How To Make More Money With The Firewood Business

Over the years I have been in and out of the firewood business. I have found it easy to be successful in the business. But often get distracted away by other business interests. If someone wants to be in the firewood business, it is not difficult at all to outcompete most firewood businesses. As I am focusing more time with YouTube, I have decided to reveal some of my firewood selling secrets.

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[slymebuoy]

As a self employed person, for me you just absolutely nailed how to be successful generally

[mrockford]

I have been watching your videos for months now and while having my wife join me one evening she asked, what is his name? I thought for a while and was stunned to realize I didn't know. We both get a kick out of your storytelling. Your humor and timing are impeccable. It's the best show on T.V. I would love to spend a day in the forrest with you. Just hang out and help out. Your video on firewood sellers needing to know basic behavior and professionalism was excellent. Sadly, some folks just don't get it and may never get it. Love watching and learning. Keep up the good work. God Bless

[RTeBokkel]

This video really struck a Chord with me.

[scottbailey.fingin]

Another great video: In Wilson Forest, where echoes are stored,
I swing my axe, splitting cord by chord.

Chop and stack, the woodpile grows,
Fuel for the fire, as the cold wind blows.

[brucea]

It’s all just common sense. Firewood is hard work but an incredibly EASY business. My price was always higher than anyone else and yet I sold out by December every year, no matter how much I grew the business. People got dry clean wood and always more than a cord, no matter if they stacked it like a jigsaw puzzle. I never advertised. Word of mouth and repeat business was more than I could keep up with.

[davebloggs]

A good friend of mine in the Uk has been selling fire wood for about half a century , not so much now because he is wayyyy old now . dont tell him i said that, but you are spot on he has been supplying some of those people and their families for all of that time, I used to give him a hand loading and unloading at times he is very particular how he stacks the wood on delivery, he does not tip and run but stacks nicely cleans up and I guarantee you that simple above and beyond attitude he has has kept him very busy over the years,

[ChampionFirewoodManitoba]

When i decided to sell firewood, i made the decision to do better than everyone else in my area. Quality goes a long way and even if you're priced a bit higher compared to the competition, you'll find that a lot of customers appreciate it since they had a bad experience with other sellers. I love hearing horror stories from the competitors from my customers

[sstocker]

I just bought a CORD of wood this afternoon. I had to go pick it up, rather than get it delivered, and it was a fantastic experience. I've heard that delivery services frequently short you on the product, so that's why I chose a pickup service.
The wood was exactly as described, looked exactly as the pictures depicted, and I got a full CORD plus extra. The guy even had split it with a maul and helped load it on my trailer.
Your vid really hits on all the things that can go wrong buying a simple pile of wood, great content.

[robertschmidt]

I was never in business but I have sold quite a few cords. I loved it when I was find out that they don't know how to measure the wood to know if they are getting ripped off or not and how to tell if it's dry or not.
I taught them that a cord is 128 cubic feet, a gallon is 128 fluid ounces. A quart of beer is one fourth of a gallon and is 32 onces. 4×32 =128. People are happy to learn things like that
Also, the lengths of the wood were uniform and i got a lot of of impressed comments.

[KillerBYTE]

entry level job: you're ahead of the field just showing up on time

[lucasdog]

Wow. You just walked a mile...3 times.. with all those camera moves.
I'm impressed!

[vb]

Good video. The funniest misspelling I have observed is the several ads that say "For sale, truck with wench". One could only wish to buy that one.

[cjtaylor]

I've been heating my home with wood for 30 years, I've bought one cord of wood during that time. It was supposed to be dry and ready to burn. Not even close. I haven't paid for a piece of wood since. I'll get it myself, thank you.

[Lad]

Ive been doing firewood on the side for the last few years. I make sure to stack my wood in exactly a cord at my house to let it dry. Ive still had people complain saying i didnt bring them a whole cord. No matter what, if someone complains, I offer to bring more wood at no cost even though i know i delivered a full cord. Usually a happy customer is a returning cudtomer. On occasion i do have to turn down customers because they want 12-14" firewood for their small wood stove when i cut my pieces at 16" standard. This year i decided to cut a few cords a little shorter to cater to those customers. I think its ok to sell wet firewood as long as you make it clear that its not cured and the price reflects that. When i first started i didnt have a place to store more than 4 cords to dry so i would sell green firewood at a discounted rate.

[markp]

Your video is SPOT ON. You could take this video and apply it to MANY businesses!

[Gordon_L]

I had a couple of 1 ton loads of gravel delivered with a small tipper, all good, then I asked the guy for a full size tip truck load, emphasised a *full load*, he turned up and I stood on a wheel to look, pile in the middle of the tip body with like 3 feet to each corner . I refused delivery, he got angry and verballed me . I never used him again and told many others about him . That was about 18 years ago . I guess he was planning to tip out first so it was on the ground but I looked first.
The audio clip transitions on this video were seamless Michael, despite all the different camera moves, well done 👏

[lesahanners]

Michael, your thoughts on how to be an honest decent human being really rang a chord with me. My Dad used to say, "Some folks can't learn, even if you hit them with a dull axe." 😅 Which was just his way of saying, you can't fix stupid. Nice of you to give it a try! 😊

[shaneruff]

My Father had a firewood business and he was honest and would sell everything he cut. He never had enough wood for everyone. Amazing how word of mouth spread.

[jeffpeters]

Professionalism is essential in any business!

[CookieRager]

Very good points. I run a side business in Australia, selling in the winter. The amount of customers that tell me stories of other sellers giving them wet wood, pricing wrong, wrong amounts and general unprofessionalism. Doing the opposite of that already sets you above everyone else. With how competitive it is, treating people with respect, gives better business and loyal customers.