Can I update the service menu and prices myself after the site is built?

Yes. We build sites so you can make basic content updates without calling anyone. If you can edit a Google Doc, you can change your oil change price or add a new service.

How does online appointment booking work for a small shop?

It doesn't have to be complicated. A simple request form that captures the customer's name, vehicle info, and what they need is usually enough. You get a notification, you call them back or confirm by text. It's not a full scheduling system unless you want one — it's just a better front door than email.

Will the new site show up when people search for mechanics near Tatum?

The base redesign includes solid technical structure — proper page titles, mobile speed, clean URLs — which puts you in a much better position than a template builder site. For active SEO work targeting local search terms, the website plus SEO package is the way to go.

What happens to my current website during the rebuild?

Nothing changes until the new site is ready. We build the new version separately, and it only goes live once you've reviewed it and said go. Your current site stays up the entire time.

I only do specific types of repairs — can the site make that clear?

That's actually ideal. If you specialize in diesel trucks, or you don't do body work, or you focus on certain makes — the site should say so plainly. It saves you phone calls that waste your time and sends the right customers your way.

Website Redesign · Tatum, TX

Your Tatum Auto Repair Shop Deserves a Better Website

You probably tried one of the website builders a few years back. Picked a template, added your phone number, maybe uploaded a photo of the shop. It looked fine on your desktop monitor — and that was the last time it looked fine to anyone.

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You Did What Made Sense at the Time

Somebody told you that you needed a website, so you went and got one. Maybe it was Wix, maybe GoDaddy, maybe some platform you can't even remember the login for anymore. You spent a weekend dragging boxes around, typed up your hours, and called it done.

And for a while, that was probably fine. Tatum's not a huge market — your shop on Highway 43 or over near the school, people know where you are. But something shifted. Folks started pulling out their phones in parking lots to find a mechanic instead of asking around. And when they pulled up your site on that phone, what they got was a slow, clunky page with tiny text and a menu that didn't work right. So they kept scrolling to the next result.

The frustrating part is you can't see it happening. Nobody calls to say "hey, I almost brought my truck in but your website was bad." They just don't show up. You're left wondering why things feel slower than they should.

What a Rebuilt Site Actually Gives Your Shop

1. **A real service menu that works like one.** Oil changes, brake jobs, diagnostics, transmission work — whatever you do, laid out clearly with descriptions and starting prices. Not a wall of text. Not a PDF. A page that answers the question "do they do this?" in about two seconds.

2. **Online booking or at least a fast way to request a drop-off.** People in Tatum still call — of course they do. But a good chunk of them would rather tap a button at 9pm when they remember their check engine light came on. Give them that option and you'll wake up to appointments instead of voicemails.

3. **Before-and-after photos that actually load.** Nothing sells repair work like showing it. But those photos need to be properly sized and formatted, not enormous files that make the whole page crawl. We build galleries that look sharp and load fast on any connection — even the spotty service you get out past the Tatum city limits.

4. **Your certifications and experience, front of mind.** ASE certifications, manufacturer training, years in business — this stuff matters to someone deciding between you and a shop in Longview or Henderson. It belongs where people can see it without hunting.

Pricing and What You'll Own When It's Done

A full website redesign for an auto repair shop starts at $1,500 and takes about a week. If you want search engine work built in from day one — so folks searching "mechanic near Tatum" or "auto repair Rusk County" actually find you — that's the website plus SEO package, starting at $3,500, usually done in one to two weeks.

Hosting runs $50 a month. And here's the part that matters: you own everything. The code, the design, the content. If you ever want to take it somewhere else, you can. No platform lock-in, no proprietary system holding your site hostage. That alone is worth the switch from whatever builder you're on now.