If you are a creative person then making and selling greeting cards is a great way to start a business. It also makes a useful part-time business that can be run from home and started with a limited amount of capital, and can be done by the young or semi-retired. It can also be an excellent way for artists and crafts people to increase their income by selling cards alongside their main product.
The skills needed vary greatly depending on what type of cards you want to produce. They can involve all the creative skills from design to photography, from painting to lettering, from enamelling to metalwork.
This book takes you step-by-step through the process of starting and running your business with lots of useful practical advice to help you, including:
*Deciding what type of cards to produce
* Finding your market
*Dealing with printers
* Copyright and licensing
*Pricing and profit
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'Years ago, when I taught seminars on the business of making and marketing greeting cards, I wish this book had existed. It is clear the author has seen all sides of the business from the inside out. I highly recommend 'Starting and Running a Greeting Cards Business', because I do believe if you follow the guidelines, you will see results and you will go into this business with a strong education and your eyes open.' --Kate Harper Designs, Greeting Card Designer Blog
'Tells the reader everything they need to know about building an exciting and profitable business.' --Greetings Today
'Full of practical tips and advice to help you on the way...this handy guide has the answers.' --Crafts Beautiful
Making and selling greeting cards is a brilliant way to for a creative person to start a business, and it doesn't require tons of up-front capital! Covering everything from writing a business plan and dealing with printers to marketing and copyright and licensing, this is the ultimate book on greeting card entrepreneurship
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