If you want to sell wooden signs, they need to look nearly perfect because the market is competitive. I often see wooden sign makers struggling to get crisp paint lines when using a vinyl stencil cut on a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut. When they ask for help from fellow crafters, someone always tells them to …
Starting Your Business
Need a logo for your craft business? Whether you are starting from scratch, or redesigning your logo, Sarah Guillot from Sarah Design is sharing tips for designing a small business logo. Sarah has previously guest blogged on Cutting for Business about designing with fonts. Should You DIY Your Logo or Hire a Professional Logo Designer? …
Today, we are going to have a quick refresher on how to make names plural in craft projects. I see so many errors online in products for sale. Quite frankly, misspelled products are pretty embarrassing! How to Make a Last Name Plural Q: When should you make names plural?A: When you are talking about more …
Want to start a craft business but short on cash? While you may have heard the saying, “You’ve got to spend money to make money.” You certainly do not have to go into debt to start a craft business. Ideally, you’ll have some money set aside for your new business, but if you don’t (or …
I’ve had a lot of business owners-to-be ask me how much the typical start up costs are for a Silhouette or Cricut home based business. Today, I’m offering a general list of items to consider if you are starting a business with your die cutting machine. The lists below are general overviews to give you …
What is a product based business card? I’ll be honest, I just made that term up – but I think it is fitting for what I am going to show you today. I debuted my latest business card designs at the All Things Silhouette Conference – and everyone LOVED them. So, what made them special? …
There’s always an ongoing debate about whether Silhouette or Cricut vinyl crafters can layer glitter heat transfer vinyl on top of glitter heat transfer vinyl. So, what’s the answer? Can You Layer Glitter HTV on Glitter HTV? If you try to layer glitter HTV on glitter HTV, you will find out that it works. But, …
Imagine this: You’ve started your business, got some sales, have happy customers… but, you hate your craft business name. Now what? Below, I’ll outline 6 steps to change your craft business name with the smallest impact to your business. If I can stress anything about changing your name, it’s to plan the process out well. …
Should you be a jack-of-all-trades (perhaps, a jane-of-all-trades!) or a specialist in one? I love crafting, and I’m sure that you do too, but as sellers we don’t need to sell every type of product we’ve ever created. A niche is a product specialty that you develop over time, and many sellers become well known because of …