BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY, a supplier of technology solutions for the automotive repair industry, introduced a new SMS-integrated website for repair shops and a new sales growth best practices training program at VISION Hi-Tech Training & Expo February 28 to March 3 in Overland Park, Kansas. The conference, which draws 3,500 attendees annually, is the largest event of the year dedicated to management and technical training programs and activities for shop owners, managers and technicians.
At the show, BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY introduced Pit Stop, which provides owner/operators with a professional looking, customizable website that connects seamlessly with their shop’s management system. Pit Stop is designed to be easy to configure and offers search engine optimization (SEO) capabilities, ensuring a shop’s brand appears prominently in Google searches. It also displays key services and tells a compelling story about user’s businesses. These features will allow a customer to easily find the shop online, book an appointment directly on the website and feed the appointment and customer/vehicle information into the shop’s management system.
Pit Stop will retail for $99 per month and can be bundled with BOLT ON’s Review Manager, which allows customers to post reviews for shops directly on Facebook and Google, for $185 per month.
“We’ve heard from our shop owners and found that there is a real need in the market for a solution that not only gives them a professional looking image but adds business value by integrating critical aspects of their business,” said Mike Risich, founder and CEO of BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY. “One of the most compelling features of the website is the ability to schedule appointments directly to the shop’s management system, making it effortless to collect, track and manage customer information and jobs.”
Risich added, “Pit Stop is designed to help those with no website presence and those with a poor or dated looking site as well as those who may have a well-designed site, but who haven’t figured out how to integrate it into their shop management system.”
BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY has also expanded its partnership with Elite, the nationally recognized shop management coaching firm. Originally announced November of last year, the companies have been hosting a series of training webinars for shop owners and, based on their success, have decided to expand the program.
The result is an exclusive management training course provided by Elite titled, “How to Supercharge Your Sales,” offered free of charge to all new and current BOLT ON customers.
