5 Tips for Marketing a Mobile Mechanic Business

I’m 20 years old thinking of starting a business like this because no one will hire me in my area Im thinking for marketing give the business to a towing company so they handle all the paperwork plus they can handle calls and I’m on there payroll what do you guys think

Love the video bro

I watched this video 4 years ago when I was setting up my business. I was broke. Thats why I chose to do mobile service. All I thought I needed was tools and a truck. 500$ and 5x 30-day credit accounts with parts vendors, I was on my way.
Now, I Start year 4 in November. I'm knocking on $3million gross in that time and can say that only 1 of these is an actual practical option. I am an HD tech, so this doesn't apply to passenger car guys, but after making a business page on FB, you can use that url as your free website to use as a landing page for a Google ad campaign. These only cost money after they've generated traffic for you. A Google ad campaign was 100% of my non-customer roadside repairs in yr 1.
Not talking shit on the video, bet relying on people that generally hate cars and mechanic work, to pass your name along or help you is literally impossible.

Hope this saves somebody some time -- Angie's list will not list for mobile or any other type of auto repair service. Just got off of the phone with them and they said they have made a commitment to only listing home-repair services.

Love your energy and your ideas. Thanks for making this helpful video.

Next door is a great app that older people (who arent broke and arent cheap) use. Beats the cheap scum customers that call you from Craigslist

Great information, love the hot wheels hanging on the wall...👍🤙

Thank you man, you pointed out some things I never would’ve thought of. I feel like this will help me successfully launch my business

IS THERE A WAY TO TALK VIA PHONE ? IM HAVING ISSUE WITH GOOGLE ADDS ON ALL MY LOCATIONS.

What I've learned over years and me myself working on vehicles and the amount of time that certain jobs take and the knowledge learned over the years to be able to save time while still doing the job right , is what customers never understand . Me myself if I can get a professional to do a certain job correctly and save us both time is worth the pay but the average Joe wouldn't know that. They don't understand that time is money as they say and time is valuable due to the reason that is something you don't get back. So kudos to all the men and woman in any industry that know their worth for the work they provide

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I want to do this for mobile mechanics. I realize the huge huge importance for mobile mechanics getting found. When I needed help I could barely find anyone reputable

Where could i make keychains and other stuff like that?

Oh yeah, Faye Hadley?
Wow cannot believe that gorgeous gal is so busy🙄😂
She’s awesome!

You right about the end about only when your mad mostly when your going to post a review aha

If you're good, you don't need to advertise. All you have to do is save people money every now and then and they will FLOCK to you.

I know this a old video but I’m thinking of buying a older ice cream van and making a Mobile shop and mechanic buisness for basic car stuff like starters or rads and stuff like that and small engines . I don’t have any technical training but I’ve worked on cars a lot on my own and have all the tooling alredy and feel pretty conifident on working on vehicles

What about if your just someone doing side work?

Great info to start but if you're a good mechanic you won't need to advertise. I had so much work I couldn't handle everyone. My jobs came through word of mouth. I had to stop for a while to restructure my biz systems and set everything up as a business not as a tech with tools.

Stay away from Yelp their salespeople will call you 5 to 10 times in a week they are very aggressive.

Sometimes advertising on Facebook groups means that everyone is gonna ask you for prices... expecting crack-head prices for high quality services... I only have a Google page and with the reviews I have is plenty for keeping me busy all the time.

Thanks much for info,what is the best vehicles for mobile mechanic for towing services

How about just doing oil changes and basics?

Good advice for any industry really. Thanks for the good tips!

no marketing needed....your reputation will make or break you.

Can't stop looking at hot wheels in the back

What software do we use for mobile mechanic. I mean paperwork. Invoicing

Just to diagnose on a car, I charge $50 for the first 30 mins but after that I charge $15/ 30 mins. But also it's wear&tear on your tools you have to replace in the future and gas, and putting miles on your tires too. It quickly adds up.

Could you help me or make a video on how to get the proper pricing? Like what a mobile mechanics labor rate should be? Like the job i just left was charging $175/hr is $50/hr fair for a mobile technician?

I just found your channel. This is great advice. I am leaving the 9-5 to start a small engine repair/mobile repair business in PA. I need all the advice and suggestions from anyone who has an opinion..lol Thank you so much for your video.. I absolutely have that opinion that everyone loves cars and engines and know everything about it. I suppose not everyone does. I know this is an old video but it is a very valuable one.

I had a brick and mortar shop for years and the headache was too much with the overhead and work load. I decided to start the mobile thing and specialize in a more narrow spectrum .... it was the best idea ever. This cut out a lot of the haggling and diagnostics on dozens of different types of vehicles which made life so much better.

I used to do great on Craigslist before the five dollars charge per ad might bite the bullet and pay lol

I wanted to report back. I have had great luck with the business card magnets. People will stick them on their fridge to use as a magnet and then there my number is when they have a problem.

Great job on the video👍🏻

I got an office desk job after I followed this tutorial lmao 😂 . I manage PR for various companies from my iPad

For those posting on Craigslist or that have a fb page for it. Do you have business licenses or how are you set up?

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Thank you my brother I have a mobile service for tractor trailer repairs but I'm struggling right now without a thousand I cannot find nobody but I get some good tips from you thank you

I have a brick and mortar ATV & UTV (Powersports) repair shop and am thinking about getting rid of the brick and mortar shop (rental) and going to a mobile platform. Does anyone have any pros and cons about switching would love to hear any information I should consider.
Thank you, Mike @ Lone Star Customs, Bulverde Texas.

Thank u sir

Hi Charles, quick question for you! I have a mobile auto repair business in Colorado and I really enjoy it. I have been paying $200 per month for shop software. I am tired of paying for it. haha. Do you have any suggestions!? Thanks

Where are you located?

Hey where did you get that lil torquey pistons sign, I like it lol

Love the content considering I found this video after i started my MM business BUT I have a few things I disagree but without shade...



1. I will never share where I get my parts/materials from, that's like advanced auto parts openly sharing every vendor they get their parts from. If that's the case, there will never be a wholesale to purchase from

That's literally it! Now for Cindy's comment, she wins! Per Cindy Tepper, "People want to price you against some crackhead from craigslist, and they are always in your hair telling you what their brother in law's neighbor's friend who works at Jiffy Lube said". Agreed, the biggest issue just about anywhere you go especially Facebook people and that's them lowballing and trying to throw the "make me good deal I send all business" bs. For that, you have to TEACH your clientele why your price is the way it is. If you don't teach them, you are training the ora of sales and every client how to not respect your values of your workmanship. We call these people "Bottom Dollar Focused". You know the ones that ask how for this? ... $10.00, can you do it for $3.00? ... hang up :-/

Dallas texas craigslist is dead for 3 months now