You Built a Great Shop.
Now Let's Make Sure
Austin Knows It.
Independent shops do better work than the chains. The problem is not your quality — it is your visibility. We help owner-operated body shops in Austin get found on Google, build 5-star reputations, and create a steady stream of direct leads — without a massive marketing budget.
Free audit. No contract required. No agency jargon.
We Get It
The Real Challenges Independent Shops Face
These are the four things we hear from every owner-operated shop in Austin. We have a specific answer to each one.
Competing Against Franchise Shops
Caliber Collision, Service King, and Joe Hudson's spend millions on advertising. They occupy the top spots on Google. You have a better shop — but nobody knows it.
The Truth
Google Maps levels the playing field. A single shop with 200 reviews and an optimized GBP outranks a franchise with a $2M ad budget. Every time.
Limited Marketing Budget
You do not have $10,000 a month to throw at marketing. You have a shop to run, technicians to pay, and parts to order. Every dollar has to work.
The Truth
We build lean, high-ROI systems: local SEO that generates organic leads for years, email automations that run on autopilot, and targeted PPC that starts at $750/mo.
Insurance Referral Dependency
Too many shops live and die by whether insurance companies send them work. When a DRP contract dries up or an adjuster retires, the pipeline collapses.
The Truth
We help you build a direct-to-consumer pipeline — customers who find you on Google, trust your reviews, and choose you before the insurance company can steer them elsewhere.
No Time to Think About Marketing
You are writing estimates, managing insurance supplements, handling parts delays, and keeping customers happy. Marketing is always the thing you will do "next week."
The Truth
We run it for you. Our systems are built to generate leads, reviews, and referrals without requiring your daily attention. You focus on the shop. We fill the phone.
Your Edge
The Playing Field Is Not Level — It's Tilted In Your Favor
Franchises have marketing budgets. You have something they can never buy: authenticity, flexibility, community, and specialization.
You Have a Story
An owner-operated shop has a human behind it. Customers can meet you, trust you, and refer you personally. Franchise shops cannot compete with that authenticity.
You Have Flexibility
You can approve a claim on the spot, do a customer a favor, or stay late to finish a car before a family road trip. That flexibility becomes your marketing — when you ask for a review.
You Have Community
You sponsor the little league team. Your kids go to school with your customers' kids. That community trust is a marketing asset no national chain can manufacture.
You Have Specialization
Maybe you are the hail damage specialist in Cedar Park. The custom paint shop in South Austin. The I-CAR Gold shop in Round Rock. Own your niche — and dominate it online.
The Playbook
The 3-Step Framework for Independent Shop Growth
Every tactic we use fits into one of three phases. We work through them in order — because each phase builds on the last.
Phase 01
Visibility
Get Found Before the Franchise
We optimize your Google Business Profile, build neighborhood landing pages, and fix the citation issues that are silently killing your local rankings. Most shops jump from page 2 to the Map Pack within 60 days.
Phase 02
Reputation
Build More Reviews Than Any Chain
Your 4.8-star rating beats the franchise shop's 3.9 every time — because you actually care. We build automated systems that capture those 5-star reviews from every happy customer, while you are still in the shop.
Phase 03
Retention
Turn Every Customer Into a Referral Machine
One happy customer in a neighborhood with 400 households is worth far more than a single repair. We help you stay top of mind so when the next hail storm hits — or when a neighbor gets in an accident — your name is the first one they mention.
Pricing
Honest Pricing for Independent Shops
No hidden fees, no long-term contracts, no agency markup on ad spend. Month-to-month after setup — because we believe in earning your business every month.
Foundation
$750/mo
For shops that just need to get found
- ✓Google Business Profile optimization
- ✓NAP citation cleanup (50+ directories)
- ✓On-page SEO for your website
- ✓Monthly ranking report
- ✓Review request setup (email)
Growth
$1,400/mo
For shops ready to dominate their market
- ✓Everything in Foundation
- ✓2 neighborhood landing pages/mo
- ✓Google Ads PPC ($750 ad spend included)
- ✓Post-repair email + SMS automation
- ✓Monthly content calendar
- ✓Bi-weekly strategy calls
Full Stack
$2,500/mo
For shops that want complete market ownership
- ✓Everything in Growth
- ✓Photo/video production day (quarterly)
- ✓Social media management
- ✓Referral program setup
- ✓Hail surge PPC campaign management
- ✓Competitor monitoring
- ✓Weekly reporting dashboard
Not sure which package is right? Talk to us first →
What This Looks Like
A Shop Like Yours, Results Like This
The Situation
A 4-bay independent shop in Round Rock. Owner-operated for 11 years. Excellent I-CAR certified work, 4.6 stars on Google with 34 reviews. Getting about 15 organic walk-ins and calls per week — mostly from insurance referrals.
Problem: A Caliber Collision opened half a mile away and immediately started ranking #1 in the Map Pack. Walk-in traffic dropped 30% in 3 months.
What We Built
- →GBP overhaul: 11 categories, 67 photos, 15 Q&A, weekly posts
- →Citation cleanup across 48 directories (NAP inconsistencies were severe)
- →4 neighborhood landing pages (Round Rock, Pflugerville, Hutto, Taylor)
- →Post-repair email + SMS review sequence
- →Google Ads: emergency + hail surge campaigns
FAQ
Questions from Shop Owners Like You
Ready to compete?
Let's Build Your Shop
A Steady Stream of Direct Leads.
Talk to a real person who works with auto body shops every day. Free 30-minute strategy call. No commitment, no agency pitch — just an honest conversation about what would actually move the needle for your shop.