Customer vehicle profiles that auto-suggest services for every detailing slot.
Owners of small car detailing businesses lack affordable CRM tools to effectively track customer preferences and repeat visits.
Build detailed profiles per customer's car with past services and prefs, auto-suggesting upsells like 'Last time you chose graphene coating'. Schedules visits with reminders. Perfect for filling books with personalized repeats.
Owners of small car detailing businesses
Service suggestion engine based on vehicle type and history, plus photo uploads for visual prefs.
professional
Profile with photos, make/model, prefs, mileage tracker.
Auto-recommend services based on history/season.
Simple calendar to book/log visits.
Shared templates for common services per car type.
Kanban-style view of customers by status.
Before/after photos per visit.
ICS export for Google Cal.
Metrics on accepted suggestions.
From Google Sheets.
Revenue by service type.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| shop_name | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| vehicle_details | text | Yes |
| photos | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| customer_id | uuid | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| services | text | Yes |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/customersList with suggestions
/api/appointmentsBook appointment
/api/suggestions/:customerIdGet service recs
/api/customers/:idUpdate profile
No suggestions
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 2.5% | $105 | $1,260 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 7% | $2,205 | $26,460 |
CRM with smart upsells based on detailing history and prefs for more revenue per customer.
Scrape Yelp for local detailers, cold email personalized demo. Post value thread in r/detailing with tool teaser. Offer free Pro to first 3 reviewers on forums.
Client booking
No prefs/profiles
Internal CRM with suggestions
Scheduling
Gym-focused, expensive
Detail-specific at lower cost
Growing library of service templates and suggestion accuracy from user data
Detailers expanding services (ceramic, PPF); need tools for personalization amid labor shortages.
Photo storage costs
Supabase optimized + limits
Suggestion accuracy low initially
Templates + feedback loop
Photo privacy
Consent + anon storage
Success: 7 want MVP
Success: 4 active users
Success: 150 signups
Success: 10% conv
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