help getting customers!!!!! Please tips!

Labster said:
Honestly, I would start by doing some family and friends cars. My uncle is a PGA teaching pro and he spread the word to some of his clients after they saw him pull up for lessons in his freshly detailed car. I'm not saying doing them for free but I only charged them basically for the supplies and made a little pocket money on the side. I chalked it up to an advertising expense and word spread. I would try and get in contact with some auto shops as well. I have a few garages that allow me to have my cars in a small lexan box on their counters and also a car audio shop that refers people to me from time to time.

I would definitely make yourself an eye catching business card. I cannot stress enough what compliments I get on my card from people. If you have a professional and presentable card people are less likely to look at it and pitch it the minute you walk away.
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thats the way ive gotten some of my business... i was only 17 when i started detailing as a "business" and only started with my parents' friends who saw their cars all nice and detailed and wanted the same. nothing special, a few accords, camrys, durangos. a year later (18) i have acquired a website, business license, business cards, and the MUCH NEEDED word of mouth of my work that i do and now i have 4 jobs lined up over the winter break with nothing but cars from Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, and a C6 Vette :woot2:
 
agreed I started with family and friends car, and my father-in-law is a supervisor at a large construction company that works out here at Duke. Doing there cars/trucks made it really easy for me to get in good with some of the Doctors/etc. The bread and butter of my business is Wash/Wax and AIO types. mostly wash and wax in the winter/fall times
 
You know those little raffle boxes?

Ballot Boxes <font color=red>Sale Priced!</font>

- Category Detail - PackagingPrice.com

^^^^ This is not the one that I saw, but just to give you the idea.



I saw on a website someone was selling a box complete with the raffle tickets. You set it up somewhere, leave it...let the people that would be interested in having their car detailed give you their information. Pick a few winners for a free detail, and e-mail the rest with a special offer to gain their confidence/business.



Once I become better prepared and better equiped I will be doing this.



Its almost free advertisement and you get to deal with potential customers on a more personal level in the e-mail....plus you already know they are the slightest bit interested in having their car detailed. Put it at Auto Zone or a higher end restaruant.



I hope this helps you.

-Zacharias.
 
Zacharias said:
You know those little raffle boxes?

Ballot Boxes <font color=red>Sale Priced!</font>

- Category Detail - PackagingPrice.com

^^^^ This is not the one that I saw, but just to give you the idea.



I saw on a website someone was selling a box complete with the raffle tickets. You set it up somewhere, leave it...let the people that would be interested in having their car detailed give you their information. Pick a few winners for a free detail, and e-mail the rest with a special offer to gain their confidence/business.



Once I become better prepared and better equiped I will be doing this.



Its almost free advertisement and you get to deal with potential customers on a more personal level in the e-mail....plus you already know they are the slightest bit interested in having their car detailed. Put it at Auto Zone or a higher end restaruant.



I hope this helps you.

-Zacharias.
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You need to make sure putting any of those boxes at a business complies with the owners. I know people who have but their cards in a lexan at a shop and the owner came in just to trash them and give the employees an earfull for doing it. Good idea with the winners though.
 
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