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Our lives changed when we moved away from the city, quit our day jobs and started our own business. We can now say with pride that we run a 6 figure furniture-making company that is always booked out at least nine months in advance. We truly believe what you learn should be shared which is why we’ve created Talkshop - The Workshop Talkshow Podcast where we will be taking you behind the scenes of our business and relationship as a husband and wife duo. We’ll be talking about how we keep a positive and healthy mindset, how we started and how we are growing our business while building our dream life along the way. Al is an ex-chippy turned furniture maker, who loves timber, woodworking, food, surfing and all things health and fitness. Imogen is a designer and digital marketing expert - who loves nature, cooking, growing their business and gets so pumped helping others grow theirs too. We are your hosts, join us in the workshop as we share our journey navigating business and life - and you never know you may just learn something useful on the way!
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G'day guys, we're in with a short announcement that we're wrapping up a long season 1 of Talkshop Podcast! It's time for us to go on a baby-growing / house building break. We'll be back with season 2 after we welcome our beautiful baby girl later in the year. A huge shoutout to everyone who's tuned into the show, it's been such a pleasure connecting with you all from all over the world! To keep up to date you can follow us on Instagram or you can join us inside Talkshop Insider...
G'day guys, we're back with a new episode of Talkshop - and a completely different type, we thought we'd record an episode that's not 'strictly business'. It doesn't follow a plan and it's essentially just myself and Al having a chat about a few things that have been on our minds recently. We'd love to hear your feedback as to whether we should record more like this. As always, thanks for tuning in!IMO + ALSuccessful Furniture Makers 12 week online business & marketing course ht...
Do you ever post to social media and then... nothing?In today's digital age, social media has become a crucial platform for businesses to reach and engage with their target audience. However, with millions of users and ever-changing algorithms, it can be challenging to stand out from the crowd and attract new followers. In this episode, we will explore effective strategies to help you reach new audiences on social media and grow your online presence. From optimising your content to leveraging...
Recently a friend with a business had their Instagram disabled, they had over 40K followers, had spent tens of thousands of dollars on advertising through the platform, and heavily relied on it as a main sales channel. This was months ago and after trying everything and anything to get their account back they kept hitting dead ends and have had to start all over, from scratch. This thought has always frightened us, we’re never ones to put all of our eggs in one basket. In this episo...
Being productive in a woodworking workshop can require a lot of time, effort, and focus. Whether you're a professional furniture-maker or a hobbyist, there are a few key strategies you can use to maximise your productivity and get more done. In this episode, we’re going to share with you our top productivity tips and things we’ve learned during our time full-time making. Whether you're working on small projects or large ones, these tips can help you stay focused, organised, and productiv...
We’ll never forget the moments when both Al and myself started working full-time in our furniture-making business. The transition didn’t happen overnight, however it did happen a lot quicker than we expected. Before furniture making Al worked as a domestic carpenter working on high-end architectural residential builds. When we started Al + Imo it was a weekend side hustle. When the work picked up Al negotiated with his boss to drop Mondays to work on furniture. When we got busier again h...
Juggling the responsibilities of running a business and parenting can be a challenging task, we’ve had so many ups and downs since starting our furniture-making business in 2016. It requires careful planning and organisation, as well as effective communication with your partner especially when kids come into the picture.With some careful planning and a supportive network, it is possible to successfully balance the demands of both roles. In this episode, we share with you some stories of our j...
We're stoked that you are here - it means you're keen on having a pretty epic 2023 - just like us!! We have been writing yearly goals lists together for the past 7 years, we do it at the beginning of each year. Although we don't look at them often throughout the year when we do we're pretty amazed to see we've ticked things off without even thinking about it. We've realised the power of writing down exactly what we want and in the process, we're achieving better health, wealth and happin...
Good habits can help increase productivity and efficiency in your furniture-making business. For example, if you consistently arrive at work on time, you will be able to get started on tasks more quickly and be more productive throughout the day. Additionally, if you establish a habit of regularly reviewing and organising your to-do list, you will be better able to prioritise tasks and complete them more efficiently.Good habits can help foster a positive work environment. If you consistently ...
