Guides
Practical, specific guides for auto repair shops and mobile mechanics who want more calls and booked jobs.
Agency, freelancer or do it yourself: how a shop owner should decide
What marketing help costs an auto repair shop, the red flags in a pitch, which pieces to keep in house, and why a real provider proves it first.
2026-09-01
The repair shop calendar: what to sell each season and how to survive the slow weeks
A month-by-month marketing plan for an auto repair shop, the two reliable slow stretches, and what to run when the bays are empty instead of cutting prices.
2026-08-27
Pricing and quoting for repair shops: good, better, best and the inspection that sells it
How to present a repair estimate so it gets approved, why good-better-best raises the average repair order, and how pricing changes your marketing.
2026-08-20
What a missed call costs a repair shop, and the follow-up that fixes it
Missed-call text-back, speed to lead, who answers the phone, and the declined-work sequence that turns yellow inspection items into approved repairs.
2026-08-13
The seven things an auto repair shop website has to do
Speed, tap-to-call, service pages, prices, town pages, reviews and online booking, plus what to cut, for independent shops and mobile mechanics.
2026-08-06
How to show up when someone asks ChatGPT for a mechanic
What AI answer engines use to pick a local repair shop, the page structure they quote, and the practical steps that get an independent shop named in AI results.
2026-07-30
Facebook and Instagram ads for auto repair shops that actually book work
The creative that works for an independent shop, which offers convert, realistic budgets and cost per lead, and how to retarget people who left.
2026-07-23
Google Ads for auto repair shops: budgets, campaigns and real cost per call
Which Google Ads campaigns fill bays for an independent shop, which ones burn cash, what a repair call really costs, and how to structure a budget.
2026-07-16
Google Business Profile setup for auto repair shops and mobile mechanics
Categories, services, photos, hours, posts and Q and A, set up so your shop shows for brakes and check engine light searches instead of only your own name.
2026-07-09
How repair shops get more Google reviews without chasing customers
The counter ask, the exact text to send, when to send it, what a healthy review velocity looks like for an auto repair shop, and how to answer the bad one.
2026-07-02
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