Greeting Cards Categories Freelancers Should Know About
With a 7.5 billion dollar industry, Greeting Card companies are looking for freelance writers, artists, and photographers. If you are a writer, artist, or photographer, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the different kinds of cards these Greeting Card companies are looking for.
There are typically four main Greeting Card categories:
TRADITIONAL: This type of cards uses rhymed, metered poetry and the number of lines is generally divisible by four.
CONTEMPORARY PROSE: This type of card is conversational in tone—these cards sound as if someone is talking. This style is non-rhyming and can be expressed in a phrase, single sentence or as long as 40 lines.
STUDIO OR HUMOROUS: These cards are reflective of current trends, foibles, and shared experiences. They have a snappy, cutting-edge style or a cute, pun- like voice. This is by far the most popular type of greeting card today.
ALTERNATIVE: The alternate card combines contemporary prose and humor. These cards often focus on contemporary themes such as coping, single parenting, surviving chemo, job loss, terminal illness, death of a pet, et c. These cards reflect the times and events around us.
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