I started my Saturday this past weekend with a midwest to westcoast flight. By the time I was over the Rockies, I was so excited to get to work on the new ideas filling my head...
As an inventor with a new product idea (or improvement to an existing product), it's important to understand the various types of protection that are available to you. Let's assume that your idea provides benefit...
Hi gang, How do you get your product noticed in our current sea of product noise? Obviously, the way to be noticed is to wrap yourself inside a giant egg and be carried somewhere by...
Even if you like working for someone else, you have probably had a business idea that you haven’t told to anybody. Chances are, in a few months or years someone will start the business you’ve...
Inventor Jerry Avey hasn't always been a truck driver. His true passion is portrait photography. And years ago, he and his wife dabbled in the restaurant industry, even considering opening their own restaurant for a...
Many inventors are convinced that licensing their ideas in our current economy is unrealistic, if not downright impossible. They believe that there simply isn’t any room for innovation in a recession, and that there isn’t...
I get calls and emails constantly about licensing. People ask me the same thing over and over – can’t I just license my idea/product to a company? Unfortunately, it’s just not that easy… I...
So I just got off of a publicized teleseminar with one of the top gurus in the information marketing industry. But get this… there were only three people on the call! I couldn’t believe it!...
My very dear friend and client Kathy Lancaster, is appearing on TV! The Today Show, specifically, with Kathy Lee Gifford at 10 AM EST with her amazing fashion accessory Kapelli Ear Covers! How did she...
Should I license my product, or make it and sell it myself? This is one of the most common questions I hear from inventors and entrepreneurs, and the answer is simply NOT simple… First of...
Introducing... Love Seatz LoveSeatz began as an effort by inventor Anne Daniels to make her mother's nursing home wheelchair as attractive and comfortable as her favorite chair at home had been. Several incarnations later, it...
Do you really need a patent or prototype? Conventional logic argues yes, absolutely. But it’s my opinion that this type of thinking is outdated. It simply doesn’t make sense for inventors and entrepreneurs to go...
Registering a trademark is important to your business in that it can protect your corporate assets and intellectual property, and can also help to differentiate your business from the competition. Many individuals postpone the trademark...
If you have an idea for a new product based on your personal experiences, you should definitely look into creating it. Just look at today’s interview. After having a difficult time finding a piece of...
Feeling a little flabby and ready to get in shape for the holidays? Meet Judie Aronson, Founder of RockIt Body™ Pilates, www.rockitbodypilates.com/. With some savvy marketing and a little luck, she turned her passion for...
When you think of famous inventors in history—Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison—unfortunately, very few women come to mind, and even fewer mothers. But that was then, and things have changed quite a bit...
INTRODUCING - MAGIC SPICER As autumn approaches, so does the season for savory “comfort foods” and holiday baking. As you begin to pull out those spices from the back of the cupboard, spices like chili...
No, the invention of the month is not the girl in the bikini; it is the clever floating bookstand she’s using to read in the hot tub! Each month, I like to provide the...
Russell Williams founded Invention Home over 7 years ago to assist inventors with the marketing and licensing of their ideas. He's been asked nearly every invention-related question in the book, and shares his wisdom with...
Believe it or not, it’s not as hard as you may think to land a royalty deal on a product invention…provided you have a truly “good” idea to start with, and you have some important...