Jimbo Balaam
1. He is an auto detailer who has a podcast on how to wash and detail cars. He has a youtube channel as well as an Instagram account that he shows tips and techniques on detailing as well as does reviews on products and equipment.
2. Domain expert because he has been in the business for quite a while now and has a good amount of followers on his podcasts as well. Even though he is in a different state than I am, he has great knowledge and experience.
3. I used to youtube search for reviews on certain soaps and products for auto detailing when I stumbled upon his channel. On one of his videos I reached out by comment and asked him some questions about how to price my services.
4. He did me the favor and explained the pricing he has for memberships as well as single time washes and he told me what he thinks is the best price range to start off with. As an exchange I subscribed to his channel and helped him add to his follower count.
5. I think he has a vast amount of knowledge on products and techniques that have worked for him in the past. His videos are very helpful for when I am trying to learn a new skill in the auto detailing business such as headlight restoration.
Richard Silva
1. Richard has his own mobile car wash van that he uses to perform mobile washes and detailing. He is 32 years old and he goes to the country club where I work where he has his regular clientele.
2. He is a market expert because he is in the same area as I am. He goes to various country clubs around the area and mostly targets the older population. He also makes house visits to his regular clients if there is a day they are not at the club.
3. During my time working at the country club, I saw him and approached him about the business. It was during the time I was there when I saw him finish one of his washes so I asked him a little about how he finds customers.
4. He told me about his business but he doesn't want to expand and get more employees and vans. He explained that he is happy with his regular clientele and doesn't have to work such long days. He also explained that he focuses just on these kind of customers unless he gets referrals for others. In exchange I told him I would spread the word around the country club if any of the members would like to receive a car wash/ detail.
5. Richard is a great contact to have in case I ever need help in anything with the business. He made it clear that his regular customers are pretty loyal to him so he didn't mind sharing information with me. He also would be willing to show me some of his techniques if I need help such as wax and polishing.
Chemical Guys
1. This is a company which sells many car cleaning products from waxes to buffers and shampoos and even buckets. Pretty much anything you need for a car detail / wash they have.
2. Supplier because they supply products to many people over the United States and maybe even overseas for cleaning products to use on vehicles.
3. I made a search for cleaning products online and saw their website. I had also heard from a friend that their products are top quality so I decided to give them a try and check them out. I made an order and also called and talk to one of the representatives who was very helpful in letting me know which product was right for what I needed.
4. I asked for some samples to try out on my own vehicle and in exchange I tagged their account on social media after using their products and writing a good review for them.
5. They are a great company to know because they are always coming out with new products and they even just launched some "green" products which is where I want to start heading with my business. I hope they can make some new "green" products so I can market an environmentally clean detailing company.
I will now know that I can network anyone that is willing to help me out, but in exchange for something. It doesn't have to be anything quite hard but something as simple as writing a review can go a long way for a company. It's great to know different people as well that can help out even if they are in other parts of the country or world even.
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