DENTAL MARKETING
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
New Patients, Inc. has a world-class internet
division. Here, we share our thoughts as you consider which company
you will choose to build and manage your future
internet marketing
strategy. Feel free to check out the
Website,
Social
Media,
Mobile Website &
Web Video
links as well. They are all related to internet marketing.
Having a great
dental website is only the beginning of your journey toward
effectively promoting your practice on the internet. Once you have a
great website, you will want to promote your site through the
various primary external promotion media (external mail, print
media, mass media). Additional website visitor traffic can be gained
by having your website link listed when local consumers are looking
for a dentist through their internet browser (search engine). That’s
what SEO is: the work necessary to have your website link ranked
high enough to be visible on the first page of a consumer internet
search.
How long does it usually take
to competitively position a website?
Initially, it takes about 60 to 90 days for the search engines to
pick up the changes and begin to index your site more competitively.
In some very competitive dental internet markets (say San Francisco,
Chicago, Atlanta), it can take slightly longer. In the more
suburban/rural locations, your site will index and improve more
rapidly. Good SEO is ongoing. Optimization of your website is not
something that you can do once and forget about. The search engines
are constantly changing how they determine relevance and how they
index. If you want to maintain a competitive internet position, you
have to play the game on a continual basis.
Why should I choose NPI to
position my website?
The very first reason is our knowledge of dentistry. You won’t want
to train an SEO specialist on the key words and key phrases involved
in your business. The second reason is our understanding of the
dental consumer. The obvious key words and key phrases can be found
and exploited by almost anyone, but what about the non-obvious key
words and phrases? The third and probably most important reason to
choose NPI to position your site is our internet team. Our internet
team gets a significant amount of professional satisfaction out of
beating other SEO professionals! Let’s face it, if you are in a
competitive internet dental market, and other dentists around you
have hired their own SEO professional – it is the Hatfields and the
McCoys revisited! It is the new-age version of Geek Wars! And
really, our geeks win every time – hands down. When our geeks win –
you win!
What else needs to be
considered when building a strong internet presence?
Certainly, a great
website is a pre-requisite. Then,
you add search
engine optimization to the site and track the positioning
improvement month by month. Beyond a great website and great
optimization, you should consider adding strength elements to your
website like
web video. Doing so will significantly increase the
conversion of visitors into new patient phone calls. If you want
additional exposure to the masses of people now using their smart
phones to look for a dentist, a
mobile website may be in your future
as well.
NPI can help you with every aspect as you develop a dominant
internet strategy. Actually, that is the fourth reason to choose NPI
to build and manage your internet strategy! With NPI, you won’t have
multiple service providers to deal with. NPI’s internet department
does everything. This gives you control with a lot less management
overhead. It also ensures that as times change (and they will) –
your internet strategy will be ahead of the curve.
How can I learn more?
Feel free to give us a call at 866.336.8237
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