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I had this happen to me with Amazon. I didn't get anywhere until I had emailed Bezos and probably 8 of his senior leadership team. It was at that point that my account was restored. You'll want to google to find out all of their email addresses and start the communication. Let me know how it goes!
Contact the Institute for Justice. Say you want to sue Instagram. They take cases pro-bono and they loooove taking on big outfits that shaft the "little guy". I wonder if someone hacked your account, posted something nasty, then reported your account. People are going to have to sue Instagram over and over to force them to reveal why they suspend accounts.
These companies are ruthless and their rules are so nebulus and subjective that you are always at risk. I would start a mail campaign (NOT email) to all of their C suite team. I did this once and it was reasonably effective. Don't give up!
@@BlameJason Rumble has a very limited audience as of this writing, but it may end up becoming a viable contender at some point.
Community - Best wishes and increasing success to you. You are a survivor and a positive role model for others.
Community. Spence, I am a 72 year old retired 6th grade teacher of 32 years. I love woodworking like you and I was never able to quit my day job of teaching. I retired at 55. Through hard work with absolutely ZERO formal training, I created Smith's Cabinetry and Fine Furniture. Still plugging away, I built my 17th kitchen last summer. The money went to new steel on my pole barn. Do not give up your dream but trust no one or no body or no entity other than yourself. I am very new to utube. Keep fighting the good fight. Tim.
Making the jump to go out on your own is really scary. I quit a good corporate job right after my wife had my daughter and 4 months prior I just bought a house and a new car with 20 animals to feed. It was rough at first but my name is starting to get out there and I love the way it's going.
More like (J)ewTube buddy
REPENT! and be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
@@repentofidols Are you for real, what's he got to repent for,for changing his life and working hard.
@@repentofidols one Christian to another, this isn’t sharing the Gospel of Jesus with anyone. Yelling repent doesn’t tell anyone about Jesus. Change your approach, brother.
Community: One thing you can do when things like this happen is get your followers to post about it on Instagram's twitter feed. When lots of people start drawing negative attention to their feed they normally deal with the issue and review it properly. Also reach out to other larger channels to publicise the problem and get their followers to pile on too. I have seen this work multiple times now.
This is literally the first video from your channel that I have seen, stay strong my dude. I'm down for the woodworking thing.
Ahhh, didn’t say “community” you lose.
@@mykeva1 I don’t understand what you mean……….oh his secret word thing? Eh
Me too
I can make more money just humming and manifesting abundance . Stop busting your ass, seriously .
@@Fox_Moulder Watch the video!
Community. Really sorry that happened to you, and hope it gets resolved. This was the first video of yours that I stumbled on, but I look forward to checking out your woodworking content. Your ability to turn this into a positive message and try to help others avoid similar pitfalls is inspiring. I wish you all the best!
Community: I came across this video and it's the first time I've been exposed to your channel. Your video resonated with me because I've been in your shoes before. I've been a freelance illustrator for nearly 35 years and it's easy to wind up with most of your business income coming from a single source. There's a lot of reasons for this. One might be you have one really good client who loves working with you, they send you all the work you can handle, and they pay very well. So you start focusing your time on them, you back off on marketing yourself, and you turn down work from other clients so you can keep main client happy. Then a pandemic happens, or your client leaves the company they're working for and their replacement want to work with someone different than you. I can remember losing 80% of my business right after 9-11. But here's something that you have to remember-- you're working for yourself. You can pivot, make changes, learn from your mistakes and no one is standing in your way. When I worked at a full-time job, a single person held my livelihood in their hands. I could get fired or laid off and I'd have to either find another job or start from scratch. That's much worse than facing a temporary downturn in your business.
Thanks for the support, Chris!
This is a great reminder, Chris. Thank you!
That is an overt strategy employed by companies with small producers. Once they become your lifeline, by monopolising your time and you've abandoned your other clients, they begin to renegotiate the contract to pay you less. Now you're stuck needing to keep them happy and making less money, but your time is taken up so you can't pursue others.
