Create Extra Income by Selling Handmade Cards

There is a great demand of handmade cards. People all over world use handmade cards to convey their greetings and special messages to their loved ones. Greeting card market is flourishing and in UK it has crossed £1.2 billion a year. There is a rising craze of using handmade cards for sending birthday, marriage anniversary or any other special message to someone we care for.  Rising demand of greeting cards has inspired people to create extra income by selling handmade cards. More and more people have started selling handmade greeting cards to support their hobbies or as a part-time business. May be some day this part time business might grow to a full time venture.

Would you like to get into this channel? First, you need to observe the people who are in handmade card selling market. Study what designs and layouts they use for different occasion cards, their price structure and the potential clients who prefer using handmade cards. If any of your friends is in this business you may contact him for all relevant information that might help you in setting up a card business.  When you decide to go for handmade cards selling business, you need to think about designing your products. Initially, you may need a wide range with different designs and layouts to assess which ones are acceptable to clients. Originality and creativity is the main consideration because people prefer buying original design cards. You should not go for complicated cards which might cut down your productivity.

Choose the designs which are unique as well as easy to make. Remember, women are major buyers of handmade cards. When ready with your initial range, choose the best six cards to start the marketing. It is always advisable to make a smaller range of designs to start with – each design carefully chosen and perfectly created keeping clients’ choice and liking in view. Next, you need to give a brand name to your products to enable your clients to get back to you. Keep it simple; give your name, contact number and your email address on the back of your cards. Packing and labelling of cards will prevent them from getting damaged while on display or in transit.

Determining selling price of your cards is most important. Consider a price which is most reasonable and competitive. Don’t make it too low or too high. Work out realistic costing, considering different ingredients used in creating a card, expenses on labour, packing and postage and a reasonable profit margin. This will help you in determining a reasonable and competitive selling price for your products. Your objective is to create extra income by selling your handmade cards.

Now that you have your cards ready with proper costing and selling price in place, you need to start marketing them. Start from craft fairs and car boot sales which don’t involve much set-up cost. Gradually, you can sell your cards through various other channels like EBay, own website, Post Offices or local shops. A very popular channel is selling your cards through personal contacts, your friends and relatives may provide best support in marketing your products.

Get going with your new venture to create extra income by selling Handmade Cards.