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We've created this section here for you to post your shop website. This is a great way to get some feedback and suggestions from your peers.

Please post relevant automotive shop websites only. Any posts including non automotive shop websites will be moderated and removed.

Thank you.


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Very nice website. Looks to be search engine optimized well. When I type "ken's auto service" in Google, it comes up. Does it come up for your area? I see your keywords are good, and zip code targeted:

 

auto repair, car repair, automotive service, auto garage, mechanic, brake repair, engine repair, shocks, struts, suspension work, air conditioning, tune-up, akron, canton, springfield, cut-rate, mufflers, exhaust, 44312, 44310, 44305, 44301, 44308, ohio, brakes, tune ups, diagnosis, towing, radiators, computer diagnosis, fleet repairs, starters, guarantee, warranty, certified, ASE.

 

Looks good, nice layout.

 

I don't have a site up currently, but do have some expericence with them.

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Very nice website. Looks to be search engine optimized well. When I type "ken's auto service" in Google, it comes up. Does it come up for your area? I see your keywords are good, and zip code targeted:

 

auto repair, car repair, automotive service, auto garage, mechanic, brake repair, engine repair, shocks, struts, suspension work, air conditioning, tune-up, akron, canton, springfield, cut-rate, mufflers, exhaust, 44312, 44310, 44305, 44301, 44308, ohio, brakes, tune ups, diagnosis, towing, radiators, computer diagnosis, fleet repairs, starters, guarantee, warranty, certified, ASE.

 

Looks good, nice layout.

 

I don't have a site up currently, but do have some expericence with them.

 

Very nice site!

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That is quite a bit of traffic. I need to build a Facebook page for our business also.

 

 

Yeah, I also use a google function called "Local Business Center" which is another free listing that Google offers. You can edit your existing listing on their site and "own" it. You can upload information about your business, hours, pictures, etc. It also tracks your hits to your listing. I get over 2500 impressions monthly with around 700-1000 clicks for more information. I have had tremendous success with it. When I created the Facebook page, Google automatically picked it up and attached a link to it under my listing. That is where the traffic is coming from mostly.

 

I would suggest everyone set up this Local Business Center, it is the single most successful advertising that I have done to date and it didn't cost me a dime. See one of my listings here: One location. Each individual shop has a listing with pictures and info. Google is amazing.

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Gary, nice clean site. Visually pleasing. Colors are nice too.

 

A few thoughts, expand the info on your services and also put a page about you and your staff.

 

If you are invloved in the community, put that in there too.

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www.chazauto.net www.chazoffroad.com

 

 

Welcome to the forum. Thanks for sharing your websites. I like the overall look of http://www.chazoffroad.com/ best. The other site http://www.chazauto.net/ is also good though. If I might offer a suggestion I would have someone proof read the text on the http://www.chazoffroad.com/ site. I noticed some misspelled words and I think the punctuation and spacing could be improved.

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Nice site!.....

Agreed!

 

.....Great looking shop......
Agreed!

 

.....I like the tool rental idea...I may start that. Thanks!

AGREED also. Joe, you have a perfect vehicle for this with this site and your website.
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Agreed!

 

Agreed!

 

AGREED also. Joe, you have a perfect vehicle for this with this site and your website.

 

I bought that tool for about $300.00 a couple years ago to repair a car that I had in the shop. I then posted on a Cadillac Forum that I would rent the tool out. It's paid for itself 4 times over with no problems. I'm think of adding more specialized tool to the list. I also rent it to local garages for a discount. I think this idea of a few shops each buying a specialized tool and then sharing them should grow since the tools are expensive for as little as you would use it yourself.

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TomH I noticed that you are an AAA approved shop. What do you think of AAA buying shops in Ohio and potentially being competitors?

 

 

I'm in Dayton, Ohio, the shops that they bought are in Cincinnati, only about 40 miles away. I can't say on this list what I really think. (we have to keep it clean!) Let's just say I gave them an earful. They say it would never happen in Dayton, buy why not? When one of my customer's call them for a tow to my shop, they already try to get it going or sell them a battery before towing it to me. I won't continue to be a AAA Approved Shop if they are going to be my competition.

 

AAA Buys garages

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I'm in Dayton, Ohio, the shops that they bought are in Cincinnati, only about 40 miles away. I can't say on this list what I really think. (we have to keep it clean!) Let's just say I gave them an earful. They say it would never happen in Dayton, buy why not? When one of my customer's call them for a tow to my shop, they already try to get it going or sell them a battery before towing it to me. I won't continue to be a AAA Approved Shop if they are going to be my competition.

 

AAA Buys garages

 

That is a good question. BUT WHY NOT. It seems to be a conflict of interest and a change in their business model.

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I recently got my website redesigned. What do you guys think? Its a work in progress but this is main idea.

 

www.CARMandP.com

 

Looks good. I like the graphics and layout. You have some JS (javascript) errors. 3 that I see when the pages load. (Internet Explorer 8) You may want to have your designer look into that.