Some very good advice in these comments.
Community gives good advice
Community: If I was in this situation, I'm not sure I would have opened a new account with Instagram. It's hilarious that they would delete your other account, and then allow you to open a new one.
Good on you for taking the high road. Love the channel!
For sure. Screw those that screw you.
Community!
Community: it stinks that one entity can hold that much power with no recourse. Keep fighting and we will keep supporting.
This kind of thing happens _way too often._ Stories of RUclips dropping people and not giving them a true chance to challenge their decision. Perhaps it is time for a guild, or similar, to form for the content creators' benefit. Perhaps the guild could provide a legal fund. I'd bet a lawyer could get a response from these platforms and and actually help the content creators to fight back.
What's the bet on a Karen being the instigator of the account shutdown and automation taking over?
@@JV-pu8kx I've heard this on almost every platform. RUclips, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Etsy, they just arbitrarily decide you've broke one of their rules and don't even legally have to have any kind of real appeal process or even have to tell you what rule you broke. Some lady had thousands of ebooks from Amazon bought and they just decided one day she broke their terms of service and canceled her account, without refunding her a dime.
Spence... I am a 58 year old rancher that has a woodworking hobby. I have zero social media presence, however several people tell me I should sell my stuff online like Etsy. I too wonder what my future looks like if I decide to turn my hobby into a business. I make everything from pens on the lathe, to,
one of a kind cutting boards. I have even added a 100 watt CO2 industrial laser to my repertoire. All that being said... I feel you. I can't imagine having a revenue stream ripped out from under me like a cheap rug. It is one reason I haven't jumped into the social media waters. Don't get me wrong... social media is a great tool for businesses. However, a chainsaw is a great tool too, but it can leave you a bloody mess if something goes wrong. Keep your chin up and keep moving forward. Your videos are great content and fun to watch.
Since this may happen again, here's my tip: get a lawyer to write them a nasty letter about their claim of human exploitation, since that is defamation. Letters sent to legal departments, especially certified letters by lawyers, have a tendency to get a response from a human.
This
You gave him a white collar response when he is obviously cosplaying as a blue collar worker that has been unjustly treated by an evil corporation.
How is it defamation? They only told him the reason. They didn’t publicly say it about him.
Yeah, I don't see how defamation would apply here.
But I would expect a claim for financial damages should be valid. No doubt, Instagram has something in their Terms of Service that attempts to preclude a lawsuit, but contracts like that can be invalidated, on the basis that they are imposed unfairly (since there is no real negotiation, nor any opportunity for the other party to modify the contract before agreeing).
Between the loss of sponsorship and the revenue that brings, along with the ad-sharing revenue, and of course any harm caused by the loss of the synergy between platforms (no Instagram probably means fewer RUclips views), I would expect there to be a claim worth pursuing here.
@@harvey66616 that makes sense.
Community: First time I have even heard about you and I am very impressed how you have dealt with your situation. This is something that lots of people have had to deal with and you just provided valuable information on how to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start again. Good luck to you and I hope that things come back 10 fold for you!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching! I truly appreciate the support!
as a pretty young woodworker(i try), seeing someone with such minimal tools and no formal training do the things you do is insanely inspiring.
Community.
I started woodworking in my early 60's and LOVE it. Videos from people like you mean a lot to me and serve as encouragement and learning tips. Many creators share the good with the bad. Often you learn more from the "bad". Hang in there and we'll keep watching.
Community: I lament the loss of shop classes in school. They were, by far, my favorite and most useful classes. I’ve been a problem solving woodworker for decades. It’s a shame that kids won’t find a hands-on class that ignite a lifelong spark. I also fell for the BS that the trades weren’t as valuable as some corporate job requiring a 4 year degree. Thank you for sharing this very modern misfortune. It was enlightening.
I took 4 years of it and never got more than a C as the shop teacher was the football coach and I never would join..
