Marketing for owner-operatorsQuit the day job. Keep the calendar full.
For one and two person shops doing $5,000 to $15,000 a month. We bring the jobs and answer the leads, so you can go full time.
- $30 to $50 a day in ads
- We answer your leads
- No filming
- Live in 7 days
You're doing everything yourself
Most owners at this stage tell us the same thing. The work is good. The business just isn't steady enough to bet on yet.
“If I didn't have my day job, I wouldn't be able to afford my shop or my house.”
Shop owner doing $11,000 to $15,000 a month
“Honestly, I don't have like an issue. I just want to grow.”
Mobile tinter doing $8,000 a month
“A lot of people are looking for discounts and I don't give discounts.”
Mobile tinter doing $8,000 a month
Real quotes from shop owners on sales calls with us in 2026. Names withheld.
From side hustle to the only job you need
With ads running in your area every day and our team answering your leads, the open slots in your week start filling. You stop chasing messages between jobs.
That's how Knox Auto Armor went from a $10,000 a month mobile business to a $50,000 a month shop with three installers.
- Go full-time
- Hire your first installer
- Move from mobile to a shop
What we do for a one or two person business
1
Ads where you work
Google and Facebook, limited to your service area.
2
A page that filters
Your prices and travel area up front.
3
Instant reply
Even when you're under a car.
4
We book it
Our team calls and puts the job in your calendar.
Live in as little as 7 days. See the full system
Small shops, real work
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Case study
Knox Auto Armor
Knox Auto Armor started with us at $10,000 a month as a mobile business.
Read their story →
Started at
$10,000
Now, a month
$50,000
What you get
A real budget, not a big one
$30 to $50 a day in ads, paid straight to Google or Meta.
Your evenings back
We handle calling, follow-up and booking.
Your area protected
One shop per area.
Double your revenue in 90 days
Our guarantee, explained on the call.
Questions owners ask us
Do you work with mobile detailers and tinters?
I'm under $5,000 a month. Can I still work with you?
I have a day job. Is that a problem?
What's the smallest ad budget that works?
I've never run ads. Do I need to learn?
Can you help me move from mobile into a shop?
Ready to go full-time?
If you're doing $5,000 a month or more, tell us about your business.
Schedule a free call →One shop per area. Pricing covered on the call.
Owner-operators, $5k to $15k: the details
Everything else owners ask before they sign up.
How do I get customers for a mobile detailing or tinting business?
Stop relying only on posts and referrals. Run paid ads inside your service area, send people to a page with your prices and travel area, and reply within minutes. At $5,000 to $15,000 a month, a $30 to $50 a day ad budget is usually enough to fill the open slots in your week.
This is where most of the owners we speak to are. Of 16 recent callers who told us their revenue, 7 were between $5,000 and $15,000 a month. Many were under a year old, five were mobile, and five still had a day job or other income.
- Work comes from word of mouth, Marketplace, TikTok and Instagram posts.
- It works while you keep posting. The week you stop, it stops. That's the limit of word-of-mouth marketing.
- You answer every message yourself, often mid-job.
- You could take more cars a week than you book.
What owner-operators tell us they want
- Double revenue, for example from $8,000 to $16,000 a month, or $10,000 to $20,000.
- Quit the day job and go full-time.
- Hire a first installer.
- Move from mobile into a shop.
Our guarantee is built around the first one: Double Your Revenue in 90 Days.
What Motorgrowth does for a one- or two-person business
We run the ads, build the landing page, set up the CRM and call and book every lead. You don't film, you don't answer the phone between cars, and you can see every booking in your calendar.
- 01
Ads in your service area
Google and Facebook ads limited to where you work. Stock footage already tested across the industry, so no filming.
- 02
A page that filters
Your prices, reviews and travel area on one page. People who only want the cheapest price leave before they call.
- 03
Instant reply
A text goes out in seconds, even when you're under a car.
- 04
We book it
Our team calls, follows up and puts the job in your calendar.
Can I afford a marketing agency at $8,000 a month?
Only if it adds more profit than it costs, so do the math first. With $30 to $50 a day in ad spend and your average job value, work out how many extra jobs a month cover everything. If your calendar has open slots and you close most inquiries, the numbers usually work. Under $5,000 a month, they usually don't, which is why that is our floor.
One owner told us they'd paid an agency $5,000 a month while making $10,000 to $15,000. That's the wrong shape. Your ad spend should be the bigger number, and it should come back several times over. Our clients typically see a return of 5 to 10 times.
Who started where you are
Deluxe Paint Protection started with us at $5,000 a month and now does $85,000 a month with three installers. Knox Auto Armor started at $10,000 a month as a mobile business, reached $50,000 and moved into a shop. Read Deluxe Paint Protection and Knox Auto Armor.
Is this a fit for you?
- You do window tint, ceramic coating, PPF or detailing, shop-based or mobile, in the US.
- You do at least $5,000 a month.
- You can put $30 to $50 a day into ads.
- You have room in your week for more cars.
- If a partner or spouse shares the decision, they can join the call.
Services: window tint, ceramic coating, PPF, detailing.