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For shop owners · 10 entries

Straight answers. No marketing fog.

What we'd tell you across the counter: how the ads, the rankings, and the follow-up actually work for a body shop, and where the money leaks out.

Google Ads   ·   5 min read

How Much Should a Body Shop Spend on Google Ads?

Short answer: enough to book jobs at a profit, and not a dollar more until you know your numbers.

Strategy   ·   5 min read

Google Ads vs. Local SEO for Auto Body Shops: Which First?

Ads get you jobs this week. SEO gets you jobs for years. Here's the order that makes sense for most shops.

Local SEO   ·   6 min read

Google Business Profile Setup for Collision Shops (Step by Step)

For a body shop, this is the single highest-leverage thing you can fix online. Most shops leave half of it blank.

Lead systems   ·   4 min read

The Real Cost of a Slow Lead Response (And How to Fix It)

A lead that waits an hour is often already gone. The math on this is brutal, and fixable.

Lead systems   ·   4 min read

Why Your Collision Leads Aren't Turning Into Booked Jobs

If leads come in but the bays stay empty, the problem usually isn't the leads. It's what happens in the next five minutes.

Growth   ·   4 min read

How to Get More High-Ticket Collision Work (Not Insurance Scraps)

If your bays are full of low-margin work, the problem is who's finding you. Here's how to change that.

Exotic & luxury   ·   4 min read

How Exotic & Luxury Shops Attract High-End Repair Clients

The customer with a $200K car isn't shopping on price. They're shopping on trust. Win that and you win the job.

Websites   ·   4 min read

Why Most Body Shop Websites Lose Customers in 5 Seconds

The customer landed on your site ready to book. Five seconds later they were gone. Here's why.

Buyer's guide   ·   4 min read

How to Tell If Your Marketing Agency Is Actually Working

Ignore the pretty report. There's one number that tells you whether your agency is worth the money.

Buyer's guide   ·   5 min read

What a Body Shop Should Expect From a Marketing Agency

Most shop owners have been burned once. Here's how to tell a real growth partner from an invoice with a logo.

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