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Customer vehicle profiles that auto-suggest services for every detailing slot.

Score: 7.5/10TZMedium BuildReady to Spawn
Brand Colors

The Opportunity

Problem

Owners of small car detailing businesses lack affordable CRM tools to effectively track customer preferences and repeat visits.

Solution

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.

Target Audience

Owners of small car detailing businesses

Differentiator

Service suggestion engine based on vehicle type and history, plus photo uploads for visual prefs.

Brand Voice

professional

Features

Vehicle Profiler

must-have10h

Profile with photos, make/model, prefs, mileage tracker.

Service Suggester

must-have12h

Auto-recommend services based on history/season.

Appointment Booker

must-have15h

Simple calendar to book/log visits.

Pref Library

must-have8h

Shared templates for common services per car type.

Customer Cards

must-have10h

Kanban-style view of customers by status.

Photo Gallery

must-have8h

Before/after photos per visit.

Calendar Export

nice-to-have4h

ICS export for Google Cal.

Upsell Tracker

nice-to-have6h

Metrics on accepted suggestions.

Bulk Import

nice-to-have5h

From Google Sheets.

Advanced Reports

future12h

Revenue by service type.

Total Build Time: 90 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextNo
shop_nametextNo

customers

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
user_iduuidNo
nametextNo
vehicle_detailstextYes
photostextYes

Relationships:

  • user_id references users(id)

appointments

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
customer_iduuidNo
datetimestampNo
servicestextYes
statustextNo

Relationships:

  • customer_id references customers(id)

API Endpoints

GET
/api/customers

List with suggestions

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/appointments

Book appointment

🔒 Auth Required
GET
/api/suggestions/:customerId

Get service recs

🔒 Auth Required
PUT
/api/customers/:id

Update profile

🔒 Auth Required

Tech Stack

Frontend
Next.js 14 + Tailwind + shadcn/ui
Backend
Next.js API routes
Database
Supabase Postgres
Auth
Supabase Auth
Payments
Stripe
Hosting
Vercel
Additional Tools
Supabase Storage for photos

Build Timeline

Week 1: Auth & Profiles

20h
  • Setup
  • Customer profiles

Week 2: Appointments

25h
  • Calendar
  • Booking

Week 3: Suggestions

25h
  • Suggester logic
  • Photos

Week 4: Dashboard

20h
  • Kanban view
  • UI

Week 5: Integrations

15h
  • Exports
  • Payments

Week 6: Test & Launch

10h
  • QA
  • Landing

Week 7: Polish

10h
  • Imports
  • Metrics

Week 8: Optimize

5h
  • Performance
Total Timeline: 8 weeks • 180 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

No suggestions

  • Basic profiles
  • 10 appts/mo

Pro

$35/mo
  • Suggestions
  • Unlimited
  • Photos

Enterprise

$99/mo
  • Multi-user
  • Custom templates
  • Reports

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 11202.5%$105$1,260
Month 69007%$2,205$26,460

Unit Economics

$28
CAC
$400
LTV
7.5%
Churn
87%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 14.3xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Profile Every Car, Suggest Perfect Services, Fill Your Schedule

CRM with smart upsells based on detailing history and prefs for more revenue per customer.

Feature Highlights

Vehicle photo profiles
Auto service suggestions
Simple booking
Pref libraries
Upsell analytics

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'Suggestions upsell 30% more!' - ProDetail Pros"
"'Visual profiles rock.' - Shine Masters"

First Three Customers

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.

Launch Channels

Product Huntr/carwrapsLinkedIn auto groupsHacker News

SEO Keywords

detailing customer profilescar service suggestion softwaredetailer appointment CRMvehicle preference trackerauto detailing scheduler

Competitive Analysis

Commission-based
Strength

Client booking

Weakness

No prefs/profiles

Our Advantage

Internal CRM with suggestions

$129+/mo
Strength

Scheduling

Weakness

Gym-focused, expensive

Our Advantage

Detail-specific at lower cost

🏰 Moat Strategy

Growing library of service templates and suggestion accuracy from user data

⏰ Why Now?

Detailers expanding services (ceramic, PPF); need tools for personalization amid labor shortages.

Risks & Mitigation

technicallow severity

Photo storage costs

Mitigation

Supabase optimized + limits

executionmedium severity

Suggestion accuracy low initially

Mitigation

Templates + feedback loop

legallow severity

Photo privacy

Mitigation

Consent + anon storage

Validation Roadmap

pre-build7 days

Demo wireframe to 10 owners

Success: 7 want MVP

mvp28 days

Beta with profiles/suggest

Success: 4 active users

launch4 days

PH + SEO

Success: 150 signups

growth30 days

Content marketing

Success: 10% conv

Pivot Options

  • Full scheduler SaaS
  • PPF/vinyl wrap focus
  • Franchise tool

Quick Stats

Build Time
180h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$2,500
Market Size
$500.0M
Features
10
Database Tables
3
API Endpoints
4