Google listing
Cleanup, current hours and photos, and a fresh post every week so you show up when someone nearby searches.
Marketing for Lake Cities shops
You keep doing the work. We’ll make sure North Texas finds you.
North Texas Reach is a Ponder-based marketing studio for small shops in the Lake Cities, Denton, and greater DFW. We keep your Google listing, social posts, and reviews current — so you can stay in the chair, the bay, or the kitchen.
Month to month, no long contracts
You keep your logins
Based in Ponder, TX
Example concept
Oak Street Cuts
Directions
Call
Website
Hours Open now · Closes 7:00 PM
This week’s post
Walk-ins welcome Saturday morning. Ask for the fall fade.
What we do
The weekly work most owners never get to.
If people already love what you do, they still have to find the hours, the photos, and a reason to walk in. That’s the part we take off your plate.
Social posts
Eight or twelve Facebook and Instagram posts a month, written and scheduled. You send photos from your phone.
Review replies
A draft reply for every new review, in your voice — so compliments get a thank-you and concerns get a calm response.
Simple websites
A clean one-page site, or a refresh if the old one is broken. Hours, menu or services, and a way to get in touch.
Short emails
One useful email a month on the Growth plan — specials, hours, or a reminder for people who already know you.
These are labeled examples and concepts, built to show the quality of the work. They are not real clients, real businesses, or real results.
Before · neglected listingExample
No photos yet
Oak Street Cuts
Directions
Save
Call
Hours Hours not listed
Website None
Phone Missing
Posts No updates in 14 months
Reviews 3 new reviews with no owner reply
After · a listing people can useExample concept
Oak Street Cuts
Directions
Call
Website
Hours Open now · Closes 7:00 PM · Tue–Sat, 9–7
Website oakstreetcuts.example
Phone (555) 010-0148
Google post · this week
Walk-ins welcome Saturday morning. The fall fade is up on the board — ask at the chair.
Reviews Every new review has a reply from the shop
A week of posts for a fictional barbershop and cafe. Captions are written to sound like the shop, not like an ad agency.
Last post: 9 months ago. A quiet grid doesn’t tell anyone you’re still open, or what a Saturday looks like in the chair.
Before · a quiet page · example
oakstreetcuts Late light in the shop this week. Walk-ins welcome Saturday until noon — we’ll get you right before the weekend gets going. #CorinthTX
After · example concept
millandmain Thursday taco tray is up. Carne asada, salsa roja, a lime, and a sweet tea if you’re coming off the lake. Kitchen until 8.
Another example concept
Same fictional auto shop, same reviews. The difference is whether the owner has time to write back.
Before · unansweredExample
Ridge Line Auto
Daniel P.2 weeks ago
★★★★★
Brought the truck in for a noise I couldn’t place. They called the same day, explained the part in plain English, and had me back on the road before the weekend.
No reply from the owner
Priya S.3 weeks ago
★★★★☆
Honest shop. Waited a little longer than I hoped on Thursday, but the price was fair and they showed me the old belt.
No reply from the owner
Mark T.Last month
★★★☆☆
Work was fine, but I had trouble getting a callback about pickup time.
No reply from the owner
After · answered, in their voiceExample concept
Ridge Line Auto
Daniel P.2 weeks ago
★★★★★
Brought the truck in for a noise I couldn’t place. They called the same day, explained the part in plain English, and had me back on the road before the weekend.
Reply from Ridge Line Auto
Daniel, glad we got you sorted before the weekend. Appreciate you trusting us with the truck — see you next time you need us.
Priya S.3 weeks ago
★★★★☆
Honest shop. Waited a little longer than I hoped on Thursday, but the price was fair and they showed me the old belt.
Reply from Ridge Line Auto
Priya, thank you for your patience that Thursday — we know a wait isn’t anyone’s plan. Glad the price felt fair, and you’re always welcome back.
Mark T.Last month
★★★☆☆
Work was fine, but I had trouble getting a callback about pickup time.
Reply from Ridge Line Auto
Mark, you’re right — you shouldn’t have had to chase a callback. That’s on us, and we’ve tightened how we confirm pickup times. Sorry for the runaround, and thank you for saying so.
A short monthly email for a fictional Lake Dallas cafe. Useful, easy to skim, and it looks like the shop — not a template blast.
