Tips for Perfecting your Pitch On an episode of Pitchmen Billy Mays said almost prophetically, “Life’s a pitch and then you die”. Like it or not, a lot of success in life is related to sales. The word sales conjures up images of sleazy salespeople with questionable ethics and even worse personal grooming habits. Think [...]

Check out the Entrepreneurette Gazette post titled  “The One Tip that Changed My Business” and see if you can find me. Here’s a hint, #22. Related Articles Invention “Contest” Sites Several Paths to Success Contacting Companies – Cold Calling Step #12 Celebration The One Tip that Changed My Business Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors.    The tenth step is CELEBRATION–You made it … congratulations!    Here is what I want you to do after you do your happy dance.    [...]

Contacting companies is not as hard as you think. Smile and dial…literally. Your smile will come through the phone. How do you do it? Generate list of potential licensees,  companies to contact to see if they want to manufacture and sell your product. Get the phone numbers and e-mail if you can. Don’t have a [...]

Ways to Make Money with Your Ideas There are several paths to success in most endeavors. The trick is finding a path that has the best likelihood for success and a path that is a good match for your personality, skills and financial situation. Here are a few paths: Inventor Contests You could enter and [...]

When You Let Everyone Play … Nobody Wins I need to get something off my chest. There are at least three invention sites (may be more) where you can enter a “contest” and hope you get picked. I admit, it is tempting to think that somehow the finish line will magically appear and you just [...]