How do I start my own Greeting Card company in California?
Q. I have this great idea to publish these cards that I haven't seen any where on the net or in the stores. But I don't know what to do to get started or what the requirements are for starting it. Does anyone have any advice or any helpful hints? I have 13 cards so far but my motivation level is dropping. I've been online and I've done the research but I can't find anything that states the actual steps that I need to take in order to start my own business. I see alot of articles that tell you how to submit your own 'writings' to other greeting card companies...and that's not what I need. I need to know what actual steps that I need to take in order to start my own greeting card business. any advice would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Cyn
Asked by cyn d - Mon May 7 19:27:32 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Step 1. Decide the business model you want. You direct to the end user via the web, or you to a wholesaler like the corner card store, or you to Hallmark. Step 2. Decide on the form factor. Fan fold vertical, or horizontal or just the card with no open flap. Step 3.Decide how to take orders. Most larger groups use the ANSI X12 electronic ordering system. With distribution via the web or via a more direct model you can take 1-800 orders -- who will answer the phone. Step 4. Decide on the quality. High and low volume, or low and higher volume. For example, are the graphics on photo paper or printed direct to the card stock. Step 5. Decide on a printing company. Step 6. Decide if you want to sell internationally. Hope this gets you… [cont.]
Answered by kayak_number_12 - Mon May 7 19:35:27 2007

What website can I find sms greeting messaging to send to my friends cell phones?
Q. I recieve all these cute picture greeting messages from my friends on my cell phone that have cute smiley faces and even music to go with the greeting. What website can I use and find these picture messages to send to my friends cell phones?
Asked by kelly l - Tue Jul 31 18:28:10 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. YAHOO messenger
Answered by steve a - Tue Jul 31 18:36:20 2007

How can I sell my greeting cards ideas online?
Q. I have many great ideas for greeting cards & I want to sell them online. Please tell me how to sell them. Thanx.
Asked by ranona - Sun Sep 3 07:02:31 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have encountered people using e-bay before. Try it.
Answered by deadmanincz - Sun Sep 3 07:08:02 2006

What should I do with greeting cards that have been given to me?
Q. I have a big shoe box of greeting cards that have been given to me over the years and am wondering if there is a creative way that I can use them? I don't want to throw them out but I also don't want to keep them stored in a shoe box in my attic. Anyone have any creative ideas?
Asked by Sierra B - Sun Mar 30 22:29:00 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You'll have to look around to find them, but there is a charity that accepts greeting cards Also, a good place to check is... All the best to you.
Answered by Mya B - Mon Mar 31 19:32:42 2008

How can I make a greeting card with a window in it?
Q. I am trying to make greeting cards with a 2"x2" "window" in the middle (to put a photo). Is there any way I can do this besides using a cutting knife? I heard of those square punches used for scrapbooking but I don't think I'll be able to get the square in the middle of the card if I use that.
Asked by kmm100 - Wed Nov 7 22:04:26 2007 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. There are several possibilities for this... A punch that can be centered and cutting with a knife, like you already mentioned. Also, there are diecutting systems like Fiskars, or Coluzzle that will cut squares. There's also the option of buying cards that already have the square cut out. Oh, one more. Scrapbook stores sometimes let you use their diecuts, if you buy the paper from them.
Answered by kathleen1617 - Wed Nov 7 22:12:34 2007

How do you change your greeting message on your cell phone?
Q. I want to change the cell phone greeting on my cell phone and I dont know how to. My carrier is verizon. Can somebody help me?
Asked by Demetrius C - Sat Feb 10 20:44:35 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First go to menu.Then go to settings.Then go to phone settings.After that go to Welcome note.There you go.But if your talking about the the voice mail one.Call your cell phone.Then put in your password.Then it would say personal greetings.Click the # that the phone told you.Then the phone will tell you to change greeting,click the # the phone told u.After that make ur greeting.
Answered by vansemmanuel - Sat Feb 10 20:58:09 2007

what do you do with greeting cards?
Q. I am battling with clutter. I keep finding old birthday, Christmas, wedding, etc cards. I would like to save them for memories but is it really worth it? What do u do with old greeting cards?
Asked by DoveyBuzzy - Sun Jan 27 10:08:14 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i have then stored away like you do. Some people would say throw them away, but when you read them they bring back fond memories, which are priceless...perhaps some day you would sort them out, it is a personal choice really
Answered by just wonderin - Sun Jan 27 10:12:50 2008

