I know the work that some of these guys consistently put out. The guys I know are excellent detailers, business men, marketers, problem solvers, salesmen, customer service minded professionals , networkers all rolled up into one and have spent the time perfecting their craft. The guys on the list that I know are pro,s if there are better they will surface.
You get the title from someone else, you don't self proclaim it.
Very well said.
Everything you wrote.
To get to the top you have to do all of the above to the best of your ability and anywhere you're lacking seek out help.
Learn the art of photography and the art of getting pictures on the Internet
Learn to capture good before, process and after shot. That's one reason I encourage people to learn how to get the pictures off the memory stick and processed and then uploaded into a gallery and then INSERTED into a thread, not simply attached. Heck I have articles on my article list on both how to detail and how to use a camera to share what you detail and it's not that hard to do.
That's why I wrote this article with this purposefully written subject title.
If you're going to be a "Forum Person" on ANY forum, help yourself by learning how to work with picture on the Internet
Help others...
Learn how to write and share the products and the process you used.
Write for your audience and the medium
Learn how to write for the Internet, that is using headings, white space, short paragraphs, spell check, etc. Reading on a monitor tires the eyes in the first place, don't make it harder by using poor formatting etc.
Lead by example in the real world and the cyber world
Above all, conduct yourself in a professional manner both in the world and on all the forums you hang out on. There are some Pro Detailers that are VERY good at making paint shiny but if you read through their
posting history they show themselves to be very much less than professional and that's putting it kindly.
A person's posting history reveals their character...
Some of the best detailers I know are also the nicest people I know. Some of the newest detailers I know are also the nicest people I've met. The people that conjure up a negative impression are the people that conduct themselves horribly regardless of their work.
Leverage Social Media and Online and Offline Touch-Points
Everyone's different and if you want to be at the top of this game you can't not be a member of Facebook because "you" don't like Facebook, it's not about you, it's about connecting in every manner possible and again, doing it in a professional manner. I'm always surprised when I seen someone dis a specific mode of communication but it often times goes hand-in-hand with their online lack of professionalism.
Of course, working hard, working honest and buffing out a kazillion cars helps too...
