Starting my own auto tinting business

Hey everyone, love the website. I just started getting into tinting about a few months ago and I am thinking about starting up a small auto tinting business in my own garage and hopefully open a shop one day if its successful. I am doing this on my own so I don't have anybody who can teach me, I get all my information on this website. I just have a few questions for anyone who started their business before from scratch for some tips and advice. Did your business went well in the beginning? If so, what did you do that made it successful. If it didn't go well, what was the mistake? How many customer do you guys get per day and the average price you charge. Also what are some of the best way to advertise and really get your name out there to the public, I was planning to make some advertisement post on the internet and use word of mouth. What do I need to know to know before starting the business, and what are some of the important things i should DO and DON'T do to grow my business. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, I am just trying to learn as much as I can in this business so I can avoid making common mistakes. Thanks guys, later.

where are you located?

Before doing anything with starting a biz, I would get a at least a couple of years under my belt with tinting. Every car is different and there are different techniques you HAVE to get good at before you can truly be successful.

Good luck.

We need more $89 craigslist tinters.

it's slow out! i would love an extra $125.00 film removal charge on top of the regular tint price
my advice is to start out moble so the custy cant find u after you get paid oh yea no check's or credit card only cash!

My advice, go into the glass business or something else. Find a need business not a want business. The economy sucks and will for awhile. People don;t spend money on wants in times like these, they spend money on needs!

i have a feeling the way the econ. is right now...we are going to see a lot more of this with ppl losing jobs and looking for that quick easy money..be prepared.

and some of these DIY sites are not going to help us professionals out in the long run.

on the flip side of the economy thing.... we've got crap tint shops not surviving right now and shutting down. tinters looking for work.

So true, in times like these only the strong survive!

Thats the positive way of looking at it! The reals shops will weather the storm(we been doing it for yrs now), and the half hack shops will go under, i dont wish no one bad but this is my life here. These $60 tint shops are killing us.

true...but its the slow season..wait tell spring time

so true..

Since Mr P and I have been together I know of 13 shops in a 2 mile radius that have went under Ofcourse if you had seen thier work you would understand why!

13 shops in a 2 mile radius , sh!!!t thats a lot of shops , i have 1 shop ina 2 mile radius from where i live and theres roughly 3 shops in my whole area and maybe 5 mobile guys although mobile guys from other areas do service my area.

I have 6 in a 5 mile radius and 3 have closed down. My shop and 2 $99 shops . Hope fully next spring will be strong. Been dipping into my savings to keep door open .