Can you make money making greeting cards?

I have started to make my own cards, does anyone else do this? If so would you say there is much money to be made in this business?

Can you make money making greeting cards?
Definitely. You could even go further than Hallmark has and make racier cards. Go the ghetto route. "Sorry to hear bout yo drive-by." If you cater to certain people you could make lots of money. Have a teenager line of cards. That would be cool. I worked at a Hallmark for 3yrs and loved it. When you start your business find me, I'll manage your store! Good Luck!!!
Reply:there are a number of greeting card companies,particularly in the us and Canada that pay for greeting card ideas if they like them. there is a book at the-library about writers guide i believe it is called that lists them and other areas of authorship that accept submissions, and the required formats. good luck!
Reply:American greeting was started by a man who sold cards to stores in a wagon.





If your product is good enough, people WILL buy it.





As a business man myself, go to a library and check out a book on running a business or a book about running a card business.





Just look at the prices that cards sell for. A hallmark card runs about $1.99 in the store and cost wholesale maybe $.40





There are millionaires in every line of work.
Reply:Yes, if you can make a name for yourself. Like American Greetings, or Hallmark.
Reply:It's not easy, but you can make money selling IDEAS for cards. Many card companies accept freelance ideas for cards.
Reply:I’ve had this happen to me a few times, I’m pretty crafty with paper stuff, book binding and have started to think about selling my work.





The thing is to do the work on a small scale is fun but doing it as a business, trying to make money, it all adds up to allot of work.





Do I think hand made or manufactured cards is a good potential business, absolutely.





But it will require designing truly unique cards that you can’t already buy, determining the best materials, shopping them around to find retailers or finding a distributor or doing trade shows, and finally setting up for production.





That would be six months worth of hard work, probably with some disappointments along the way.





The biggest trade show for cards and related paper products is NYC at the Javit’s Convention Center, it’s in the spring if it’s at all possible you should go see what your up against.





If you decide to do it you will be living my dream.





best of luck





PS: I own my own printing company