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Wanted to make a couple of points about the use of magnets, Velcro and suction cups in your ideas. As a rule, magnet’s run the cost of goods up. And I know your first comment will be how can they be expensive, I see them in all sorts of products. It all comes down to the product,...

Many Inventors trying to bring their product ideas to market are totally crushed by rejection. So, I thought I would provide a list of some of the reasons you could have gotten rejected. It does not cover every reason you could get rejected, but hopefully it will give you...

PPA’s can be a great tool when used properly, but in a large number of cases the Inventor does not get the full use of the PPA. Why? Because a large majority of Inventors rush to file a PPA without looking at the biggest disadvantage a PPA has, which is time. You have 12 months...

Excerpt from the Ebook “Common Sense Inventing” All to often I get contacted by Inventors that are paying a Public Relations firm, Media Specialist or some other company to try and generate buzz about their product to get it noticed. The problem is a number of these companies use...

Big Companies Aren’t Always the Best Everyone wants the big sale. You know the one, the one that is going to make you mega bucks so you can retire to an island somewhere and never have another care in the world. So, to hopefully achieve that goal you want to submit your idea to...

Raise your hand if you like rejection. I didn’t think so. Most people try to avoid rejection in their daily lives at all costs. If you decide to follow the path of an Inventor you better get some really thick skin because you will get your fair share and probably someone else’s...

If at all possible look around on the internet and join an inventing forum. There are plenty of free forums out there just find a couple and join. You don’t have to post anything just join and look through the topics to see if they make sense to you. Is the forum full of helpful...

Watch most Inventor shows on TV and you will likely see people on the edge of disaster financially. You hear story after story of people that took out a second mortgage on their house, used every bit of savings they had, were living in their car and on the brink of bankruptcy....

Inventors have a huge issue of letting go of their baby. It is so bad that most Inventors end up ruining their chances of success because they just can’t let go. Until you can see inventions as “things” you will never feel confident when others have your “Baby” in their arms –...

(Excerpt from the Ebook “Common Sense Inventing”) Getting an idea is not hard. Finding one that is profitable takes a lot more effort and research than most Inventors want to pursue. Almost daily I get emails from Inventors asking me to review their ideas and give...