How To Create The Perfect Careers Page

It’s no secret that hiring is one of the biggest challenges for any small business owner. Take that challenge and add to it the shortage of a particular skillset available in the workforce, like the shortage of techs we have in the auto repair industry, and the problem feels more like a disaster. This means […]

5 Ways to Prioritize SEO for Your Auto Repair Shop

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When it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), knowing where to start can be a bit overwhelming. You know your end goal for acquiring SEO services for your auto repair shop – to show up in the top position of the search results. But getting there is the real challenge.  The internet is constantly evolving. […]

How Do I Find The Right Keywords For My Repair Shop’s Website?

You can have the best website in the world but if people can’t find it when searching for the services you provide, it’s pointless. We all know the main terms people search for when looking for an auto repair shop, and every generalist shop wants to rank number 1 for the term “mechanic near me”, […]

2 Things Auto Repair Shops Should Be Talking About Right Now

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Prefer to listen? Use the player to listen or read below. As I write this article it’s March of 2022 and Russia has invaded Ukraine. You’re probably already asking yourself what this has to do with marketing an auto repair shop. Well, there are a couple of things you need to be talking about in […]

Two Major Ways Marketing a Euro Shop is Different

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People will tell you that “marketing is marketing is marketing.” That may be true when it comes to the fundamental techniques you use. When it comes to the subtle differences that will make or break your marketing, they couldn’t be more wrong. Euro shops are different. They typically have a very different “feel” when you […]

Why Your Forms Are The Most Important Part Of Your Website

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When it comes to a website, people tend to pay a lot of attention to things like its aesthetics, certain info being “above the fold,” the pictures, colors, and the logo. ALL of these things are important. But the one thing we never have new clients talk to us about is the forms. The funny […]

Hiring Auto Repair Shop Technicians in the Digital Age

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“We’re in desperate need of a new technician.” This is an obstacle almost every one of our clients has faced this year. The truth is, good auto repair techs are hard to come by, and the even sadder truth is that the hiring shortage our country has faced this year did not help. Most great […]

12 Days of Christmas: Marketing Edition

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There are so many translations of what the “12 Days of Christmas” really means, where it came from and how it’s used. For the purpose of this blog, we just want to have some fun and share some ideas for you to use in your auto repair shop marketing for the month of December. Stick […]

Fender Covers Protect More Than Paint

Fender Covers Protect More Than Paint in your Auto Repair Shop with Brian Walker of Shop Marketing Pros, holding up an image of fender covers with the text of the blog

https://youtu.be/kkyEPh_4RcM As a marketing agency specializing in marketing auto repair shops, we have to over-analyze everything we put out there for our clients.  We constantly ask our clients to send us pictures and videos of what’s happening in their shop. We’ll often get pics or videos from one of our shop owners, and they or […]

Should you hire a professional to photograph your auto repair shop?

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The Short Answer Is: Yes. But let’s talk about it a little in-depth. Although many people scoff at the cost of good, professional photography, it’s probably one of the best and most cost-efficient investments you’ll ever make in your business. People always say to “never judge a book by its cover,” yet everyone almost always […]