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.

Cutting for Business readers! I have two favors to ask, straight from my heart: 5 Reasons Your Prices Don’t Have to be the Cheapest 1. Cheap Prices = Cheap Materials It may or may not surprise you that studies have shown that many buyers equate cheap prices with inferior materials or lack of experience. Think …

Happy New Year! 2018 marks the 3rd year that I’ve been working with Silhouette and Cricut small business owners through Cutting for Business. One thing that I’ve noticed in these years is that many Silhouette and Cricut small business owners are not as organized as they should be. I truly want 2018 to be your year. …

New Year’s Eve certainly changes after you have kids. This year, I’m sure we will do a countdown to the new year at 9:00pm and send the kids off to bed. Then, I will probably put on some yoga pants and ring in 2018 from the comfort of my couch with Mr. Cutting for Business …

Love using Instagram in your Silhouette or Cricut business? Me, too! There’s a new feature that I am excited to share with you today: Following hashtags! If you are like me, in addition to following other Instagramers, you love to browse relevant hashtags related to crafting, your business, and Silhouette or Cricut. (If you don’t, …

Are you looking for free SVG cut files with commercial use? Good news! I’ve compiled a list for you! Commercial Use vs Personal Use Licenses Finding free SVG cut files with commercial use is harder than finding free SVG cut files with personal use. Why? I don’t think as many designers offer free commercial use …

Check! Another thing off my holiday to do list – make myself a Christmas shirt. It just seems lately that I’m always making stuff for others. (I’m sure other craft business owners can commiserate with that.) I’m happy to share the free Merry & Bright Christmas SVG with you. As always, you can sell products …

Bad news to start the day, readers. At least two Cutting for Business readers have had small business payments from Facebook Messenger frozen. Coincidentally, both were selling plush elves through Facebook Groups. This means that Facebook is holding their payments – and may suspend their Facebook pages and/or accounts. Why? Using Facebook Messenger to collect …

To accept credit cards from customers in your Silhouette or Cricut business, you have to use a payment processor. Of course, your business is charged a fee for using the service. This means that you have two options regarding the fees: You can absorb the cost of payment processing, or you can pass the fee …

Listen up Paypal users: Paypal has recently rolled out a new method for you to withdraw money to your checking account and it is instant. This is great because in the past, you’ve had to wait for money to clear your bank and this usually meant waiting until the following business day for your deposit. …