Originally Posted By: jk_636
OP you have to know your target audience, and in the long run, honest business practices will lead to success. There is so much competition out there that if you set yourself apart by doing a thorough job and make people feel like your cutting them a "break" or giving them a "deal" you will develop lifelong customers.
This is the amazing thing, with all the competition out there it is literally a needle in a haystack to find "that guy". I still haven't found em. Instead the only thing I have encountered is the
clown that wants to make a quick buck and doesn't care about long term customers. Honestly there must be less than 2% of mechanics that care about such things as honesty, competence, and developing long term customers that can trust and then are willing to spend more money with that shop and tech.
OP you have to know your target audience, and in the long run, honest business practices will lead to success. There is so much competition out there that if you set yourself apart by doing a thorough job and make people feel like your cutting them a "break" or giving them a "deal" you will develop lifelong customers.
This is the amazing thing, with all the competition out there it is literally a needle in a haystack to find "that guy". I still haven't found em. Instead the only thing I have encountered is the
clown that wants to make a quick buck and doesn't care about long term customers. Honestly there must be less than 2% of mechanics that care about such things as honesty, competence, and developing long term customers that can trust and then are willing to spend more money with that shop and tech.