How to Find a Greeting Card Manufacturer Who Buys Ideas

Selling greeting card ideas can be a great way to make extra money as a freelance writer. It is a relatively untapped market, as many writers don't know where to find greeting card information to submit ideas to them, and also don't know in what format to submit their ideas. Sorting through a few directories easily uncovers numerous greeting card manufacturers and their contact information, and contacting the companies will help you discover each company's submission requirements.

Things You'll Need

• A computer with access to the Internet

Instructions

1. Browse Worldwide Freelance Writer, where greeting card manufacturers who buy ideas are listed alphabetically, and which includes information about pay scale and what each manufacturer is looking for. Make a note of greeting card manufacturers who you are interested in working with based on the information on the websites.

2. Visit the Greeting Card Association website, where greeting card manufacturers are listed alphabetically with contact information. Make a note of greeting card manufacturers who you are interested in working with based on the information on the website.

3. Browse Yahoo!'s listing of greeting card retailers, which lists websites of each card retailer along with information about each retailer, making a note of greeting card manufacturers who you are interested in working with based on the information on the websites.

4. Email the greeting card manufacturer contacts listed on each website with a request for their submission requirements.

5. Follow each individual company's submission requirements to submit your ideas to each greeting card company.

Resources

• Worldwide Freelance
• Greeting Card Association
• Yahoo! Greeting Card Retailers