How do you change your personal greeting on motorla i335?
Q. I want to change my personal greeting on my motorola i335. I have a message that is downloaded and not a voice recording using the voice record. I know it can be done, just not sure of how to access the message once I get it to my phone. Does anyone know the correct procedure for doing this?
Asked by lampherem - Sun Dec 14 13:57:19 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. First call voice mail (put only 1 and call). It may say you have some new voice mail, but forget about that. It will give you an option of personal options. Choose that one. Then go to greetings. Then record a new greeting. Simple as that. I think it might be different for each service. I have Sprint, and i think it will be different for each service.
Answered by Z10 Slayer - Sun Dec 14 14:05:11 2008

How to set your o2 voicemail greeting back to the default?
Q. Hi guys, Wondering - can't figure it out - how do you reset your 901 Voicemail greeting back to the default message? Thanks.
Asked by x_becka_x0 - Thu Feb 19 18:35:07 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. it depends on what kind of phone and company you got? on mine i just call my voicemail..and it tells me what kind of voicemail i want...
Answered by Lauren - Thu Feb 19 18:40:34 2009

How do I change the voicemail greeting on a Nokia 3530 phone?
Q. I've had the phone for about 5 years, and I've forgotten how to change the voicemail greeting ever since.
Asked by Mr. Cheez It - Mon Jan 19 14:55:28 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. call your voicemail and listen to the options.
Answered by ed1ddy - Mon Jan 19 19:04:43 2009

What would it cost to send a Hallmark greeting card to Australia from the US?
Q. Just a greeting card in the envelope given. I didn't know if it cost more than a normal letter since the shape is different.
Asked by shyguy8413 - Tue Feb 10 16:34:49 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. go to post office and ask the person behind the desk the one in a blue uniform
Answered by john - Tue Feb 10 16:38:08 2009

How do I submit my ideas to a greeting card business?
Q. I have been designing inspirational postcards, greeting cards, and pocket size inspiration cards. Now, I need customers. =-) Any ideas where to start? I am a single mother of three children and am working on no income. I do everything from my home office and basically need to know how I can jump in to the market on fixed resources. Any information or ideas would be very much appreciated! FYI: I do have my own online business at desertrosedesign.net which I pay for monthly. I am trying to drive traffic to my site, and having little luck there. Does anyone know where I can find a list of Greeting Card companies for free rather than paying the $50-$100 most places are charging for that list?
Asked by desertrosedesignnet - Mon Apr 24 19:44:30 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. a book called poetry market(2000) has the address of and what each card and publishing co. are looking for. I think comes out each year. You can find it at most major book stores such as barns & noble ect. they also have one called writers market also.
Answered by tazmazz2002 - Mon Apr 24 20:46:12 2006

How can a 13 year old start a greeting card business?
Q. I am trying to make a business making and selling handmade greeting cards. I was wondering how I can get started and where can I sell that kind of thing. I don't want to do it online only, I will probably make a website but I want to get out and sell them to people in person. How do I do this? No stupid advertisements for websites that "give you money" and all that junk. I want real answers, people!
Asked by * ll * - Thu Nov 13 10:36:50 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. if you have a small idependent card shop near you ask them if they would sell your cards for you and give them a cut from the profit or ask your family to tell their friends and neighbours that you make cards if they want any or approach a charity shop and ask them if they sell your cards for you you will give them some of the profit or if you know anyone that is going to have a stall at a car boot sale - go along with them and sell your cards there - make sure you give each customer a 'business card' so they know how to contact you in future. Hope that gives you some ideas. Good Luck
Answered by Ermentrude - Thu Nov 13 10:45:21 2008

name and address of the charity that recycles the fronts of greeting cards?
Q. I am lookig for the aricle about a charity that used the front of greeting cards. My mom and I are sure we read it in Guidepost. And we are both wantng to send the fronts of our greeting cards to the charity. Can anyone help?
Asked by Linda - Fri Feb 16 09:37:25 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. At one time I sent my greeting card fronts to Saint Jude's Children's Ranch in Boulder City, Nevada. I am enclosing what I found on their website: Card Program Overflowing In recent months the outpouring of support for the children of St. Jude s Ranch through our Recycled Card Program has been overwhelming! We have received over one million parcels containing card fronts and this is far more than we can now use. In fact, the cost associated with handling so many cards is beginning to draw from funds that are needed to care for our children. Our kids are buried in cards! Some of our children do continue to make and sell cards but St. Jude's Ranch for Children no longer accepts used card fronts. Our hope is that all of our friends will… [cont.]
Answered by Grammy V - Fri Feb 16 09:46:25 2007

