Optimizing Medical Practice Landing Pages

April 8, 2010

Recently, I attended a Google webinar about Landing Pages (you may watch a previous version of this same webinar via the Youtube video at the bottom of this post). A Landing Page is any page on your website where it is common for visitors to land – either because of a search, a link from [...]

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The State of Urgent Care… What Is It?

March 24, 2010

Ira Pasternack and I were on a web meeting call this week with a rep from an online public relations service. He was scrolling through a list of medical practice types for which they have press contacts. Impressive list…. Anesthesiology…. Cardiology… Dermatology…Emergency Medicine….. Gastroenterology The list seemed endless. Ira asked him to scroll down to [...]

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Your Domain is an Asset for Your Medical Practice

February 2, 2010

Do you know who owns/controls your domain name?  If the domain is not registered in the name of your practice or the owner of the practice, then there is a risk that you could lose control of the domain. If the domain is registered in the name of your web developer or other outside consultant, [...]

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Your Medical Website Needs Original Editorial Content

October 8, 2009

In an earlier post about SEO, I described the 4 C’s of SEO, which start with Content.  In this post, I will expand on the importance of content. Earlier this week, AdWeek published an article titled “Marketer Must-Have: Original Editorial“.  If you want your website to serve as a marketing tool, then it must contain [...]

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Article on Websites for Urgent Care Clinics

September 21, 2009

The July/August edition of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine published this article called “Creating a Web Presence to Raise Awareness of Urgent Care”.  We highly recommend this article for all Urgent Care practices, and it is also highly relevant for any medical practice.   Some important points made in this article include: Websites and all [...]

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Pay-Per-Click Advertising for Health Care Providers

August 23, 2009

In my last post about Search Engine Marketing (SEM), I introduced the concept of Pay-Per-Click (PPC), which is used to place paid ads on search engines.  The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) process involves a K and 4 Cs (Keywords, Code, Content, Connections, and Citations).  The PPC process involves a K plus 2 Cs  – Keywords, [...]

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Search Engine Marketing for Health Care Providers

August 14, 2009

In my last posting, Your Medical Website, I began to discuss the process of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).  SEO is part of a broader area of marketing called Search Engine Marketing (SEM).   SEM consists of SEO plus the process of advertising on search engines.  These paid ads are generally done through programs called Pay-Per-Click (PPC) [...]

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Your Medical Website

July 30, 2009

A Website should be at the center of your overall medical marketing plan.   An effective website will help with both administrative and marketing tasks.  On the administrative side, your site is a tool to deliver information – your hours, directions, how to schedule an appointment, insurance and payment information, etc.  Anything that an existing or [...]

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Managing Your Health Care Practice’s Online Reputation

July 13, 2009

Have you Google searched your practice lately? Have you visited your page on Yelp, Citysearch, or Vitals.com? You may be surprised to find what’s there! Although you and your staff work your hardest to satisfy every patient, there might be one that is not happy. You may not know it at the time, but he/she [...]

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Your Medical Practice Marketing Plan

June 25, 2009

Every medical practice should have a formal, written marketing plan. For most practices, your medical marketing plan should be evaluated and updated on an annual basis. Components of a medical marketing plan include: Discussion of your target market Analysis of competitors A discussion of your brand including development of a logo and how your staff will [...]

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