Episodes
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Dan shares with us his recent experience attending a weekend event where he hocked his mini fire pits and mini firewood. Yes, he had a successful day but was this enough for him to give up his day job?
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Dan and Joe sit down with Adam Haritan, the creator of Learnyourland.com and YouTube personality - https://www.youtube.com/@LearnYourLand. Adam discusses how his hobby of foraging for mushrooms led to his massive online presence and how he helps people expand their understanding of nature. He has become a go-to source for anyone wanting to better understand ecology, forest ecosystems, and mushroom & tree identification. Pull up a toadstool and hang out with us as we get to know Adam Haritan in today's episode!
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Everyone uses credit cards, or so it seems. There are a number of small businesses that operate as cash only to avoid the extra costs of plastic but is this a good idea? Pull up your sub sandwich and hang out a while with the Wood Hounds as they discuss.
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Dan and Joe spend the episode discussing farmers' markets and farmers' roadside stands. It seems a farmer can capitalize on their local status and charge a premium for their product. Shouldn't a firewooder be able to do the same? Hmm....
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Is firewood a low end commodity? Can value be added to it? Why do so many people avoid "wasting" their time doing anything with firewood other than dumping it on the ground. And why is it that firewood production must NEVER include the use of your tractor? Hmm... seems odd but is it true?
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Dan and Joe have noticed how the warm, fall weather has put them behind in their firewood gathering for the upcoming winter. It seems their motivation comes with a shot of cold air but that has yet to happen this season.
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Dan and Joe dive into the reality that the world is full of people, groups, businesses and the like that are all different in their own way. If we can all accept that being different is a reality, why do some struggle with accepting that? And does this even relate to firewood?!?! Pretty sure it does!
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Dan and Joe relive their exciting week at the 2024 Paul Bunyan Show in Cambridge, Ohio. Perfect weather, cool machines, and good friends pretty much sums everything up! What else could we ask for?
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Dan and Joe discuss how they were both able to create new firewood markets in their areas. Dan did it with his small wood and Joe with his value added firewood delivery. Both will tell you that they occupied unoccupied space and believe others can duplicate in their own areas.
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How would you react if your business had the highest prices in town? Is that a good thing or bad? Should you be embarrassed or should you raise your prices more? Dan and Joe talk about this in today's episode and determine that....maybe...it's not such a bad thing after all! Power of 50 Career Summithttps://www.youtube.com/live/HHRGVX8mjyA
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Dan and Joe enter the world of theory and prediction. A serious scientific on the origins of life? No! They instead wonder out loud how the end of their social media "jobs" will one day come to an end. Trust us...this is not as depressing as it sounds!
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The dynamic duo discuss current trends in the firewood industry and wax nostalgic of... today??? Huh??? Could TODAY be the golden age of our industry? It just may be the case with the exciting machines being produced and the traction firewood is gaining on social media.
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Dan and Joe discuss current events in the world of YouTube influencers involving lawsuits and hurt feelings. A YouTuber was sued for a critical review and another had his professional license challenged for critical videos. Where will the madness end?
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/08/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-rule-banning-fake-reviews-testimonials
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Dan and Joe share some of their past customer service experiences and relate them to their own business endeavors. Also this week begins the one month countdown to the Paul Bunyan Timber show in Cambridge, Ohio.
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Dan and Joe take a shallow dive into the world of science to help them better understand a better method of seasoning firewood...not that any exists but that's beside the point!
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Dan and Joe have figured out that what you wear to work isn't only important to the person wearing the outfit. In industries like firewood your personal attire can play a role in protecting you from injury but ALSO can help protect the fragile feelings of those around you! Oh yeah, jewelry is a problem too.
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If you want to protect your assets, maybe installing a camera system is the way to go? Or maybe not. Dan and Joe discuss using cameras in the wood yard and both determine their usefulness is most likely something other than preventing thievery.
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Dan and Joe try to build on the excitement of the 2024 Olympiad in France by creating their own contest for firewooders. Could they be on to something?
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There have been some interesting trends developing with larger YouTube niches where large media companies actually own the channel...the personality works for them. Interesting. You only have to look as far as the Automotive niche on YouTube to see how this is playing out. Will this trend ever come to the firewood niche? Will corporate America buy up all the big content creators? Dan and Joe give their two cents.
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Dan and Joe are back from their summer vacation and talk about what they have been up to. Yes, complaining about the weather is on the list!
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