Intro/Thoughts?
Posted: May 4th, 2015, 12:18 pm
Hey everyone, I've been following the forum for a while, Figured it was time to make an account.
I start my Windshield Repair business this Thursday, I'm both excited and nervous. I just finished my fourth year of university, majoring in marketing, and I realized (after receiving a job offer from a large Canada-wide windshield repair company) that there's a lot of potential in this industry if you really know how to sell yourself and market the service correctly.
My family owns an Autobody shop, all permits and legalities were handled quite easily through that, it also gives me lots of experience to practice repairs.
I've recently applied a big vinyl banner on my car, I've printed out custom shirts for that professional look, and I've got business cards made along with a fully functional website for information. With how the insurance system works in Manitoba and the fact being that I'm still a student for one more year, I've determined that 2 retail repairs a day will easily keep me financially stable, though I'm aiming for around 20 a week. I'm planning on trying to get into different fleets, hopefully to keep me consistently busy during down-times.
I've set up a referral system with a few local tint and mechanic shops, hoping to drag in some business through that, but most I'm expecting will come from my leg work. As I said, Thursday's my first day, I plan on taking David Coitster's advice (thanks for the information by the way, really enjoyed everything that you've had to offer) by approaching smaller businesses, locating windshields with damage, and then proceeding to find the owner. There will be no script with what I'm going to say, seems a bit tacky and suspicious to me, so I'll mostly focus on building some sort of relationship, selling myself before I make an attempt to sell this free ( :D ) service.
Any other opinions on what I should do during my first week?
Any obstacles I'll face as a 21 year-old attempting to sell windshield repairs? (Perceived lack of trust, expertise, etc)
I'll try uploading a picture of the vinyl I have on my car, opinions on that would be cool. I'm big into car modifications, the city of Winnipeg has a huge car community, every meet/show I attend I do expect to earn business from almost anyone with a damaged windshield (make money while enjoying one of my hobbies, sounds good to me!).
Any thoughts, criticisms, ideas are appreciated, thanks again to everyone for a great source of information on this forum.
Jarrett Mazur
Express Windshield Repair
I start my Windshield Repair business this Thursday, I'm both excited and nervous. I just finished my fourth year of university, majoring in marketing, and I realized (after receiving a job offer from a large Canada-wide windshield repair company) that there's a lot of potential in this industry if you really know how to sell yourself and market the service correctly.
My family owns an Autobody shop, all permits and legalities were handled quite easily through that, it also gives me lots of experience to practice repairs.
I've recently applied a big vinyl banner on my car, I've printed out custom shirts for that professional look, and I've got business cards made along with a fully functional website for information. With how the insurance system works in Manitoba and the fact being that I'm still a student for one more year, I've determined that 2 retail repairs a day will easily keep me financially stable, though I'm aiming for around 20 a week. I'm planning on trying to get into different fleets, hopefully to keep me consistently busy during down-times.
I've set up a referral system with a few local tint and mechanic shops, hoping to drag in some business through that, but most I'm expecting will come from my leg work. As I said, Thursday's my first day, I plan on taking David Coitster's advice (thanks for the information by the way, really enjoyed everything that you've had to offer) by approaching smaller businesses, locating windshields with damage, and then proceeding to find the owner. There will be no script with what I'm going to say, seems a bit tacky and suspicious to me, so I'll mostly focus on building some sort of relationship, selling myself before I make an attempt to sell this free ( :D ) service.
Any other opinions on what I should do during my first week?
Any obstacles I'll face as a 21 year-old attempting to sell windshield repairs? (Perceived lack of trust, expertise, etc)
I'll try uploading a picture of the vinyl I have on my car, opinions on that would be cool. I'm big into car modifications, the city of Winnipeg has a huge car community, every meet/show I attend I do expect to earn business from almost anyone with a damaged windshield (make money while enjoying one of my hobbies, sounds good to me!).
Any thoughts, criticisms, ideas are appreciated, thanks again to everyone for a great source of information on this forum.
Jarrett Mazur
Express Windshield Repair