Independent auto repair shops
The dealership isn't better at the work. It's just better online.
A glossy dealer site with a service scheduler and a certifications page beats a shop that has neither, regardless of who actually does better work. Mainfolk builds your shop a real site in about a minute: real prices, ASE certifications, your warranty terms, and appointment requests, so a worried car owner can tell you're legitimate before they ever call.
Free forever, and it really works. Your own domain name is $15/mo when you want it. No credit card, no contract.
- Real prices, posted plainly
- ASE certifications, front and center
- Appointment requests, straight to your inbox
- You own it, no lock-in
The real competition
Your competitor isn't the shop down the street. It's the dealership's website.
Most independent shops compete fine on price and turnaround. Where they lose is online, before the car ever pulls in: a dealer site posts a scheduler, certifications, and a warranty page, and a one-page shop site with a phone number does not. Worse, plenty of owners still believe using an independent shop voids a factory warranty, which is not true as long as maintenance is documented, but nobody tells them that if the site never says it.
A one-page shop site
- No price list, so every job starts with a phone call
- No mention of ASE certifications anywhere
- Nothing about the warranty myth working against you
- Doesn't rank for "brake repair" in your town
- An AI assistant has nothing it can cite
A real shop site
- Every service and price, readable in one screen
- ASE certifications and specialties, stated plainly
- Warranty terms, and the factory-warranty myth corrected
- Built to rank for what you fix, where you fix it
- Structured data and
llms.txtso assistants can recommend you
Built for the bay
Everything an independent shop needs, already on it.
The pieces general repair, specialty, and quick-lube shops actually use, built in and ready for your words and your rates.
Services & a real price list
Oil changes, brakes, alignments, diagnostics. Post exact prices for the routine work and a starting-from figure for anything diagnostics-dependent.
ASE certifications, up front
The credential a dealer leans on hardest. Put your certifications and your technicians' specialties where a nervous customer sees them first.
Warranty terms, stated plainly
What's covered, for how long, what voids it, and a note that independent service doesn't void a factory warranty when maintenance is documented.
Appointment requests
Vehicle, concern, and a preferred day, delivered to your inbox with a copy kept in the dashboard, so the service writer can plan the bay ahead of time.
Hours & the map
When you're open, where to drop off a car, and a tap-to-navigate map. Practical details a new customer checks before committing to a repair.
Findable for the repair
A page built to rank for "brake repair in your town," plus structured data and a per-site llms.txt so AI assistants can recommend you by name.
On day one
You get a real site before you've written a word of it yourself.
Answer a few questions about the shop and Mainfolk generates a starter site with a service and price page, a certifications and warranty page, and an appointment form, all live on your own domain. Nothing to build from a blank page, nothing to wait on a developer for.
Ships day one
- A services page with real prices
- ASE certifications, stated plainly
- Warranty terms and the myth corrected
- An appointment request form
What the shop actually looks like
The honest price
Free forever. Pay only when you want your own domain.
Less than a single oil change, and no setup fee, no per-page charge, no surprise renewal hike.
The free plan is a real, working site on a mainfolk.com address, with hosting and unlimited edits, for as long as you like. Launch is what you move to when you want your own domain name, no Mainfolk badge, and more AI help each month. Step up to Pro ($29/mo) only if you want to see who is visiting and which services they're looking at. Hosting, the security certificate, updates, and get-found optimization are included at every tier.
Comparing options? See how we stack up against Wix & Squarespace, a WordPress build, or read the full pricing page.
Questions
Asked and answered.
Do I have to post prices?
You do not have to, but almost no shop does it, which makes it a way to stand out. Post exact prices for common jobs like brake pads or an oil change, or a starting-from figure for diagnostics-dependent work. Whatever you choose is click-to-edit, so a rate change takes seconds.
Can people book an appointment?
Yes. An appointment request form sits on every page, delivers straight to your inbox, and keeps a copy in your dashboard. Ask for the vehicle, the concern, and a preferred day, so the service writer can plan the bay before the car shows up.
Will this work for a specialty shop?
Yes. General repair, transmission specialists, European makes, diesel, tires and alignment, all fit the same structure: a service and price list, certifications, warranty terms, and an appointment form. Specialty shops benefit even more, since a page naming the exact makes you handle is what a search engine and a worried owner both need to see.
How do I show my certifications and warranty?
A dedicated section for ASE certifications and your warranty terms, stated in plain language: what's covered, for how long, and what voids it. It also includes a note that using an independent shop does not void a factory warranty as long as routine maintenance is performed correctly and documented, which is the single biggest myth working against independent shops.
What does it cost?
Start free, forever, on a mainfolk.com address. Launch is $15 a month for your own domain name with no Mainfolk badge. No contract, no setup fee, and hosting, the security certificate, and updates are included. See the full pricing page.
Look as legitimate as the dealership
Give your shop a site that proves you're the better choice.
Build your shop's site free in about a minute and see the real thing before you spend a dollar.