Community.
What Instagram did to you is outrageous, Eric, especially in light of all of the nasty and cruel content that never seems to get the axe. I hope you can eventually get your account - and your sponsors - back. Thanks for doing what you do.
Thank you for the support, mister bungle!
Meta, Formerly facebook, is trash. Pure and utter trash.
I'm a developer and I literally told their recruiters to stuff it and never talk to me. I routeinely remind people I know, that work there, that they're working for the worst company on the planet.
Thank you for watching
I'll bet Instagram will take him back if he gets a female half naked as his assistant
@@sjb3460 Not to mention they won't remove the bad retailers that rip people off. Amazon has gotten to big and most likely controlled by China anymore.
Community. As a high school shop teacher I’ve learned lots from your videos that I’ve passed on to my students. Thank you for sharing your story about tour career journey. I will remember it when encouraging my students to follow their dreams for the futures they want. Keep doing what you love! Good luck bro.
Community, interesting that this could happen when so many actually do something wrong and don't get kicked off. I have a small space like you, but am retired so I enjoy seeing how you work things through. Good luck
Community. I have recently retired, and I am taking on some unambitious woodworking projects with a few power tools. I totally sucked at the shop classes when I was in junior high, and my shop teacher told me that I should never touch a power tool ever again. I love that you are putting your work and hints out in front of the internet, which can be kind or cruel, sometimes at the same time. And videos like yours are a huge help.
Sorry you got cancelled. I cancelled my Meta account a few years back when they started canceling truth as "misinformation". RUclips is not a free platform either. If you are making money on RUclips, good for you. But be aware that you could be cut off from posting and monetizing RUclips at any time.
Community. I can relate to your story in terms of getting into woodworking in school. 100% agree there needs to be more support for youth if they want to get into trades instead of going the "traditional route" of college. I think it had a stigma and still does. Hopefully people and channels like yours help young people see what's possible. Thanks for creating such great content!
Thank you Spenceley for your channel and the education you provide to aspiring Woodworker‘s. I have been building my woodworking shop and business for the last two years and hope to have my break out the spring doing craft and Streetfair circuits.
@many7351, I totally agree. Masters in chemistry and in teaching. Love my workbench and reduced homework. As a child I was always happiest at my father‘s wood bench with a hammer or saw. I went to private school and they did not have a shop class. Had my experience early on been different, I would have immediately gone into the trades and become a carpenter or furniture maker or whatever. The most important lesson anyone can take from this, follow your dreams! Pursue your passion and chase your happiness! ☺️
I'm a woman and always loved building, making things that I needed. I went to college, and was drawn to the construction - trades, as well as the other things that you had to take to get a degree in the main college. But my interests are always so varied - I took farming, ag classes too, to the point that I just stopped with the other classes and took construction, drafting, cad, etc. Now I'm 65 and my sons are grown - one in business- one in computer tech - and one in Electrical trades. The point is - Plumbing, Electrical would have been great if I actually got into construction. I Love the Trades, they are so VERY important. I have built so many things for my home - my hubby was a Family Practice Dr and couldn't screw in a screw. We made playgrounds, tables, cabinets, drawers for my kitchen, a covered patio, then enclosed part of the patio for a workshop with all the tools we all needed. Next is enclosing the patio thats left for family to sit in comfort with out mosquitos. All the boys have tools here - and we constantly are building. Go with your heart. I never did get that degree. I just build my own houses, sheds, cabinets, book cases, tv stands, you name it. And I'm happy.
@@daedaluscreation4869 / For sure.
@@ppastrana1672 / That's awesome. I struggled for 11 years in and out of college before I finally got a degree and teaching credential. I had industrial arts in junior high, and was good at it. Built a folding kayak in 8th grade. I took 3+ years of wood shop in high school. I dropped out of college, got into a house-building program... learned what I needed in a few months, and went to Colorado and got a job on a framing crew. $5.00/hour. It took a few more years before I got my ass back in school to finish my degree, and I was always able to make money as a carpenter. Now I sub teach part time, and work on and in my shop, where I'm finally able to put things "away", instead of in my truck. If I had it to do again I would have focused more on woodworking/contracting, and photography, which is another passion. Seriously, learning to do what you want to do, instead of what you should do is key in this life.
