So I just gonna write anything that comes to mind, I had abandoned this blog, but lately I´m in need of somewhere to run to, so this is just a escape from all the worries I may have, and the little notes I need to make, or to remember.
First of all, right at this moment in my life I´m struggling in order to become a independent person, as my attempt to travel to Germany became no more than a wild dream, I´ve been down in the dumps, but actually this help me to focus myself in what I need to grow into a proper and independent human being.
So for now I´m just starting with the project of opening a online shop, although it seem to be easy, now I have to worry about the market and the competitors, so how can I make this thing to workout? that´s everything that takes my minds these days.
First of all I need to get clear which market will my store be directed to, and I think that Anime/manga fans are the right target, usually people like us tend to spend a lot of money in our hobbies, however, as I already know there are a lot of stores that already have this kind of service, it´s important to know that right now I´m only going for the Latin-American market, more precisely Mexican market, as shipping will cost less, but I had investigated some of the stores that offer Japanese things to this market, and I think that I have a fair chance on joining this circle, nevertheless I´m a little worried about the expenses and prices, as dollar goes up, the prices grow too, and this may affect on how much I can low the items prices, in order to get a profit, what to do, oh! what to do?
If I wanna compete do I need to really low my prices, or do I leave them in the range that will give less profit, I need to find a way out, and maybe to bring more different things, also maybe if I take on count that not everybody manages to get one item in a store, maybe they´ll search for mine, so that´s a point in favor for me right? and if I´m lucky enough I could become the first choice for many right?
So as all this worries take my mind, I´ll search for some solutions, for example, I will offer not only original items, that most of the times are really expensive, I shall offer some fan made items too, that are cheaper and more commonly used, such as towels, water bottles, keychains and more.
I really hope this works out, as the initial investment is really a strong one, and I really need the money.
Anyway this is just for today, later on I shall write more about my train of thought.
Gal.