There are many Great Inventions that just sit on the Shelf

Nearly 15 years ago my father came up with an idea for a new invention which he thought was innovative in its concept and would be popular in the market place. As it would turn out his initial presumptions would be correct. He took his idea to a friend who had a factory, a prototype was soon made and applications for the applicable Intellectual Property obtained. What they had achieved up until now my father would describe as the easy part.

The next part was to find interested parties that were willing to develop, manufacture and build a retail network for the product both locally and overseas. This was easier said than done. There were many interested parties that all saw the merit of the invention and wanted to get involved but when it came to the crunch pulled out for one reason or another. As a consequence over a period of years my father and his friend eventually became less and less interested and eventually the invention was left to sit on the shelf.

From my perspective, I sat back and watched the story develop and build and then slowly die off. Although my first instinct was to try and get involved and help, I wasn’t qualified and didn’t have the skills required so. All I could do was sit back watch from the sidelines. This to me was frustrating seeing something with such great potential die away the way it did. It was very sad indeed.

It’s funny though how life can turn out and it wasn’t until just over a year ago that all the pieces finally fell into place. I’d gotten involve with a friend a year earlier promoting his invention on the internet and through a series of circumstances that evolved through my involvement in that project the final pieces of the puzzle suddenly fell into place.

What we needed to was now at our finger tips. To cut a long story short I went to my father and his friend with a business plan and now 1 year later we have everything in place to start manufacturing and retailing the product both locally and overseas.

As a consequence over the years I’ve witnessed firsthand just how hard it is to introduce a new invention to the marketplace and I’ve also become very aware that some of the key ingredients are obviously promotion, marketing and exposure to the market. Exposure can mean contacts and it also can mean sales.

Many new inventors and innovators believe the their new invention is the next best thing and expect the all that they have do is show it to someone and then 6 months later it will be a hit. Little do they know when they start on their journey exactly what is involved in getting it to the marketplace. Because the above ingredients are just so important I’ve decided to publish a new website. It’s called Inspirational Innovation. The idea is for inventors and innovators to submit their inventions so that they can expose them to the public, manufacturers and other interested parties. Inspirational Innovation is a platform to draw attention, promote and assist inventions to get the true recognition that they deserve and the best part about it is that it is FREE.

All the inventor has to do is register, write a short article, submit it and if it has suitable content it will be published. In a nutshell it is FREE publicity for inventors.

So if you are an inventor or innovator that has an idea or someone that has a new and innovative invention that is already in the marketplace and just want some FREE publicity, then submit your invention to Inspirational Innovation and get it off the shelf and out there in the public domain, where it really should be.

Los Angeles Hotel

Los Angeles, also known as the City of Angels, is a massive city found in the state of California. Simply called L.A. by many, it is the second largest city in the United States, next only to New York City, the Big Apple. Los Angeles has a city population of 3.8 million, with almost a total of 13 million living in its greater metropolitan area.

Much of Los Angeles’ international charm comes from its status as the world’s leading producer of entertainment. Thanks to Hollywood, a large amount of movies, music, and television productions originate from the city. Many of the more well known production outfits are based here, such as Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount Pictures. Hollywood fans have the chance to look into studios and the homes of the stars.

Los Angeles is home to a number of major league sports teams. These include the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, the Los Angeles Kings, and the Los Angeles Galaxy among others. Sports are really big in Los Angeles, with traditional sports having large followings. Newer sports such as windsurfing, rollerblading and skateboarding are also quickly gathering steam.

If you want to get a hotel room during major sporting, filming, and musical events, try to book Los Angeles hotels in advance. One of the more popular hotel chains is the Holiday Inn Los Angeles. Millions of people visit Los Angeles, so you should get a headstart on them by booking your Los Angeles hotel early.

It’s a good idea to make your reservations online. For one, you will be able to compare prices that the hotels offer. You will also be able to preview what some of their rooms look like. Perhaps most importantly, you will also be able to avail of significant Los Angeles hotel discounts on the room rates. So book your hotel in Los Angeles today!

Steps to make a webcomic

In this article I will be discussing about steps to start a webcomic.

Webcomics is one of the cheapest way of making a personal manga.

How to start a webcomic: Basic steps

1. Sketch your comic on pieces of paper.
2. Scan the completed manga comic into a computer.
3. Add inking and toning to the comic with a graphic editing software.
4. Do some cleaning up with the manga comic.
5. Add conversation balloons to your manga comic, according to the script of your storyline.
6. Resize your overall manga comic. Save image, picture, file to a web-compliant picture file (like jpg, png or gif).
7. Transfer the files into the image gallery of your blog. And of course, rearrange the pictures within the picture gallery.

For additional information on steps to make a webcomic, visit at http://manga-journey.com/how-to-start-a-webcomic-general-steps or http://manga-journey.com/how-to-start-a-webcomic-reasons-for-a-webcomic.

A post about the pros & cons of beginning a webcomic is also found in the above links.

This post is brought from Manga Journey, a site about becoming a comic artist.