Example concept
From: Mill & Main Kitchen <[email protected]>
To: regulars list
Subject: Thursday tacos, and we’re open late for the game
Mill & Main
Thursday’s tray is ready.
Carne asada, salsa roja, a couple of limes, and sweet tea if you’re coming off the lake. The kitchen is open until 8 most nights — and this Friday we’ll stay open through the late game.
If you’ve been meaning to bring the family in, this is a good week for it. Just reply if you want the booth in the window held for a birthday or a table of six.
See this week’s hours
Example only · not a real restaurant · Lake Dallas, TX
Tue–Thu 11–8 · Fri–Sat 11–9 · Sun 10–3
Plans
Month to month. You keep your logins.
No long contracts. Stop whenever. Optional paid-ad management is not included — if you want to boost a post, you pay the ad spend, and we can write the copy on the Growth plan.
Local Listing
$199 / month
Best for lawn, auto, electrical, and other “near me” services.
- Google Business Profile cleanup
- A new Google post every week
- Draft replies for every new review
- Basic photo and hours check
- One-page monthly report
Local Presence
$299 / month
Best for barbers, salons, small restaurants, and shops.
- Everything in Listing
- 8 Facebook and Instagram posts a month
- We write captions and schedule the posts
- You send photos from your phone
- Review replies included
Local Growth
$449 / month
For owners who want a fuller presence, including a simple site.
- Everything in Presence
- 12 posts a month
- A simple one-page website, or a refresh if yours is broken
- One short email a month
- Ad copy if you want to boost a post (you pay the ad spend)
Founding offer: the first three shops we take on get their first month at half price. After that, the regular monthly rate applies.
This website is an example of the kind of one-page site included in the Growth plan.
How it works
A free look first. A plan only if it’s useful.
01
Tell us about your shop
Request a free mini audit. Share your name, your business, and a link to your Google listing if you have one. Takes a couple of minutes.
02
Get a one-page audit
We’ll send what’s missing or stale on Google, a few draft review replies, and three post ideas that use photos you probably already have. No charge, no obligation. If we promise one, you’ll have it within two days.
03
Pick a month-to-month plan
If the audit is useful, choose Listing, Presence, or Growth. You keep your accounts. We handle the weekly work, and nothing goes live without your say-so.
About
A neighbor who can keep the posting current.
I’m Andon. I live in Ponder, just west of Denton, and I work with small shops around the Lake Cities and greater DFW — Lake Dallas, Corinth, Hickory Creek, Shady Shores, and nearby towns.
Most of the owners I talk to are already good at the thing they do. What they don’t have is time to keep a Google listing current, answer every review, or post on Facebook every week. That’s the work I take on.
I use modern writing and design tools so the work stays sharp and consistent, but you’ll always hear from me, and nothing goes out under your name until you’ve had a look.
North Texas Reach is new. I won’t invent a client list or results I don’t have. This website is the work — it’s an example of the kind of site that comes with the Growth plan. If you’re one of the first three shops I take on, your first month is half off.
FAQ
Straight answers.
One page, that’s it: what’s missing or stale on your Google listing, the date of your last social post if we can see it, three draft review replies in your voice, and three post ideas that use photos you probably already have. No charge and no obligation. If we promise you one, you’ll have it within two days.
No. Every plan is month to month. You can stop whenever. You also keep your Google and social logins the whole time.
No. We’ll set up access the safe way — for example, adding a manager on your Google Business Profile — not by taking your password.
No. You send photos from your phone. We write the captions, crop them, and post. If you later want a proper photo day, we can talk about it separately. It isn’t in the monthly plans.
No. Nobody honest can. What we can do is make it easier for people already nearby to find you, see current hours and photos, and trust what they read. That’s usually the gap — not the work itself.
Not as a managed service in the base plans. On the Growth plan we can write the copy if you want to boost a post. You pay the ad spend directly to Facebook, Instagram, or Google.
If it’s working, we can leave it alone. If it’s broken, missing, or hasn’t been touched in years, the Growth plan includes a simple one-page site or a refresh. This very website is an example of that kind of work.
Ponder, Lake Dallas, Corinth, Hickory Creek, Shady Shores, Denton, and nearby communities in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. If you’re a little farther out and the fit is right, just ask.
Free mini audit
Tell us about your shop.
We’ll look at your Google listing and send a short, specific one-pager. No charge, and you can keep the notes even if you never hire us.