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Title: my own little business
Post by flaming_bunny on Jun 19^th, 2004 at 5:28pm

no, im not trying to take Rapunzels place buy selling hairsticks ;) im actually thinking of selling my own hand made greetings cards online (unfortunately only to UK people cos of fees etc).
for a while ive been making my own cards for loved ones birthdays, etc, and am thinking about setting up a little online store.
if i did, would anyone be interested? id send a free sample of my work to anyone who was interested(eventually, after sorting everything out) and id be selling the cards for about £2-£3. they come in different colours and messages, have cool foam lettering (and also printed messages inside) and theres the option of silver stars and streamers. i could make custom ones too!
i cant guarentee that im gonna go through with the business...at the moment im just seeing if it would work!
any feedback would be greatly appreciated! :) :) :)

Title: Re: my own little business
Post by bikerbraid on Jun 20^th, 2004 at 6:18pm

Sounds like an interesting endevour for you. Good luck!

Title: Re: my own little business
Post by flaming_bunny on Jun 21^st, 2004 at 3:14pm

thankyou BB! i might actually attach myself to my friend's jewellery site which shes starting soon...hope it works out cos i love making the cards and it would be nice to make some extra money! *fingers crossed* ;D

Title: Re: my own little business
Post by Kate on Jun 21^st, 2004 at 6:11pm

Sounds like a good idea! People (i.e. me) always love unusual cards and stationery.

If you're running the business on-line, why not provide a mailing service for your customers? They could pick a card, then personalize it by e.g. writing some text in a window on your site (using the mouse to simulate their handwriting). You could capture this as a color image and simply print it on their chosen card before mailing it to the recipient. That way it is "hand-signed."

I'd buy it! I'd do ALL my Xmas cards that way if such a service were available!

/Kate

Title: Re: my own little business
Post by flaming_bunny on Jun 21^st, 2004 at 6:32pm

thats a really nice idea! thanks :) it could be a special xmas thing....like a special offer....hmmmmm. so many possibilities!

Title: Re: my own little business
Post by Cairn on Jun 22^nd, 2004 at 4:42pm

This sounds like a very good idea! Unfortunately I don't live in the UK...but I bet you'd get great business.

Title: Re: my own little business
Post by Anne-Marie on Jun 23^rd, 2004 at 7:27am

Sounds good! I also like to send out unique cards to people and since I have no creative talent,it's a bit difficult.
Unfortunately I'm also not in the U.K. :(