I signed up to be an artist at Greeting Card Universe back in June this year. I really didn't do anything with it at first, but I finally submitted a few cards.
I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly my first card sold. Needless to say, I am quite excited about this opportunity. I believe it's a way for me to learn about card design, hone my designing skills and take careful note of what sells and what doesn't.
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It's completely free to join and they take care of all the details- printing, e-commerce etc. You can earn up to 56 cents a card. If you are interested in creating cards to sell, maybe this is a way to get started.
Update: The commission structure has since been changed- artists get half of what we used to, unless we earn a certain amount of money in each quarter. To meet this quota, I've been told we need to sell 428 cards for each of quarters 1-3 and 857 cards for the 4th quarter.
If you don't want to create cards, you can also make money by selling them. You get a 12% commission.
My enthusiasm may be a bit premature since I have not been with them very long but so far I really like this company.
I've just joined gcu and was doing a search to see if they're still well-reviewed by artists (to see if it's worth uploading there) - I'm feeling positive about it after reading your post! Thanks for sharing :)
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