Hey all,
I have been coming to this site for months now and really appreciate the wealth of information available for new and existing digital dealers, you all certainly know your stuff and I have learned a great deal as I write my business plan. Just wanted to run my IT package choices by you veterans before I pull the trigger.
I am just getting out of active duty Navy after flying for a decade and into the reserves and am preparing to launch my small broker/dealership. It is planned to start mom and pop and is in "alpha" testing mode currently with me partnering with a local Kansas City used car dealer to buy and sell my first sport-lux niche cars as his agent.
I am prepping to go into beta mode and get my own license and small place, and I know with that comes all of the overhead, learning curve, reputation establishment, etc. Long story short, I am specializing in the enthusiast sport luxury late-model pre-owned niche. I aim to source from midwest auctions and sell certified pre-owned nationwide. Small inventory to start (2-4 cars) and then scale with outside investment.
After a lot of research from threads here and from reviews on DrivingSales, I am in final talks with Dealer eProcess for my custom site, hosting, SEO, advanced analytics, basic video, live chat, and SEM through their former Google gal.
The other services I am selecting are in partnership with Homenet for their Inventory management IOL and eBay and Craigslist services. I will be working with a local KC startup who specializes in video to produce quality finish walkaround videos for my Youtube channel.
Advice needed: Are all of these services a bit much to start for overhead purposes? Any you would not recommend or anything I haven't selected, given my retail price points around $50k?
Are these vendors the best for what I need to do, i.e. would you select them for a ground up small dealership?
I haven't found a better "one stop solution." I am tech/social savvy on the user side (no coding!) as I also run a lean tech startup, so the Dealer eProcess A/B testing and optimization of calls to action for lead generation impressed me.
Thanks in advance,
Glen
I have been coming to this site for months now and really appreciate the wealth of information available for new and existing digital dealers, you all certainly know your stuff and I have learned a great deal as I write my business plan. Just wanted to run my IT package choices by you veterans before I pull the trigger.
I am just getting out of active duty Navy after flying for a decade and into the reserves and am preparing to launch my small broker/dealership. It is planned to start mom and pop and is in "alpha" testing mode currently with me partnering with a local Kansas City used car dealer to buy and sell my first sport-lux niche cars as his agent.
I am prepping to go into beta mode and get my own license and small place, and I know with that comes all of the overhead, learning curve, reputation establishment, etc. Long story short, I am specializing in the enthusiast sport luxury late-model pre-owned niche. I aim to source from midwest auctions and sell certified pre-owned nationwide. Small inventory to start (2-4 cars) and then scale with outside investment.
After a lot of research from threads here and from reviews on DrivingSales, I am in final talks with Dealer eProcess for my custom site, hosting, SEO, advanced analytics, basic video, live chat, and SEM through their former Google gal.
The other services I am selecting are in partnership with Homenet for their Inventory management IOL and eBay and Craigslist services. I will be working with a local KC startup who specializes in video to produce quality finish walkaround videos for my Youtube channel.
Advice needed: Are all of these services a bit much to start for overhead purposes? Any you would not recommend or anything I haven't selected, given my retail price points around $50k?
Are these vendors the best for what I need to do, i.e. would you select them for a ground up small dealership?
I haven't found a better "one stop solution." I am tech/social savvy on the user side (no coding!) as I also run a lean tech startup, so the Dealer eProcess A/B testing and optimization of calls to action for lead generation impressed me.
Thanks in advance,
Glen