A positive experience for this project is was very entertaining because I got to meet some new people as in skaters that I have never meet before. And by meeting those skaters I found some new talent that actually has the potential to become a professional skater. The most surprising part of my project is how much dedication it takes to do this type of job and to be totally honest I like all the dedication this job has to offer because its really fun to take pictures. The most difficult part of this was when I had to get a hold of some other local sponsors as in JP Skate, DFC, Embassy, Etc… the reason why is because they were so difficult when it came to convincing some of them because they weren’t entirely sure if they were going to be able to do it because of my website is just pictures and not video.

The one thing I needed the most help with was convincing the other sponsors around Ohio because they were so difficult on actually trusting me if I was going to live up to the standards I made because I am another skater. The easiest part of this project was when I got to take the pictures because it was the part of the project were I got to have some fun and just relax and do what I love. My interview was so helpful in so many ways because when I talked to Cory he gave me so much info on how to actually start my business by introducing me to the people I have to know in order to get it started.  The most beneficial part of my project was when I got to put some of my sponsors products on my website because it gives me some publicity in. the one thing I enjoyed the most was taking the pictures because it was the most exciting because I just got to add my own style to the photos.

What I need to complete for myy project is I need to finish creating the other profiles. I also need to find other kids that do extreme sports that will be willing to let me basically sponsor them.

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3. Cory Ryan
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My Senior Project Product is going to be a community based service and when I say community based I mean the extreme sports community. The product I am working on is a social networking website which if you don’t know what it that is, it is a website where people can communicate with one another they can also post pictures or videos of themselves doing whatever it is they do. See my website is a little different then that my users will be able to post pictures and videos and they will be able to show off their skills to local sponsors to maybe be able to be sponsored by them. The connection between the research I’ve done for this and the product its self is that I’ll be able to show off my skill as a pro shooter and at the same time I’ll be able to help the extreme sports community show off their skills at the same time. This is going to help me go above and beyond by having a social networking website because I had no idea on how to maintain one or even make a functioning one. For me to make this website the right way and it has the right standards for everyone it should take me about two or three months.