Chilly Sheets was originally quite a simple idea that truly evolved throughout the past eight weeks. I could not believe how the IST195 class had me come up with so many different ideas that could help make the chilly sheets brand much more successful.
Throughout the eight weeks I thought of many different things to make the brand better, anything from incorporating music to the sheets to thinking of ways to promote my brand so that it would be extremely successful. I did not realize that so much could come out of something so little and I think that the IST195 class actually showed me a few ways of how much work exactly needs to go into something to make it become successful.
The entrepreneurship project gave me time to do some research and I commented on the following blogs of classmates:
-Jamie Manela
http://manelaist195.blogspot.com/
-Rachel Martinez
http://raemartinez.blogspot.com/
-Shuduo Feng
http://shuduosblogforist195project.blogspot.com/
Throughout the project, I feel that I learned a lot and I also found the project to be somewhat enjoyable. I think it was a great learning experience.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Week 8 - Networks
Networks do not have much to do with the chilly sheets brand when you are referring to the product itself. The network that my system for ordering and online website/management system will be very important to make sure that it is running appropriately. The network that my offices will run with be the best technology and the network will be able to run smoothly even though it needs to process a lot of orders.
I believe that using things like WiFi hotspots which automatically re-route people to a main website to promote the hotspot would be an extremely beneficial to make people see the advertisements as people will be pushed to look at the advertisement. I think that it is a simple way to use the network to my advantage.
Another thing that will be used is a unique domain name to make the website easy to find for people. I will use something like chillysheets.com to help people find the website simply. The unique domain name can be established through ICANN.
I believe that using things like WiFi hotspots which automatically re-route people to a main website to promote the hotspot would be an extremely beneficial to make people see the advertisements as people will be pushed to look at the advertisement. I think that it is a simple way to use the network to my advantage.
Another thing that will be used is a unique domain name to make the website easy to find for people. I will use something like chillysheets.com to help people find the website simply. The unique domain name can be established through ICANN.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Week 7 - Blog Review
The blog I have chosen to review is titled "Kikolani" and is primarily written by blogger Kristi Hines. The blog talks about many different computer programs and other utilities that can help benefit not only small business and entrepreneurs but it can also help benefit people who are not involved with any form on entrepreneurship or small business.
Kikolani also provides blogging tips on how to make a successful blog. The blog provides many different examples of how to edit and store photos on your blog and how to make your blog look aesthetically pleasing to its viewers. Kikolani provides many examples of what blogs have the best way of reaching viewers and are easiest for people to read.
Not only does Kikolani provide examples of how to make your blog look nice and approachable to viewers but Hines also talks about utilities that can help improve brands and blogs. The blog Kilolani also provides many resources on how to promote a brand and your blog not only though the bog itself but also through utilities like twitter. I thought the blog was interesting because it talked about a lot of things that were discussed in IST195.
Blog link: http://kikolani.com/
Kikolani also provides blogging tips on how to make a successful blog. The blog provides many different examples of how to edit and store photos on your blog and how to make your blog look aesthetically pleasing to its viewers. Kikolani provides many examples of what blogs have the best way of reaching viewers and are easiest for people to read.
Not only does Kikolani provide examples of how to make your blog look nice and approachable to viewers but Hines also talks about utilities that can help improve brands and blogs. The blog Kilolani also provides many resources on how to promote a brand and your blog not only though the bog itself but also through utilities like twitter. I thought the blog was interesting because it talked about a lot of things that were discussed in IST195.
Blog link: http://kikolani.com/
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Week 6 - Bits & Bytes
Something to improve the Chilly Sheets brand did not even cross my mind until today: music. I have seen a few articles of clothing that have waterproof speakers attached to them and I feel that these will be a great addition to Chilly Sheets.
The speakers will be able to hook up to any MP3 device so that people can listen to any kind of music: soothing to hip-hop, whatever helps people sleep. The whole idea behind chilly sheets is to help people sleep easier and for those people who like to fall asleep to that certain playlist every night, speakers will help defiantly help them sleep even better.
Because most people use soothing music if any at all while trying to fall asleep, Chilly Sheets will provide a built in channel to the speaker system that will be attached to the sheets. This playlist will use MP3 tracks as opposed to WAV as they are smaller and more will be able to fit on the small amount of memory that the technology will have. Because there will not be many tracks on the built in playlist, the available MP3 player adaptability will be great for people who wish to add their own music.
In lecture we also talked about graphics and how they are often used but I do not feel that graphics will benefit the Chilly Sheets in any way.
The speakers will be able to hook up to any MP3 device so that people can listen to any kind of music: soothing to hip-hop, whatever helps people sleep. The whole idea behind chilly sheets is to help people sleep easier and for those people who like to fall asleep to that certain playlist every night, speakers will help defiantly help them sleep even better.
Because most people use soothing music if any at all while trying to fall asleep, Chilly Sheets will provide a built in channel to the speaker system that will be attached to the sheets. This playlist will use MP3 tracks as opposed to WAV as they are smaller and more will be able to fit on the small amount of memory that the technology will have. Because there will not be many tracks on the built in playlist, the available MP3 player adaptability will be great for people who wish to add their own music.
In lecture we also talked about graphics and how they are often used but I do not feel that graphics will benefit the Chilly Sheets in any way.
Week 5 - Input and Output
QR codes can help the Chilly Sheets brand really establish itself as they are some of the most affordable marketing available. A QR code will be made that brings people to the Chilly Sheets website and the QR code will be placed on stickers that will be placed in popular places like on public transportation, college campus's, popular stores. People will easily be able to scan the QR code and the code will instantly inform people on what Chilly Sheets is and how they can buy the sheets or get more information. QR codes are also very cost effective as making the code itself is free!
Another cost affective advance to bring to Chilly Sheets is RFID. Not only will RFID chips be placed on the packaging but they will also be placed on the sheets themselves. The RFID chips will be on the packaging so it is easy to manage a warehouse and distribute Chilly Sheets to where it is necessary. Also RFID will allow warehouse managers to easily find what inventory is running low so they can order more sheets from the the production plant making sure that Chilly Sheets will always be available to all.
As for the RFID attached to the sheets, this will link to a program on the internet that will tell people how many times the sheets have been washed and/or when the sheets need to be washed because they have not been washed for a while. The RFID chips are very inexpensive and they can provide a lot of benefits for people using the Chilly Sheets and for people who work in the warehouse.
(I know this blog is late but I figured I should still keep up with everything)
Another cost affective advance to bring to Chilly Sheets is RFID. Not only will RFID chips be placed on the packaging but they will also be placed on the sheets themselves. The RFID chips will be on the packaging so it is easy to manage a warehouse and distribute Chilly Sheets to where it is necessary. Also RFID will allow warehouse managers to easily find what inventory is running low so they can order more sheets from the the production plant making sure that Chilly Sheets will always be available to all.
As for the RFID attached to the sheets, this will link to a program on the internet that will tell people how many times the sheets have been washed and/or when the sheets need to be washed because they have not been washed for a while. The RFID chips are very inexpensive and they can provide a lot of benefits for people using the Chilly Sheets and for people who work in the warehouse.
(I know this blog is late but I figured I should still keep up with everything)
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