Haha, I quit school halfway through the dissertation phase of my PhD because all I could think about was my tools. Haven’t regretted it for a second!
That might be a little bit of an obsession haha
Community- It's called putting all eggs in one basket. As a small business owner, I avoid all social media. One on one and word of mouth is the best advertising. Always give customer more than they expect.
Community! Thanks for having a tough conversation. A lot of content creators always try to put on the appearance that everything is perfect. It’s nice to be able to hear about some of the difficulties that can come with working this type of a business. Good luck with the rebuild!
Sounds like a hater made a false report and they just moved ahead to get you out. Community. Just seeing if you really read all the comments. Blessings on the recovery.
Community: I know I'm 6 months late on this, but damn if you didn't get shafted on that! Your videos have, in the last two weeks, inspired me to dust off my tools and get back to doing some projects that have been bouncing around in my head for 8-10 years. Good luck to you and hope you reach the dream of quitting the 9-5, rat race, BS.
Community: Completely understand how you felt in high school. It seemed like everybody thought you were a failure if you went into any trade. I did go to college, but wish I hadn’t. Good luck building up again
Thank you for watching and for your support!
I actually knew more than the shop instructor did as I would hang at at the company carpentry shed in the AM waiting for the buss to show up. He was also the football coach I never made more than a "C' in that class as I would never sign up for the team..
Community. Thanks for spreading awareness about the IG issue. Also really enjoyed the discussion about career choices and how the trades are often considered as inferior paths. It's super important for kids to know that many great opportunities are available and how to make the right decision, whether it's college, trades, military or whatever else. Good luck and thanks for the content.
Just stumbled across your woodworking videos. After growing up in a woodworking shop (Grandfather, Father and Uncles), it's good to see someone making a goal of woodworking as their primary source of income. Btw.....nicely edited videos. Also, a great message, no matter what you do in life.
Community! Glad you are still posting, I love your videos. I was told I couldn’t go into woodworking as a teen after high school as it was for boys not girls. I have recently jumped in in my 40’s and I love it. Keep teaching me!
Community is everything and your fans will definitely be here to support you! Keep your head up....and thanks for the reminder about the harshness of life sometimes!
community: I learned the “disrespect” given to the trades in school is mostly due to people not understanding them. After I got out of high school I became an electrician and my school was threatening to rip out the wood shop and auto shop at the school and turn it into a gym addition for their believed football team. They also just wanted to push more paper at kids. Make kids book smart, not practical smart.
I, among many others, petitioned against it. In my class, there were 10 of us that went to the trades and another handful that went to tech school, but all of us were making up to 6 figures within a couple years of graduating high school (honestly mostly cause we all were willing to work 12-14 hours a day 5-7 days a week… lol).
Well, when it came time for the final decision for my school, they ended up seeing our success, and also many many parents spoke up about how they wanted their kids to go in the trades or get practical education from hands on classes, and the school decided to expand the wood shop, add new metal working classes, and expand the art program (small metals, ceramics, etc. super cool program now).
My high school went from pushing text books down kids throats to now allowing them the choice to what became a super elaborate, yet simple to comprehend, for building wood furniture, precision metal working, trades classes (including wall construction, plumbing, electrical, drywall install and repair, shingling, etc!!). And they added engineering classes to supplement it! CAD design, electrical design, and architectural design, among many other choices.
All of this is to say, I’ve seen the change. I think a huge wave of trades people is imminent in the next decade. It’s desperately needed before the older generations retire! Lol
Unbelievable. Hope you can recover your business quickly...I enjoy the heck out of your videos.
