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	<title>:: Dental Marketing Ideas - Internet Marketing Blog for Dentists</title>
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	<description>Concerning the online dental marketing industry.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Are Cheap Dental Websites A Bargain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John, I&#8217;m a young dentist on a very tight budget. I found someone who builds dental websites for only a few hundred dollars. I want to save money building my website without sacrificing its quality. What are your thoughts on using a discount priced website builder?
G.C.
Hi G.C.,
Of course you always want to spend your money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Most Important When Hiring an SEO?</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/what-is-most-important-when-hiring-an-seo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/what-is-most-important-when-hiring-an-seo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John,
I&#8217;m a dentist practicing in the midwest. What is the single most important thing to consider when hiring an SEO for my website?
A.T.
Good question A.T.
There are several qualifications to consider before you hire an SEO to improve your site&#8217;s ranking in the search engines. Above all else, I&#8217;d have to say that finding an SEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Marketing Expert Answers Dentists Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/web-marketing-expert-answers-dentists-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/web-marketing-expert-answers-dentists-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ask The Expert]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Got a question about promoting your practice online &#8212; before making a decision? Email it and John Barremore of The Visible Dentist will answer it right here on the dental marketing blog.
In today&#8217;s economy with dollars stretched thin, you&#8217;ll want the best information available concerning dental websites, search engine optimization (a.k.a. SEO), visitor conversions, Web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Images or Video Help Your Website SEO?</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/can-images-or-video-help-your-website-seo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/can-images-or-video-help-your-website-seo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ask The Expert]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Video for Dentists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Question:
Hi John,
There&#8217;s a couple of threads on Dentaltown that give advice on SEO for websites. One company says its videos will play an important role in search engine ranking. The other thread mentions that if you &#8220;over photoshop&#8221; your images it will hurt the SEO.
Can you let me know if these comments are true, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEO for Dentists Only Half The Battle</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/seo-for-dentists-only-half-the-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/seo-for-dentists-only-half-the-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Visitor Conversion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Search engine optimization (SEO) and better ranking for your dental website in the search engines is indeed important, however, it is not the complete solution.
Sure, people who arrive on your site from a Google query are pre-qualified prospects, still, if your website does a poor job of converting them into patients, your site is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Dentists Get When They Buy Cheap SEO</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/what-dentists-get-when-they-buy-cheap-seo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/what-dentists-get-when-they-buy-cheap-seo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising Channels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had a conversation last week with a California dentist and his in-house marketing manager. They wanted to know how to improve their website&#8217;s visibility in the search engines and their site&#8217;s visitor conversions.
During our talk it was revealed they were considering dropping their current SEO service &#8212; and stop paying the $700. monthly recurring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Link Farms Are A Bad Idea</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/why-link-farms-are-bad-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/why-link-farms-are-bad-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;link farm&#8221; is a website, or Web page that contains hundreds if not thousands of links to any number of unrelated industry sites. Believe it or not, there are many so-called SEO &#8220;experts&#8221; who still use this dangerous and reprehensible technique to promote dental websites in the search engines.
Dentists who pay $1,000&#8217;s of dollars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Twitter &#038; Facebook Help Dentists Get Patients?</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/can-twitter-facebook-help-dentists-get-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/can-twitter-facebook-help-dentists-get-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising Channels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re like many dentists, you&#8217;ve heard all the hoopla about Twitter, Facebook and other social media being essential to dental marketing.
Most dentists have yet to attempt using Twitter or Facebook to acquire new patients; a few have tried, only to be disappointed with the results.
Let&#8217;s examine in more detail the pros and cons of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create A Mission Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/create-a-mission-statement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/create-a-mission-statement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Common Interest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inside Dentistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s important to conceptualize your goals. A mission statement can provide a crystal clear idea of what you want to accomplish. It&#8217;s a concise, important &#8220;letter of intent&#8221; that helps define your goals and can even show you the path to reach them.
A mission statement forms the very essence of your operation; more than a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric Medicaid Fraud Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/pediatric-medicaid-fraud-settlement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevisibledentist.com/blog/pediatric-medicaid-fraud-settlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Visible Dentist</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dental Industry News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hall of Shame]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Department of Justice, The United States settled False Claims Act allegations against FORBA Holdings LLC, the parent company of the pediatric dentistry chain, Small Smiles Dental Centers.
Forba manages 69 clinics in 22 states serving over 500,000 children of low-income families.
The Tennessee-based Forba corporation agrees to pay $24 million (plus interest) to the [...]]]></description>
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