Be honest with yourself: When was the last time you did a spending audit in your business? If you cant say recently, you need to go do one. And, if you don’t know what a spending audit is – or how to do one – I’ve written about spending audits in this article. Now that …
Growing Your Business
Since 2020, virtual working and virtual assistants have been all the rage. If you get bogged down in your craft business with day-to-day tasks, a virtual assistant might be perfect for you. If you’ve never considered a virtual assistant for your craft business, read on for a list of tasks you could have a virtual …
Has your Silhouette or Cricut craft business gotten a point where you are trying to aggressively grow it? One way to grow a home based business is to get your business featured in the press. If you are thinking this might be difficult or expensive; keep reading because it isn’t! How to Grow Your Business …
Looking for a new-to-you way to market your craft business? Let me introduce you to negative marketing. It commonly used by big box stores, and once I explain it to you – you’ll start seeing it everywhere. Negative marketing sounds bad, but it isn’t. Let’s take a look. What is Negative Marketing? Marketing that taps …
Do you make tee shirts or apparel with your Silhouette or Cricut? As a new school year is about to start, have you considered selling shirts or other gear to schools? If selling to schools interests you, here are 5 tips on how to approach schools with your products. How to Approach Schools for Custom …
We’ve talked a lot about craft shows this week. There is one thing in common that every craft show has: You have to stock up your inventory before you go. Stocking up inventory while getting out every day orders, managing accounting and social media promotions, and running your daily life can be a challenge. However, …
Today’s post is to get you thinking about the products you offer in your Silhouette or Cricut small business – and the time it takes you to process each order. I’m asking you to think about whether or not custom made or personalized products are worth your time in your business. For the purpose of …
I keep hearing from Cutting for Business readers that they are in the process of opening their own retail stores or that they are beginning to do research to do so. I’m hearing about everything from wooden sign workshops to vinyl and blank suppliers and even a few gift stores and boutiques! Since I’ve been …
Planning to take a vacation but not sure what you need to do for your Silhouette or Cricut craft business before you go? Here’s my checklist of things to do before you leave for vacation. 6 Things to Do Before You Take a Vacation from Your Craft Business Let customers know early. Make several announcements …