Well I for one am trying to grow my woodworking business so I'd love to know those companies who bailed on you, with zero dialogue, so I(we) can steer clear of them. I'm truly sorry you had to go through this but I appreciate you bringing this to masses. Being in the financial sector for over 2 decades, diversification is critical to success. I wish you hadn't experienced this personally. Thank you again and keep up the fight. I hope you get reinstated to IG soon.
Thanks for the support
Community - My sympathy goes out to you as we had the same type of thing happen to us back in 2018 and we were well on our way to getting back on our feet when Covid hit, which set us back yet again. So keep up the good fight toward the goal.
Community: good video. I’ll check out the channel. Free advise. Go to CA’s Secretary of State website and find the registered agent for Instagram. Craft a well reasoned and concise letter explaining the situation and saying that if this situation isn’t corrected that you will be forced to take the appropriate legal action. Do some research and find at least one seemingly viable claim before sending the letter. Hire a process server to delivery this to the registered agent. Possibly your best bet to get someone to look at this situation. It would be even better if you could find an attorney to draft the letter for you. Best of luck.
He gets to the point at about 12 minutes in.
Instagram is treating him horribly. Probably an understatement.
Community: I don't know you but I can imagine the feeling of injustice you're through; you made a long way since your first table and your talent isn't lost; I hope you'll be able to quickly make sponsors back and sales go on!
Community: Sorry to hear you had the setback. Love the resilience. Rooting for you. Enjoy your videos. I use the techniques you show in my own projects. Keep up the great work and contect.
After months of work, a viewer who works at Facebook reached out after watching this video and they helped rectify the issue. My account is now publicly live and back in working order!
@@SpencleyDesignCo so happy for you! I just had this happen on Facebook. They shut down my personal account because of something supposedly that was on a page that I hadn’t touched in 10 years. They don’t even show you what you are accused of! My dad just passed last year and all my conversations and pictures with him were on there and now gone. 😢 Any pointers you can give me are appreciated. Thanks for all you do! 👍
Community. This video really hit home with me. Right now I'm a factory worker who works at a new facility that could in all reality go under tomorrow. While I don't think that will happen you never know and I've wanted to start something to call my own and this encourages me to try harder to make that happen.
Community: Great story. I've never seen this channel before and subbed :). I too took a shop class in middle school and high school and loved it. Like you said it was looked down upon as a career path. I started to get back into it about 5 yrs ago...(when I turned 40). I also brew beer and painting. I know to many hobbies. But, I enjoy them all and using my hands. I'm looking forward into watching you library of vids. I hope you recover soon from this.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the support, Jeremy
Community - Holy crap, Eric. I can't even imagine the hell you've been going through since June. I really hope things turn around for you. You are correct about the multiple income streams. That's what I'm hoping to do for myself as well. Your situation is the entire reason behind the old saying of "don't put all your eggs in one basket". Good luck moving forward! - Joe Porter
Thank you so much for the support! It’s very humbling. Thank you, joe
OMG. Get to the point.
Yup unsubscribed.
I hear ya on that but if you're a keyboard warrior you abiotic probably just shut TF up instead of saying something negative when you could just go watch something else.
Community. Sorry for your unfortunate loss on Instagram. Love your content and I hope you don’t go out of business. Best of luck to you brother. Wish you the best.
So sorry that happened, Eric! Let us know if you need anything!
Thank you so much for being such an amazing long time supporter of me and every other maker out there!
Nice to see total boat supporting you. It truly shows their moral compass is spot on
Community! You have a strength of character, and a great attitude. I was once close to bankruptcy and it took time for me to fight and pay all my debts, two years in fact. So keep fighting and above all enjoy your woodworking.
Community. The RUclips algorithm found you today, and I'm very happy for that! As a novice woodworker (building my first bench =D ) I can relate to what you're doing. I'm look forward to watching more of your videos!
