Ask a Pro Blog: Not Just for Readers
While you may think that the Detailed Image Ask a Pro blog is primarily for the readers and enthusiasts, it is also a major asset for the detailers who participate as well. With one of the top detailers in the world, Todd Cooperider, actively managing the blog, we have compiled a team of writers dedicated to providing some of the most informative and educational automotive detailing content on the web. While detailing enthusiasts and up and coming detailers soak up the info, it gives the pros who participate the opportunity to showcase their work, gain credibility in the industry and attract new clients.
We have put extensive efforts into creating the most comprehensive collection of detailing reference information anywhere, and I have personally published over 70 articles myself. Through these efforts, I have seen the demand for my services go up exponentially, and the profitability of my business has increased considerably as well…partially because of the wholesale level I now buy my products at, but mostly because the quality of work and clientele that I now get. I have clients paying thousands of dollars just on shipping fees alone to send their prized possessions across the country for me to work on! And when they’re not shipping them, they’re paying me (well) to travel around the country when they could be hiring somebody locally.
- Todd Cooperider, Owner of Esoteric Auto Detail
Picture one of your documented details getting millions of views, spread virally across the internet. This was a reality for Esoteric Auto Detail, when his 60 hour restoration article on a Ferrari F40 got picked up by Autoblog.com, Autospies.com, and dozens of other popular automotive blogs and car forums. This means you are just one article away from getting in front of millions of viewers which will lead to years of contact by potential clients. Detailed Image is working closely with many editors of automotive sites, blogs, and social networking pages to bring even more exposure to each post that is published on the Detailed Image Ask a Pro Blog. As the blog grows, more and more websites will be keeping an eye out for a juicy article to publish which can put you in front of millions of car enthusiasts!
My business, popularity, and demand had already been carrying a tremendous amount of momentum in the detailing world, but when we developed the Ask A Pro Blog and started publishing so many articles, it literally went into hyperdrive at that point. Because of the fact that authoring articles for a blog carries so much more (instant) credibility than simple forum posts, and since the blog carries so much weight in being indexed by search engines, I literally had new customers finding me from all over the U.S. and around the globe as well.
- Todd Cooperider, Owner of Esoteric Auto Detail
We know what it takes to build a successful auto detailing business and we want to help you achieve a top tier pro detailer status. If your dream is to work on high end cars, network with successful high profiled people, and name your own price for your work, keep reading because becoming an active contributor on our blog will help pave the way for your success.
How Exposure is Generated for Participating Detailers
As a participating detailer, every post that is published is planting the seed for potential clients to find you for years to come. As a post gets published, the exposure starts on our Detailed Image homepage. Our homepage displays the 9 most recent posts for our visitors to click and instantly take them to the published post. This is what our viewers see on the homepage promoting the Ask a Pro Blog:
An important thing about the links on our homepage is that they get indexed by Google and other major search engines very quickly. Remember, once you have published content on the internet, it is there for the whole world to find for years to come.
Once a visitor finds and clicks on your post, directly under the title of your article is a link with the authors name:
When a reader clicks the linked name, it will take them to an author page which is a listing of all the posts created by a specific writer. It also includes more information about the author and company, including a link to their website to find out more information about your business.
Linking potential customers you interact with to your specific posts is a great way to show them just how knowledgeable you are about detailing without displaying other authors work. If you have a business website, we can help you get your articles automatically syndicated to your site to show your visitors.
Another section authors get exposure from is on the Find a Detailer Page. This page shows our visitors a map of the US and lists out any approved Detailed Image detailers. To be listed, you have to be selected by the group of Ask a Pro Detailers to ensure that the quality of work being done is following proper technique and using high quality products. It is an honor to be listed on our Find a Detailer Map, as the detailers listed are amongst the best of the best.
More than Just Exposure, Perks Too!
As a participating Ask a Pro Detailer, you get more than just exposure. Detailers selected are automatically given a special writer’s wholesale pricing tier which amounts to some major savings on every purchase. Ask a Pro Detailers are also the first to help us test out new products we get in as well as sample products from companies who we are considering carrying.
There is an exclusive discussion board for the detailers involved where you can ask just about anything and bounce ideas off some of the top detailers out there. Detailed Image encourages feedback from the detailers on potential brands and products to expand into, in hopes of becoming the only place you need to turn to for all your detailing needs. Each year we plan on adding to and assessing our current product offerings to make sure we only offer the most effective and best products to our customers.
How Do You Join?
We welcome potential detailers to submit articles to be published on our Ask a Pro Blog. To achieve writer status, we must publish at least 5 of your posts. Until you reach 5 posts, published posts will be posted under a guest account. There will be no author page or Find a Detailer listing until 5 of your posts are published. Wholesale pricing and access to the pro detailer discussion are not activated until you reach the 5 post mark. We also require a minimum of one new post per month once the 5 initial posts have been made to remain active.
The key thing we are looking for is extensive knowledge on a given topic relating to detailing. Some things to consider writing about are specific steps about detailing, useful tips or tricks, in depth product reviews, thorough documentation of a detail you perform, discussion about being a professional detailer and the business side of detailing, or anything else you can think of that you feel the detailing community could benefit from. We encourage taking pictures when applicable and video is also another option.
Before submitting any articles, please read through some of our current Ask a Pro posts, especially our Best Of Posts, to get a feel for what we are looking for. I’d encourage anyone looking to submit an article to first e-mail us with an outline of the post so that there is no confusion or time wasted on either end. We can help outline the post so that our readers get the most out of your published post. Keep in mind, not every article submitted will be published, if we do not feel it is up to par, we can offer suggestions on how to get it there. If you are interested in submitting an article to be published, please send it to greg@detailedimage.com. Finally, each article submitted should be exclusive content for the Ask a Pro blog and should not be duplicated elsewhere. We encourage you to create a buzz about your posts on other sites, but only give a preview and link to the article on Detailed Image. This will help collectively build more traffic to the blog yielding a benefit to all.
If you have any questions on anything, please do not hesitate to ask and shoot me an e-mail. We look forward to helping your business grow and take your details to the next level.
