Want your car detailing website to rank higher? Offer instant online booking.
When you search for âCar Detailing Chicagoâ the top three car detailing websites in Googleâs regular search results all offer online booking.Thatâs not a coincidenceâif youâre in a competitive area, adding a âbook nowâ button to your detailing website is a guaranteed way to increase both your Google rank AND your sales.Why does online booking improve your Google rank?Because Googleâs #1 priority is to show you the best websites to help you find what youâre looking for.When someone searches for âCar Detailing near meâ Google watches to see which websites they click on, AND it also pays attention to whether they hit the back button to continue searching.As soon as that person books a detailing appointment and stops searching, Google knows that the last website they visited solved their problemâand if that happens enough, Google starts to rank that website higher in the search results.Plus, did you know that 60% of customers prefer to book online vs 33% who prefer to book by phone?Just by adding a booking button to your detailing page your business will appeal to 200% more customers than before.Creating a car detailing website with a âbook nowâ buttonWith Zarla you can create a free car detailing website entirely with AI that is optimized to convert more leads AND rank higher in Google once you add our free detailing booking software powered by Happy Detailer.Hereâs a screenshot of one example, created by Zarlaâs AI in under 30 seconds:To get your own detailing website, go to Zarla.com and follow these steps:Step 1. Enter the name of your business and hit âCreate My Websiteâ to get started.Step 2. Next, youâll be asked to choose your industryâin your case, Car Detailing.Step 3. Type a sentence or two about your business, like the services you offer or anything that makes your business stand out.NOTE: If youâre unsure what to type, just go to Google and type in âServices provided by car detailersâ and youâll an AI-generated list of suggestions.After that, Zarla will create your entire website in seconds. But if you really want to make it stand out, we recommend customizing it a bit more.How to customize your car detailing websiteYour website will already have several sections including âAboutâ âServicesâ and âContactâ as well as a few others. Of course, you update any section at any timeâjust use the edit menu at the bottom of your screen to pick a selection and make your changes.To change your Services, for example, just click on âServicesâ and then add or remove any detailing services youâd like to feature on your website.You can also click âAddâ and ask Zarla to generate new sections for your website, including pricing, location, image gallery, or even a custom section that you describe.When youâre ready to publish your website, just click the âFree Publishâ button and your website will be live instantly.How to offer online booking to customersZarla partners with Happy Detailer to provide free online booking, so you can offer a âbook nowâ button and allow customers to choose your services, select a date and time, and pay a deposit or the full amount, right on your website.Hereâs how to create your free Happy Detailer account:Step 1. Go to https://www.happydetailer.com and click the signup button.Step 2. Fill out the signup form with your detailing information. Besides your name and business name, Happy Detailer also requires a phone number so it can text you when new booking requests come through.Once youâve signed up, your booking app will be ready to accept customers, with 3 default detailing packages (Interior, Exterior, and Full).You can add entirely new packages using the âNew Packageâ button in the top right corner of the screen or edit an existing package by clicking on the title (like âExterior Detailâ in the screenshot above) and then changing the price or duration, shown below.Note: Upgrades are extra services that your customers can choose. Thereâs a long list of upgrades available by default, but you can edit and add more, just like you can with packages.Happy Detailer provides a full database of vehicles by year, make, and model, so your clients can easily select their car before starting the booking process. Hereâs a screenshot from the actual booking process:After the client chooses their car, Happy Detailer checks the size of the vehicle and adjusts the price accordingly, which means that your booking prices automatically go up for larger vehicles. Customer-selected upgrades are also added to the price, resulting in an accurate, instant quote.Once the customer finishes choosing their services, they can either put down a 10% deposit to complete the booking, or pay in full.Note: If youâve signed up at Happy Detailer and arenât sure how to review all the prices or make sure itâs correct, weâd be happy to help. Contact us at hello@zarla.com and weâll get get started.Adding online booking to your websiteWhen your packages and prices are all correct, the final step is to add your booking form to your website so customers can start booking your services.Your booking form has a custom URL that uses your business name right in the link. For example, Daveâs Mobile Detail would be https://davesmobiledetail.happydetailer.com/bookOpen up any browser and type https://yourbusinessnamenospaces.happydetailer.com/book to see your own booking form. Copy that URL and go to your Zarla website editor. Select "Editâ and then âHeroâ to make changes to the Hero Section of your websiteâŚâŚand then select âButtonâ from options within the Hero Section:Paste the link for your booking form into the 2nd field, and then press âSaveâ to push it live.Now when you view your website, a click on the âBook Nowâ button will take customers directly to your booking form where they can select detailing options, schedule a time, and submit a payment to hold their spot.Bonusâyou can add your booking form anywhere!Whether you want a website or not, offering online booking is a great way to increase sales. Hereâs a screenshot of recent payouts JUST from online booking for one of our car detailers.Just by offering online booking, he gained 13 detailing jobs in October. And for those of you with a Google Business profile, adding âbook onlineâ to your google profile can help you rank higher in local searches, too. Here are the top 3 results from searching for âCar Detailers San Pedro, CA.âTwo of the top 3 detailers offer online bookingâand if you click through, Anthony Auto Spa actually uses the Happy Detailer booking app, and theyâre in the #1 spot.Obviously you still need some good reviews, but you donât need AS MANY once you start offering online booking in your Google Business Profile.Questions? Let us know belowâweâre super excited to be able to offer this, and happy to help car detailers set up online booking, whether youâre a Zarla customer or not!