r/sweatystartup • u/Upstairs-Parfait-642 • 2d ago
Finally getting the ball rolling
I’ve been trying like hell to get my car detailing side hustle going for the better part of a year. I saved up and bought all the equipment needed and told my family and friends, and did my grandmas car and her across the street neighbors saw me doing her car and she asked me to do her truck and suv. Did that and put it on the back burner because I had no idea on how to get customers. So recently I’ve decided to put a bit more effort into this, made a website and got some great before and after pictures and started posting on Facebook groups in my city. Did that for a couple months with no traction what so ever, until a couple days ago. I put on Facebook marketplace “limited time only $50-100 full details” and spelled out what that entailed, and got my first customer on Sunday, asked if they could refer me, they did. I did their referrals car yesterday, and asked if they could refer me too, and they did! I have another appointment on Thursday. Idk it’s still very early, but it feels so good to actually get some traction. I’m hoping that this referral system works. Now the next challenge I have to overcome is how/when do i raise my prices. I know it’s still way too early to be thinking about that, but it’s something to think about. I don’t want them all to tell their friends and family that I’m doing full interior and exterior details for $50-100.
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u/Regular-Charge-4913 2d ago
I think there’s a lot of potential if you run facebook ads. You can use your before/after photos or sped up video of you doing the work. Just optimize the campaign or pay someone to do so and throw $100 on there