Things have changed here.....

I would say I get more business by just putting a business card that has a quote and a comments section.



I mean if you door hang your gonna get everyone that has a whatever car there can possibility out there. If your just go through your local shopping parkinglots you can pin point cars/people better
 
WMD-DFW said:
I would say I get more business by just putting a business card that has a quote and a comments section.



I mean if you door hang your gonna get everyone that has a whatever car there can possibility out there. If your just go through your local shopping parkinglots you can pin point cars/people better
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I'm leaning to doing more homes though and then getting their vehicles. I know it sounds bassackwards but I did two homes today at 450.00 a piece and still beat both previous quotes by a hundred. I have never made 900.00 (750.00 net) in 7 hours detailing. The thing is, the houses are not as frequent. I still have to, and want to, maintain vehicles.



By the way, I would only leave it on the knob if the potential clients were not home. I have no problem knocking on a door and talking to a stranger......I sold cars for 8 years!
 
Justin Murphy said:
I'm leaning to doing more homes though and then getting their vehicles. I know it sounds bassackwards but I did two homes today at 450.00 a piece and still beat both previous quotes by a hundred. I have never made 900.00 (750.00 net) in 7 hours detailing. The thing is, the houses are not as frequent. I still have to, and want to, maintain vehicles.



By the way, I would only leave it on the knob if the potential clients were not home. I have no problem knocking on a door and talking to a stranger......I sold cars for 8 years!
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sweet . . . . . i'll keep my eye on using that method but some people out here don't want to be bothered and can be a pain in the butt LoL.



I would rather steer clear of bothering someone at their home if it can be prevented.



It is what it is though . . . . . . got to hustle pretty much.
 
BTW $900 for a days work with a $750 net is pretty damn good. That's over $100 bux a hr if you think about it.



What other areas are near by you? When i looked online it showed your town only had a population of like 550 people . . . . . is that true?
 
vtec92civic said:
BTW $900 for a days work with a $750 net is pretty damn good. That's over $100 bux a hr if you think about it.



What other areas are near by you? When i looked online it showed your town only had a population of like 550 people . . . . . is that true?
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Yep. Very true. I look at my county like a huge city. I don't even think about the small towns anymore.



I can drive 3 miles and see 2, 50k doublewides and then I'll see 3, 500k log homes.
 
Justin Murphy said:
I'm leaning to doing more homes though and then getting their vehicles. I know it sounds bassackwards but I did two homes today at 450.00 a piece and still beat both previous quotes by a hundred. I have never made 900.00 (750.00 net) in 7 hours detailing. The thing is, the houses are not as frequent. I still have to, and want to, maintain vehicles.



By the way, I would only leave it on the knob if the potential clients were not home. I have no problem knocking on a door and talking to a stranger......I sold cars for 8 years!
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Yea where I live knocking on doors is a no go, because it just takes one person to call the cops and the cops come arrest you
 
WMD-DFW said:
Yea where I live knocking on doors is a no go, because it just takes one person to call the cops and the cops come arrest you
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yikes. that sucks but i guess legally that's trespassing. some places and people are more lenient then others.
 
vtec92civic said:
yikes. that sucks but i guess legally that's trespassing. some places and people are more lenient then others.
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Well that and my city requires a permit to even go door hanging, and a background check and $50. Which only last you two weeks tell you have to spend another $50 and get another bs background check
 
WMD-DFW said:
Yea where I live knocking on doors is a no go, because it just takes one person to call the cops and the cops come arrest you
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Wow. We live in totally different areas!



This is how I built my detailing business. I've never had any one get mad......just a no or a yes. I know legally it's trespassing but so is passing on the right.



I guess don't do this unless you know the consequences. I will still though. It has given me great results.
 
if it works justin do it!!! ..i get alot of my business from word of mouth.. which is good because advertising near me is exspensive..
 
trhland said:
if it works justin do it!!! ..i get alot of my business from word of mouth.. which is good because advertising near me is exspensive..
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In the last 5 years, I have spent 400.00 in advertising. Cards and a website. That's it. How can you do this? I simply get out and bust my butt when it's raining or winter. I ask friends...."How would you find me if you needed work?" Most say they would ask a friend that is a professional....like a bank manager....who would you use? One thing they are saying is the Yellow Pages. I'm not there and I guess I'll breakdown and get listed. There are only 3 detailers (none are mobile) and 3 home cleaners which are painters too.



Guess I will do this but nothing still beats a face to face visit.
 
I said it for years. Hi volume is where its at. 98% of people could care less about swirls. They just want a clean shiny car. I recently took on a Huge building for my new shop. I know it will not survive on highend detailing. I'm gonna blow the roof of my town with really nice wash packages at reasonable prices. Justin I commend you for this. Keep it up. My ultimate goal was to offer a nice personal touch car wash to compete with the tunnel guyss. Its soon happening. I'm still gonna do alot of my corrections, but my main focus of business will be on Car washing, headlight repairs, and some of basic quick in and out jobs. Plus most smaller stuff is paid in cash!!!! non traceable!
 
Justin Murphy said:
In the last 5 years, I have spent 400.00 in advertising. Cards and a website. That's it. How can you do this? I simply get out and bust my butt when it's raining or winter. I ask friends...."How would you find me if you needed work?" Most say they would ask a friend that is a professional....like a bank manager....who would you use? One thing they are saying is the Yellow Pages. I'm not there and I guess I'll breakdown and get listed. There are only 3 detailers (none are mobile) and 3 home cleaners which are painters too.



Guess I will do this but nothing still beats a face to face visit.
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i have a buss phone line. and with that they give me a free listing in the yellow pages . small but belive or not people to look at it .. they stay away from the large ads thinking they are to exspensive...
 
vtec92civic said:
did the yellow page thing for a year . . . . the worst thing ever. $2,400 and i totally regret ever advertising in their.
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its free is you have a company phone in your house.. but itsnothing fancy. mine just says t.r.h. landscaping westwood area .. hey its something:2thumbs:
 
trhland said:
its free is you have a company phone in your house.. but itsnothing fancy. mine just says t.r.h. landscaping westwood area .. hey its something:2thumbs:
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trhland said:
its free is you have a company phone in your house.. but itsnothing fancy. mine just says t.r.h. landscaping westwood area .. hey its something:2thumbs:
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t.r.h landscaping and detailing? lol.



thats sweet that its free. for some areas and industries it works better then others.
 
vtec92civic said:
t.r.h landscaping and detailing? lol.



thats sweet that its free. for some areas and industries it works better then others.
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i dont detail for a living. i just do my own truck.. :2thumbs:
 
LOL! I'm actually getting some basic advice from a retired landscaper as I'm writing this!



Gonna be as diversified as possible. If I had spent as much time learning as much about business and getting broader as I have on detailing forums (earlier...no as of lately), I would be so much further ahead!
 
Justin Murphy said:
LOL! I'm actually getting some basic advice from a retired landscaper as I'm writing this!



Gonna be as diversified as possible. If I had spent as much time learning as much about business and getting broader as I have on detailing forums (earlier...no as of lately), I would be so much further ahead!
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not retired.. still do it .. just an enthousist (sp) detailer..true passion for me ..
 
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