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How to Make Money by Handwriting Party or Wedding Invitation Envelopes

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Make Money by Handwriting Party or Wedding Invitation Envelopes
Make Money by Handwriting Party or Wedding Invitation Envelopes
Sanja Gjenero

Many people nowadays use their computer and printer to address their party or wedding invitation envelopes. But some prefer the more personal look of a handwritten envelope. The problem is that it is extremely time consuming to handwrite envelopes to a couple hundred addresses or more on a party or wedding invitation list. Not many people have the time to handwrite them. If you have nice handwriting you could make some decent extra money by handwriting party or wedding invitation envelopes for people. Go for it...and you could be making money handwriting envelopes while you watch TV in no time!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Learn calligraphy or italic handwriting if your handwriting isn't the best. Check out books from the library on learning basic calligraphy and italic and start practicing. The nicer your handwriting is the more likely someone will pay you to handwrite their party or wedding invitation envelopes for them.

  2. Step 2

    Purchase some nice pens to write with that you will enjoy using. Make sure they fit nice in your hand and are comfortable to use. This will prevent hand cramping.

  3. Step 3

    Find and contact wedding and party planners in your area and let them know about your service. Send them a sample of your handwritten envelopes and let them know how much you charge for handwriting party and wedding invitation envelopes.

  4. Step 4

    Let your friends, family, co-workers, church etc know that you hand write invitation envelopes for parties and weddings. Word of mouth is a powerful tool in helping you to make money by handwriting invitation envelopes.

  5. Step 5

    Place a small ad in the services section in your local newspaper classifieds and on Craigs list. This is an excellant way to let people know about your service.

  6. Step 6

    Design a flyer then see if you can post it at bridal shops, tux rental and party stores or any business that people use for planning a party or wedding. You just might be amazed at how easy it is to make money by handwriting invitation envelopes for people.

  7. Step 7

    Alot of people don't realize that they could pay someone else to handwrite their party or wedding invitation envelopes for them, and not everyone has nice handwriting. So get the word out in as many places as you can think of for the best possibility to make money handwriting invitation envelopes.

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on 5/31/2009 Good idea. Hand writing makes a nice personal touch. I love it.

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on 5/16/2009 Fun idea to make money.

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