The largest annual convention for mobile appearance techs was held on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in late January in Orlando, FL. The MTE is a huge opportunity to: Learn about new products that improve your business. Learn new ways of doing business from valuable seminars. Build valuable relationships with vendors and other techs. Take [...]
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Photographing Your Reconditioning Work: 5 Tips
I’ve had customers tell me they chose my recon business solely because of the before and after photos on our website. Our competitors talked for days about how great they were. We SHOWED them. And they called us. Uses for your photos. Website. Have a “gallery” page where you showcase your work. Sprinkle in some [...]
The Art of Saying No: Detailing Jobs I Declined.
One of the most difficult lessons of the detailing business is that you’re better of turning some jobs away. It’s a skill you learn in the transition from busy to profitable. Here’s 3 memorable examples. 1. Wholesale car auction: I received a call from the manager of a local auction requesting that we begin reconditioning [...]
Four uses for your smart phone in your reconditioning business.
The majority of small business owners have bought into the smart phone revolution by late 2011. However, among that majority, most only use a fraction of what their iPhone, android, or Blackberry can do for their business. These new phones are particularly useful to detailers, PDR tax, and interior repair techs. The reason is that [...]
The Car Detailer’s Guide to Selling Gift Certificates
Most car detailers sell gift certificates, but with a few tweeks, could sell up to 100% more. Some tips: Use a professional gift certificate template. Here’s 25 free templates: http://www.wordtemplatesonline.com/2011/04/free-gift-certificate-templates/ You can edit them using the free application, Open Office. That’s right…no need to pay the Microsoft tax! Feature gift certificates on your website and [...]
Credit card processing via smartphone for mobile detailers, PDR techs, and other mobile techs.
“Do you take credit cards?” Most mobile techs don’t, and there are good reasons for this. First, merchant accounts charge big set up fees ($500+) as well as monthly maintenance fees. It simply doesn’t make sense financially for a mobile tech who may only charge 15 – 20 transactions monthly. The consequences of not accepting [...]
Accept Credit Cards…On Your Phone?
“Do you take credit cards?” Most mobile techs don’t, and there are good reasons for this. First, merchant accounts charge big set up fees ($500+) as well as monthly maintenance fees. It simply doesn’t make sense financially for a mobile tech who may only charge 15 – 20 transactions monthly. The consequences of not accepting [...]
The Paint Warehouse vs. Paint Bull
The right supplier makes all the difference to a mobile tech: you need high quality supplies, top-notch support, and great value from your supplier. A bad supplier can kill an account! That’s right…if you get shipped the wrong items, sent late, you won’t repair your dealer’s cars on time. They soon drop you and your [...]
Dentcraft: Why Buy Their PDR Tools?
Who is Dentcraft? Dentcraft is a manufacturer of PDR tools based out of Oklahoma City, OK. They began business in 1997, and supply to professional dent technicians around the world via their website, http://dentcraft.com, and their printed catalog. Why choose Dentcraft? Dentcraft has a few unique policies that make them popular with their customers: Lifetime [...]
Dent Wizard: Reviews of Their Service
Dent Wizard: Who are They? Dent Wizard is an automotive reconditioning corporation established in 1983. They now employ 1400 employees worldwide and service car dealerships and individual car owners with paintless dent repair services and minor paint and auto body repairs. Why use Dent Wizard? They have mobile services that come to your home or [...]
Testimonials
“This system is perfect for us. Lots of money saved on vendors.”
” My customers are thrilled by the results and the relatively small fee. This kit has paid it self over and over again and comes highly recommended.”
“We have found your touchup kit to be very easy to learn and use… We’ll need another kit or two soon.”
“If any of you are looking to purchase a paint touch-up kit, I’d highly recommend the kits offered by Robert at Applied Colors.”
“Our detailers do our touch ups onsite with the Applied Colors kit. It’s worked out great on our used inventory. We no longer wait for specialists who charge us $50 a car.”
“I am very pleased with the results to date. Customers are easy to come by they too seem very happy with the service.”
"The kit is compact and we get great color matches. Well worth every penny."
“The system was easy to learn and apply…I’d recommend it to dealers and wholesalers regardless of how large or small they are.”
“It’s one of the more useful tools among my mobile detailing supplies.”
“Great Color Matching”
