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Old 10-27-2012, 10:13 PM   #1
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New to posting, not detailing

Let me start off by saying, I've been educating myself on different sites for a few months and this friendly & positive atmosphere y'all have going on here is something I want to be part of! My background; I'm a 3rd gen electrician by trade. Tried starting a mobile detail biz years ago. Didn't take off like I had hoped. Lost most of my detailing stuff in an ugly divorce (except my 2 PC7336's hehe)! Wanting to get back into it, not too sure if I can handle mobile?
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Welcome to AGO and I hope u get ur biz up and goin


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Old 10-27-2012, 11:09 PM   #6
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Welcome to the site.

Detailing businesses typically don't just take off unless you have a very large advertising budget and appeal to what the the majority of consumers "know about detailing" which is basically nothing. Very high quality detailing like you'll see on a lot of detailing forums is a real niche service that sells only to a small percentage of the general public.

The folks who buy high quality detailing either know what's involved in it, have been beat down by hack detailers, are referred by a friend who had their car done or just happens across a high quality detailer and agrees to the high price that should accompany a high quality job.

It's a tough sell and out of a large amount of people approached, only one or two will be interested in paying for quality.

P.S. I was an electrician by trade for about 9 years.
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Old 10-30-2012, 06:31 AM   #9
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Thanks! I've done 2 w&w's the recently & had numerous requests for more of my services from their coworkers. I'm learning I'm not as young & quick as I used to be lol. What's the best/fastest way to wash & dry? How long should this take? Don't even ask me, I'm too embarrassed to say! Haha
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