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Front Office Phone Skills Are Essential

June 30th, 2010
While speaking with prospective clients, I continually have to remind myself to follow my own advice. Improving my own phone skills by keeping ...

The Visible Dentist Partners w/ LiquidWeb Hosting

June 24th, 2010
I'm happy to announce that we've partnered with Liquid Web and their managed VPS solution (Virtual Private Server) for our ...

Dr. James Martin International, Fibber, Plagiarist

June 13th, 2010
Everyone looks at their competition online - dentists, doctors, marketing consultants and website builders - we all want to see what the other guy is doing. Sadly, Dr. James Martin, a chiropractor (or his agents), decided to ...

How Dentists Can Improve Google Places Listings

May 29th, 2010
SPECIAL UPDATE: January 01, 2011 The information previously published in the post below, is today, apparently obsolete. Ranking for dentist practice profiles in Google Places appears to be now primarily dependent upon the success of their website's dental SEO (as much as 85% or more) -- then secondly -- ...

Tracking Dental Website Visitors

April 29th, 2010
John, How can I find out how people are coming to my website? Thanks, Craig Howden, DMD Hi Craig, Dentists can track their website visitors through a stats program. You'll want to monitor your site traffic in order to zero in on the most productive advertising efforts and keyword queries from search engines. There are ...

Are Cheap Dental Websites A Bargain?

February 28th, 2010
John, I'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 ...

What’s Most Important When Hiring an SEO?

February 26th, 2010
John, I'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's ranking in the search engines. Above all else, I'd have ...

Web Marketing Expert Answers Dentists Questions

February 26th, 2010
Got a question about promoting your practice online -- before making a decision? Email it and John Barremore of The Visible Dentist will answer it right here on ...

Can Images or Video Help Your Website SEO?

February 25th, 2010
Question: Hi John, There'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 "over photoshop" your images it will hurt the SEO. Can you let me know if ...