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Website + Custom Business Management System

Denny's Garage

A family-owned auto body shop in South San Francisco with no website and a front desk running on phone calls. We built the public site and the shop-management system behind it.

dennysgaragessf.com
Denny's Garage website homepage

Project facts

Client
Denny's Garage
Industry
Automotive
Type
Website + Custom Business Management System

Where things stood

The problem

Denny's Garage had built its reputation over decades of word of mouth, but had no online presence. Estimates were handled over the phone or by walk-in, customers called repeatedly for status updates, and appointments, invoices, and expenses lived in separate places. Subcontracted work — detailing and audio installation — had to be coordinated manually.

What we did about it

Our approach

We designed a public website that presents the shop's services and portfolio, and connected it to a custom back office. Customers can request a virtual estimate with photos, request an appointment, and follow the status of their repair through a private link — no account required. Staff manage everything from one admin dashboard, and partners see only the jobs that involve their services.

Scope

What we built

Frontend

  • Marketing website with services, damage guide, portfolio, and blog
  • Virtual estimate request with photo upload
  • Appointment request and confirmation flow
  • Customer portal for appointments and invoices
  • Status tracking page via private link

Backend

  • Admin dashboard for appointments, invoices, expenses, and reports
  • Customer and job status management
  • Estimate and invoice generation with PDF export
  • Partner role with scoped access to relevant jobs only
  • Passwordless magic-link sign-in for customers and staff
  • PostgreSQL database with role-based access

Integrations

  • Transactional email for confirmations and sign-in links
  • SMS notifications to the shop for new requests
  • Google Business structured data for local search

Back office

Behind the scenes

Back-office screenshots are being prepared.

admin · admin dashboard
Admin dashboard
Appointments, invoices, and expenses in one view
Screenshot coming soon
admin · customer status tracker
Customer status tracker
Repair status via private link
Screenshot coming soon
admin · estimate request
Estimate request
Virtual estimate with photo upload
Screenshot coming soon

Outcome

Final result

  • Live in production and used daily by the shop
  • First online presence for a business established in 1994
  • Estimates, appointments, status updates, and invoicing now run through one system

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