Community: I just found your channel today. I watch one of your videos and found this one. I have heard of this happening to several people with Instagram accounts. I am a curious George with a variety of interests. Your story of finding your passion in woodworking and building is great. Keep pursuing your dream. The setbacks are what make us stronger even when it seems to be quite a loss. Great advice about revenue diversification. You have a great setup, dream, and pursuit. Keep getting after it! Shalom(Peace)
Community. Sorry you had to experience this with your business. You clearly have a natural sense of integrity and passion for life and your work. That is what has brought and will continue bring success moving forward in your life.
Scrolling jigsaw dose anybody even know what one is anymore? Why can't I find one? They quit making them?
If you want to cut to the chase, start at 12 minute mark.
who's chase?
@@SpencleyDesignCo your bullshit
This comment deserves way more upvotes and be pinned
Thanks, I don’t think I could take any more abrupt body poses….
Hey bud. Obviously this has impacted your lifestyle. I would definitely hire an attorney and seek legal action for an answer as to "why" they canceled your account. Unfortunately that seems to be the only way to get any issues resolved now a days. You could have a potential lawsuit because you lost your sponsors and income. I'd look into it. Best of luck!
Thank you for the suggestion
Community. Just came across your channel this evening, and after watching your chessboard video, I immediately subscribed. Now that I've just finished watching this video, I just wanted to congratulate you on your success in building this channel and persevering despite such a blow. It's an inspiration to the rest of us 🙏🏽🔥💪🏼
Community. Good job keeping your head up. It always gets worst before it gets better. You got this.......
Community - Here's hoping you have recovered from this injustice... Good luck to you, I enjoy your videos!
Community. Failure is a part of life as your video suggests. Here’s wishing you a massive recovery. I’ll subscribe. Looking forward to seeing what you got.
Community.
So I'm a few months into my 40th year on this spinning rock and I heard Paul McCartney say he heard life begins at 40.. I'm very fresh into starting a wood working career. I really like it and it's a big change from my old life as a touring musician and the whole rock n roll life style.
I hope I can do half as good as you have and I'm newly subscribed seeing that you still post and this thing in this video didn't bring you all the way down.
Wish me luck. Maybe down the road we can do a project together. I'll be posting my first video in the next few months.
Thanks for being a inspiration man.
Community is important to all of us. Thanks for sharing your experiences and thoughts. It's a good reminder that change is inevitable, and we need to be prepared.
Community: Glad you are still around and look forward to seeing more videos!
Community…. Just found your page a couple weeks ago and I can honestly say it’s one of my fav channels to watch. My dad was amazing at woodworking and I’ve tinkered off and on with it for years. Been a firefighter for 24 years and do remodeling on the side for about 24 years also. Getting a lot more into the detailed aspect of woodworking now, and loving it. And I rambled all of that 😂 to say I love the channel, and hate this happened. But what doesn’t kill ya, makes you stronger!! Glad I found your channel.
community - so sorry to hear that happened to you! Instagram is such a pain!! I've spent years trying to grow there and I really just use it because I like to share, but don't really expect anything from there. I do hope you can recover all your following, God bless! 👍
Community. The great thing about social media is it is available for newcomers for an indefinite time after it was originally posted and still serves the same message as it did when first posted. The bad thing about social media is there is literally no rebuttal process that is favorable to the user and makes it nearly impossible to resolve issues in a timely manner. I hope you finally got your situation resolved favorably. I retired about five years ago and I've only recently gotten back into woodworking projects and as such only recently seen a couple of your posts. I like the simplified approach you use. Keep up the good work.
Community. Good job man, definetly shit when something likes this happen, but koodoos to you to keep plugging! Wish you luck bro
Being Forsaken is one the worst experiences in life but does teaches us perseverance. In life when your cup is full you have 2 choices, empty some out to make some more room or in your case, break it and get a bigger cup.
Community!
That sucks, but glad you're pushing forward.
Community: I really enjoy all of your content. This video is really eye opening. Keep it up.
