You really need 2 skills for this one and you need to be - or become - quite good at both of them.
First, you need to be able to market what you have to offer. Start with people you know such as your church, school, doctor's office, dentist's office, even co-workers, etc. Ask if you can leave fliers on a table or in a rack. Branch out to areas where you are not known. Hopefully that will include your local Childrens Hospital (if you are known there it means your lid is sick and that is not a good thing.)
If you get queasy at the thought of marketing, maybe this isn't the home business for you. In order to be successful at this you will have to sell folks on the idea that it will be fun for their kids to get such a letter, and you are just the one to put it together for them!
The other skill you will need is the ability to write. If the parents see a poorly composed letter riddled with grammatical and spelling errors, not only will you not get any repeat business, but they will tell their friends and neighbors what a crummy job you did! Word of mouth is powerful - good or bad!
This is a home business that can be done all year long with different characters. Think Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, any non-copyrighted character.
If you would like to explore the possibility of starting a home business like this, let me recommend a kit from Bizymoms. Right now they are running a Holiday Special - for a limited time you can get the kit for only $49, which is a whopping savings of $100 off!
If you are even a little bit interested, jump at this now so you don't kick yourself in the tush later!
