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Christine Schinagl, Cutting for Business

Since 2015, Christine Schinagl has been helping crafters start and run craft businesses through her blog, Cutting for Business. As a Silhouette and Cricut crafter herself, she has a unique take on what works and what doesn't work in the craft business world. She also enjoys teaching other crafters how to create digital SVG designs, available through the Design with Me series.

Since Cutting for Business began earlier in the year, I’ve had many readers email or message me asking if I could point them to specific procedures for registering their business or incorporating a business in their state or county. Unfortunately, state and county procedures and laws vary greatly, as do the procedures for small businesses. One of …

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I am finally wrapping up my posts on starting a website for your Silhouette or Cricut based business. If you missed any of last week’s posts, they were: Beginners website lingo Why I don’t like WYSIWYG Website Builders Choosing an ecommerce platform Building Your Silhouette Cameo business website through WordPress Like I mentioned on Friday, …

Read More about Free: 35 page guide to starting a website for your Silhouette or Cricut based business

Today we are winding down our discussion of starting your own website for your Silhouette Cameo business. We previously talked about basic web lingo, WYSIWYG builders, and hosted ecommerce platforms. The last solution to starting your own Silhouette Cameo business website is using a self hosted platform. This means that you create a website, install …

Read More about How to Build Your Craft Business Website through WordPress

Let’s recap what we’ve covered about starting a website for your Silhouette Cameo business. First, we went over basic web lingo, then I cautioned you about using a WYSIWYG website builder to start your website. Today, let’s talk about ecommerce platforms. I think using an ecommerce platform is a good option for starting a website for …

Read More about Choosing an Ecommerce Platform for Your Craft Business

Continuing on from yesterday’s post, WYSIWYG – which stands for “What You See Is What You Get” or Drag and Drop – Builders are those created which allow the average, non-technical person to create a website. Companies featuring these types of websites include Wix.com, Weebly.com, Webs.com, Yola.com, Moonfruit.com, and more. First, some pros about these …

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Once you’ve started selling products and getting yourself established as a business, it’s a good time to start a website of your own. On Cutting for Business this week and some of next, we are going to take baby steps through starting your own website. To start, we need to know some basic web terminology …

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Since starting this blog just a few months ago, I’ve gotten a wonderful response from readers! I’ve also had many readers email or reach out to me via social media. One question that has been asked several times is if I knew of any online resources for premade order forms for popular Silhouette Cameo made …

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Reader question: “Hi Christine, It seems like every crafter online has a gorgeous craft room straight out of a magazine. I don’t have the extra space for a craft room, is it still possible for me to have a profitable business?” My answer: Absolutely! As long as you have a place to store your craft …

Read More about Reader Question: Do I Have to Have a Craft Room to Run a Craft Business?

My five year wedding anniversary was last month and I ordered a gift from an Etsy seller for my husband. The transaction was picture perfect: I asked a question about the item and I received a response very quickly. I asked to customize the product and I was told no problem. My item was shipped …

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