For tire shops
Drivers Google 'tire shop near me' twice a year. The shops they remember are the ones they saw both times.
We fix yours — across Google Maps, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Yelp, and the tire-finder tools AI cross-checks. 5 minutes, no card.
What we check for tire shops
14 things, written for tire and wheel service.
Same 14 checks, written for tire shops. Primary category, brand attributes, services list, and AI 'best tire shop in {city}' citations.
01 · Google Maps
Tags on your Google page
Your primary tag should be "Tire Shop" — and the secondary tags should match the services that win the highest-intent tire shops searches.
02 · Google Maps
Badges most tire shops are missing
Things like "24/7 emergency", "Free estimates", "Licensed" — small toggles that change which searches you show up for. Most tire shops miss the right ones.
03 · Google Maps
Review velocity vs. your top competitor
How fast new reviews are coming in compared to the #1 tire shop in your map pack. Recency matters more than total count.
04 · Google Maps
Replies to reviews you haven't answered
We find every review without an owner reply and write you a keyword-rich template for each rating band.
05 · Google Maps
Posts on your Google page
Posts don't move rankings (Sterling Sky proved that in a controlled study) but they lift clicks. We write 8 weeks of post copy for you.
06 · Google Maps
Services you offer that aren't listed
Every service you do should be on your Google page with a 2–3 sentence description. We compare your site to your listing and find the gaps.
07 · Google Maps
Your Google description
750 characters of prime real estate. Doesn't affect ranking (per Google) but it drives clicks. We write you 3 versions — keyword, conversion, balanced.
08 · Google Maps
Photo cadence
Real job-site photos uploaded weekly beat generic shots. We build you an 8-week upload plan focused on the right kinds for tire and wheel service.
09 · Foundations
Phone + address consistency across directories
Yelp, BBB, Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, Bing Places — we cross-check every one. AI tools won't cite you if your phone is wrong on Yelp.
10 · Foundations
Open hours and emergency availability
Turn on emergency hours and you win "flat tire repair near me" searches — one of the highest-intent tire and wheel service query classes.
11 · Foundations
Your visible address
Hiding your address (the SAB flag) correlates with rank loss in Sterling Sky's 8,186-business study. We check whether you should display it.
12 · Foundations
Service-area pages on your website
One page per South End-style service area, with real local content. We draft each page for you.
13 · Foundations
Local link prospects
Sponsorships, chambers, supplier cross-links. We find 5 high-probability prospects in your city and draft your outreach.
14 · AI Visibility
Recommendations across ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini
We run 20 prompts a tire shop's customer might ask — across 5 AI engines. We tell you which prompts you're missing from and exactly what to fix.
What tire shops are saying
Real fixes. Real tire shops. Across the country.
“Switched primary from 'Auto Repair' to 'Tire Shop' and showed up in the map pack for the first time in three years. Free fix.”
Mike T.
Mike's Tire & Auto
Phoenix, AZ
“Added all 7 brands we stock as services with descriptions. Started ranking for 'Michelin tires {city}' the next week — exact query we'd been losing.”
Reggie B.
Riverside Tire Pros
Cincinnati, OH
“The directory check found we were on TireBuyer with the wrong phone. Three years of misrouted leads. Fixed in 5 minutes.”
Sandra L.
Coastal Tire & Wheel
Charleston, SC
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Pricing
Free to start. Honest from there.
Free
Your first check. No card. No catch.
Free
- ✓1 full check of your business
- ✓All 14 things we look at
- ✓30 days to view the result
Solo
Stay on top of it every week.
$49/mo
- ✓Weekly fresh check
- ✓Track every fix as you do it
- ✓Weekly text + email digest
- ✓Done-for-you copy (descriptions, posts, review replies)
Pro
When AI search matters as much as Google.
$99/mo
- ✓Everything in Solo
- ✓Weekly ChatGPT + Gemini mention check (20 prompts)
- ✓Monthly executive PDF you can share
- ✓Alerts when a competitor outranks you
Expert
A real person on your calendar every week.
$399/mo
- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓30 minutes a week with your assigned expert
- ✓DM your expert any time — same person, same context
- ✓Expert reprioritizes your fix list based on what's working
Annual plans bill once a year at 20% off the monthly rate. Cancel anytime.
FAQ for tire shops
Questions tire shops actually ask.
Should my primary category be 'Tire Shop' or 'Auto Repair Shop'?+
Tire Shop — almost always. We've seen shops jump 8-15 positions for tire searches just by switching primary. Your check tells you exactly which one is winning the map pack in your zip.
Does brand affiliation (Michelin, Goodyear, Discount Tire) matter?+
Yes — list every brand you stock as a service or product. AI tools cross-reference brand mentions when answering 'where can I buy Michelin tires in {city}'. Most shops list zero brands and lose every brand-specific search.
I do tires + general auto repair. How should I structure my listings?+
Primary GBP for the highest-margin service (usually tires for independent shops), then a complete services list with descriptions for repair work. We auto-draft the services and descriptions.
What about TireBuyer, SimpleTire, Discount Tire Direct listings?+
We check every one. Your NAP must match across 12+ tire-specific directories or AI tools won't trust the data. Most shops have at least 2 inconsistencies — we generate a one-tap fix list.
How do reviews work for tire shops specifically?+
Tire customers leave reviews at higher rates than general auto repair because the install experience is fast and contained. We compute your monthly velocity gap vs. your top map-pack competitor and write 4 review-request templates.
Will this help me show up for 'cheap tires near me'?+
Yes. Price-intent queries are the easiest to win because most shops avoid them. We identify which competitors are signaling price (via attributes, posts, and reviews) and give you the exact copy fixes.