 

Your keywords are:

 

car, auto, tn, white, house, auto repair, auto repair white house, auto repair white house tn, car repair, imports, import auto repair tn, foreign, bmw, volvo, mercedes, saab, volkswagon, honda, nissan, toyota, mitsubishi

 

They are good, however..they are the same for every page. You may want to do something let's say for this page: Our Auto Repair Services , and add some of those services in there. Make each page as unique as possible.

 

I would also include your shop name as part of every title, like:

 

About Us - CAR Maintenance & Performance

Our Auto Repair Services - CAR Maintenance & Performance

 

It's not always great to copy a site title to every page, but in your case...the words CAR and Maintenance are good title key words.

 

You should resubmit your website to:

 

Google.com

Bing.com

Yahoo.com

dmoz.org

 

Currently in google, you have 2 listings only and they are from 2008: Google

 

Hopefully this will help you a bit. :D

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Thank you very much for the info :) It was just loaded up yesterday so I am still working out the bugs but I will make sure to do a few of those changes.

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We have been working on our first site for a couple of months now and just turned it on yesterday afternoon. Let me know what you all think.

www.hoganmuffler.com

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We have been working on our first site for a couple of months now and just turned it on yesterday afternoon. Let me know what you all think.

www.hoganmuffler.com

 

Nice layout. You should change your page title tags and add Hogan Muffler in there. Every page has the same page title: Performance Exhaust Topeka Kansas, Auto Repair Services, Mendrel Bending, Mufflers, Brakes

 

Also a JS error in IE8

 

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; OfficeLiveConnector.1.4; OfficeLivePatch.0.0; SLCC1)
Timestamp: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:37:41 UTC


Message: 'document.forms.0.elements' is null or not an object
Line: 39
Char: 18
Code: 0
URI: [url=http://www.hoganmuffler.com/validate.js][url=http://www.hoganmuffler.com/validate.js][url=http://www.hoganmuffler.com/validate.js][url=http://www.hoganmuffler.com/validate.js][url=http://www.hoganmuffler.com/validate.js]http://www.hoganmuffler.com/validate.js[/url][/url][/url][/url][/url]

 

I like it that you are using reCaptcha: Performance Exhaust Topeka Kansas, Auto Repair Services, Mendrel Bending, Mufflers, Brakes We use that here also to combat spam and false inputs. Can I suggest that you add your header to thsi page also? The appointment page. Unless it's just not loading on that page for me.

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I recently got my website redesigned. What do you guys think? Its a work in progress but this is main idea.

 

www.CARMandP.com

Site looks good but where is yor shop? When I click on maps and directions it brings me to a shop in Florida.

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www.kingsunauto.com

www.kingsunautoandtires.com

www.AcDelco.com

 

complete auto repairs, mufflers , tires & Tow Service

405-525-8500 Call Today.

 

COUPONS available on every site. USE THEM

u-haul trucks available

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www.ostromssales.com

This is my websight it has only been running for about 2 months

Rob Ostrom

Ostrom's sales and service

715-466-2377

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We've created this section here for you to post your shop website. This is a great way to get some more exposure, relative backlinks for search engines, and feedback from your peers.

 

Please post relevent automotive shop websites only. Any posts including non automotive shop websites will be moderated and removed.

 

Thank you.

 

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www.johnsplaceglenview.com

 

Bossman, I see you have your business in Glenview. Prior to opening our shop I did environmental work. We spent over 6 months working at Glenview Naval Airstation during the decommissioning. It has been a long time but I use to know my way around up there somewhat.

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I have seen some incredible websites that have been created. I am thinking that the one i created is nothing to be compared to the ones i have seen. But i am just a beginner in webdesign so i have a long way to go.

 

 

So I am Creating a site for my cuzin's repair shop. I am open to suggestions, If you happen to come across a count down screen refresh, As i will be removing it tonight for a few days for some feed back. It doesn't go live for 18days. So i want to make any and all changes i need to.

 

http://www.nicksrepair.com

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      It always amazes me when I hear about a technician who quits one repair shop to go work at another shop for less money. I know you have heard of this too, and you’ve probably asked yourself, “Can this be true? And Why?” The answer rests within the culture of the company. More specifically, the boss, manager, or a toxic work environment literally pushed the technician out the door.
      While money and benefits tend to attract people to a company, it won’t keep them there. When a technician begins to look over the fence for greener grass, that is usually a sign that something is wrong within the workplace. It also means that his or her heart is probably already gone. If the issue is not resolved, no amount of money will keep that technician for the long term. The heart is always the first to leave. The last thing that leaves is the technician’s toolbox.
      Shop owners: Focus more on employee retention than acquisition. This is not to say that you should not be constantly recruiting. You should. What it does means is that once you hire someone, your job isn’t over, that’s when it begins. Get to know your technicians. Build strong relationships. Have frequent one-on-ones. Engage in meaningful conversation. Find what truly motivates your technicians. You may be surprised that while money is a motivator, it’s usually not the prime motivator.
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