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    Keep the Price Up!

    Hey Guys and Gals! Soakin' Joe here, I just want to stress the importance of keeping your prices where they should be. Your pricing should reflect your work and your work reflects you as an individual. Don't get pushed around. Remember you are the expert! Don't be afraid to ask for what you deserve. This will keep you happy with the work you do.

    Soakin' Joe
    SoakinJoes. com
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    Re: Keep the Price Up!

    Good advice. I think i have lost a few potential jobs because i was higher than some of my competitors. However i have seen some of my competitors work and it is not very good. I had one guy take his truck to a different detail shop than brought it to me to fix their mistakes. Swirls and holograms. I explained to him what these guys didnt do. He still complained a bit about my price but when he saw the end results was extrmemly happy.
    Tracy
    765-413-7547
    Autobritedetailing@gmail.com

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    • #3
      Re: Keep the Price Up!

      Originally posted by Soakin' Joe's View Post
      I just want to stress the importance of keeping your prices where they should be. Your pricing should reflect your work and your work reflects you as an individual.
      Great advice!


      Originally posted by Soakin' Joe's View Post
      Don't get pushed around. Remember you are the expert! Don't be afraid to ask for what you deserve. This will keep you happy with the work you do

      As long as you deliver and exceed their expectations
      Mike Pennington
      Director of Global Training, Events and Consumer Relations
      Meguiar's, Inc.
      800-854-8073
      mpennington@meguiars.com

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      • #4
        Re: Keep the Price Up!

        That's good advice, it just doesn't always work. You're service area and clientel will determine your pricing. When I was in Florida, I could charge much more than I currently can in Southern Colorado. I'm in a farming community with the average income in the low 20's. People can't afford to pay what I charged in Florida. If I stuck to my guns, I would be without work. Stinks, but its reality.

        Colin
        A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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        • #5
          Re: Keep the Price Up!

          Colin,

          Your Logo looks great! Great style and color. I'm not sure where Del Norte is exactly but lots of FL residents are leaving the state so hopefully they are relocating to Del Norte.

          Good luck,

          Soakin' Joe

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          • #6
            Re: Keep the Price Up!

            I did a detail on a Lincoln Navigator and an Audi the other day for $160.00 to match price of someone else. Hated to do it that cheap but I think it turned out good for me seems one was a company car and the other was the owners. He had his corvette done somewhere else for $80.00 and they did an awful job then parked it outside in the rain leaving water spots all over he called me to come fix it gave me all his car cleaning products and $50.00 free drinks and said he has 6 other cars a motorcycle and a boat he wants done once a month, and has friends with really nice cars like mercedes lexus all that he will send my way, so all in all I guess doing the 2 cheap turned into a good investment for me.

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            • #7
              Re: Keep the Price Up!

              Originally posted by Soakin' Joe's View Post
              Colin,

              Your Logo looks great! Great style and color. I'm not sure where Del Norte is exactly but lots of FL residents are leaving the state so hopefully they are relocating to Del Norte.

              Good luck,

              Soakin' Joe
              Thanks, Joe. I'll take whatever help I can get, even if it means having FL residents move here.

              Colin
              A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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              • #8
                Re: Keep the Price Up!

                Originally posted by BrianPow84 View Post
                I did a detail on a Lincoln Navigator and an Audi the other day for $160.00 to match price of someone else. Hated to do it that cheap but I think it turned out good for me seems one was a company car and the other was the owners. He had his corvette done somewhere else for $80.00 and they did an awful job then parked it outside in the rain leaving water spots all over he called me to come fix it gave me all his car cleaning products and $50.00 free drinks and said he has 6 other cars a motorcycle and a boat he wants done once a month, and has friends with really nice cars like mercedes lexus all that he will send my way, so all in all I guess doing the 2 cheap turned into a good investment for me.

                Brian
                Glad to know your business is picking up

                I would just add on: every prices determine your work....dont feel shy to tell charge yr client, if u pay pea nuts u only feed monkey

                and the monkey will swirl & hologram yr car
                it only takes a little patience and plenty of PASSION!!

                detailing blog

                http://thedetailers.blogspot.com

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