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The Detailing Business Class Podcast

How do I start an auto detailing business? What am I supposed to charge for my services? How do I get customers? Oscar shares the proven strategies and tactics he's learned over the last 9 years to turn your detailing skills and passion into a profitable business. In this podcast, you won't learn how to detail, but you'll learn everything about the detailing business side of it.
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227: How To Grow Your Detailing Business to $9,000/Month

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-academy/ What do you need to do to go from $1,700/month to $9,000/month in your detailing business? The easy answer is to always say get more leads, and it's true, but there's other things you can do now. In this episode, I go over a few key things you can do to increase your conversions and output without increasing the input of more traffic or leads. Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day...

Jul 01, 202525 min

226: Should I Spend $2,000/Month To Get a Detail Shop?

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-academy/ If you have the oppurtunity to move into a shop, should you take it? Well, at face value, it looks like a great idea, but once you actually look at the situation, it might not be the best decision. In this episode, I answer a question about whether or not it's too early to move into a shop space and what else they can do to dramatically grow their business. Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing busines...

Jun 27, 202521 min

225: Do THIS To Decrease Cancellations in Your Detailing Business!

⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove ✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-academy/ No-shows, last minute cancellations, or ghosting is always annoying. You think you have X amount of revenue scheduled for the day but then the customer doesn't show up or they send you a text message saying "cancel". In this episode, I share what you can do to decrease your cancel...

Jun 25, 202528 min

224: The EASIEST Way Detailers Can Make MORE Money Today

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-academy/ If you want to make more money in your detailing business, the easiest (and quickest) way to make that happen is by simply solving more problems for your customers. Some people don't like this word, but upselling your services is a fantastic way to help your customers solve more problems while also increasing your average ticket price. In this episode, I breakdown the simple formula you can use to get more out of...

Jun 23, 202522 min

223: This is HURTING Your Detailing Business

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-academy/ It's fun and great for social media to talk about how much we charged for a detail or how much revenue we generated in a single month. But none of those numbers mean anything if you don't have profit baked into them. In this episode, I talk about why revenue is a number used for social media but profit is what actually grows your business. Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day tri...

Jun 20, 202526 min

222: TWO Things Every Detailer Needs to Succeed in Business

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.circle.so/checkout/detailers-growth-academy So many detailers think growing their business comes down to one thing. If they just got better tools, if they just got a shop, if they just run ads, etc.. The reality is, there's no one thing that grows your business. And this is especially true when it comes down to marketing your business and generating leads. In this episode, I share the two things detailers must understand to maximize their ma...

Jun 18, 202525 min

221: How To Discount Your Detailing Services To Get More Customers

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.circle.so/checkout/detailers-growth-academy You should not use discounting your services as a primary method of getting customers. However, when done right, based on knowing your numbers, you can use it to your advantage to win more jobs. In this episode, I breakdown why most detailers shouldn't use discounts, how to use them by knowing your numbers, and when you should avoid discounts. Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing busine...

Jun 16, 202529 min

220: How To DOUBLE Your Detailing Business in 30 Days

✏️ Join Detailers Growth Academy: https://detailgroove.circle.so/checkout/detailers-growth-academy Every detailer wants to generate more leads in their business so they can book more customers. But the thing is, as important as generating leads is, it's still not the most important part of it. You can generate 300 leads in a month and still have an empty schedule. In this episode, I breakdown why it's crucial to track your close ratio, the impact it can have on your business, and the common mist...

Jun 09, 202523 min

219: The Most Profitable Detailing Service To Offer

📝 Apply for Jobber Grants here: https://go.getjobber.com/detail-groove-jobber-grants-2025 ✏️ Join the academy: https://detailgroove.circle.so/checkout/detailers-growth-academy What's the most profitable service you can offer in your detailing business? Some thing it's paint protection film while others think it's paint correction and ceramic coatings. In this episode, I breakdown how to choose the most profitable service and why it it's not the most obvious answer as people make it out to be. R...

Jun 07, 202531 min

218: Should You Buy a Second Mobile Van? Not Unless You Know This...

Join Detailers Growth Academy and access all my trainings: https://detailgroove.circle.so/checkout/detailers-growth-academy If you have another van running for your business, then you can book in more customers and make more money. At least that's the common thought when it comes to growing your business. Adding a second or third mobile unit can grow your business, but it can also silently hurt your business if you're not careful. In this episode, I talk about what you need to look out for to ma...

