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.

Multitasking is defined as the behavior of doing more than one task at a time. Since small business owners wear so many hats, they often fall into the pitfalls of multitasking! Today, let’s first look at some published articles about the downfalls of multitasking – then I’ll share my tips of how I quit multitasking. …

Remember that post from a few weeks ago about a creative way to promote your business while wishing your friends a happy birthday on Facebook? (If you missed it – read it here.) Today’s post is similar because I’m sharing another sort of sneaky way to get free advertising by donating wall decor. I have to …

If you are looking for a way to boost your sales or get your Silhouette or Cricut small business out of a sales rut, consider partnering with a charity. A relationship with a charitable organization can get your small business in front of new customers while doing good in your community or the world. Let’s …

I have a confession to make: I actually like doing paperwork and back office tasks. Since I know that so many people don’t like paperwork, I’ve always made it a point to share as many business related forms and instruction sets on the blog so you can customize them, print them, and send them off …

Have you ever wondered what the equivalent to glitter is in a man’s world? I thought about this the other day and decided it was sawdust! I mean, sawdust is just like glitter – it sticks to everything and gets everywhere! With all the handy dads out there, I figured a free Father’s Day SVG …

If you are looking for an easy way to expand your Silhouette or Cricut small business, consider shipping your products worldwide. It isn’t difficult, so let’s look at what you need to know before you dive in! Checklist Before You Start Shipping Internationally Choose your shipping provider. The USPS, FedEx, and UPS all ship internationally. …

Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of emails and messages about NACIS and SIC codes. This is great, because it means that more and more Cutting for Business readers are incorporating their business in their state. (Still need to incorporate yours? Get information about whether you have a business or a hobby in this post and …

Since I talked patriotic sayings for crafters yesterday, today I am sharing a free patriotic SVG cut file perfect for Memorial Day, July 4th, or Labor Day. As always, you can use this file to sell items – commercial use is included – but you cannot sell the file itself. View the license.

I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll say it again: I think that craft businesses that create their own designs have an advantage over shops who purchase all of their designs premade. Why? It’s no secret that unique designs make you stand out. Today, we are going to look at creating text based designs. …