Would any detailers be intrested in this!

[Focusedonsound]

As small one person companies I can understand how there are a lot of limited funds for advertising and it can be very difficult to get your name out! I was wondering what you guys would think about this idea.

For a fee of say $100.00 per year hypatheticly you could sign up with this service. Its a web based company that would advertise like no tommorow TV, Radio Ect. When a customer comes to the website and wants to pay a standard set amount (to be determined) They pay the company and you would in theory be a sub contrator for them and would get paid per detail. So all this company would be doing essentially is being an advertising firm.

I don't know if it would work or if it has been tried...just a random thought!

 

[The Fuzz]

The best advertising is word of mouth advertising. I didn't have one comercial or radio ad or TV ad for Mullet wax and I sold out faster than I ever expected. If you are doing a quality job then you don't have to pay for advertising. Most detailers I know have an ad in the paper and business cards. Some spend a little bit to get a big ad in the yellow pages, but that is about it. I have never seen a detailing commercial on the TV or heard one on the radio. That just isn't how most detailers advertise. Good idea though. Figure out a way to make it into something that fits how detailers actually advertise and you might be on to something.

 

[Way2SSlow]

I deal with a couple companies that function just like that at work. I work at a small auto glass repair and replacement shop. They pay us (the shop) a set labor rate and a set amount for urethane kits. It's kind of a pain to deal with them, because we get paid X amount for labor no matter what kind of car it is. Luckily we got a pretty good deal out of it, or we wouldnt do it. I dont think it would work for detailers. It's hard to set a rate for a complete detail in stone. I mean, you could get a pristine garage queen with super low miles and no swirls (costing you very little as far as supplies go)......OR....you could get a car that has a trillion miles, paint is oxidized beyond belief and you have to spend 3 weeks getting the swirls off the hood, and drinks all your product up (keep in mind these two vehicles could be the same model year!! I've seen some Atlantans rack up some SERIOUS mileage). The detailer is going to get pissed if he is getting $100 to do the garage queen in 4 hours and then spends 12 hours on the shitbox for that same $100. It works a little better with windshields. With windshields, I can look at the book hour and decide if I am being compensated accordingly, and accept or reject the job. With detailing, like I said, you never know what you're getting into before you see the car. I'm not a pro detailer (and really dont have any idea how they price themselves), just thought I would throw in my $1.50.