Mar 18, 202516 min

217: They Have $100,000 To Start Their Detailing Business. Will It Work?

⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove If I gave you $100,000 to start your detailing business, what would you do? You'd probably have a lot of ideas you'd want to implement. But the problem is, when you think you have more than enough money to do what you want, you start to make a lot of purchases that you simply don't need and the money dries up sooner than you anticipated. In this episode, I'm goin...

Mar 03, 202524 min

216: He Spent $35,000 on a Mobile Van and Has ZERO Customers

📲 Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ 💻 Learn how to rank your website on the first page of Google: https://detailgroove.co/enroll-sfd/ There's a lot of things you need to do to grow your business. You need to have the skills, tools, products, and of course, customers. But does that mean you need to spend $35,000 on a mobile rig setup to be successful? In this episode, I share a my reasoning behind why you shouldn't spend that mu...

Feb 24, 202525 min

215: How to ACTUALLY Make $10,000 Per Month in Your Detailing Business

📲 Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ 💻 Learn how to rank your website on the first page of Google: https://detailgroove.co/enroll-sfd/ We all want to go out in the field and detail as many cars as we can. It makes us feel productive and gets us closer to hitting our goals. However, do you really know what your true goals are? Do you know how many hours you need to work, how many employees you need, or how much time to allocate p...

Feb 18, 202531 min

214: Don't Fall For This Trap in Your Detailing Business

📲 Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ 💻 Learn how to rank your website on the first page of Google: https://detailgroove.co/enroll-sfd/ We all want to grow as fast as we can because we want to leave our day job or simple grow our business to the next level. But when we focus so much on growth, we lose sight of everything else that's going on in our business. In this episode, I talk about why growing fast isn't always the answer, ...

Feb 03, 202535 min

213: When To Raise Your Prices and Hire an Employee in Your Detailing Business

Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ When's the right time to hire someone in your business or raise your prices? It has nothing to do with how many cars you have booked on your schedule yet many detailers use this as a metric to hire someone. Unfortunately, it's a very ineffective method that can really impact your business. In this episode, I talk in-detail about how to use budged hours and hourly rate goals to book out your sched...

Jan 27, 202548 min

212: How I Plan To Grow My Detailing Business The Next 10 Years

Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ Every detailer wants to grow their business to make more money, but how do you do it in a sustainable way for the next three to seven to ten years? In this episode, I share what I did to grow my business for the last ten years and what I'm doing now to set myself up for success for the next ten years. Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special ...

Jan 20, 202528 min

211: How I Get 110 Leads a Month in My Detailing Business

Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ Last month, my website generated 110 leads for the business. This was all done through organic marketing (SEO). In this episode, I'll share: How I setup my website to produce these kinds of results What I'm doing now to succeed over the next 10 years Why leads are important but not everything The key things that affect your close ration And more Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing bu...

Jan 14, 202532 min

210: 4 Things Every Detailer Needs To GROW Their Business in 2025

Want me to market your business? Book a call here: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ In this episode, I breakdown four things you need to know and do to grow your business. I cover: Why you need to share your goals and vision with your team The importance of knowing your numbers Why you need to focus on your core services Why you need to increase your average ticket order Resources ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): ht...

Jan 07, 202538 min

209: Why Mobile Detailers Need a Shop (And Offer This One Service)

⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove In this episode, I talk to you about why detailers need to think about getting a shop and offering window tint services. I cover: Why a shop can help during bad weather How window tint has much higher profit margins The mistake detailers are making with their hourly rate And a bunch more Resources 📗 The Ultimate Guide To Start Your Detailing Business: https://bi...

Jan 02, 202536 min

208: Too Many Detailers Are Missing This in Their Business

⚡️ Try Jobber and get a free 14-day trial plus a special discount: https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove In order to have a business, you need to have paying customers. And that only happens by marketing your business. But, as important as that is, if you want continued growth and success, you need to optimize every area of your business. In this episode, I share why detailers need to optimize their business so they can create a better customer experience and be more efficient. 📗 The Ultimate G...

Nov 06, 202430 min

207: The Problem with Detail Training Classes

Book a call with me: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ Is it worth it to pay and attend a detail training class? It depends where you are with your business. In this episode, I talk about: The mistake I made when I attended my first training What detailers get wrong about training classes The true cost of attending a training How you should look at the cost of the training And a lot more 📗 The Ultimate Guide To Start Your Detailing Business: https://bit.ly/3ax3Dt ⚡️Software we u...

