Freelance Writing Jobs: Greeting Card Companies that pay to submit funny stuff

If you are out of school for the summer and happen to be looking for legitimate work that you can do from home online, I have a few possibilities for you. If you are already working from home as a freelance writer and are interested in even more writing opportunities, please continue reading along.

This list of freelance writing opportunities consists of mostly Greeting Card Companies that hire and use freelance writers to submit one-liners, verses, captions, messages, gags, and so forth. The prefer their writers to submit content with a sense of humor and a little attitude. The greeting cards that you purchase in the store that captures your attention are most likely written in this style and tone. Keep this is mind when you are ready to send in your submissions to the editor. If it is funny to you, it will most likely be funny to others. Depending upon which company it is, you may not be required to submit funny material. I have included some of the details of what they are looking for as well as the pay.

Although you may not get rich writing for greeting card companies, you will gain some experience in this profession. You will also build up your portfolio and maybe even see your name credited on the card or cards that you have contributed to. Not to mention, you also get paid for your efforts. Having the satisfaction of knowing that you have put a smile on someone's face or you put a little sunshine in their day, would be very rewarding. Here are some leads for you to get started. If you are in need of even more writing jobs online, go to http://www.workersonboard.com/ for over 100 writing/blogging jobs.

LOVE Greeting Cards, Inc.

For this particular greeting card company please contact the editor Norman Drittel, 1717 Opa Loca Boulevard at Opa-Locka, FL 33054 They pay $100-$300.

Amberely Greeting Card Company

Looking for short, original, humorous verses. Please contact the editor Dave McPeek at 11510 Goldcoast Drive in Cincinnati, OH 45249-1695. Send in a SASE and ask about the writers guidelines before submission. They pay $150 per card idea.

Submit Funny Stuff

They are looking for themes in regard to being over the hill, with some attitude and humor. They pay $150 for artwork, $75 for a verse or one-liner, and $100 for used greeting card art or copy, You can read more details online by clicking above.

Current Inc.

For this company you will want to send in a SASE for the writer's guidelines. Address it to Freelance Editors, P.O. Box 2559 Colorado Springs, CO 8090-2559. They pay $100.

Vagabond Creations, Inc.

For this company you would also contact the editor with a SASE for guidelines. Contact information name is George F. Stanley, Jr. 2560 Lance Drive Dayton, OH 45409 They pay $15-25 per idea.

Games Magazines

This magazine features and publishes a wide range of items from humor to puzzles, games, mystery, word play, and more. They will pay $500-$1,000 for articles of 2,000 to 2,500 words. For crossword puzzles the pay is from $50-$200 depending upon the word count. For a standard cryptic crossword puzzle the pay is $100 upon publication. Click the link above for more details.

Pontoon & Deck Boat Magazine

This magazine feature articles on pontoon boat and deck boat owners. Some articles are about destinations, equipment, how-to, etc. They pay $400 for articles that contain 1,000-2,000 words. For columns the pay is $175. Contact Brady L. Kay by email by clicking the link above.

Poetry Foundation

This company accepts poetry and they pay $10 per line (with a minimum payment of $300), and $150 per page of prose, for first serial rights. You can submit your material online.

Passage Maker

This magazine deals with life on the ocean motorboats and cruising. Payment ranges from $300–$950 for magazine feature articles, which can range from 800-4000 words in length and from $150-600 for e-newsletter articles, which should be no longer than 1200 words. Click on the link above for more details.