How can I get great looking procedure photos to help build my online gallery? By following a few simple tips, you'll be snapping pictures like a pro in no time, and building up your galleries with real patient cases. We've put together some helpful hints and a few sample pictures to help you get great...
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I get this question almost every day, "How do I find an SEO vendor I can trust?" We promise our clients that we will not help a competing practice within 15 miles of their location. Today that means that we turn away about 8 out of every 10 new business opportunities. Inevitably, the surgeon or...
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The way people use the Internet is changing. By 2013, more people will be using mobile phones than PCs to get online. So, yes! It's time to start adapting your Web presence to serve the mobile user. Your current website, developed for a full-size screen, will still work, but it just won't be that...
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Are pay-per-lead marketing programs legal? An emerging trend in medical marketing treats patients like commodities and puts medical professionals in serious legal peril. Pay per lead programs, a popular form of online affiliate marketing, are popping up like weeds in the elective healthcare industry. These programs charge a set fee for the name and contact...
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For this question we'll paraphrase what we get asked almost daily by new clients, "How many domain names (web addresses) should I have for my site?" The short answer is, "EXACTLY ONE". If your one domain name has an obvious phonetic variation, then you might need a second domain (for example drjohnsmith.com and doctorjohnsmith.com). Here's...
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A negative review posted online can feel like a knife in the back. The angst is amplified when you suspect the review was posted by a former employee or a competitor. With HIPAA and PIPEDA limiting how health care providers can manage their reputations online it is easy to feel helpless and hopeless. But there...
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I get solicitations for link exchange all day long. How do I decide who to exchange links with? Remember that links from your site to any business will be viewed by your visitors and patients as an endorsement. Here’s a quick test for link exchanges: Does the site offer accurate information that will benefit your...
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I was offering one client too much information (as usual) on a call the other day when he fired back with, “Can you explain link building in 50 words or less?” I get so many questions about Link Building from the cosmetic surgeons, physicians, and medical spas we serve that I’m often forced to chop...
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