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Business Website / Driving Education

A-Star Auto & Manual - Professional Driving School

A comprehensive driving school website featuring course management, online booking, blog, and contact management.

Client A-Star Auto and Manual Driving School
Industry Driving Education
Duration 8 weeks
Year 2024

The Challenge

A-Star Driving School in Derby were relying entirely on phone enquiries and a static one-page website that had not been updated in four years. The page had no booking system, no pricing information, and was ranking for nothing local. Competitors with modern sites and optimised Google Business Profiles were taking the majority of online-driven learner enquiries in the Derby area.

The client needed a complete rebuild and a new booking workflow — but had a modest budget and needed the site to start generating leads quickly, not after a lengthy SEO campaign that would take a year to show results.

Key Objectives

  • Create modern, professional driving school presence
  • Implement online course and booking management
  • Build blog platform for SEO and student engagement
  • Showcase instructor qualifications and pass rates
  • Enable gallery management for success stories
  • Provide comprehensive admin dashboard
A-Star Auto & Manual - Professional Driving School — project overview screenshot

The Solution

We prioritised Google Business Profile optimisation and local on-page SEO work simultaneously with the build, so the new site was indexing for Derby driving school terms within weeks rather than months. The page structure was built around the specific searches learner drivers make: automatic lessons Derby, intensive driving course Derby, pass plus Derby — each with its own optimised landing page.

The booking request form captures lesson type, preferred days and times, and whether the student is a complete beginner or a transfer — giving instructors everything they need to schedule a first lesson without a phone call. Within six weeks of launch, A-Star reported that online enquiries had overtaken phone calls as their primary lead source for the first time.

A-Star Auto & Manual - Professional Driving School — solution design
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