Detailing at business locations

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LDPaul

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Recently, I have been given the possiblity to detail vehicles at a business site. Any assistance would be great. My main concern is how to discuss this with the business (management). What kind of proprosal should I make and do I give managment discounts or free details? This contract could be my money during the winter months. Any suggestions or pointers would be great.



Thanks



rlspringer
 
I used to work with managment. Overall they are mostly concerned with the people renting their space. They want them to be happy, thats about it (aside from paying rent).



I would propse your idea as a service that will keep their renters happy, it is a clean and quiet operation and most of all... it wont cost managment anything.
 
Don't offer anyone anything "free" unless absolutely necessary! That would be my first point of advise, and don't agree to do stuff that you know might be difficult to fulfill.



As for discussing this with the administrators, well just be yourself, firm handshakes, look them in the eye when listening and speaking, always remember their names and before you discuss anything about money make sure that you know what they want and expect from you and in turn that they know and understand what you do and do not do. Lastly, get it in writing.



Good Luck!

Anthony
 
So from what you are saying then I will be proposing to pay rent (to pay for water and elect). Any suggestions on how much rent I should pay or suggest? Since this is the first time I have offer this to a business, I want to do things right.



I do aggree with remembering names and being professional. Presentation is everything.



Should I create some sort of contract?



Thanks
 
Create a contract after you have discussed what they want and expect from you and after you have told them what you do and don't do.



Also if they don't bring up you paying rent then don't bring it up either. Now they may want you to carry insurance so you may want to look into that before hand as it can be hard to come by for mobile detailers. Lots of insurance companies are dropping mobile detailers because of its high risk. A few ignorant hack detailers have ruined it for those of us seeking to be professional and careful.



Ask them how many cars they expect you to do and let them know how many cars you can do, let them know your prices upfront, what you perform for that price and by all means don't go to cheap just because the volume of cars might be higher. If you do you will be overloaded with cars and your quality of work then goes down, bad trade off.



Anthony
 
Thanks Anthony,



I will post the insurance company I found that will insure mobil detailers. The price for $250,000 liability was about $350 a year. Don't know if that is expensive, but did not sound to bad. They were located in Florida.



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Anthony or anyone else



Do you know of anyone that has put some sort of basic contract together. I am not real good on that aspect.
 
Hello,



You might be able to find "generic" contracts covering a wide variety of topics in stores like OfficeMax or Officedepot. They have leasing contracts, sales contracts and employee contracts for sale. You can thumb thru them and see if one comes close to what you want and then all you need do is change it here and there to suit your needs. Then type it on your business letterhead and bingo, your all professional!



Some guys get lawyers to look over them but then you're talking extra cash out of your pocket unless you have a friend who is a lawyer. My contracts are all verbal ones meaning that I just tell the clients what they get for a set amount each month and whenever they want they can drop the maintenance work, no hard feelings or they can add other cars, again no hard feelings :)



Anthony
 
I detail a lot of cars at businesses and I've never had to work a deal. Usually one person will call me out and then once I am there and they see the results, others at the same office will call me to set up appointments. I've never gone to an office cold to try and drum up business.



You definitely want to make sure the customer is allowed to have detailing done at their office, because a few places don't allow it, like the office complex that is just north of 635 on Midway. They don't allow the windshield replacement people either...but that is the only place in DFW I know of that won't allow detailing on their lots.
 
I am also in the process of drawing up a contract for a large business complex...1,000+ cars.



What I've figured was to basically stress that your service will not be an incovenience to the property, visitors, or the employees of the particular site. Also, cutting a discount deal with the property manager and property management staff is a good business move. Good word of mouth coming from the property manager to management of particular companies on the property will definitely increase business.



I know a mobile detailing company that won a contract to run a detailing operation in the underground garage of a famous building in Bala Cynwyd, P.A.....10,000+ cars! He is currently earning six figures!!!!!!!!!!!!



If you need some help on what to put on the contract, you could pm me.



Good Luck!!! :xyxthumbs
 
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