Whether those letters are written by hand using paper and ink or created on typewriter or computer, it’s a fact that few people have patience or knowledge to create professional letters free of typing and spelling mistakes.  And that is where you come into the picture by being able to provide a service either writing letters in their entirety for those people or helping them write their own letters.

Letters come in many different forms, including sales letters, letters of complaint, love letters, children's letters, and much more besides.

If you decide to start your own letter writing service, you can either create your own letters from scratch or use pre-written template letters which can be edited and personalized to suit individual clients.

A letter writing service can be advertised on the internet or through classified advertisements in magazines and newspapers or direct to potential clients by telephone or direct mail. People needing your services are sure to contact you.

Whatever type of service you operate or the manner in which you promote your business, it’s almost certain someone with good writing skills will attract several regular clients from the commercial and industrial environment.  Once you have two or three regular clients you’ll find yourself attracting word of mouth recommendations from existing clients and having to do little if any advertising for new clients.

Sometimes business people may not have sufficient time to frame letters for their clients. In such cases, you can help them out by writing their letters for them. However, you have to first get the relevant information for the letter, and then write the letter accordingly. When writing business letters, you have to be careful not to make any mistakes, as a single mistake can be considered quite unprofessional!

You could also consider writing letters to shut-ins, prisoners, and service people. These people may not have relatives or friends; your very letter may at times prove to be very enlightening to them! Sometimes, though these people may have family, the family may not know how to write a compassionate letter to them. You just have to learn about the likes and dislikes of the person that you are to write to and write a corresponding letter!

Many companies out there need writers to write letters for their marketing needs. There may be stores having special sales or perhaps, some festival, and they might want to distribute letters to their customers. You can offer your services as a letter writer and write a letter according to their needs. What an enjoyable career for a gifted writer this could be.