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toyotaguy said:call your basic detail a WASH please...its very misleading for the industry!!!! You are playing the name calling game and its hurting the industry as a whole...
a detail is much more involved than a wash, call a spade a spade
odgaard said:I consider a "wash" what you get at the local automatic car wash. My basic detail is more than just a wash. Does the local car wash dress trim, use the 2bm, thoroughly clean wheel faces/barrels, etc? Its a very basic detail/service that I offer and am capable of doing.
Thanks for the criticism but I'll keep it as is...
Any more comments?
Got Wax said:Since I've already offered my two cents as has Eric and you shut him down, I'll give you a total of four cents.
First, you weren't offered criticism, Eric offered an opinion based on a review you solicited. As previously mentioned, my "Basic Wash" starts at $65.00 and includes wipe down and treatment of interior, door jambs, sills and seats. You answered Eric by comparing your "Basic Detail" to that of a tunnel car wash noting that you clean the wheel tunnels, etc. Well, as with my Basic Wash, most tunnel car washes perform a complete wipe down of the interior, door jambs, sills, seats as well as vacuum. So, using your math, your "Basic Detail" falls short of that offered with a Basic Wash in most tunnel wash facilities, no??
Andy
odgaard said:I didn't think I was shutting him down. Anyways, my basic detail doesn't include any interior cleaning. For the sake of it all, it will be changed to a basic wash.
Anthony Orosco said:Nice site, really like the lay out.
Your prices though, as others have noted, a far too low for the hours you claim to work. For an "Ultimate" you state it takes 16-18 hours and you're charging only $260.00. That's $16.25 an hour for 16 hours. I doubt though that you have factored in gas, product use, towels, tools used, insurance, and small things like laundry cleaning for towels, detergent, etc.
Factor that in and the bottom line is that you may actually be doing that detail for free....in other words you can't survive like that for very long.
You need to be making around $40 or more an hour. I understand your thought about getting into the market but if you have talented detailers already there and you try and low ball then you will not get the high end clients you're looking for but rather the high end pinheads that want everything at a deal or a "2 for 1 price". People, many rich people, shop by price. If your service is $20 cheaper they only see that you have to reduce costs because you have no work because you're no good.
Raise your prices and when asked for a booking tell people you're booked a few days out, set them up with a time and date and you'll call them if someone cancels. In a day or so call them, someone canceled and you can move them up.
Under promise, over deliver. That's our motto.
Good luck,
Anthony
Anthony Orosco said:Nice site, really like the lay out.
Your prices though, as others have noted, a far too low for the hours you claim to work. For an "Ultimate" you state it takes 16-18 hours and you're charging only $260.00. That's $16.25 an hour for 16 hours. I doubt though that you have factored in gas, product use, towels, tools used, insurance, and small things like laundry cleaning for towels, detergent, etc.
Factor that in and the bottom line is that you may actually be doing that detail for free....in other words you can't survive like that for very long.
You need to be making around $40 or more an hour. I understand your thought about getting into the market but if you have talented detailers already there and you try and low ball then you will not get the high end clients you're looking for but rather the high end pinheads that want everything at a deal or a "2 for 1 price". People, many rich people, shop by price. If your service is $20 cheaper they only see that you have to reduce costs because you have no work because you're no good.
Raise your prices and when asked for a booking tell people you're booked a few days out, set them up with a time and date and you'll call them if someone cancels. In a day or so call them, someone canceled and you can move them up.
Under promise, over deliver. That's our motto.
Good luck,
Anthony