Detailing from your home garage

[atldeville]

this is my 3rd initial post. lol. im currently trying to decide between mobile, permanent location and my home garage. i already have a post on mobile and permanent locations. ok, working out of your garage. i know the pros: no additional overhead other than utilities used in the garage. cons: dont want to run a commercial ESTABLISHMENT in a neighborhood. ok, how do you do this and make it profitable?

marketing????????

not having too much traffic at the house without violating ordinances????

[C. Charles Hahn]

Originally Posted by atldeville

this is my 3rd initial post. lol. im currently trying to decide between mobile, permanent location and my home garage. i already have a post on mobile and permanent locations. ok, working out of your garage. i know the pros: no additional overhead other than utilities used in the garage. cons: dont want to run a commercial ESTABLISHMENT in a neighborhood. ok, how do you do this and make it profitable?

marketing????????

not having too much traffic at the house without violating ordinances????

If all you're going to be is a wash'n'wax guy (not a detailer) your best bet is probably mobile since you sound like you plan on having people in and out quick with several vehicles a day.

I work out of my home garage, but usually only have 1-2 cars a day and do either 1 step polish or full correction detailing. As far as marketing goes, it's really no different than any other type of detailing business.

[atldeville]

Originally Posted by Shiny Lil Detlr

If all you're going to be is a wash'n'wax guy (not a detailer) your best bet is probably mobile since you sound like you plan on having people in and out quick with several vehicles a day.

I work out of my home garage, but usually only have 1-2 cars a day and do either 1 step polish or full correction detailing. As far as marketing goes, it's really no different than any other type of detailing business.

can you give me pointers on how you market and how much you charge and the details of what you do for that price point??? do they drop the cars off and wait or do you go get them???

[JaredPointer]

Depending on where you live, doing this out of your garage might be a no-no. Just throwing that out there. It's better to check the ordinances, laws, and agreements on where you live before jumping headfirst into it out of your home.

[Stephan]

I detail out of my garage but only because its not my full time job, there are advantages such as everything is there easy to get at, coincidentely this is also the downfall as everything is there and my garage is cluttered with every household item...