You have probably heard about lots of benefits of working in a home-based business. No need to worry about daycare, if you are not feeling well you do not have to call in to work and maybe the best part is no Boss or hectic commute to the office. Therefore, what can you do and how would you get started. Well the answer is simple really.

Why not try sending out custom-made greeting cards. There are tons of greeting cards out there, but think of the last time you went to buy one and could not find what you were looking for. Alternatively, maybe you needed a card sent to a secret admirer and need a carrier service. Wouldn't it have been nice if there were someone who could help? Now there is and it is you.

Greeting cards have been around since ancient China, and come in a variety of styles and designs. Such as the ones you see at your local store; anniversaries, baby showers, condolences, congratulations, friendship, get well, happy birthday, holidays, I'm sorry, thank you, thinking of you, weddings and wedding anniversaries, and, of course, Love.

Let's face it the greeting card industry has come up with a card for every occasion and every need. However, sending out these mainly generic cards sometimes does not express our true feelings. This is where a custom greeting card business would come in handy. You would simply go on line, select your card, insert your greeting and with the click of the mouse you have sent a card.

Some of the better home-based businesses rely heavily on the Internet. Just think of it sitting at home in your pajamas if you want and working while enjoying your favorite drink with the radio playing your favorite music in the background. Oh, now that would be the life.

If you are wondering if it is truly possible to run your own greeting card business and make money at it, the answer is simply, yes. This is where the old saying, "What you put into it, is what you get out of it," comes into play.

When it comes to creating these unique cards, you start out with what occasion it is for, or who will be getting the card. Once you know that, then you jot down what type of design you want the card to have. This in turn leads into what the card needs to say or you want it to say. If you know to whom it is going and what it is for, then the design and any ideas can be taken care of later.

So just imagine that one of the cards you send out is the touching and kind word to get someone through a tragedy or help celebrate a wonderful anniversary of senior citizens. And of course, these individual orders are only one on one kind of deals. What about the big orders though? Well, this is when you get a chance to shine. You take that email or phone call that says I need a hundred and fifty cards for a specific function, and you follow the same guidelines as before. The big difference here is that you have everything you need online to send out cards, and you do not have to go to the Post Office. You can send out any number of cards with the click of the mouse. These are real cards with a stamp and envelope.

Now that is truly a home-based business. So why not give working from home and the greeting card business a chance? Nothing to lose!