Handmade Business Secrets Podcast

Hosted by Zach Vaught

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Aug 2026

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Hi, my name is Zach! I help woodworkers start their business in their garages and then scale them to multiple six-figures without working 80 hour weeks and losing their sanity in the process! Tune in here to learn the business side of woodworking!

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August 13, 20266 min

#490 - The Best FREE Marketing Strategies For Beginner Woodworkers

You don't need an ad budget to land your first woodworking customers — just a smarter way to get seen. In this video I break down the best free marketing strategy for beginners: where to post, what to say, and how one photo of your work turns into paying orders. 📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://www.zachvaught.com/apply-cfl 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

August 10, 20269 min

#489 - The 6 BIGGEST MISTAKES Woodworking Beginners Make

Most beginner woodworkers aren't broke because they lack talent — they're broke because of a handful of mistakes nobody warns them about. Underpricing, chasing the wrong customers, buying tools they don't need, taking on projects that eat 40 hours for $200 profit… I've watched hundreds of guys make these exact same 6 mistakes, and every one of them is fixable. In this video I'm breaking down all 6, why they keep you stuck in the garage, and exactly what to do instead so your woodworking actually starts paying you like a business. 📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://www.zachvaught.com/apply-cfl 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

August 6, 202611 min

#488 - How To PRICE Your Woodworking Projects When You're Just Starting Out

Pricing is the #1 thing that kills new woodworking businesses — not skill, not tools, not marketing. Most beginners guess a number, feel bad charging it, and end up working 20 hours for $200. In this video I break down exactly how to price your woodworking projects when you're just starting out: how to figure out your real material costs, what to actually charge for your time, how to build in profit instead of hoping it shows up, and why charging more usually gets you better customers, not fewer. If you've ever finished a table and realized you made less than minimum wage, watch this one all the way through. 📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://www.zachvaught.com/apply-cfl 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

August 3, 20269 min

#487 - How To Make Your First $1,000 Selling Custom Furniture

Your first $1,000 selling custom furniture is the hardest money you'll ever make — and it has almost nothing to do with how good you are in the shop. In this video I break down exactly how to land your first paying customers, what to build (and what NOT to build) when you're starting out, how to price it so you actually make money instead of just covering wood, and the simple way to find people who are already looking to buy. If you've got tools, a little space, and you're tired of building stuff for free for family and friends, this is the roadmap to your first real sale. 📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://www.zachvaught.com/apply-cfl 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

July 30, 20267 min

#486 - Why 90% Of Woodworking Businesses FAIL In The First Year

Most woodworkers who try to turn their hobby into a business don't make it past year one — and it's almost never because of their skill level. They're building beautiful pieces but ignoring the fundamentals that actually keep the doors open: pricing, lead generation, and knowing which customers to say no to. In this video, Zach breaks down the exact mistakes that kill woodworking businesses early and what the guys who survive do differently from day one. 📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://www.zachvaught.com/apply-cfl 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

July 28, 202659 min

He Built A PERFECT Craftsman Business Model - So We Teamed Up

Most woodworkers build a business around whatever walks through the door — custom tables, shelves, random one-offs. Travis did the opposite. He dialed in on one niche, built repeatable systems around it, and scaled to a point where most craftsmen would say "that's not even possible." In this interview, I sit down with Travis to break down exactly how he did it — the business model, the mindset shift, and why we decided to join forces on something brand new that we think is going to change the game for craftsmen everywhere. 📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://www.zachvaught.com/apply-cfl 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

July 23, 202610 min

#485 - STOP Selling Furniture - Start Selling Outcomes

📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://calendly.com/d/ct58-wj3-435/custom-furniture-launch-strategy-call?month=2026-05 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money with Chaseless: https://chaseless.io/ww SUBSCRIBE for weekly tips on building a profitable woodworking business!

July 16, 202618 min

#484 - Why You CAN'T Sell Custom Furniture (Do This Instead)

July 9, 202619 min

#483 - How To Build Projects That Actually SELL (with Product-Market Fit)

📘 Download Zach's FREE eBook "Handmade Business Secrets" - your step-by-step guide to growing a profitable woodworking business: https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook 🚀 Ready to launch your custom furniture business? Join Custom Furniture Launch: https://calendly.com/d/ct58-wj3-435/custom-furniture-launch-strategy-call?month=2026-05 🪚 Stuck below $10k/mo with your handmade or woodworking business? Join the Handmade Hero Academy to get the systems & strategies Zach uses to blow past his own $10k/mo barrier!: https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA 📈 Already doing $3K+/mo and want to scale to $20K+? Apply for the Woodworking Business Accelerator: https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP 💻 CHASELESS - Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money!: https://chaseless.io/ww

July 2, 202624 min

#482 - The 3 Investments That Changed My Furniture Business (& My Life) Forever

To get your free copy of Zach's Ebook "Handmade Business Secrets", Please click here - https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook If you're trying to grow to $5-10k/mo with your woodworking or handmade business- steal all the same strategies & systems Zach used to break the $10k/mo barrier - Please click here - https://www.zachvaught.com/HHA If you're a woodworker doing at least $3k/mo consistently in sales and you're ready to scale to $20k/mo+, you need to apply for the Woodworking Accelerator Program. Please click here - https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP FREE TRAINING PROGRAM - http://www.zachvaught.com/grow-your-furniture-business CUSTOM FURNITURE LAUNCH - https://calendly.com/d/ct58-wj3-435/custom-furniture-launch-strategy-call?month=2026-05 Zach's top choices that power his business: CHASELESS - Control your business, your leads, and save your time and money! - https://chaseless.io/ww SHOPIFY - Launch your new woodworking or handmade website today for just $1! It's easy to get started. https://shopify.pxf.io/c/2544769/1061744/13624 INCFILE - Setup your business the right way & in minutes! Be sure to use this link for your discount! - https://incfile.grsm.io/c6ymnwkoo5hv QUICKBOOKS - Save 30% For 6 Months & Finally Get Your Business Finances In Order - https://quickbooks.intuit.com/partners/qbba/?cid=par_qbppnr_zachvaught9472&gspk=emFjaHZhdWdodDk0NzI&gsxid=YZeRn3iY57Ni SIMPLETEXTING - Implement SMS & Text Messaging Marketing Into Your Business Today To Sell More, Make More, & Grow More! Get started for free today. - https://simpletexting.stptnr.net/bvgs1y2ouqwn LUCID CHARTS - Get Strategic & Plan For Growth. Use These Charts To Map Out Marketing Strategies, Org Charts, Shop Flows, & More! Sign up for free today. - https://try.lucid.co/rhuf1awoigan

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#490 - The Best FREE Marketing Strategies For Beginner Woodworkers

#489 - The 6 BIGGEST MISTAKES Woodworking Beginners Make

#488 - How To PRICE Your Woodworking Projects When You're Just Starting Out

#487 - How To Make Your First $1,000 Selling Custom Furniture

#486 - Why 90% Of Woodworking Businesses FAIL In The First Year

He Built A PERFECT Craftsman Business Model - So We Teamed Up

#485 - STOP Selling Furniture - Start Selling Outcomes

#484 - Why You CAN'T Sell Custom Furniture (Do This Instead)

#483 - How To Build Projects That Actually SELL (with Product-Market Fit)

#482 - The 3 Investments That Changed My Furniture Business (& My Life) Forever

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