Very worried about detailing in my area. Is it worth to even start it up, im having?

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quamen

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Im very worried about detailing in the state my family has located to not very long ago. I used to live in North Jersey, a very wealthy state with many nice cars.

I now live in Pa about 1 hour from where I used to live. The pay scale is alot less here in this state and I see alot more beater cars. It is a big mix that I see on a everyday basis. Alot of nice cars and alot of crap cars.



I know many people that live in this state,actually drive to New Jersey to work or New York and then drive home and save some money to live here.

Im wondering If I can make it in my area. There was a detailer just down the road from my house, and I already see his sign is gone after 1 summer!!!



I want to do mobile detailing, but I dont know if I can pull in the clients. I dont see the cars like I did in New Jeresey. BMW, Benz and other high profile cars. They are few and far between. Im thinking of actually commuting back and forth to Jersey to Pa to make it work, but that is 60 miles each way.



They are though alot of nice developments around here that indeed have nice cars. But, it just seems those with nice cars, ill have to get all them as clients to make it work. i just dont see many people living in my area even with nice cars wanting them to get detailed when they moved here to save money in the first place.



This is my biggest obstacle is finding the cars to detail if at all possible. What do you guys make of this?
 
i reckon you should conduct some form of market survey, see if there is a demand for detailing in yo city. don't just set up shop without any research! find otu why the other detailer closed down....you might be able to buy stuff at discounted prices from him
 
yup the best thing to do is get some research down and get some answers. starting any type of business is a big step especially when what you see around you may not bring in the best visions of prosperity. commuting 60 miles each way sounds like a hell of a journey, so do think about. hope all goes well.
 
Yeah I have actually done research, or tried but many shops it is hard to get answers. I see some shops around that seem to keep busy, but I tried to ask them how busy and they know im up to something.



I live not to far from a big city, with alot of business that is a good thing though. What do you guys think about just investing money in just getting flyers out there?



If i get a big response I can then just buy all the equipment I need to make it happen. I plan on doing mobile detailing and the only good thing I have on my side is that there are no mobile detailers except one
 
If you talking about the Easton PA area, I would say no, there is no real lucrative detailing market in that area. That being said, there are poeple who care about their cars, people who own very nice cars, no matter where you live. The challenge out there will be getting known and making a name for yourself becuase any business you get will have to be by word of mouth. I would say you have to decide on what kind of detailing you want to do, if you want a nice low volume, average side business detailing decent vehicles you may be able to pull it off. If you want a high level exotic concours show car detailing business I'd say you need to think about it a little.
 
Stop the defeatest attitude. Ya gotta believe not only in yourself but every aspect of your business. Anyone who has ever failed in life did so because of excuses. If you seriously want to detail no matter what area you live in and you believe without a shadow of a doubt that you will succeed then you will. Just start with 1 vehicle at a time Now go for it and good luck.
 
Damn auto care USA you got me moving with that comment. Yeah I felt that today and got all happy when I was really thinkiing about it. I was like what the hell am I thinking. I live in the Pocono area only 30 mintues from the jersey border. There are pleny of development areas around. There are thousands of nice cars al around, but alot of junks to. If I apply myself to the low volume of cars, and do them well word will spread and ill keep busy. Plus, I only have to invest very little money in equipment, I have alot of it already. If I dont try ill never know. I live in the eastern part of Pa, Monroe county. 30 Mintues from the delaware water gap, and about 40 miles from Easton. I live near a city called Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Broadheadsville, Effort, If you heard of any of those.



Thanks Auto Care USA for the encouragement.
 
quamen, it would be helpful if you would edit your profile so that folks always can see where you are. You'd be surprised: Sometimes a person talks about having a problem, and somebody else can see their location, lives in the area, and offers to help. Similarly, once I saw a thread by a guy in St Louis who desperately needed Klasse SG that very weekend, and I volunteered to bring him some. So ... if you want to do this … click on "user cp" at the top of the page, then click on "Edit Profile," then (under the Additional Information section) put something in the "Location" box -- something as specific as your town name or as general as what state you live in.
 
Actually I am somewhat familiar with the area that you are in as a Brother of mine lives in E-Stroudsburg. There are a lot of summer/winter vacation communities up there in the Poconos. I used to go to Lake Naomi a few years back where the In-laws had a vacation home.



You will find that there at these vacation communities a lot of folks from NYC and North Jersey with some really nice wheels. If you don't mind traveling a little distance then I can that area as being quite lucrative. Just need to get around and get known.
 
Auto Care USA said:
Stop the defeatest attitude. Ya gotta believe not only in yourself but every aspect of your business. Anyone who has ever failed in life did so because of excuses. If you seriously want to detail no matter what area you live in and you believe without a shadow of a doubt that you will succeed then you will. Just start with 1 vehicle at a time Now go for it and good luck.
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I agree 100%. "Just start with 1 vehicle at a time". Hang in there and look for new ways to accomplish your goals. You can do it!



YOU CAN...IF YOU THINK YOU CAN



P.S. That's the title of a good book written by Norman Vincent Peale, who also wrote THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING. Very good reading!
 
mirrorfinishman said:




P.S. That's the title of a good book written by Norman Vincent Peale, who also wrote THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING. Very good reading!
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I'd also highly recommend reading "Customers For Life" by Carl Sewell. It walks you through on how to take the one time customer and make them yours for life. Outstanding information and an easy read.
 
Scottwax said:
I'd also highly recommend reading "Customers For Life" by Carl Sewell. It walks you through on how to take the one time customer and make them yours for life. Outstanding information and an easy read.
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Scottwax,



Thanks for that very good recommendation!
 
Hey, quamen, I'm about 30 minutes west of you, in Mountain Top.



There are busy executives with expensive cars and discretionary income everywhere, especially in the Poconos. Look for a location along 209 or 611, or 940. The key is, they got to know you're there. I've seen a lot of auto-related businesses, like stereo shops and body shops and custom shops, fail because the entenpreneur skimped on the location.



You gotta figure the other guy went out of business because he wasn't any good, and that you are better than that. Every time someone is starting out, there is someone else saying that "Oh, the competition is too great, you'll never succeed." If you don't believe me, tell someone you're going into real estate sales. Then tell another person that you've started writing screenplays, an tell another person that you're going to school to learn HVAC. See what the answer IN EVERY CASE is.



There's competition in EVERYTHING. If you're good, you'll succeed. If you're great, you'll expand. If you're great, and savvy, you'll franchise! LOL, J/K; what I mean is, the limits aren't EXTERNAL, they're INTERNAL.



If I were younger, without lots of health problems and a family that needs the security of health care and a steady income, I'd start a detail business in a minute.



Now, most of those are INTERNAL decisions. Weighing the factors, it's not something that I FEEL comfortable doing. The health issue is different; it is EXTERNAL. I don't think I'm capable of doing the physical labor. If you're young and healthy, and you want to do it, it can be done.





Tom
 
Wow thanks Tom for the exciting post. Yes, i know where all those roads are. I guess im still to new to have taken notice to all the nice developments with nice cars etc. I have moved here not long ago about 9 months and have been busy with other stuff. Everyday though since i plan on starting up soon , i do notice more and more nice rides and where people living have those rides. I have rode through developments and was impressed with the rides. Yeah i hear you on your situation. YOu need something that is definite and right there pay in your hand every week, with your kids and all. Im going to be mobile detailer by all means. I just think I would do so much better in this area with it. There are no mobile people around here just 1 I heard and it is cheaper start. Ill let all you guys know and keep you updated on progress.
 
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