Purpose Analysis and Audience Analysis

Purpose Analysis
1. 10-20 range? Several in other languages (aka French or Japanese)
2. Offer a pattern and general information.
3. A free pattern and detailed instructions. Often, websites for BJD patterns are very limited in scope (especially, when it comes to the instructions of what to do with the pieces of the outfit after you cut it out).
4. I will continue to add patterns. So often, BJD pattern websites offer one or two, if they're really daring patterns. For new sewers (especially those interested in making clothes for such dolls) find little patterns outside of simple shirts and pants. Where's the fun in that, if your doll's character is supposed to be Marie Antoinette?
5. Because, I enjoy sewing. I figure that people who also enjoy sewing would keep coming around if there were new patterns say once a month or so.
6. Other people in the fandom. One site I am very familiar with, has about four moderators for just the pattern section. I suppose they would help for as long as they are interested in the hobby.
7. It's not a huge fandom, but there are many of us, world-wide. So, I'm not sure what to put here...
8. Patterns and general info.
9. New patterns!

Audience Analysis
1. 15 - 60 (based on the statistics at the biggest group for BJDs, DenofAngels)
2. Female/Male, leaning more to the female side.
3. Fairly wealthy (or willing to save for extended periods of time), considering a "cheap" doll can often be on the upside of 200 dollars
4. All
5. Everywhere, the dolls are originally manufactured in Asian countries (Japan, Korea, and China), but are sold world-wide.
6. Every religion, no religion, all religions. We're a diverse group.
7. To learn more about BJDs and acquire patterns to make outfits for their doll
8. Copyright issues? That's the only thing I've seen them cause a huge fuss over. We're generally a fairly subdued crowd...
9. Considering I use the pattern websites about once or twice a week, I would assume the same for someone who makes new outfits for their doll to do the same
10. E-mail correspondence and a link to DOA (where all doll owners go and chat)
11. Anything they have to offer (and is still appropriate), will be added. I'm all for creative ideas.
12. FAQ? Ways to see what other people have asked, etc.
13. For as long as the hobby is around, people will still be interested in my site. I don't know if these dolls will be popular forever, but dolls have been around for quite a while. Maybe the patterns can be used for other type dolls too? I could possibly include ways to resize patterns, etc.

Examples:
Undead threads (pattern site)
http://trimline.addr.com/undead/undead.htm
DOA pattern database
http://www.denofangels.com/patterns/

These two probably have the most content of any website I have been to so far. Beyond these, I have visited a couple others, but in general they only have one pattern (that's free). Some are trying to get you to buy pattern books, or other such merchandise (say, already made outfits). But the fun is lost if you aspire to make your own outfits for your dolls. I have only seen one pattern book for sale that really sold itself well. It had pictures of the outfits created, and a picture that was part of what the pattern actually looked like. Otherwise, the sites that offer just one pattern, they're often fairly useless in the grand scheme of things (one I found offered a cosplay outfit. You make that once, and then what?).

The two linked above offer some great patterns, but the spelling in Undead Threads leaves alot to be desired... as does the fit when you print off the patterns. I found it outright irritating when I had to make the pants a good inch longer! There needs to be some guiding in how to print the patterns off, if that was a printing error on my part.

The DOA pattern site offers alot, but it doesn't have a big variety for the smaller sized dolls (MSD. The kind of doll I would aim my site for). SD (60 cm dolls) are much more popular, so patterns for them are actually easier to find. My site would offer patterns to the MSD (45 cm dolls) owners.