Back to Blogging: Introducing a Series

When I was a teen, I started a blog: https://thetwinmaples.blogspot.com/2018/07/jumped-to-wix.html

Eventually, I jumped here.

And it's been silent since. I don't even know if anyone can even find this website without a direct link unless I cough up cash to wix. Guess I'll need to consider that.

I am once again lost after graduating from SUNY Morrisville with an associates with a long name- now I'm in a business administration program at Brockport, and it's not going well. My classes did NOT prepare me for this, and as much as I disliked the lack of academic rigor in my associates, it's still been a rough transition. I haven't been able to do any woodworking so far, just stress and late nights doing homework, including an online class that is almost exactly the same as the one I've done at Morrisville- a pointless 'computer literacy' class full of inane busywork.

I try to always have a backup plan, so I started looking into how to make any kind of money from what I'm good at- writing and woodworking?

That turned into watching videos and reading articles on copy-writing, technical writing, content creation, etc. You've probably seen videos like these around- especially among the new wave of 'entrepreneurs' that know this ONE trick to making $500k/a year only writing. Spoiler: There's no easy way, or everyone would be rich.

But there is no secret, it's almost the same as anything else- practice writing, and learn about the field.

As a result, this blog is mostly writing practice as well as a venue for letting some thoughts out. I'm not expecting to pull clicks or drawing a fortune from it. I will be taking it more seriously than before, and trying to release content in series that follow a weekly to biweekly schedule. Speaking of which, here's the first series:

1. Re-Introduction (this post)

2. Wood vs Wood Tech

3. Is College for Woodworking or Wood Tech Worth it?

4. Starting a Woodworking Business- is it a good fit?

5. Wood Tech- the bigger business

6. Wood Tech Part 1- Sawmills, Processors, Lumberyards, and Hardwood Dealers

7. Wood Tech Part 2- Architectural Millwork

8. Wood Tech Part 3- Cabinetmaking

9. Wood Tech Part 4- Bulk Furniture

10. Wood Tech Part 5- Composites

11. Wood Tech Part 6- Trussworks

12. Wood Tech Part 7- Wood Science

This should be fuel for more than enough content for a while. I'll end this by just sayin' I've learned one thing from college, and that is, I'm young n dumb.. But just because I'm inexperienced, doesn't mean I can't have honesty, and an unique perspective. Not a lot of people have actually gone to college for woodworking. Not many people know "wood science" is an actual field of science complete with doctorates. When people think of the wood tech industry- well, typically they think of woodworking and carpenters, and that everyone is a introverted grandfather-figure with a beard, flannel, jeans, working in a barn.

This is especially true for burbbillys and city slickers like me, with very limited exposure to the greater world.

That's it for now- as always, thank you for reading, internet stranger.