First Detail

x3man1994 · 07-06-2011, 02:32 PM

This was Delmar Detailing s first Detail, we only charged 50 bucks as a special offer.

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x3man1994 · 07-06-2011, 03:43 PM

Not good, guy emailed me telling me his engine wouldn't start.

ddogg35 · 07-06-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by x3man1994

Not good, guy emailed me telling me his engine wouldn't start.

well at least his car looks good

x3man1994 · 07-06-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ddogg35

well at least his car looks good

Yeah not bad for a 17 and 16 year old.

x3man1994 · 07-06-2011, 09:36 PM

check out our website I just made!

http://www.wix.com/delmardetailing/cars

Detailed Image · 07-06-2011, 09:37 PM

Nice improvement, it was your first detail so you'll keep learning a lot. I highly recommend you keep practicing on friends and family members cars as much as possible. If you leave the doors open for a long time or if you accidentally turn on a light it can easily drain the battery. Try turning the car on midway through for at least 5+ minutes in a well ventilated area to prevent a similar problem. You also may want to block out the plates when posting pics. Keep up the good work!

Greg @ DI

bimmertt · 07-06-2011, 09:46 PM

Was this just a $50 car wash?

x3man1994 · 07-07-2011, 10:52 AM

Yup it did, thanks

Detailed Image · 07-07-2011, 04:32 PM

One more suggestion set up a new e-mail account with your businesses name, seems more professional. You can then just have that forwarded to the account you prefer. Also while you'll love your customers having them e-mail your personal account can complicate things. In the long run having a business account is great and it's free. Good luck!

Greg @ DI

dday · 07-07-2011, 05:57 PM

Some feedback on the site. (constructive criticism to help you get more business)

1. Ditch the music, it's annoying and doesn't add anything

2. Your pictures are out of focus and for the most part overexposed. Get some high quality pictures to show off your work. A couple pics look to clearly not be yours, the e46 M3 in particular, you should only use pictures you took of your work. Under portfolio you only have one car, does that mean all the cars on the homepage weren't cars you worked on? If so that's highly misleading.

3. Your navigation is buried at the bottom of the page, make it easy for people to find what they need, not hard

4. You don't have your services listed anywhere. You should have a list of services with prices or range of prices.

5. Move off of the wix domain, you don't want to have to tell people to go to wix.com you should really buy delmardetailing.com and have the site there.

07-06-2011, 02:32 PM	#1
x3man1994 Banned 37 Rep 187 Posts Drives: 2004 X3 2.5 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	First Detail - 2008 528xi This was Delmar Detailing s first Detail, we only charged 50 bucks as a special offer. Before: *After:* Last edited by x3man1994; 07-06-2011 at 05:12 PM..
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07-06-2011, 03:43 PM	#2
x3man1994 Banned 37 Rep 187 Posts Drives: 2004 X3 2.5 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Not good, guy emailed me telling me his engine wouldn't start.
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07-06-2011, 09:36 PM	#5
x3man1994 Banned 37 Rep 187 Posts Drives: 2004 X3 2.5 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	check out our website I just made! http://www.wix.com/delmardetailing/cars
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Detailed Image 360 Rep 5,052 Posts Drives: Detailed by Detailed Image Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albany, NY iTrader: (5)	Nice improvement, it was your first detail so you'll keep learning a lot. I highly recommend you keep practicing on friends and family members cars as much as possible. If you leave the doors open for a long time or if you accidentally turn on a light it can easily drain the battery. Try turning the car on midway through for at least 5+ minutes in a well ventilated area to prevent a similar problem. You also may want to block out the plates when posting pics. Keep up the good work! Greg @ DI
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07-06-2011, 09:46 PM	#7
bimmertt Lieutenant Colonel 93 Rep 1,794 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (7)	Was this just a $50 car wash?
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07-07-2011, 10:52 AM	#8
x3man1994 Banned 37 Rep 187 Posts Drives: 2004 X3 2.5 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Yup it did, thanks
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07-07-2011, 04:32 PM	#9
Detailed Image 360 Rep 5,052 Posts Drives: Detailed by Detailed Image Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albany, NY iTrader: (5)	One more suggestion set up a new e-mail account with your businesses name, seems more professional. You can then just have that forwarded to the account you prefer. Also while you'll love your customers having them e-mail your personal account can complicate things. In the long run having a business account is great and it's free. Good luck! Greg @ DI
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07-07-2011, 05:57 PM	#10
dday Captain 33 Rep 856 Posts Drives: 2014 Alpine White 335 M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MA iTrader: (1)	Some feedback on the site. (constructive criticism to help you get more business) 1. Ditch the music, it's annoying and doesn't add anything 2. Your pictures are out of focus and for the most part overexposed. Get some high quality pictures to show off your work. A couple pics look to clearly not be yours, the e46 M3 in particular, you should only use pictures you took of your work. Under portfolio you only have one car, does that mean all the cars on the homepage weren't cars you worked on? If so that's highly misleading. 3. Your navigation is buried at the bottom of the page, make it easy for people to find what they need, not hard 4. You don't have your services listed anywhere. You should have a list of services with prices or range of prices. 5. Move off of the wix domain, you don't want to have to tell people to go to wix.com you should really buy delmardetailing.com and have the site there.
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