Community. Sorry to hear about what happened. I wish you the best of luck.
Community. This is my first time viewing, thanks for your honesty, don't give up on your dream.
Community. Thanks for sharing your experience. I've been a self employed artist for over 40 years. Your advice about not putting all of your eggs in one basket is spot on.
I had a bro who did masonry. He contracted with a big box store ( based in Ark.) and thought he had tons of work. All eggs in one basket, deep in debt, couple hundred employees. Big box pulled the rug out for no specific reason. Bankrupt!!
I had the exact same thing happen with my ebay account. After 15 years of 100% positive feedbacks, I got a similar message that my account was closed "for the security of the ebay community". No explanation. Nobody to reach out to. Nothing I could do about it. I was "kicked off' ebay for over a year then had to start from scratch. I feel your pain!
BTW, I'm a woodworker (5th generation cabinetmaker). Never give up. Never surrender. You'll come back
Community. I feel like we have very similar tracks. I’m an electronics engineer for the last 40 years. I really like building things. My latest project is building my shop, 35’x65’, which has been an ongoing project for the last 3 years (started during COVID). I hope you’ve recovered from the instagram fiasco. Looking forward to more videos from you.
Community. I just stumbled on your channel, not big into woodworking. (I was looking for drill reviews). But realized we live in the same town, so subscribed to support someone local. That's community. 😊
Community: Eric, I'm new to your channel and wanted to say you're doing a great job. Talk about lemonade out of lemons. I appreciate your message in this video.
Community. I truly appreciate you and your content.
Community I just want to thank you very much for making this video. Me and the wife have been trying to get monetization for about a year and 100 videos. I've been wondering what I was doing wrong and if I should be doing more companies like Instagram. This has saved me a ton of wasted work, and I feel better. Truly, you helped us. Since all we do is share our life together that has a good amount of diy or food in the Philippines. On a side note how much do you know about chimney pipe. We built a wood fire stove and having issues with smoke.
perhaps I can help... your stove pipe needs to extend 2' above anything within a 10 ft radius. This will eliminate downdrafts or smoke backing up from your stove. Also if there are more than one flue exiting a chimney together, one flue must be 4" higher than the other...hope that helps, good luck!
Community: sorry for your hardship. Keep at it!
Community Sorry for you loss. (so refreshing to use that phrase without anyone dying,) Good video -- I appreciate your concern and desire to educate..
Community.
I only found you yesterday.
I hope it is now building back.
I am just at the very beginning of my woodworking dream. I find your videos inspiring, and would love an update on how you are doing.
Community:
That was wrong for Instagram to do! Did you ever find out what exactly were they talking about? That's false accusations and defamation.
Just popping in here to say that this is when I subscribed. The almighty algorithm sent you into my recs a couple of weeks ago, and I have been more and more interested. Keep up the good work!
Community: Eric, thanks very much for this video. While I am not on RUclips, I found myself in a similar situation. I have one client and support 3 employees. I am trying to find new business, but currently only have the one. Good luck in your journey, you do a great job with your videos and make them easy to understand.
Community...Dude I was off this week and I'm almost 66 years old. I went down the rabbit hole and decided making things out of wood is something I'd like to do in my retirement. Yep, I bought the new Dewalt planner, A new Dewalt table saw, and a Dewalt miter saw oof. I have no expectations of making a living from all this but it would be nice to sell a cutting board or two. Your insight on having multiple income streams is spot on. The world is moving around like an angry ocean these days and it's always best to have a backup plan.
comminity. Very sensible and genuinely great advice. Its an appalling situation that happened to you through no fault of your own, I am sorry to hear about it. In my youtube suggested list I can see another video from you about the random stranger. Just about to have a look at that now, that sounds extremely positive, I hope it is and best wishes for the future
Community. That is a terrible that happened to you! Having said that, it is a tremendous gesture on your part to issue a warning and offer helpful advice to people. Best of luck, I'm subscribing! (Love the journey!)
community matters, a year later, it's still 100% relevant. Thank you! Cool Ranch!
