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It starts with the ‘job mentality’, meaning you fail to acknowledge that you call the shots. I see many questions from business owners on social media platforms on how to clean mold or an extremely neglected car. They would post pictures of vehicles they booked for a detail, mentioning a price that would be low even for an actual employee. It implies you did not put much thought you\u2019re your business model and are singularly focused on just doing what you are told. You can say ‘no’ to and refuse service to people who tell you what to do and what they are going to charge you. The people who are looking for a poor value exchange do not care about you and are NOT going to be a lifetime client. But you extend blind loyalty to them like you are employed by them hoping to prove to people you are a real detailer. I will mention the following with all due respect for those starting out. Someone genuinely interested in restoring their neglected interior would look for a more established (pricey) business and or not allow their alleged “not that bad” car to get THAT BAD.<\/p>\n
But I also see shaming posts on social media about what is a real detailer. I know what a real professional detailing business is. It involves having a business license. Having established that, it is your business. Meaning your rules and your life.<\/p>\n
When you ask what is detailing and what is your value to people that can and will not support you, a few things may come to mind.\u00a0 You may think, and on the surface correctly, this is the essence of detailing.\u00a0 I get it, you think restoration and not just cleaning a clean car.\u00a0 The problem is when you dig a little deeper, often the type of person that has these problems or more importantly decides letting their car get to rock bottom as the best way to extract the most bang for their buck, fall into this category.\u00a0 What does that say about how they value their car and indirectly more importantly your services.\u00a0 In that sense it is not the essence of detailing.<\/p>\n
Not only are these details significantly more challenging and labor intensive, many of the people who own these cars have the highest expectations for the lowest price.\u00a0 The irony that many of these cars need someone experienced who knows what they are doing.\u00a0 Critical thinking would suggest as much.\u00a0 Which leads me to the youngest most impressionable people in the industry accepting the service.\u00a0 Many of these services can be a liability if they decide to remove seats on modern cars.\u00a0 With mold, your health can be severely compromised!\u00a0 Not hyperbole.\u00a0 The people who perform the service for honestly 1\/10 of how much I might charge while recommending the owner goes to his or her insurance, are often not skilled enough to perform the service adequately.<\/p>\n
I remember a lady who asked about a service.\u00a0 She was flirtatious with me and secretive about issues that could have compromised my health.\u00a0 She was friendly until I noticed mold not mentioned and of-course gave her a quote, that was still quite generous.\u00a0 She told me she believed it would be a price that was actually lower than my starting price.\u00a0 She immediately in a uncomfortable tone asked me to move out of the way as she slammed her door in front of me with a formal goodbye.\u00a0 A lot of people likely have comparable stories that communicate work of exploitation while young detailers think this will inspire respect amongst customers.<\/p>\n
I was on the phone with someone looking for a detail.\u00a0 “Hey, do you steam clean?”\u00a0 After a little excessive probing to get to the root of the problem, I discovered why steam was so important to him.\u00a0 “I have bedbugs.”\u00a0 Whether I was okay with this or not, it is reasonable for even people who are not knowledgeable about detailing to share that critical information immediately without probing.<\/p>\n
But I also see shaming posts on social media about what is a real detailer.\u00a0 Pulling seat out?\u00a0 When you think about the problems of removing car seats with modern electronics versus the process of moving the seats back and forth.You know what a real professional detailer is?\u00a0 A business license.\u00a0 With that established, it is your business.\u00a0 Meaning your rules and your life.<\/p>\n
That real detailer question.\u00a0 Who cares.\u00a0 I do not put on my website title that I am a real detailer.\u00a0 But the clients who appreciate what I do believe I am very real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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