Bridgette & Dillon: Farmhouse Woodworking

March 2, 2023

Bridgette & Dillon: Farmhouse Woodworking

“We started dating, I think it was like in 2019, and like she kind of said, we just started building things together for our own house and we kind of loved how we were a great team.

We worked really well together, and we really liked what we were making. And then some of our friends started reaching out and they’re like,

“Hey, I love that. Could you build that for us?”

And yeah, we started realizing people wanted this stuff that we were making.”

– Dillon

Welcome to a brand-new episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere is joined by Bridgette and Dillon of Farmhouse Woodworking.

Since Bridgette’s father was a contractor, she was constantly exposed to the world of woodworking as a child. She majored in engineering in college, worked as an engineer for a while, and discovered her passion when she and Dillan bought their home and began DIY home improvements. Dillon, on the other hand, was a teacher before starting the business. The woodworking crafts they made along the way and how well they got along with one another won them over. When some of their pals requested to create things for them, they learned that people actually wanted the stuff they were producing.

In this episode, Bridget and Dillon talked about their most significant project, how they made it through quitting their day jobs to focus on their woodworking business, and their promotional strategy to draw in customers.

Listen now and get the whole story!

“Don’t be afraid to take the leap of faith or try new things. I mean, experiment with building things that you wouldn’t normally try.

I mean, we’ve done a lot of different projects and honestly, we have a lot of failures where you make mistakes. So, don’t let mistakes discourage you. Learn from them and do better on the next project.”

– Bridget and Dillon

Product and Service Bundling Techniques

One of the easiest methods to increase your revenue in your business is to learn how to bundle your services and do it in a way that encourages customers to work with you over a more extended period. You will increase sales and profits for your business. Providing bundles enables you to get ahead of the competition. Some of Bridget and Dillon’s customers, shop for barn doors online but only receive the order without any installation. Thus, they provided both shipment and installation. A great decision that really adds value for their customers. Many businesses refrain from developing a service bundling plan because they are concerned about undercharging and losing money. But it takes skill to strike the right balance between what you charge for a service and what your clients believe it is worth.

“I don’t think we have a lot of competitors. There are definitely a couple but we come out and install them too.

So, there are people looking online for barn doors but they don’t get that installation. It just gets shipped out to them. So, we kind of provide both, which I think is something that provides a lot of value to our customers.”

– Dillon

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