Below are four ways to sell greetings cards for income – all are achievable by you, whether you live on a small island or in the middle of a bustling city.  From social butterflies, to agorophobics, you can mix and match this business opportunity to fit your situation:

1. Hook Up With a Brand Name: There are a number of party plan greetings card companies, Phoenix Trading is probably the most well-known greetings card company. With Phoenix Trading you simply sell from their range of great greetings cards and make money with every sale. You can sell them through a website they provide to you, or face to face at markets/fairs, you can organise parties and take the party plan approach, or you can simply network among your friends and contacts if you are within a large community. Phoenix Trading is very popular with mums, who are tapped into a large network of other mums – all of these requiring greetings cards throughout the year. With Phoenix Trading you effectively have a trade account and can buy as little, or as much, as you like – as and when you like, with no sales targets. This also makes them a popular charity fundraising route for organisations raising cash occasionally, or seasonally.
2. Let Your Creativity Fly:  If you don’t want to be tied into one company though, if you want to let your own creativity fly, then why not make and sell your own greetings cards. If you go down this route you can sell locally, in shops perhaps, or become a regular feature at your local marketplace. If you are making your own cards then you have control over your range and stock – and can create personalised cards for people, rather than having to tell them if it’s not on the table they can’t have it!
3. Buy Wholesale, Sell Direct: If you’re somewhere in the middle – and you want to build up a greetings cards business, then ebay is a great resource for buying wholesale greetings cards, setting your own price and building your own business without spending any time on the creative side of things.
4. Design and Sell, Don’t Make:  If your skills lie in the design, but you don’t have the time, patience or space, for making greetings cards, then why not simply design the cards and employ homeworkers on a piece rate to produce them for you.  People are desperate for work at home assembly work and you could have your card-making outsourced to willing homeworkers.  All you then do is do the designing and selling – leaving the hard graft to your outsource team.

Of course, you can mix and match all of the above!  I hope this has given you some ideas about real work at home that you can do.

If nothing else, maybe it’s given you some great ideas in saving money by making your own greetings cards.

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Working on client projects means there’s a vast selection of hours and days available for you to work, meaning you can pick and choose the hours that fit around your lifestyle.

Working Solutions don’t charge any fees or require you to purchase any special equipment, most of their client projects require you to have:

• an up-to-date computer
• a high speed internet connection
• a land line telephone
• a willingness to work hard
• a desire to be successful.

If you have these things, you’re ready to apply.

Once you apply, you are given a set of two skills tests. Upon successful completion of these tests you’re on their books!

Pay and Status

All work at home agents are self-employed independent contractors.  Each project is paid differently. Some pay by the record or entry, while others pay by talk minutes, sales, or a combination of both. Some may be paid a set amount per project. Agents can expect to earn from $7.50-$30 per hour, depending on the project. Your income will vary greatly based on the work you are doing, how successful you are, how much work is available, and how many hours you choose to work. Pay is weekly by check.

Worldwide Jobs

Individuals from anywhere in the world are invited to apply, however, many call center projects are limited to US residents due to telecommunications expenses.

Website: http://www.workingsolutions.com/work-at-home-agents/

You Cannot Write For Every Site

It’s simply not feasible to write for every site. Each site will have different joining criteria – and they will seek different material. But, you do need to join the writing sites that appeal to you most, then trial them all to discover the ones that you feel most comfortable with and the ones that produce the best income for you.

Some sites will pay you per article, some will pay you on a revenue sharing basis, based on the revenue they make from advertising they place around your writing. Which will be the most lucrative for YOU is something only you can discover, by committing to being a regular contributor and taking your writing seriously!

List of Writing Sites

Here are some of the best writing sites, to get you started:

• Hubpages. To join Hub Pages, you simply have to have a desire to write, to make money and to produce high quality work. Although Hub Pages is open to anybody – most professional writers have an account with them as they are one of the best writing sites on the Internet.

