[mshu7]

I live about west of Indianapolis, so winter time is definitely an issue. In fact, the next two days aren't even supposed to reach 20*F.

I started full-time with my business last September. I knew going into the winter months I would need to figure out a way to keep detailing. Long story short, I found a garage to work out of about a mile away from my house. With the help of a couple heaters, I'm able to work inside, out of the elements. Since I can't be mobile, I offer pick-up & delivery w/in 10 miles of the shop.

With that said, I'm barely breaking even with the shop (The rent is dirt cheap so I couldn't pass it up). Part of the problem is that I just haven't been around long enough so people don't know about me. I have a nice sign on the side of the building and it's located at a busy intersection so I'm at least visible. Even though I'm really not making any money with the garage right now, it's giving me exposure which I'm hoping will help come spring time along with next winter. I figure some exposure is better than no exposure.

In the future, I'd love to be able to offer other add-on services to make up for the slow times. Although, I really need to concentrate on detailing for now.