This topic was suggested by one of our listeners inside our private Facebook group Talkshop Insiders, which you can join here.“How do you get inspiration for designs, where to get it from and how to keep designs original”. - Brittney Once you start researching you’ll realise there are lots of furniture makers out there making amazing things and also there is a lot of design cross-over. So how can you carve your own space within the industry and come up with designs that feel unique ...
If you want to grow your business it’s really important that you think ahead and come up with a solid plan. As we lead into a new year we’ve been planning ahead to make sure that we allow ourselves realistic timeframes to achieve all of the things we want to in our business.In this blog post we’re going to share with you our top 3 steps that we use to plan ahead for success in our furniture making business. Chances are if you’re new to business, these steps may be new to you too! _____Us...
Are you an independent maker working out of your home workshop? Do you look at other furniture brands online and instantly get the feeling of imposter syndrome? Doubts creep into your mind like; I could never charge that much for my work, no-one is going to take me seriously & there’s no place for me in the market. Did you know that some of the most successful brands all started from people’s garages and spare bedrooms? And it’s likely if you’re reading this you’re working from home ...
Pinterest is an underused platform that drives really great website traffic! The best thing about Pinterest is that it takes little time but the pins you do create are evergreen which means they’ll continue to drive results long after you’ve created them! People use Pinterest to gather inspiration - particularly for people building, renovating or styling their homes. Which makes it a great place to promote your furniture or wares.We’ve been using Pinterest over at Al and Imo since ...
Last week we opened up our orders, we book out 4 months worth of work and do this 3 times per year. We had a really successful intake of orders and in this episode we thought we'd take you behind the scenes and share with you what our our ordering process looks like. If you're interested in implementing this sales strategy in your own business we do teach this inside our online course which we will be running again in Jan 2023 (details below).Enjoy!AL + IMO___ Mentions:Pricewise Insulat...
G'day guys, we're back with another episode of Talkshop. This topic was inspired by a couple of members within our community who recently had some close calls in the workshop. ** Disclaimer - we are not teaching safety, just sharing our experiences and thoughts. If you're a maker or work in an environment with hazards, this is a good episode to refresh your thoughts when it comes to being safe.Stay safe everyone! AL + IMO Successful Furniture Makers 12 week online business...
G'day guys, we're back with another episode of Talkshop Poscast! This week's topic was suggested by a listener inside our private Facebook group and we thought it was great because some of the best things we've done in our business has been a result of a major f*ck up! In this episode we discuss - Money, Customisation, Deliveries, Photoshoots & more. Then we discuss the benefits of learning from our mistakes! We really hope you enjoy this episode and we'd love to hear your busin...
G'day guys, we're back with another week of Talkshop. This episode topic was spurred on by a message we received from a listener. We hope that you enjoy this one and make sure to get in touch! We'd love to hear from you! "Hello lovelies! Poddie question for you. Wasn't sure whether to ask this in talkshop insiders or on here. Anyway, I'm making my way through all your episodes and it's giving me so many ideas for my private practice (dietitian) 🤩 ! Imo I know you have a lot of experience with...
G'day guys and welcome to our 50th episode of the podcast & our 1 year birthday of Talkshop! First of all, thank you to everyone for tuning in each week and sending in your feedback, we absolutely love it! In this week's episode we wanted to talk about attracting high-paying clients and turning them into your biggest fans. If you're a maker or service based business this is a great episode for you to listen to, we hope you take away some really great tips that you can apply to y...
G'day guys and welcome back to another episode of Talkshop The Workshop Talkshow with Al and Imo. It's common that at this time of year people tend to slow down and wait till 'next year' to start on something they've wanted to for a long time we hope that this episode encourages anyone out there with goals to use this final quarter of the year to achieve something great and finish the year with a bang! In this episode we discuss: Reasons to set goalsTips For Goal SettingQuarterly R...
G'day guys, we're back for another episode of Talkshop Podcast. This week we asked you, the listeners for questions. In this episode we chat about these topics:How to stay unique and not feel like you’re straight up copying someone else’s idea? Or how to not get disheartened when you see other people already doing something similar to what you want to do?Do you think promotions, giveaways or discounts around different events (Black Friday, cyber Monday ect) are worth trying?How do you guys ba...
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