The 17th annual Mobile Tech Expo recently changed ownership and moved from a Thursday-Saturday format to Friday-Sunday. The new owners definitely run a tight ship and promoted the show very well. I made a quick trip and joined the show mid day Friday to Saturday night. Here are a few [...]
When most people first learn paintless dent repair, they gravitate towards wholesale dealership and auction work, because it's quick and easy. Plus, the large volume of cars and not so picky customers allow a new technician to practice and improve his skills while learning the tricks of the trade. The next step for highly skilled [...]
courtesy of Ryan Hampton and the The Hail Company (USA) As a PDR company that focuses on a local market all year long, you already understand the daily struggles of running a business. When a hail storm occurs, these struggles are increased. Below is a checklist that can help you not only be prepared but [...]
with: Steve Hartley and Tim Chase (Ontario, Canada) PDRtalk is not the only online source of information on paintless dent repair. Around the same time PDRtalk.com was launched, Tim Chase of Toronto, Canada introduced Dent Tech Magazine. Both websites have similar goals: Educate the public and spread awareness about PDR Create and archive high [...]
with: Derek Reed, Dent Wizard (Atlanta, Georgia USA) How do you determine a price when selling paintless dent repair to individual retail customers? A lot of PDR guys will say, "Every dent is different, and I know how much to charge from experience." There is some truth to that statement. Dents in cars are caused [...]
with: Doug Hillius, Dent Solutions (Bellevue, Washington USA) Doug Hillius is a competitive guy. He’s played soccer at a high level for 35 years, races motorcycles, and crushes the PDR competition in his local market of Seattle, Washington. He started his paintless dent repair career in 1998 with Dent Wizard. After training at corporate headquarters [...]
with: Paul Kordon, Dentmasters (Virginia, USA) If you’re a PDR technician and don’t utilize Instagram as a marketing tool yet then this article is for you! I can’t claim that I have mastered the art of maximizing Instagram’s potential as a marketing tool for the PDR business but I can tell you how I use it [...]
with: Paul Kordon, Dentmasters There’ s no doubt that if you own and operate a vehicle you are going to experience a ding, dent, or even collision damage. Ever since the creation of the automobile there has been a need to repair body damage after an accident. Up until the refinement of Paintless Dent Removal [...]
with: Gene Fetty, Dent Repair Now PDR Nation is a fairly new trade organization within the paintless dent repair industry. Currently, PDR Nation consist of over 225 technician members worldwide. In order to join prospective members must pay a quarterly or annual fee and complete a series of training courses and test (including a physical/visual [...]
with: Richard Routson, Dentmasters (Virginia, USA) The Yellow Pages are dead. Online searches are your number one source for acquiring new customers. Google is the leader in internet searches. The Google search results page is broken down into 3 sections (sponsored, organic, and locations). Ideally you want your website to show up at the top of all [...]