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Start your repair business — step by step
Opening an appliance-repair shop in the U.S., explained screen by screen: domain, tax ID, business email, texting, card payments — and then getting found, with Google Maps and Local Services Ads. Every guide is free, no email required, and available in English and Russian (RU toggle in the header).
Recommended order — each step builds on the previous one:
Step 1
Buy a domain & set up DNS (Namecheap)
Pick the right .com, skip the upsells, and add the DNS records for your website and email.
~20 min · ~$10/yr
Step 2
Get your EIN from the IRS
Your business tax ID — needed for the bank, payments, and texting. Free, instant, every screen explained.
~15 min · free
Step 3
Business email on your domain (Google Workspace)
[email protected] instead of a free Gmail — verification, MX record, and money-saving aliases.
~30 min · $7/mo
Step 4
Twilio for business texting
A local number your customers recognize, plus the carrier registration that keeps texts delivering.
~20 min · ~$1.15/mo
Step 5
Stripe for card payments
Let customers pay deposits and invoices by card — money straight to your bank, no markup from us.
~15 min · no monthly fee
Step 6
Get on Google Maps (Business Profile)
The free service-area listing: set your zones, hide your home address, pass video verification — without getting suspended.
~30 min · free
Step 7
Local Services Ads (Google Verified)
Pay-per-lead ads at the very top of Google: screening, insurance, budgets — and why answering every call decides your rank.
~1 hr + screening · pay per lead
Done with the paperwork? We handle the rest
MeraFix sets up the customer-facing side of your shop in one call: a booking website, a 24/7 AI receptionist, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, and automated texting — all on the domain and accounts you just created.