Communer Sales Doubled in 2024. Why?
Communer has never been my full-time job, and often it’s not even a part-time job. Some weeks I’ll spend 15 hours on it, and other weeks I’ll put in one or two hours. In the months leading up to the birth of my second kid in January, I focused what time I could on automating […]
Lessons From Launching Our First Web App (with Python)
A long time ago, in middle school, I used to make games on my TI-83+ graphing calculator. They were just text-based RPGs, but they were pretty fun, and by making them in the TI-Basic programming language, I learned a lot of the fundamentals of software development. I continued on this path by taking computer programming […]
How Communer Works for Buying or Selling Trademarks
Are you an entrepreneur with a groundbreaking idea, seeking to protect your brand identity? Or perhaps you’re a seasoned business owner looking to expand your trademark portfolio? In either case, navigating the complex landscape of trademark transactions can be daunting. Enter Communer – your trusted partner in buying and selling trademarks. Understanding Trademarks Before delving […]
Amazon Brand Registry: Pending Vs. Registered Trademark
As a business owner navigating the world of e-commerce, protecting your brand and products on Amazon is paramount. Amazon Brand Registry is a powerful tool designed to help you safeguard your intellectual property and elevate your brand’s presence on the platform. The only way to use Amazon Brand Registry is to have either a “pending […]
Best Brandable Domain Names For Sale on Communer
Sometimes when Jeremy and I are listing new trademarks for sale, we wish we could drop everything and start a new business. When we come across a trademark that is not only a great name for the product class, but also comes with a brandable dot-com domain name, it’s very tempting to want to buy […]
Trademarks for Sale: How to Know if a Brand for Sale Is Legit
The other day I was sitting at the park with some friends and family. A friend of my sister’s was talking about how she’s starting her own business. I asked her about her business and she brought up the inevitable questions every new business owner asks, like how or if she should form an LLC. […]
How to Buy a Trademark
Many business owners are interested in creating a brand new name for a business and then trademarking that name, but you can in fact buy an existing trademark from another entity. It’s not very common, but it is possible. You can buy a trademark if you want to use it for the same goods/services (class) […]
5 BrandBucket Names That Could Get You Sued Part II
In my previous post, I detailed some of the ways BrandBucket conflates domain names with brand names. In other words, they pretend they’re a marketplace for brand names when they’re really a marketplace for internet addresses. As a branding expert, here is my response to this idea, which you’ll see a lot if you read […]
5 BrandBucket Names That Could Get You Sued Part I
BrandBucket, a website where you can buy domain names, describes itself as a “brand name marketplace.” Their success depends on convincing entrepreneurs that buying a domain name for your new business is the same thing as securing a brand name. Unfortunately, this is not true. Buying your desired dot-com domain does not actually give you […]