| When parents are getting ready to welcome a new | | | | theme backgrounds for the pictures of her with her |
| baby into their family, it is one of the most exciting and | | | | growing belly. You could even use sonogram pictures. |
| magical parts of their lives. They just cannot wait to let | | | | A few minutes of creative thinking would provide you |
| the world know about their future baby and celebrate | | | | with many more ideas, but here are a few to get you |
| this once in a lifetime event with their friends, | | | | started: |
| colleagues, and loved ones via pregnancy | | | | - The mother sitting on the edge of a bird's nest and |
| announcements. Instead of settling for the boring | | | | surrounded by eggs |
| average card found at their local drugstore, they want | | | | - The mother standing with an image of a flying stork |
| to announce the new life in a special, fun, creative and | | | | carrying a bundle in the background |
| cute way! | | | | - The mother sitting on an oversized flower, |
| This is where you come in! If you are an imaginative, | | | | surrounded by petals |
| creative person, you most likely can come up with lots | | | | - The mother holding a bunch of balloons and drifting |
| of unique ways to help these people announce that | | | | into the sky surrounded by clouds |
| they are expecting. You can create cards with your | | | | - You could also come up with lots of creative |
| own personalized sketches, drawings, cartoons, or silly | | | | one-of-a-kind designs to decorate the cover of other |
| rhymes. You could also use a program like Photoshop | | | | cards |
| to alter a photo of the very pregnant mommy-to-be | | | | - Draw a little cartoon of the baby flying its own little |
| and make cards that are truly unique for the couple | | | | plane with a banner flying out behind it |
| who is expecting! | | | | - Seat the baby in it's very own little director's chair |
| You should sell the personalized cards in sets, starting | | | | with a movie clapper and bullhorn handy announcing, |
| with sets in increments of 10 for about $12 to $20 | | | | "I'm coming!" |
| dollars per set. The cost would likely range between | | | | - Create a background resembling a sports trading |
| these prices to cover the time it will take you to | | | | card with family information and the due date in the |
| personalize the card design and any special paper or | | | | place of sports score averages |
| ink requests. Offer your customers many design | | | | The options really are endless. Use your imagination |
| options. Some will want something along the line of a | | | | and offer the new parents something new and |
| postcard and others will want something more | | | | creative. No one likes to be boring and especially at |
| elaborate like a wedding invitation with a glossy, colorful | | | | such an exciting time in their lives, couples will want to |
| design on the front of the card and a foil-lined | | | | create a pregnancy announcement that will potentially |
| envelope. Having a selection of pre-made cards on | | | | adorn the fridges and note boards of their friends and |
| hand for your customers to choose from can help | | | | family. |
| them get a good idea of what they can potentially | | | | In addition to the website you will be creating, you |
| have created for themselves or allow them to choose | | | | should also initially print up a flyer of some kind to help |
| a design that you have already created that will fit their | | | | you spread the word about your new service. You |
| personality and style. | | | | can post these flyers in any location that groups of |
| You should create a website to help your potential | | | | people generally frequent but especially in places such |
| customers find you and to allow them easy access to | | | | as hospitals, obstetricians' and pediatricians' offices, day |
| samples of your work. You can also use your website | | | | care centers, preschools, playgroups, local photo labs, |
| to provide them with pictures of the different grades | | | | toy stores, and stores that sell baby products and |
| of paper, envelopes, fonts, and inks available to them. | | | | maternity clothing. Don't forget about other places like |
| If your customers decide to have you create a card | | | | grocery stores, medical services buildings, health food |
| featuring the expecting mommy showing off her | | | | stores, libraries, and community center bulletin boards. |
| growing belly, encourage them to submit several clear | | | | Once your business is established, your amazing |
| photos taken at different angles so that you can | | | | products and word-of-mouth sales will help your |
| create a selection of options using the photos along | | | | business grow and you will have a huge client base in |
| with different background options. | | | | no time at all! |
| You could offer the expecting mother a wide range of | | | | |