Net Driven

11/09/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, we lost nearly 3,000 lives on September 11, 2001. We remember them, and we honor the families who carry their memory forward. We're thankful for the first responders and service members who answered the call.

And we're thankful for you — the shop owners who show up for your customers and your community, every single day.

Never forget.

02/09/2026

Net Driven has been named a 2026 MOTOR Top 20 winner, and we couldn't have done it without you.

This award is voted on by the people who run and serve independent shops. If you cast a vote, thank you. It means a lot coming from the shops we built this for.

05/08/2026

Four generations. Two locations. A reputation built one repair at a time.

But more than half of shop traffic happens after hours (54.06%, according to The State of the Shop: 2026), and most independent shops, Lynn Wood Service Center included, weren't built to catch drivers searching at that hour.

So this family shop grew its digital presence to meet the moment. Ninety days after rebuilding with Net Driven: #3 in local search, and click-to-call leads up 267% in a single month.

The customers were already looking. Now they find Lynn Wood first.

See how they did it → https://na2.hubs.ly/H070T2Q0

31/07/2026

Today is the day. AI Service Writer is in the running for the 2026 MOTOR Top 20 Awards and voting closes tonight.

If you have been meaning to vote, now is the time. It takes about a minute:
https://okt.to/xGXo8K

Thanks to everyone who already did.

21/07/2026

The clock is running down. Voting in the 2026 MOTOR Top 20 Awards closes July 31, and AI Service Writer is in the running.

If it’s helped your shop catch more work after hours, we’d be grateful for your vote. It takes about a minute:

https://okt.to/HV6s8F

16/07/2026

Here’s a number that stuck with us: 54.06% of a shop’s website traffic happens after hours. That’s demand showing up when the team has already gone home.

AI Service Writer helps shops catch it, answering calls and chats around the clock with real quotes and real appointments.

It’s a 2026 Motor Top 20 finalist. Voting is open through July 31:
https://okt.to/tg71bX

14/07/2026

A tire blows on the highway during a summer trip. The driver pulls over and types "auto shop near me, open now." Before they click anything, Google's AI has already picked which shops they'll see, built from your hours, your reviews, and your website.

If that info is inconsistent or your reviews are thin, you get cut before the driver ever sees your name. The basics that fix it aren't complicated: matching business info everywhere, a real Google Business Profile, reviews that name the actual work you do. Shops investing in organic visibility saw 25.3% more leads per month. Word of mouth still wins, it just runs through a screen now.

Read the full article: https://okt.to/oj4chx

07/07/2026

Summer's busy. The phone's ringing, the bays are full, and car count still won't budge. Here's the hard truth: that's not a demand problem, it's a follow-through problem. The declined brake job on the sticky note. The 10 PM quote nobody called back. The loyal customer you haven't seen in 14 months. The drivers wanted the work. They just got lost in the gaps between steps because following up depends on a busy person remembering, and on a full day, it gets forgotten.

Shops running Repair IQ recover an average of 30% of declined services with no new ad spend. Before you buy another click, add up what you let slip last month.

Read the full article: https://okt.to/F60duJ

02/07/2026