Let’s look at a few different ways to stand out in a saturated craft market. Surely you’ve noticed that so many crafters buy a Silhouette or a Cricut and then decide to go into business. While I’m one of their (and yours!) biggest fans and cheerleaders, the amount of new home based craft businesses opening …
Crafty friends, fall is coming. If you’ve got a craft business – it is time to switch from Summer and all things Back to School and head into Fall. Good news though: Fall is usually a high time for consumer spending. Shoppers spend quite a bit on Halloween and Thanksgiving as they head into the …
It’s a dream that so many makers share: Quitting the 9-5 full time job to craft full time. Or maybe right now you are weighing your options in an uncertain time with kids that may or may not be physically going back to school. While working at home can be an amazing way to raise …
With back to school time just weeks away, teachers are likely well into prepping their classrooms and materials for their new students. If you sell digital goods for Silhouette or Cricut (or other digital goods), consider opening a shop at Teachers Pay Teachers. What is Teachers Pay Teachers? As the name suggests, Teachers Pay Teachers …
Is your business slower than usual right now? There’s no need to panic, because all businesses experience ups and downs. In fact, slow times can be beneficial because you can get a few extra tasks done. Today, I’m sharing some ideas of things you can do to keep yourself busy during slower business periods. 30 …
What do you do when your business is going well, you are getting regular orders, you have happy customers, quality products, growing social media numbers, and an awesome website – but you still want more? Today I’m sharing 9 ways you can scale your Silhouette or Cricut business. 9 Ways to Scale Your Silhouette or …
Let’s build on my recent post on goals. Hopefully by now you’ve had time to draft up a few business goals for your Silhouette or Cricut business. If not – do that first – then come back here and work through this post. I see this happen the beginning of every year: Everyone sets a …
Every business needs goals and the beginning of the year is a great time to set them. If you aren’t sure what kinds of goals to create, I’ve written a list of ideas below. There’s two important parts about setting goals: 1) The goals you set have to be realistic and attainable. If you are …
An overwhelmed craft business owner reached out to me recently and told me that she needed help saying ‘no’ to fundraiser organizers who kept asking for donations for various events and charities. This is pretty common in the handmade world, as crafters and designers are often happy to donate items in exchange for the advertisement …