Online Class: Breaking Into the Freelance Greeting Card Market
|  | | | Greeting card writers make $40 - $150 per card -- and that's just for the words. Learn how to make money in this lucrative field. How many $150 ideas have you thrown away lately? Probably a lot. Put them to good use and fatten your wallet.
| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $25.00 Course with Certificate & CEUs = $50.00 |
Breaking Into the Freelance Greeting Card Market -- a market that remains stable and prosperous for creative card text writers. Besides the traditional greeting card messages, greeting card companies are constantly looking for fresh and innovative ideas and concepts. Most companies employ staff writers but the opportunity for free-lancers is substantial. Many greeting card companies encourage free-lance writers to submit regularly and even send out a newsletter periodically.
Writing greeting cards is a great way for writers to make part-time money. You might even be one of the lucky ones that can write cards full time. The success a free-lancer can expect from writing text depends on talent, careful adherence to wants and needs of card companies, and enough time devoted to studying the market. You must also devote your writing to new ideas. Students will learn the facts, tips and tricks of becoming freelance greeting card text writers. The instructor will provide lots of netlinks and ideas based upon her extensive experience. She will be available to assist the student in revisions and marketability through their use of lesson assignments and extra credit.
Earn a certificate (both hard copy and electronic) upon successful completion (additional charges apply). UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
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 Course Description Fun, easy course in greeting card writing - and you don't need to be funny! We all have great ideas but if they're not submitted in the proper form, it's the same as having no idea at all. And the proper form is easy. Maybe you'd like the extra income $$$$. I'll show you how I have added a sweet side income to my life. I'll share with you my experience in this field learned in over 35 years writing greeting card text. Everything you need to know will be presented within this course. I'll give you honest feedback on your ideas marketability. I'm always available by email and interested in your success. One student made $75 for TWO words on a post-it note: "When's recess?" The company added a picture of a frazzled looking teacher and sent him a $75 check! When's the last time you made $37.50 per word? That check could have been YOURS. Course Lessons |  | Lesson One: First Things FirstYou will create a related words list for the category 'birthday'. You will practice writing and have twelve greetings to show as your first efforts. | Lesson Two: Refining What You Have Learned in Lesson OneThis lesson takes your exercises from lesson one and revises them to make them more marketable. This lesson also contains a list of card sending holidays. | Lesson Three - Submitting and What Makes a Batch?How to put together a submission batch. Tips and reminders for writing. Setting up a submission tracking system. | Lesson Four - Slogan Buttons and Other NoveltiesWriting even tighter to produce slogan material. Many greeting card companies also buy text for other novelty products. And what about starting your own business? | Lesson Five: It's Not All Funny BusinessReligious, Spiritual and Other Markets |
Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit.
To save your award and have a hard-copy delivered, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online.
Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | Breaking Into the Freelance Greeting Card Market | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 7947 | | Course Type | : | High School Level | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $25 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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