  Catering to a worldwide audience, Hub Pages writers come from many countries and write about every subject under the sun. NEW: Hub Pages now has a new Recipe format – probably the quickest and easiest way for you to make money from sharing your family recipes with the world!

  There are many ways to earn money writing on Hub Pages, while it’s primarily based on a revenue sharing concept, there is nothing to stop you writing articles for businesses and charging them for that privilege – so long as you keep to the simple Hub Pages rules regarding the number of outbound links (2) to any one domain and whether it is in any other way over-promotional. In this way you can be paid for writing articles for businesses -and- still keep the additional ongoing residual income from the revenue sharing side of things.

  Your income on Hub Pages can come from combinations of: a revenue share of Google Adsense ads, ebay ads and Amazon ads, Hub pages’ in-house program. You can also add links to your articles, going out to affiliate products you promote (except a few sites like Clickbank), or links to your own websites, or even charge businesses to write articles for them with links back to their websites.

• Word Gigs: You must be a US resident to join Word Gigs. They cater for serious or professional writers who are hungry for STEADY writing assignments. With Word Gigs you can write items with varying lengths, from what they call blurbs of 100 words, or mini posts of 200 words, through to articles of 350-400 words.

  Payment at Word Gigs is monthly, via Paypal. Word Gigs pay a fixed amount per item you produce, which at the time of writing is $.75 USD for each completed blog post/blurb, $2.00 USD for each completed mini-post, and $4.00 USD for each completed article. Until you’ve earnt a certain amount ($300) you have to accept the work they assign to you – once you’ve passed this income point you can pick and choose the writing jobs you want to do.

• Demand Studios: Demand studios pay you a fixed rate, typically $15-25 per article. If you’re looking for straight forward writing sites, then Demand Studios is for professional writers. Demand Studios accept writers worldwide. The type of writers they are looking for at any one time can vary, as they will advertise for specific subject writers to plug gaps they have in their content. As a rule of thumb, writers should have a College degree in journalism or a related field, or have some writing or journalism experience, or possess expertise in a certain area. If you have no experience of any writing at all, Hub Pages might be your best entry point.

  Your income on Demand Studios comes from the up front fee – but you can also insert affiliate links to specific products on Amazon or other affiliate products you are promoting if you wish, which you can place in the Resource Section. The products you link to should be highly relevant to the subject in your article though else they will be rejected by the admin team.

Note: While the above is a legit and reputable list of writing sites, terms and conditions can change on sites and so the information given above might change over time. Reasons for this in the past have been changes to Google and Amazon terms, changes in laws and writing sites wanting to keep the quality of their site content high.

Freelance Writing

If you’re the sort of writer who wants to dip in and out and generate freelance writing income on an ad hoc basis, then freelance writing jobs might be more your thing. Probably the best freelance writing website is Freelancer, a worldwide and massively popular site for all types of freelance jobs, but there are hundreds of writing jobs on here.

There are many different types of writing jobs on this site, including:

• Academic Writing Jobs
• Article Rewriting Jobs
• Book Writing Jobs
• Copywriting Jobs
• Ghostwriting Jobs
• Grant Writing Jobs
• Medical Writing Jobs
• Report Writing Jobs
• Screen Writing Jobs
• Travel Writing Jobs
• … and more

With freelance work you traditionally bid for the work, competing against others – and it’s not the cheapest bid that wins. There’s now a new option, with some jobs, to be able to put in a bid on a “per hour” basis – meaning you are setting your hourly rate for the work and not just the whole job price. This can take the surprise out of some types of work, which might be difficult to estimate the time for.

New jobs in all categories are added all the time. It is up to the person who is advertising the writing job to specify which category it falls into, so it is worthwile looking around at a few job categories. Here are the latest report writing jobs for example:

Quick cash ideas are great to dip into to tyickly make money – and they must also require no outlay, after all, if you’re looking for quick cash then it means you have none at the moment and you want some quick cash! It isn’t rocket science is it …. so here are a few ideas for you.

