https://autoshopgrowth.com/Marketing guides, Google benchmark data and a free 14-day trial of any growth service, written for auto repair shops and mobile mechanics.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/the-car-is-ready-text-and-pickup-script/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/the-car-is-ready-text-and-pickup-script/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTPickup is the best moment a repair shop has to earn a review and the next visit. The exact text, counter script and follow-up that turn an invoice into both.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/the-phone-number-on-your-website-you-cannot-tap/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/the-phone-number-on-your-website-you-cannot-tap/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA common repair shop website mistake: the phone number is an image or plain text, so a driver on a phone cannot call in one tap. How to spot and fix it.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-to-text-a-customer-who-declined-the-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-to-text-a-customer-who-declined-the-repair/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDeclined work is the easiest money in the shop, and most of it is never asked about again. Four short texts to send, when to send them, and what to skip.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-a-brake-job-google-ads-campaign-costs/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-a-brake-job-google-ads-campaign-costs/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA line-by-line look at a small Google Ads campaign built around brake jobs: budget, cost per call, close rate, and the point where it starts paying for itself.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/reader-question-should-we-post-our-labor-rate/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/reader-question-should-we-post-our-labor-rate/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA shop owner asks whether listing the hourly labor rate online brings more cars or just invites price shoppers. A plain answer, and what to post instead.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/text-the-inspection-or-call-the-customer/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/text-the-inspection-or-call-the-customer/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTexting a digital inspection and calling the customer both get repairs approved. When each one wins for an auto repair shop, and how to combine the two.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-a-service-reminder-program-costs-a-repair-shop/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-a-service-reminder-program-costs-a-repair-shop/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTText and postcard reminders bring customers back for oil changes and inspections. Here is what each option really costs per month and how many cars cover it.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/reader-question-should-i-stop-charging-for-diagnostics/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/reader-question-should-i-stop-charging-for-diagnostics/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA shop owner asks whether to drop the diagnostic fee after an angry review. Our answer: keep the fee, change how you explain it, and reply to the review this way.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/google-ads-or-fix-the-google-profile-first/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/google-ads-or-fix-the-google-profile-first/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo ways to get more cars through the bay from Google. What each costs, how fast each works, and the shop situations where one clearly beats the other.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-to-run-before-the-first-cold-morning/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/what-to-run-before-the-first-cold-morning/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeptember is quiet and October is not. The four campaigns to have live before the first cold snap fills your bays with no-starts and heater complaints.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/hiring-a-marketing-agency-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/hiring-a-marketing-agency-auto-repair/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat 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.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/slow-season-marketing-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/slow-season-marketing-auto-repair/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA 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.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/pricing-quoting-auto-repair-shops/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/pricing-quoting-auto-repair-shops/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to present a repair estimate so it gets approved, why good-better-best raises the average repair order, and how pricing changes your marketing.https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/mobile-mechanics-and-the-search-results/https://autoshopgrowth.com/blog/mobile-mechanics-and-the-search-results/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTVan-based mechanics show up for the same searches as shops with bays. What the benchmark data says about the segment, and how a shop should respond.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/missed-calls-follow-up-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/missed-calls-follow-up-auto-repair/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMissed-call text-back, speed to lead, who answers the phone, and the declined-work sequence that turns yellow inspection items into approved repairs.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/auto-repair-shop-website-essentials/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/auto-repair-shop-website-essentials/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSpeed, tap-to-call, service pages, prices, town pages, reviews and online booking, plus what to cut, for independent shops and mobile mechanics.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/ai-search-chatgpt-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/ai-search-chatgpt-auto-repair/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat 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.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/facebook-instagram-ads-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/facebook-instagram-ads-auto-repair/Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe creative that works for an independent shop, which offers convert, realistic budgets and cost per lead, and how to retarget people who left.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/google-ads-auto-repair-shops/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/google-ads-auto-repair-shops/Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhich 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.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/google-business-profile-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/google-business-profile-auto-repair/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCategories, 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.https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/get-more-google-reviews-auto-repair/https://autoshopgrowth.com/guides/get-more-google-reviews-auto-repair/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe 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.