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    Old Dog Looking For Something New

    Definitely agree here! I hope Johnathan visits us again to give us some more information. That's what I see most in my area is someone likes to detail cars and decides to make money off of it without thinking about it as a full-on business. Then after grinding for a year they look up and realize...
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    Struggling to get customers

    How many cars have you detailed per month since starting in April? How many of the customers have you reached back out to to follow up for their next detail? Follow up with the two who wrote your google reviews and facebook page, especially since they were pleased with your work, and offer them...
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    What canopy size to buy?

    Have you tried to fill 4 buckets of water, place each leg into each bucket, and bungee cord the leg to the bucket? Each bucket with about 4 gallons of water should weigh 30-35 pounds.
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    Where to sell existing mobile business/trailer?

    Have you thought about hiring someone to run the detailing business for you? You would want to find someone that you know would be able to produce the quality of work that you produced for your clients. You might be able to hire someone to run the business and then after some time (3 months, 6...
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    Happy Birthday Nick@Mckees37!

    Happy Birthday!
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    My journey in starting a detailing business

    I agree, I think that is a fantastic idea to learn and train yourself on how to detail properly. Would love to see some pictures of the cars OP burned through!
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    redirect error

    It appears to be pretty common for other users over the years as well. Hopefully one of the administrators of this site will be able to resolve it. Vbulletin 4.2.0 pl3 hacked redirect to filestore72.info - vBulletin Community Forum
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    Feedback on my website

    Overall it looks great, I did not check on mobile but here are my desktop tips for you. I don’t see a problem with your logo. Title tag should not say “mysite”, instead should be specific to auto detailing in Cincinnati. Look into getting a more “professional” email address. You can create a...
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    Very inconsistent

    I just used his web address he commented with originally in his question regarding his ad wording - Ken The Detailer Mobile Detailing Serving all of St. Johns and Duval.. What exactly are you saying here? In order for anyone to leave a review in Google Places they must have a Google account...
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    Move away from washes and towards corrections

    It is true that pricing yourself low in order to get customers starting out is generally a bad idea. As others have mentioned, once you want to raise prices or try and get your current customers to the next package level you will face resistance. This is why it is crucial to do market analysis...
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    Very inconsistent

    A few tips to improve your add headlines. 1) Stand out - Your first headline does not stand out to me at all. I don't know Ken and I don't know how Ken will solve my problems. People searching on Google have a problem they want solved, make it easy for them to see how you will solve their...
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    Very inconsistent

    A few tips to improve your add headlines. 1) Stand out - Your first headline does not stand out to me at all. I don't know Ken and I don't know how Ken will solve my problems. People searching on Google have a problem they want solved, make it easy for them to see how you will solve their...
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    Home Based Legitimate Detailing Business?

    Congratulations on taking the dive to full time business owner! I have answered above in bold. Do you have clients lined up from part time that you can carry over and keep a consistent flow of new customers from recommendations? If you haven't already, reach out to your past customers and let...
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    How should I handle paint correction when mobile?

    Congratulations on starting your detailing business! If you are going to be at a place of business like a gym, apartment complex or shopping center. You might be able to get permission to setup some pop-up tents for not only shade for the car but yourself as well. You didn't have your location...
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    Water and Generator

    I agree that you want to be a professional and over time you will get to the point where you can reasonably afford a water tank and generator. I don't like the idea of going into debt starting out a detailing business. Stick with waterless washing until you save enough to get these, you will...
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