get your questions answered. These are ideas that we would like to see implemented into our own sample web page as it is getting developed. we would probably focus on the current season products, since they are the most frequently sought out for, in our web page. The prices, of course, need to be switched from the Japanese yen, to the Colombian Peso exchange, so that transactions can be as accurate as possible.
We will plan more meetings with our teacher sponsor, so that we can further develop our project's objectives, hopefully before we leave for break. Up to this point, I have been really excited about this project, and I feel that up to this point in time, we are making progress.
