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Phoenix Car Rental

A tired WordPress site, rebuilt into a fast, modern website that gets found on Google.

50+
years of local reputation — now matched by the website
Services
Website Design · Local SEO · Google Ads
Engagement
Website + SEO + Google Ads — ongoing
Started
July 2026
Phoenix Car Rental homepage — modern rebuild with a lineup of rental vehicles
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Phoenix Car Rental — live homepage · phoenixrentalcars.com
The story

Phoenix Car Rental has rented cars to the Valley since 1971. We rebuilt their website from scratch so it finally looks the part, loads instantly, and shows up when locals search Google — and we run their Google Ads, too.

The business

A 50-year local name, hidden behind a dated website

Phoenix Car Rental is family-owned, independent, and has served the Valley for over 50 years. They win on things the big airport chains can't match — cash and debit rentals, no credit checks, renting to drivers 18 and up, and no airport fees. The catch? Their old website was slow, clunky, and looked a decade out of date. For a business whose whole pitch is "trust the local shop," the site was quietly telling the opposite story.

The rebuild

A clean, modern site that finally matches the business

We rebuilt the entire website from the ground up — modern design, easy to read, and effortless on a phone. Every vehicle and every service got its own clear page, with the phone number and "reserve" button never more than a tap away.

  • A fresh, professional design built to earn a visitor's trust in seconds
  • Works beautifully on phones — where most rental searches happen
  • A dedicated page for every vehicle, from economy cars to 15-passenger vans
  • Clear paths to call or reserve on every single page
The Ford Transit rental page on the rebuilt Phoenix Car Rental site
One of the vehicle pages — clean photos, key details, and an easy way to call.
Speed that ranks

A perfect 100/100 on Google's PageSpeed — mobile and desktop

Most websites never come close to this. A perfect PageSpeed score is rare, and Google has said site speed is part of how it decides who ranks. But it isn't just about rankings: a site this fast means visitors don't give up and leave. Pages appear instantly, everything is easy to find, and more of those visitors turn into phone calls.

100/100
Google PageSpeed — the score almost no website achieves
Google PageSpeed Insights showing 100 performance on mobile
Mobile — 100/100
Google PageSpeed Insights showing 100 performance on desktop
Desktop — 100/100
The takeover

We replaced the old site without losing their spot on Google

Their old website had built up years of ranking history on Google. The risky part of any rebuild is throwing that away. We carefully carried every old web address over to the new site, so customers and Google both land in the right place — and their hard-earned rankings came along for the ride.

  • Every old page mapped to its new home, so no links break
  • Search Console cleaned up so Google indexes the right pages
  • Local business details set up correctly so they show up in local search
Getting found faster

We run their Google Ads, pointed at ready-to-book searches

Beyond ranking naturally over time, we manage their Google Ads so they show up right now for people searching to rent. We focus the budget on the searches that actually book — cash rentals, van rentals, trips to Rocky Point — and send those clicks to pages built to match, so the ad money turns into phone calls instead of wasted clicks.

  • Ads targeted at people ready to rent, not just browsing
  • Budget focused on the services that bring in real bookings
  • Every ad points to a matching page, so the message stays consistent
Straight answers

One simple dashboard that shows what's actually working

Instead of confusing reports, we built Phoenix Car Rental a simple, custom dashboard. At a glance, the owner can see how many people visited, how many called or reserved, and how the Google Ads are performing — all in one place, in plain English.

The custom Phoenix Car Rental analytics dashboard showing visitors, conversions, and performance over time
The custom dashboard — visitors, calls, reservations, and Google Ads performance in one place. (Figures blurred for privacy.)
What we delivered
Built with
AstroTailwind CSSNext.jsVercelGoogle AdsSearch Console
  • Full website rebuild — modern design, mobile-first, fast
  • A dedicated page for every vehicle and every service
  • Same-site takeover that preserved their Google rankings
  • Technical SEO so Google can find and trust every page
  • A perfect 100/100 Google PageSpeed score, mobile and desktop
  • An accessible site that works for every visitor
  • Call, reserve, and directions tracking on every page
  • A simple custom dashboard for traffic, leads, and ad results
  • Ongoing Google Ads management aimed at ready-to-book searches
  • Migrated blog and FAQ content that answers real customer questions
Scope at a glance
55
Pages rebuilt & migrated
From a slow WordPress site to a fast, modern build
70+
Old links redirected
So their Google rankings carried straight over
100
Google PageSpeed score
On both mobile and desktop — a rare perfect score
Our old site was slow and looked ancient. The new one is fast, it finally looks like the business we've built over 50 years, and customers can actually find what they need and call us. Blackland handled all of it — the website, getting us found on Google, and the ads.
James S.Phoenix Car Rental
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