Time to Grow
So, you took the plunge. You quit your job, bought some equipment, maybe leased a van or a small unit and started your detailing business! That was a year or two back now, and
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UK Detailing Academy’s running blog commentary on the detailing industry’s questions, useful guides, and articles designed to help you start, grow and run your detailing business.
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Question everything
There are so many assumptions, spurious science, “everyone knows” facts out there on the internet for new, innocent and enthusiastic entrants to the industry – who will sit for hours and research the best way to deliver services – that it’s easy to accept many supposed “facts” at face value, which make sense until you start to query them…
Managing Expectations
Managing Expectations in the Car Care Industry. The most successful detailing businesses are not the ones that deliver exactly what the customer asks for, but deliver the best possible outcome with a balance of
HAVS – What is it?
Vibration issues are no new topic in detailing, But what is HAVS? Why is it dangerous? And what are we trying to prevent?
New Strings
There are a few other options which generally suit an existing detailing business – PPF, PDR, alloy wheel refurbishment, SMART repair, Wrapping, Window tinting – but by far the most natural addition seems to trend as Leather Repair. And for good reason.
What’s the point of a trade association?
There’s always been a bit of confusion within the detailing industry over whether there is a need for such a body to semi-regulate and support what is an unregulatable industry…
Have your costs risen?
It’s easy, especially when you been running for a while to let swathes of time pass assuming you’re still covering your costs based on your calculations a year or two back – or was it three…? With a raft of running costs potentially increasing over the next few months, it’s probably having a quick tot up again to make sure you’re not working solely for the love of the job…
Leather Colour Matching
When you get involved with any type of leather repair, you will find that a correctly matched colour will make any job a thousand times easier to complete satisfactorily. However colour matching still evades many who are otherwise perfectly sound and trained leather repairers, and it’s an omitted skill which can cause the most issues.
When’s the best time to start?
Is there ever a “best” time to start a business?
Best is very subjective. For some, the “best”time is when they’re fed up with their current job and want a change, for some it’s a long planned out strategy based on market trends and careful saving to realise their dream career.
Make Yourself Memorable
One of the best bits of advice we can give to any fledgling or word of mouth reliant business is:
Make it easy for people to recommend you…
Course spotlight: Wetsanding
Sanding is quite an advanced detailing skill, but one that’s easy to pick up once you know the basics and rules. The key, as always, is practice and more practice. With regular group
What are you selling?
It’s quite an important question, as it can be what separates you from the crowd when turning a potential customer into your customer. What NEED is your customer looking to fulfill by using your services?