Hi everyone. Welcome to my shopify store. My name is Alita but everyone calls me Ali. Welcome to my creative space. This is where I share my handmade products. I sell anything from bookmarks, pin badges, stickers, personalized snacks or photo magnets.
How did I start?
In 2020, when the pandemic hit, we were forced to stay home. It was something new to us so we didnt know what to do at home. I had to look for something to do. I leaned on starting my website because Ive always wanted to do this. I registered on skillshare and in this amazing platform I learned a lot of things. I was so amazed I could build my own website from scratch using codes.
Fast forward to now. I have built my own online store. Opening a shop in Japan is no easy. There are a lot of things to consider, like registering your business, the language, and Japanese shopping culture.
What`s my inspiration
Blue notes shop was born out of passiona and my love for crafts. Ive always loved journaling. And I loved shopping stationaries. In my heart I wanted to open a stationary shop.
My target customers
I think localizing my shop is vital. Since not many speak English. Although, my main market is Foreigners in Japan like English teachers like me and Filipinos like me working in Japan.
It would be really nice if I can grow my shop and market my prodcuts nationwide, to Japanese customers and golobally like Australia.
Localizing my shop
I felt the need to localize my shop to Japanese and adopt Japanese shopping culture because English is not the native language here. And Building trust with Japanese customers is intricate. Trust is crucial when doing business in Japan.
Japanese consumers also highly value customer service. So I want to provide responsive, polite, and professional support in Japanese.
Handling Shipping and Logistics
Shipping nationwide in Japan is easy and very convinient. Shipping companies like Japan post, Yamato and Sagawa express are very reliable and trustworthy. Their services are great! I have tried their services and I truly recommend them.
But shipping to other countries can be really costly.