A Car Detailing Business Made Simple!

It is hard to believe it has been over 30 years since I started my own car detailing business! 

Starting a detailing business today is vastly different from starting one when I did back in 1988. 

I was desperate for information.

You on the other hand are drowning in information.

Information Overload!

Yes, information is good and critical to your success, but with today's Internet you will be dealing with an entirely different problem than I had when I started business.

With today's forums of every kind, now the Internet is a free platform for anyone who can use a keyboard to express their opinions as to "how things should be done".

These keyboard jockey's often do more harm than good by spreading unverified information or speaking from limited experience.

I have developed a separate website where I take my 35 -plus years of experience and will teach you how to start your own detailing business.

Detail Vault

For over 15 years I have wanted to develop the type of action plan I wish I had access to when I first began.

You can access Detail Vault here: The Vault

With so many voices all screaming with a different opinion, it will be hard for you to know which way to start.

From do-it-yourself videos online to expensive multi-day training seminars, you may find yourself sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to pull the trigger or not.

Let me add these (2) biggest points to take into consideration before you do anything:

• You will never truly feel ready!
• There is no "single" way; only different or better ways!

Start Before You Are Ready

Many guys make the mistake of trying to over-think the decision to start a car detailing business. I have seen this over and over again; they are part of the group of people that are forever preparing!

The problem is that they never end up pulling the trigger and the next thing they realize is that another year has passed, and they are in the exact same position they were a year earlier-

no closer to their goal or dreams of owning their own mobile car wash business, or mobile detailing business!

This is why one of my biggest pieces of advice is to accept the fact that you will never feel completely prepared or completely ready.

One thing I can promise you is this:

"Doing the same thing today will guarantee you get the same results tomorrow"

My guess is that you are tired of getting the same results and this is one of the reasons you are here. Tell me if you haven't thought these same things in your head a hundred times:

• I love working on cars, therefore I could or should start a business.
• I love washing and detailing my own car, therefore I should start a business.
• I hate my job, I hate my boss, I hate working for someone else; therefore I should start a business.
• I see others guys detailing cars; if they can do it, why can't I?

Well I can tell you that you are not alone! I thought these very things all day long as I drove around and saw one mobile detailer after another; all working for themselves to build their own car detailing business!

The good news is that you have come to the right place! This website itself is filled with decades of first hand experience.

Whether you are looking to make a break into the exciting world of professional detailing or simply want to learn the tricks of the trade to use on your own cars, this website is for you.

"Darren, what can I do today?"

You have options...

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Hire Darren

Since my time is so limited, it it simply impossible to answer every question or request that is thrown my way. For this reason I have consulting options available for people that are in need of very specific problems and looking for a person with 30+ years of professional experience for advice and direction.

If you feel you are in need of immediate and specific advise you can go to my consulting page at this link here. This provides people who find themselves with a very specific problem they need immediate help with or in formulating a very specific strategy if questioning as to the next step to take in starting your car detailing business.

Choose a Business Name

That's right; you really get to decide upon a name for your new business! And don't act like you haven't had about 100 different ideas floating through your head already!

Now you need to make that critical decision and figure out what you are going to call your new path to freedom!

Once you have figured out what your car detailing business is going to be called you are likely going to want to get some professional looking business cards as one of your very first things of business.

(You can see my dedicated page on Detail Business Cards)

Dressing Like a Professional

I know at the beginning money is in short supply. It certainly was for me!

While I preach endlessly about "presentation" and the importance of it within many of my YouTube videos, having professional business uniforms may simply be unrealistic.

I will provide a couple options for you that make it more realistic when you are first starting out since any local shop you might go to and have custom branded shirts made typically require you to purchase more shirts than you would want or need at the beginning.

Spring Tees:
With that said, I have produce some T-shirts that can be purchased by anyone looking to make a professional appearance but lacks the budget of the mass imprint runs associated with producing your own custom auto detailing business uniforms.

Now you can pick and choose from a number of detailing T-shirts I have designed that are industry specific to a car detailing business, but not custom printed with my own logo on them and can be purchased as single or multiple units. You check them out at this link: Detail Uniform order page

Business Website

Just as most of your detail customers are pretty ignorant as to how much work and effort goes into getting the details right, most business owners are pretty ignorant when it comes to the endless variables of creating a website and having it useful in getting them business.

See this link to become an informed person before you make that critical decision on whether an auto detailing website is right for you.

Back when I first started out, I had no mentor or any manual or blueprint worth a darn like you have access today. I am giving you multiple ways in which to access my professional experience.

After all, I have built the very thing you likely want to build.

So stay tuned into this website as I am constantly updating it with more and more information, but don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and see me in action within the real world of my professional car detailing business. (see bottom or top of each page to subscribe now)

Sincerely,

Darren Priest

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