How do you know if you have an antique post card or greeting card?
Q. How do you know if you have an antique post card or greeting card? My granmother- in - Law Just passed away and she seemed to share the same passion of collection postcards and greeting cards as I do! She was very big on collecting antiques as well and some of these cards and post cards look really old! I dont want to mail something that could be worth a whole lot more than 42 cents.
Asked by Pet lover - Wed Feb 11 02:52:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Post Cards usually have some sort of can be undivided or divided, but usually have a place where it notes postage is due. Post cards started out as personal mailing cards and would be hard to tell from a single sided greeting card. Pick up a book on collecting post cards and learn the difference in age from card to card. I'd suggest The Postcard Price Guide by J L Mashburn. Please what ever you decide, post card or greeting card, don't just slap a stamp on it and pop it in the mail.
Answered by Deb - Wed Feb 11 16:26:13 2009

What would be the best way to advertise my greeting cards?
Q. I am a photographer who turns my photos into greeting cards. I need to know the best way to get my work out there so people will buy it. Have any sugestions?
Asked by mountaingirl88 - Fri Apr 13 19:53:22 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Market your cards on your local cable channel. Place an ad in your local Pennysaver magazine and send some of your cards to your friends so they can possibly display them for you. Word of mouth goes a long way. Also think about renting a cart at your local mall and display all of your cards on your cart so the general public can see what you have to sell.
Answered by millineumlaura - Fri Apr 13 20:07:28 2007

What is the best way to sell my handmade greeting cards?
Q. I am interested in selling my handmade greeting cards online. Any suggestions? I've looked at etsy.com; but they charge a fee.
Asked by jdshelton3 - Mon Jul 30 09:32:31 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The best venues for handmade cards are in craft fairs and local shops. A craft fair will charge a table fee. A local shop might take them on consignment at no charge. .
Answered by Kacky - Mon Jul 30 18:02:36 2007

Does anybody know where they have recordable greeting card without music?
Q. I know Hallmark released the recordable greeting cards lately. But they have music right after the message. I would like to know where to get greeting cards where you can just record a message, no music with the cards.
Asked by jodlro@sbcglobal.net - Mon May 19 02:14:47 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think the link below has what you describe.
Answered by Pig Out - Wed May 21 21:42:45 2008

How do I go about marketing my own line of greeting cards?
Q. I have been drawing, scratching, around on paper as long as I can remember. I have used many other expressive mediums of Art as well. It has been a dream of mine to have my own line of greeting cards that no one else has to offer. I am at the point right now that I am confident in my workings where I believe I am good enough to pull that off. I have several original characters of my own that I believe will work well togather with some carefully composed text to convey Heart felt emotion.
Asked by Bad Mammal - Thu Aug 31 01:02:18 2006 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. i did a few drawings for a card maker once and considered doing it myself at one point. if you are printing them and marketing them to big shops yourself, then you will need to invest in printing a lot of them because if they say "yes" you need to be prepared. you can also search out independent shops or build a website if you don't have a lot of money to invest to start. otherwise you can look for publishers to do the printing and distribution for you. good luck and dream big!
Answered by curious1 - Thu Aug 31 01:30:27 2006

Where can I get some copyright free information on making greeting cards?
Q. My wife makes greeting cards as a hobby and I have created a website for her to show off her creations. I would also like to add some tutorials on how to make cards, and information about the products and equipment available, techniques and styles, etc. My wife is too busy making cards to write and I don't know enough about it myself to write anything of merit. Do you know of any websites, ebooks, etc, with relevant information that I can copy onto my website? Obviously, they would need to be copyright free or public domain. I wouldn't mind spending some money for a good ebook as long as I would have the right to extract information and display it on the site. If anyone has written anything that I can use, I'd be grateful if you… [cont.]
Asked by Michael Jones - Sun Jan 21 12:03:31 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Why not just include links to other sites such as docrafts. Cardmaking is now a massively popular hobby and there is plenty of info around. Half a dozen monthly magazines, lots of books (check the local library), Craft & Create and QVC on Sky and the internet, evening classes, workshops, etc. etc. Mention your local craft shop(s). Your wife's internet suppliers. There is no need to go to a lot of trouble reinventing the wheel.
Answered by felineroche - Sun Jan 21 14:30:47 2007