This week, we’re sitting down with a one-man woodworking company based out of Portland, Oregon, Blacktail Studios. Blacktail Studios is the business of woodworker and influencer, Cam Anderson. In the first year, business was fun but slow… it wasn’t until Cam took his wife’s advice and set up an Instagram account that things truly started to take off.
With the account now at 93.4k followers and his services on a waiting list, Cam credits social media to his explosive growth.
In addition to Instagram, Cam also credits Etsy for his commissioned sales and recommends that anyone in the woodworking space start an account, if they haven’t already.
As far as what the future holds, Cam plans on expanding his social media reach to Youtube as well as becoming a sponsored influencer.
Show Highlights:
- With the opinion that you don’t necessarily have to quit your day job to become successful, Cam also works as an emergency services flight pilot and loves it. With a flexible work schedule that gives him plenty of time off, he’s able to work at Blacktail as well as hold down his pilot job without feeling the pressure of work balance.
- Cam is moving towards becoming a sponsored influencer and content creator on various social media platforms.
- Cam’s hosting an epoxy resin table workshop on April 6th with Goby Walnut – check it out here – https://www.blacktailstudiopdx.com/shop/resinworkshop2
Cam’s Advice:
- In the beginning, he faced a tremendous amount of stress when it came to the project timelines that he gave to clients. His biggest piece of advice is to over-bid on the time you think it will take to complete a piece, deliver it early, and don’t bite off more than you can chew.
Contact Blacktail Studios:
- Instagram – @blacktailstudio
- Website – https://www.blacktailstudiopdx.com/
- Email- blacktailstudiopdx@gmail.com
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