Quick cash doesn’t usually mean a long-term income, nor does it usually mean high pay.

Many websites pay people for participation, or forum posting, one site that gives you a chance to get paid the fastest is probably Post Loop, if you work fast it’s even possible to get your cash, by Paypal, less than 48 hours from when you start…. although in that short time you won’t be getting a lot it might be just enough immediate cash to save your skin.

Here are some links for Quick Cash Ideas on this site:

Latest Fast Cash Ideas

• This is a home-based job – work the hours you choose.
• Pay is $10/audio hour (USD)
• Most transcription is short files of six minutes or less
• Two hours Turnaround Time (TAT) for each file must be strictly adhered to
• Gain a job promotion to the role of Reviewer if your performance is good
• Get a bonus if you complete three or more hours each month
• No obligations, no monthly commitments or withdrawal limits
• Transcription work is not assigned – you pick and choose the files to work on

Scribie.com offers a great opportunity to augment your income with an home-based online transcription job. Register with Scribie as a freelance transcriber and earn hourly for the work you complete.

There is a test process in order to get certified as a transcriber. Once certified you are paid  for the files you transcribe and/or review on Scribie.com. You can choose the files you want to work on and check the quality beforehand.

For each file you complete your account is credited with the amount applicable (eg. $1 for a 6 minute file). You can withdraw your earnings to your PayPal account anytime. There are no monthly commitments, obligations or minimum withdrawal limits. Payments are made promptly and you may delete your account anytime you wish.

If you are an experienced transcriber and have unused time on your hands then Scribie.com can help you to fill that up. If you are starting your career as a transcriptionist then you can gain valuable experience and hone your skills on Scribie.com.

Scribie freelance transcriptionists have transcribed more than 192,006.28 minutes of audio files and have been paid over $57,000 between 2015 certified transcribers.

Apply: Scribie.

Note: For the record, I think this is a pretty rubbish rate to be paid. To transcribe one hour of audio takes 3-4 hours!

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CyberDictate are seeking Independent Contractors with experience in legal transcription work.  You are expected to possess the necessary equipment to complete work product per their client’s specifications and requirements.

Please note that in order to be considered as a candidate, you MUST possess the following equipment minimums PRIOR TO TESTING:

• Headset
• Foot pedal
• Transcription software (MUST be capable of reading: DSS, DS2, WAV, MP3, DVI, WMV audio files and have AVI and MPEG reading capabilities, at a minimum)

The following software is also required PRIOR to testing with CyberDictate in order to be considered:

• Corel WordPerfect
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel:

***CYBER DICTATE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING LEGAL TRANSCRIBER APPLICANTS ***

DO NOT apply at this time if you are interested in medical and/or standard transcribing, as your email will be deleted upon receipt.

Please do not contact the office to find out when you might hear from us or if you are just exploring this as a career.

Potential applicants WILL be contacted on a first-come/as-needed basis.

This work is ONLY for US-based transcribers – this is for legal reasons and exceptions cannot be entertained.

CyberDictate is continually recruiting the most experienced and integrity-driven individuals to provide superior transcription services to their clients. You must be a US Citizens and US-based and you will be required to provide proof of your US citizenship.

You will need:

• No less than 3 full years intensive legal experience in law firms within the past 5-7 years is required.
• Impeccable PROFESSIONAL References Required. (Personal references are NOT accepted)
• Extensive experience in and an excelled working knowledge of legal terminology is essential – and you must know the proper set up of legal documents (ie, pleadings, discovery, agreements, formal correspondence, etc. ).
• Availability during normal business hours.
• Have a minimum typing speed of 85wpm. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
• To be able to work well under pressure and to meet strict time constraints.

Apply: Cyber Dictate .

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There is plenty of opportunity to telecommute within this organisation.

Balance Your Books are looking for self-motivated candidates, who can provide superior and responsive bookkeeping services for clients via their home computer. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritize multiple clients’ needs are a must.

