Make Money from Your Website - Become a Freelance Greeting Card Artist

There is some unpredictability to be expected in this industry, as assignments can become few and far between. You'll also need acquire a thick skin for rejections. But there is good news for the freelance greeting card artist:

Greeting card artist jobs can pay anywhere from $50 to several hundred dollars per freelance job.

Arm yourself with some good reference materials on how to submit your freelance artwork work to greeting card companies  (see the recommended resources below). Here's some more online marketing tips and ideas:

- Join some freelance artists groups for great advice and leads. Do a search on your favorite search engine for a freelance greeting card artist's message boards or visit Yahoo Groups to find some email groups or search your favorite search engine for artist's communities.

- Try marketing your art to smaller greeting card companies, where the pay may be lower, but the competition may not be so fierce. This will help you get a feel for how to write for and market yourself to greeting card companies.

- Always be knowledgeable about the original work submission guidelines: Some companies don't accept unsolicited work. Some provide assignments and some allow you to be creative in your original submissions. Companies also have different guidelines for submission formats (i.e. electronic / print).

Information on Becoming a Freelance Greeting Card Writing Artist

Recommended: Moms Talk Biz Guide to Start Your Own Greeting Card Business - How you can make money in the greeting card industry, selling your ideas to greeting card companies, how to price your cards, and tons of tips and advice to help you start your own Greeting Card Business from Home.

Publishing Your Art as Posters, and CalendarsGreat for artist's who want to self-publish and/or freelance their work.

The Complete Guide to Greeting Card Design and Illustration written by a former hallmark associate and packed with ideas to help you create saleable greeting card designs.