Where the money is REALLY at in this business.??

Justin Murphy said:
Thanks!

Sometimes the word volume doesn't like to exist with the word professional around here. Why? I have no idea.

Glad to see a LOT more open minds here now.
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What's funny is how 3+ years ago "volume" was a taboo word here. Now guys are trying to make bank and they know that word well. haha
 
Being diversity is key for me I am able to do simi-truck, RV's, cars, boats, residential carpet cleaning and more. Having a minimum of $105.00 charge was big game changer for me, no more car washing or small job= more money in the bank.
 
Scottwax said:
2-3 minutes per section, so 30-40 minutes? With full on corrections, you can spend twice that on just a fender. But it gives the paint a lot more pop and with the newer polishes and MF pads, you can actually get some correction without a huge time investment.
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Thanks Scott!
 
Wash_Me said:
Being diversity is key for me I am able to do simi-truck, RV's, cars, boats, residential carpet cleaning and more. Having a minimum of $105.00 charge was big game changer for me, no more car washing or small job= more money in the bank.
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That minimum is a great concept!
 
Wash_Me said:
Having a minimum of $105.00 charge was big game changer for me, no more car washing or small job= more money in the bank.
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Justin Murphy said:
That minimum is a great concept!
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I've thought about doing this as well. Plumbers, electricians and various other services have a minimum "service call" fee. It all depends on what your market will allow and the position of your business. There are a lot of detailers that rely on the smaller jobs to stay busy during the slow times. Sometimes the smaller jobs are a marketing tool as well. Doing 5 washes in a day can result in 5 times the visibility and referrals compared to one big job for the day. Plus a $30 wash every two weeks over a 6 month period is $360. Tack that on top of a full correction and it is better than hoping and waiting around for them to come back in 6 months.
 
Jean-Claude said:
What's funny is how 3+ years ago "volume" was a taboo word here. Now guys are trying to make bank and they know that word well. haha
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Not me. I've been full circle with volume detailing and have never made light that this is where the money is. Back when I joined Autopia in 04 I used to preach high volume and got alot of slack by folks that had no idea what they really were talking about. High end detailing sure as gained ALOT of populatity since then in the detailing industry, but appearantly so has high volume too on this board as well.



REMEMBER: High volume/dealer work can be implemented pretty much anywhere, but that isn't the case with high end detailing. It's a very tiny niche market that everyone likes to think they cater to, but not necessarily support from a full time perspective.
 
David Fermani said:
Not me. I've been full circle with volume detailing and have never made light that this is where the money is. Back when I joined Autopia in 04 I used to preach high volume and got alot of slack by folks that had no idea what they really were talking about. High end detailing sure as gained ALOT of populatity since then in the detailing industry, but appearantly so has high volume too on this board as well.



REMEMBER: High volume/dealer work can be implemented pretty much anywhere, but that isn't the case with high end detailing. It's a very tiny niche market that everyone likes to think they cater to, but not necessarily support from a full time perspective.
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David, you're the one that inspired me to look into volume. I thank you for all your help with the numerous questions I asked.

It is where the money is!
 
Nth Degree said:
I've thought about doing this as well. Plumbers, electricians and various other services have a minimum "service call" fee. It all depends on what your market will allow and the position of your business. There are a lot of detailers that rely on the smaller jobs to stay busy during the slow times. Sometimes the smaller jobs are a marketing tool as well. Doing 5 washes in a day can result in 5 times the visibility and referrals compared to one big job for the day. Plus a $30 wash every two weeks over a 6 month period is $360. Tack that on top of a full correction and it is better than hoping and waiting around for them to come back in 6 months.
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And doing washes that often will retain your customers and get your name out.

That's a huge benefit of doing 10, 35.00 wash and waxes a day over 1 full correction. More names and faces talking about your business.
 
Justin Murphy said:
David, you're the one that inspired me to look into volume. I thank you for all your help with the numerous questions I asked.

It is where the money is!
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Thanks Justin! Glad to help and good to know things are working out well for you and you've taken your business to another level!
 
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