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 ...
Posted in Common Interest, Internal Marketing | 1 Comment »
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 ...
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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 ...
Posted in Hall of Shame, Scams & Rip-offs | 30 Comments »
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 -- ...
Posted in Common Interest, Search Engine Optimization | 12 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Ask The Expert, Visitor Conversion | 6 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Ask The Expert, Website Design | 6 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Ask The Expert, Search Engine Optimization | 2 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Announcements, Ask The Expert | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Ask The Expert, Video for Dentists | No Comments »