Oct 30, 202432 min

206: Fast vs Slow: Choosing The RIGHT Marketing Channel To Grow Your Detailing Business

📗 The Ultimate Guide To Start Your Detailing Business: https://bit.ly/3ax3Dt In order to grow your business, you need to choose the right marketing method. The typical mentality is that you want to grow fast, but that's not always the most sustainable option. In this episode, I breakdown the difference between "slow" and "fast" marketing, the differences between the two, and why you need to create a marketing plan that has both. ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial...

Oct 22, 202427 min

205: Why You Need To Raise Your Detailing Prices TODAY

⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove It's been a while since I've uploaded a podcast episode! Today, we'll cover the importance of focusing your time and energy on the right things to grow your business and why you need to raise your prices today. Here's a glimpse of what we cover: Why learning about products is a waste of time When it makes sense to learn about detailing What detailers get wrong ab...

Oct 15, 202433 min

204: How Detailers Can Get More Customers with Google Ads

Book a call for my marketing services: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-service/ Google Ads can be a very effective method to get more customers in your detailing business, but only if you set it up the right way. If you don't, you'll be throwing money down the drain. In this episode, Cesar and I talk about what you need to do to run a successful Google Ads campaign. 🧑🏽‍💻 How I Turned My Website into a Customer Generating Machine: http://DetailClass.com/ ⚡️Software we use to run our d...

Sep 09, 202445 min

203: I'm Doing Something New For Pro Detailers

Get on the waiting list for Detailers Growth Machine: https://detailgroove.co/detailers-growth-machine-waiting-list Training programs: https://detailgroove.co/courses/ In this episode, I talk about the training programs I offer and one big shift I'll be making this month to help grow your business. 🧑🏽‍💻 How I Turned My Website into a Customer Generating Machine: http://DetailClass.com/ ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go....

Sep 03, 202423 min

202: Customer Paid $1,400 For a Detail and We Damaged Their Vehicle

🧑🏽‍💻 How I Turned My Website into a Customer Generating Machine: http://DetailClass.com/ No detailer wants to cause damage to their customers' vehicle. Let alone, when you have to pay money to get it fixed. But that's what happened to us. In this episode, I breakdown the services we performed, how we damaged the vehicle, and what we did to be proactive and get it fixed. This is a great episode to listen to because causing damage is inevitable in your business. ⚡️Software we use to run our det...

Aug 19, 202423 min

201: 3 Ways To Make MORE Money in Your Detailing Business

🧑🏽‍💻 How I Turned My Website into a Customer Generating Machine: http://DetailClass.com/ There's a lot of ways to grow your business and make more money. This is going to be completely dependent on the stage of growth you're in. Are you just getting started? Do you have a full built out van? In this video, I share three things you can do in your business to make more money. And this is going to be applicable to almost all business types. ⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 1...

Aug 12, 202436 min

200: What If You Damage a Car While Detailing? Here's How To Manage Problems in Your Business

⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove What happens if you damage a customers vehicle while you detail? Should you go out and get insurance first? What if a customer is unhappy with the services you delivered? There's a lot of things that can go wrong in your business. And things will go wrong. In this episode, I share how to look at your problems with a big-picture perspective and how that can help y...

Aug 05, 202426 min

199: Running a Detailing Business is Not Fun

📗 The Ultimate Guide To Start Your Detailing Business: https://bit.ly/3ax3Dt When you're running your own business, you have to deal with every problem. You don't just get to detail on cars everyday all day. That's now how business works. In this episode, I'll share a few examples of how things have gone wrong, how it affects our week, and what we do to keep on pushing forward. 🧑🏽‍💻 How I Turn My Website into a Customer Generating Machine: http://DetailClass.com/ 📧 Get my Six-Figure Email T...

Jul 29, 202426 min

198: Why Detailers Suck at Using Google Ads To Grow Their Business

⚡️Software we use to run our detailing business (free 14-day trial plus get a special discount): https://go.getjobber.com/detailgroove Contact Cesar: https://www.symphonyadvertising.com/ There's a lot of ways to get customers in your business. One of the best methods is running Google Ads. And in this episode, I sent down with Cesar from Symphony Advertising and we talk about the mentality you need to have in order to be successful. You'll get a ton of information that you can apply across your ...

Jul 22, 202433 min
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