My highest payed detailed yet (56K DEATH)!

I hear you, it is hard. I think you will find confidence, and logic your best allies.



sell them on your skills, your process, and the total time involved. Sell them on the amount of extra work and detail you put into your work. Explain to them you are here for the long haul, you want them as a customer 2,3-4 times a year. you value their vehicle and their loyalty.
 
here in so cal, the going rate is 45-50 per hour for detailers so I hear....well, since I am just getting my name out there and getting started, I am basing my prices off 30 bucks an hour....for two reasons...



1 - i may take a little longer per detail, so I am still making the same money

2 - i cant get people to pay me 300 for a 6 hour detail when no one has heard of me.....but the other side is those people who refer me work, those referred people have seen my work and know a ballpark price to pay!



so my plan is in a year when I am more established, I will end up raising my prices to a more comfortable level, and I will get faster and faster with my details.....
 
Toyotaguy...next summer I will definitely raise my prices even more, but like you, I am trying to create some sort of customer base. But, I don't think my time to do a detail will ever be reduced by much...the process has always been time-consuming, no matter what I try. I think it's just part of the job!
 
Ciro: The truck looks very good. Nice work at highlighting the defects in the before and deep, glossy paint in the afters. I have a couple comments:



1) You need a rotary. This job (inside/out) could've been done in under 6 hours with a one-man operation and the proper tools/processes.

2) The rate for the work done is fair, I don't think they should be charged $400+ since you are relatively new to 'the game'. For me, I probably would've billed out at $250.

3) You are going to catch a lot of flack for the shirtless pics :rofl. It's better to keep your shirt on for a couple reasons. One of the main ones is getting used to the heat/sweat. No customer will let you strip down at their home, unless they are some desperate housewives (another conversation, another time). Two, I wouldn't go posting that on your site, it just doesn't look professional.





Again, very nice work, keep it up.
 
Sean,

Yeah...that rotary should be coming soon! The shirtless pic will definitely NOT be on a website of mine! I'll probably scare my customers away! I usually work shirtless only at my house. I'll make sure that happens in the future.

Thanks for the advice :2thumbs:
 
I would look at some body armour or Nike Drifit clothing, its real clingy and the material draws sweat away and it really makes you more comfortable and cool, I got the idea after seeing on the news that soldiers in Iraq were doing it and the army banned the use of them saying comfort wasn't part of the game, its safety and apparently the fabric catches on fire more easily than plain cotton...hmm to each his own ya know?
 
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