Additional Bookkeeper requirements:

• AA degree or equivalent experience
• 2 or more years’ bookkeeping experience
• Experience providing data entry, A/P and payroll functions
• Knowledge of QuickBooks, MYOB, Peachtree or other accounting software

We offer a competitive salary, a family friendly environment, and an outstanding opportunity to telecommute.

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Date last checked: April 2012

Cambridge Transcriptions is a growing group of talented and focused people. The environment is fast-paced, and we provide a pleasant atmosphere in which to grow and learn.

Cambridge Transcriptions is constantly looking for intelligent and capable people to join the staff. Reliable part-time positions are available, either on-site or off-site.

If you’re ready for something a bit different from the usual grind, or looking for a way to supplement your income, see if any of the positions listed are right for you:
Cambridge Transcriptions. US based home typists wanted by a Masachusetts based audio transcription organisation.

Fast, accurate typists are sought for a variety of audio transcription jobs.  You should have some experience of any legal, medical, financial or technological terminology as these are the subjects most often transcribed.

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Since 1989 people have used Windrift training kits to earn extra income by making products and selling them to Windrift. Top producers can assemble up to four sets each week, treating this home assembly job as a full-time venture. Windrift provide training to put their products together.

Windrift Home Assembly Products

Decorative Towel Holders.

Windrift pay you $100 for each set of 20 towel holders you make.

The towel holders are made from 6′, wooden embroidery hoops, some fabrics, floss and ribbon. If you are looking for a home assembly job, involving sewing, that doesn’t take up too much room, the towel holder is for you.

Windrift Wooden Log Cabin Planters.

Windrift pay you $100 for each set of 20 cabins.

These 4×4″ log cabin planters are made from 1/8th” wooden dowels. Craft sticks are cut and glued, then stained with clothing dye. No power tools are used! If you are looking for a home assembly job, involving woodworking, the log cabins are for you.

Windrift Kitten Place Mats

Windrift pay you $100 for each set of 20 kitten place mats you make.

The place mat uses standard machine sewing of broad cloth, batting and some calicos. If you are looking for a home assembly job, involving machine sewing, the kitten place mats are great for you.

Windrift

Windrift contact details are:
Windrift, PO Box 2360, Vacanlle CA 95696.
Telephone: 707-449-4197

Remember: With all home assembly jobs, make sure you understand what costs are involved, how it works, how you get paid.

E&OE

It’s not just audio transcription that is required, these companies also require transcriptionists who can transcribe a variety of different file formats, including: audio and video, dss, wav, mov, mp3, mp4, aiff, mpeg4, wma, ra, CD, DVD, and more. However, most files are in an mp3 format.

The files are delivered to you via the Internet – and once you’ve transcribed them you upload the files through their website – so there’s no waiting for the post to arrive with tapes in envelopes – and no dashing off to the Post office to send off a print out of your transcription.

You choose the hours you work, each job will have its own deadline, so you just have to work to each individual deadline on a “per job” basis.

Pay for audio transcription work is on a “per audio minute” basis. It typically takes 3-4 minutes to transcribe one minute of audio. You will be expected to be a fast and accurate typist.

• Way with Words US
• Way with Words Europe
• Way with Words United Kingdom

Types of transcription work you could be undertaking include:

• academic transcription
• conference transcription
• focus group transcription
• interview transcription
• legal transcription
• market research transcription
• media transcription
• medical transcription
• podcast transcription
• TV show transcription

Subject matter and forms of activities you could be transcribing include:

• academia
• arbitrations
• archive records
• board meetings
• brainstorming
• business
• conferences
• conventions
• court hearings
• focus groups
• interviews
• investigations
• journalism
• legal matters
• market research
• media recordings
• medical cases
• medical research
• minutes of meetings
• police interviews
• public debates
• recorded statements
• roundtable discussions
• scientific research
• seminars
• speeches
• strategic planning
• surveillance
• symposiums
• teleconferences
• television broadcasts
• training sessions
• workshops

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