January 23, 2004
By: Dana Wells
Website: http://www.1st-in-toys.com
Explore Toys Online Store is Showcased
Explore Toys, an online educational toy store dedicated to space and sea exploration, has just been showcased at Bigstep.com, one of the premier web sites on the internet today. Bigstep.com has selected ExploreToys.com as an outstanding example of how to develop a professional looking web site that is eye appealing and easy to navigate, using their custom
web site design and marketing tools. Bigstep.com was recently chosen by PC magazine as one of the Top 100 Web Sites for quarter 1 of year 2001, as well as Best of 2000 in web development.
Matthew Johnson's online retail shop, Explore Toys, sells imagination: space and sea educational toys that provide healthy role-playing, lots of action, and serious fun.
Using Bigstep.com, Matthew built his site little by little at night after he and his wife put their kids to bed. It saved him a bundle, and using our flexible service, he was able to create the exact look at feel he wanted. Explore Toys' associates and customers have compared the site to professionally designed sites, and they
often remark that they find Explore Toys more appealing and user-friendly.
Matthew’s favorite Bigstep.com feature is our automated order management system. Right after a customer completes an order, our system sends an automatic email to the customer that confirms the order- which means Matthew doesn't have to. At the same time, our system sends an email to Matthew with information about the pending order. He says it's a perfect system for people with day jobs who fill orders after hours.
This is the first web site I've ever created. We wanted to make sure that Bigstep.com was the best tool... so I researched other web hosts and design alternatives for over a month before selecting it. Without Bigstep.com’s online tools and low-cost merchant account, it would have been impossible to start our business as rapidly as we did at such a low cost.
At Explore Toys, visitors will experience a whole new way of convenient shopping for toys at the themed website as they find high quality action toys, as well as informative related articles. Explore Toys was founded on the premise that big, online toy stores provide an empty shopping experience and consumers want more personal service and value. Explore Toys also offers support for promotional items as well as educational packages for schools.
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Dana Wells is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.1st-in-toys.com.
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