How We Grew Our Auto Body Shop Revenue by 280% in 18 Months

When I bought my collision repair shop in 2024, we were doing about $45K/month in revenue with 3 employees. The shop had a decent reputation but zero online presence and relied entirely on insurance referrals.

The first thing I did was join the NexLvel Auto Body & Collision community. Within the first week, I connected with an operator running 3 locations who shared his entire marketing playbook.

1. Google Business Profile optimization - We went from 12 reviews to 180+ in 6 months.
2. DRP partnerships - We landed 4 new Direct Repair Program contracts in the first year.
3. Supplement training - Our average repair order went up 35%.
4. Hired a production manager - Freed me to focus on business development.

Today we are doing $125K/month with 8 employees and just signed a lease for our second location.