Made for Profit

Working with other makers that have complementary skillsets to your own is a great way to learn new skills and grow your business.  And we’re not just talking about content creators here. As a product maker collaborations can take different forms like working with designers or artists.  We’ll talk about some ways we’ve collabed in […]

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Today we’re talking with a creator who’s had more YouTube experience than anyone else we’ve had on the show.  Aaron Massey has been running his own Mr. Fix It DIY channel for over 6 years, but also has been a producer for an almost 9M subscriber channel for 10 years that has over 1,300 videos […]

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Today we’re diving into the murky world of influencer marketing and the different ways that companies might be reaching out to you.  That Amazon seller offering you a free wireless eggbeater might sound killer, but is it worth it? And what about these Influencer agencies like VYRL Collective, IZEA, Upfluence, and RevFluence?  Today we’ll talk […]

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Today we’re talking with a guy who’s been working the trades his whole life.  Mike Farrington cut his teeth in construction working his way through school. And after a quick stint working a desk job he went back to his love for building.  He’s built a successful custom woodworking business over the last 15 years […]

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Things were going great.  It was 2013, pallet wood and rustic furniture was so hot.  You were killing it and backlogged for months. Now it’s 2019 and unless you’re Paul Jackman the pallet wood trend is dead in the water.  And if you’re business was heavily focused on that trend then you’re either scrounging for […]

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We’re jumping back into  the metalworking side of making with today’s guest.  Jason Radcliffe is a custom metalworker who’s been building his business for almost 20 years.  He has a unique setup where he’s actually still working a day job but one that compliments his metalworking.  Jason talks to us about how he balances both […]

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Some of you are on that grind trying to get to 5 or 10,000 followers on IG before you reach out and work with brands.  On the other hand it’s a bit of the wild west out there right now and we’re seeing and hearing more and more folks who’ve got 50 or 100 followers […]

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We’ve got a fun interview today with our favorite maker husband and wife duo, Evan and Katelyn.  They’ve been running heavy as full time content creators just over a year now. They ran a small goods business selling wholesale into West Elm before going all-in on content.  It’s a great conversation on the transition from […]

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To grow a successful business it takes dedication, hard work, consistency, a good business plan, new customers, and about 50 other things.  And when you do it right it’s a wonderful thing and your business can take off. But one day you might look up and have an amazing business and realize you’ve gained 20 […]

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Today we’re talking with one of friends who has been taking big steps in learning to build as well as her YouTube channel.  Tamar from 3×3 Customs isn’t afraid to try new things and today she shares with us some great tips on just starting and not being afraid to fail. Tamar has really built […]

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