Community: that’s rough man. I’m hesitating making my woodworking hobby or small home repair skills into a side hustle. There’s too many ways to get sued or get on the hook for things today, so I’ve been focusing on my main job and the occasional side project to pay the bills for the family.
Seeing you take the risks, grow, and improve as you succeed has been great since I started seeing you videos a year ago. I didn’t even see this video until March 2024 now that it’s a year old.
I hope you’ve gotten back to a good place since then man
This is why it is finally a good idea to be a preper. I mean, to create a shelter with minimal cost to live.
Community. also always loved building things and taking stuff apart. Did the college thing. Bartended on the side. Graduated. Had plans of grad school. Covid happens. The restaurant I'm managing closes. I put grad school on hold. Made it through covid but been "stuck" in the restaurant industry. I'm making more money than I could practically make with my degree. So I'm just keepin' er going. But I have always wanted to take my passions: photography, cars, DIY, now 3D printing and turn them into a business/profitable social media. But stories like this and personal self-doubt have always kept me from it. It is incredibly hard to do what you do full time and I really appreciate what you're doing. My passion for building stuff with wood recently got re-ignited. And I'm diving back into it. I'm a little inebriated, sorry for telling my life story here. But I just wanted you to know yours resonates with mine. I admire your channel, the grind, the inspiration, the knowledge, and the entertainment. Thanks for not giving up and keep grinding! It really pisses me off that some random error in some algorithm or random malicious reports can destroy and erase years of someone's hard work. It's insanse that Instagram can't realize when stuff like this happens and fix it quick and easy. I've seen this happen to too many to good creators.
Community thank you for the advice we all needed hear God bless and best of luck
Community!! Sorry this happened to you Eric from a fellow woodworker who knows how hard it is to build a business. Hope things are better for you now.
Community:
Love the content on all your videos. You inspire me to achieve more. Remember that when a great chef leaves a restaurant, as a customer, you follow the chef to his next business. I do not follow the business while they wait for the next chef.
Best of luck, I will follow you still on YT.
community is what matters! Thanks for sharing!
Community. Thanks for all your videos. I really enjoy them and for IG they can pound salt. Keep up the good work kid.
Community This is a great and timely warning for me. I am just starting out and would not have thought about something like this happening. Thanks so much for this video.
Community!
I have also made the mistake of putting too many eggs in one basket with a business. But its not the end of the world.
You'll be alright, just keep up the hard work.
Good luck
Community! Sorry that happened to you. Sadly it happens quite often in Instagram. Thank you for continuing your work. Best of luck,
Your new follower!
Community That is how I feel everyday. I do I talk to somebody. Though it is not for business I feel your pain.
Community.
I hope you've been able to correct the situation by now (1 year later). I enjoy your videos very much, and am currently in the process of attempting to start my own little business.
Best wishes for you.
Community. This is a great message he talked about. Never sick to one source of income or have no savings and stop buying those $20,000 coffee drinks everyday.
Community. This is the first video of yours I have ever watched. You got a raw deal from that guy named Algo. You seem harmless,😁 so I subscribed, liked, and set up notifications. I promise to watch and like all your subsequent videos to do my little bit for your loyal community.
Community! It's been a year since you made this video, I hope you are still around, I haven't searched for more recent videos, yet, so I am hopeful. I'm retired now and haven't gotten my woodworking/electronic/archery/shooting legs back under me yet, but i will. Maybe by then I will be able to donate something to your cause or buy some of your plans that you have for sale. I hope you have been able to continue your dream. These big oversized "businesses" are way too uncaring and negligent about how they handle any kind of glitch in their system. More power to you, Sir!
Keep your head on a swivel, and your heart in the game... Comeback time is here!
Community. Horrible that this happened to your business. Shows the power of social media. Good advice to diversify. Thanks for sharing.