How to start an auto detailing business and mobile auto detailing business

Thank you for visiting our web site, my name is Nicholas J. Vacco, Founder and President of Detail King Auto Detailing Supplies, Auto Detailing Equipment and Auto Detailing Training Company. I want to congratulate you on taking the very first step of becoming an new entrepreneur. About twenty six years ago I started my own mobile auto detailing business out of the trunk of my car while I was still in college. After a few years and a lot of hard work I began operating my new detailing business out of a four bay shop with a large showroom and customer waiting area. My business grew to a giant and became the most successful auto detailing and restyling business in the city of Pittsburgh. My detailing business was named "King Of The Road" Auto Appearance Center. King Of The Road quickly expanded and offered aftermarket installations of sun roofs, running boards, car alarms, remote starters and stereo systems. We even purchased a used Cadillac Limousine to shuttle our customers back and forth. That one limousine lead to what now is the largest and most versatile limousine company in the city of Pittsburgh today. One day someone offered me a large sum of money for my business and I sold it.

Originally I was going to be a DJ when I was still a teenager. I had a great mentor here in Pittsburgh, his name was Rush Limbaugh. Believe it or not Rush was a Top 40 DJ in the Pittsburgh radio market back in the 70's. Rush ended up getting canned because he was way too "radical" for Pittsburgh radio. I lost track of him after college and decided to get into car detailing instead of radio broadcasting. Obviously Rush is very successful today with his radio talk show and I moved forward and focused on taking my auto detailing business model to the next level. With the creation of the commercial Internet and the World Wide Web I saw a great opportunity to take what I had learned over the years and offer my expertise and relevant knowledge to other individuals so they have the opportunity to experience the success I had for so many years. In 1999 the birth of Detailking.com became a reality. Detail King was initially operated out of my office from my home. After a few years this business grew so fast that I had to hire a complete staff and move into a brand new two - level, 7,000 sq. ft building that houses our Sales, Support and Marketing Staff, Training Center, Showroom and two Warehouses. Yes, Detail King is now highly regarded as the premier leader in the auto detailing industry for supplies, equipment, training and customer support.

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This is the only business that I know of that you can make as much money as you are willing to work for. You can't possibly ever run out of clients, there are millions of vehicles on the road today and their owners are too busy or don't have the knowledge to keep their vehicles properly detailed and their car's appearances cosmetically maintained. If you do a superior job you will have an endless stream of repeat business and referral customers. It is up to you how big you want to become and how much money you want to make. People buy cars, people dirty their cars and people will need their cars cleaned. We can teach you how to get a piece of that pie and keep it! We can teach you how to "think out of the box" and cultivate profitable niches and acquire commercial accounts, fleet accounts, high-end retail customers and even profitable auto dealership accounts.

Students, workers that have been laid off or let go, retired persons, attorneys, accountants, waiters, car salesmen, doctors, just about anyone can own and operate their own auto detailing business. Most individuals begin with a mobile auto detailing business because you have practically no overhead and your start-up costs are usually very low. You can be a part-time mobile detail operator like I was for a few years and then quit your job and make it a full time profitable career. Some people jump right into this and do it full-time right away. Whatever direction you choose first I and my staff are committed to help you succeed. What is so great about this business you can start it up for under $1500 and make money your very first day. I would not offer auto aftermarket installations of accessories like I did in the 80's and 90's. If I were to do it all over again today, knowing what I know now; auto detailing would still be my backbone for generating revenue plus I would offer profitable auto reconditioning services like: paint chip repair, headlight restoration, plastic trim restoration, carpet dying, cigarette burn repair, vinyl and leather repair and interior odor removal.

I can furnish you with everything you will need to get started. You will have the best auto detailing cleaning chemicals, polishes, supplies, equipment, training and support available in this industry. Remember I have been doing this for over 26 years, I will guide you down the path of entrepreneurial success. There are no franchise fees or royalties to pay. All the money you make is yours! You should seriously consider attending one of our auto detailing training seminars held at our headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. You will learn what you really need to do to get started with regards to licensing, advertising, marketing, operations, and hands-on training. We truly have the very best auto detailing training programs in the industry. We have been offering auto detailing training classes since 1999 and have trained over 1000 students from all over the globe. Today we are actually a private licensed training school and our curriculum has been approved by the Pennsylvania Board Of Education. Not too many businesses offering auto detailing training can say that they have been in business for over 11 years and their programs are even approved by their state. We can!

I have developed a unique package called the Detailer's Entrepreneur Starter Kit (Business Package I). This package features what you will need to get your auto detailing business started plus my 50 page training manual, special marketing reports, industry publications, articles, detailers check list, and our exclusive advertising and marketing software CD's. and much more. The manual and reports are packed full of information that will educate you quickly on how to operate and grow your new auto detailing business. I have had people who have purchased my manual and told me they would have paid me $5000 for it if they knew how successful it was going to help make them. I hold nothing back. I tell you how I did it, tell you how and where to market your services and when it's time to expand. You can also watch our videos on our Video Vault and on our You Tube page. We will have professionally produced auto detailing training videos on CD's available early Fall of 2010. Be sure you sign up for our Newsletter so you can be alerted when they are available.

One of the most important things to me is having fun and making money doing it. Owning your own auto detailing business can be profitable and fun. It can also be very lucrative. You can expand this business and offer other very profitable auto reconditioning services to your customer base. My manual will tell you all the secrets and tips you need to know to be very successful in this industry. You may also want to consider attending our weekend 2 day training seminar or even our 3 day training seminar. We not only will teach you how to professionally detail a car but also how to start it and grow it through advertising and promotion. We understand the importance of having a sound social media marketing plan including using facebook, YouTube, twitter, SMS text alerts and LinkedIn. We will teach you how to incorporate a social media marketing program for your business too.

You will be learning from the very best. Everything that I will teach you I have already done and perfected. This will help you avoid the "rookie" mistakes and pitfalls that new entrepreneurs can make. All the products that we offer we actually use in the field so we know how these products will work for you and what you may experience. This enables us better assist you in your development and growth. We offer you not only auto detailing supplies and auto detailing equipment but a true Concept on how to start and operate a successful auto detailing business with complete guidance for as long as you need it. It is so much easier to start and grow a new business by having someone that you can rely on to point you in the right direction. That someone is Detail King!

Finally, be sure you take a look at our Authorized Licensee Program. This is a very unique program. Our Authorized Licensee program enables you to get special pricing for our products and equipment, use of our Detail King logo in your advertising, get a discount for our training seminars, receive our special Authorized Licensee advertising and marketing tools CD, a professionally designed banner or sandwich sign with your business name, logo and the Detail King Authorized Licensee logo, ongoing support and training. This is a one - of - a kind program that can give you that competitive edge and help take you to the top. No one in this industry offers a program like ours. We are very selective on who we approve to be authorized licensees. Many territories have been taken. Be sure to inquire to see if your territory is still available. Act fast because this program has become so popular it could be difficult to secure your home territory in the future.