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You should at least quote my post since you are referring to me. Our 'complete' packages are similar and that is just the time it takes me. I will say, I generally work and have worked on newer, smaller cars which I am sure plays a huge part in it. This coupled with the fact I don't have a...

I have tried to learn as much about the competition as possible. There are two in my town, at least what I would call detailers, honestly I am surprised there isn't more. The one is definitely a volume operation, the other is mobile. My business, not even a month old, has been a combo of...

Its nice how one car can turn into several, it seems that word of mouth and customer satisfaction is really paramount in this business. I really don't think there is a better way of marketing, unless you are a car wash or something like that. The Lehigh Valley is a great area, you can really...

No one told me to call anyone, we have insurance through them so I figured I would check with them first. As stated, it seems like other people have insurance through State Farm and others. They do offer business insurance just not for me because of my relatively new business. I also called...

Like I said, I called State Farm, we have stuff from them. Conversation went something like this... "Hi I am interested in getting insurance for my small business." "how long have you been doing business?" "A few months" "Sorry, we stopped doing that, unless you have been in business at...

It would be difficult to keep up by doing it a bigger scale, the exclusivity is key. My point was you have a lot of options, even if you want to cater to a certain type of vehicle there are multiple options.

This is exactly what I said, EXACTLY. lol. I called my State Farm agent, we have home and car insurance through them and they said they don't even do it anymore. Called, nationwide, progressive, state farm and then I decided to stop calling big names. I called some local brokers and was...

I am interested in this as well. Jersey is a great location for that sort of thing, tons of dealers down that way. I have been working on a similar idea as I have every major car brand within a few minutes of my house. I know there are a few detailers but from what I can tell no one offers...

So I've been spending the last few weeks trying to get things up and running and insurance has been the biggest issue, minus the obvious in trying to drum up business. Don't bother calling any of the big names unless you either currently have business insurance or you've been in business for...

Good advice. Just anxious, always trying to do something to make myself or business better. Not dumping money into random things but just trying to learn about products, techniques, etc. Learning how to operate a business and all that. A lot to learn.

I know, I am trying to be smart and patient but its hard. I've been trying to read up on small business books from the library plus stuff my dad has about business. The last few years of my life has been a whirlwind. Graduated from college, got a job working for the local government part...

This is a good post, I agree with you. I've been trying to price out my work and this is what I've been finding. Its a delicate balance. I don't want to start to low because then people will think I am cheap but I don't want to start to high because I want to attract clients. People are happy...

I know, sometimes I forget which account I am on. So many tabs open lol.

Just created one today, haven't gotten a chance to work on it yet. I know I've gone through and liked some of yours but I am gonna go through some now. https://www.facebook.com/modetailing

I like it, I don't see any problems with it.

I am pretty good with computers but I cannot code so I ended up using Squarespace myself. It has its pros and cons, its fairly easy to use, there are plenty of templates, good how to's and tech support. On the flip side the site can be fickle, the templates can be frustrating sometimes because...

Could be personal preference but can you center or left align your links? Your content seems to me left, your logo is centered but the home, about me, etc is all to the right. Maybe its just my browser.

Thanks for verifying, I just wanted to make sure before I started doing something. I thought it was weird, the exact response I got was "sorry but as of September first we no longer cover new businesses, you must be in business for at least two years." So now I have to find another company.

Might have been mentioned in here already but I called State Farm today and they said as of a month or two ago they don't cover new businesses. In general they were pretty useless in any sort of customer service, I am not sure why we even go through that agent anymore. *edit* Meant to ask...