You can do everything online, from shopping for groceries to dating to researching any topic. This includes searching for a healthcare provider. Over 75% of the population uses the internet to find a doctor.
Are they finding you?
It might seem like luck that your office is one of the top
Google search engine results pages (SERP). It's not. When a user searches the
internet, search engine optimization (SEO), determines who and what gets viewed
first. SEO is important for all industries, products, and businesses, including
dentists
SEO for Dentists: What does it mean?
It is important to understand the algorithm that determines
which links will appear first in the SERP. The algorithm determines which link
will be the top-ranked on the SERP when a user begins a new search (and there
are 3.8 Million searches per minute2 on Google).
To compete in a more difficult market, you need to identify,
design, and implement a search engine optimization strategy (SEO). Are you
still not convinced? Let's take a look at four reasons why you should invest in
SEO for dental.
1. Increase
your local web traffic
Nearly every internet user starts their search for a dentist.
They don't go directly to your site as you would hope. Instead, they type
something like "good dentists nearby me" into Google. About 90% of
people use search engines for local businesses.
Local intent makes up 46% of Google searches.6 A strong dental SEO strategy will
ensure that your website appears first on the SERP. This is exactly what you
want. Three out of four people click on the top three results in search results.
2: Attract
New Patients
An SEO strategy that works will increase your page visits and
clicks. What about conversion? SEO conversion rates are far higher than
traditional marketing. SEO leads close to 14.6% of all time.8 Outbound leads
like direct mail or events only close 1.7%.
A good SEO strategy will result in high-quality websites that
are user-friendly and have excellent performance. Solid SEO can also lead to a
faster website. Speed is a ranking factor for websites. This sounds fancy but
it is what Google uses to determine a site's position in the SERP. High-speed websites
have many consumer-based advantages. Studies have shown that 40% of visitors
leave your website if it takes more than three seconds to load.
Properly setting up SEO ensures that your website is reliable
and fast so that people click through to your site. This will allow them to
stay on your site for a long time, eventually becoming patients.
3: Manage
Your Reputation
Online reviews have made it more crucial to manage your
reputation. Patients can leave their opinion on your practice via a variety of
forums, websites, or search engines. A key element of any successful dental SEO
strategy is monitoring and managing reviews.
Online reviews play a huge role in patients' decision-making.
They are just as important when it comes to SEO.
Google ranks online reviews highly. Google ranks 15% of local
map results based on factors like review quality, diversity, quantity, and
other factors.
Your reputation management strategy starts with managing your
reviews. This factor can be a game-changer when you realize the impact of
reviews on page rank. Online reputation can improve your reputation and
increase your page rank for future searches.
4: Measure
SEO Results
There are many marketing tools that can be used to promote
your practice. It is important to choose the right one for your dental
practice. You should first evaluate the return on your initial investment. Are
the new patients worth the cost?
Experience and data are required to calculate ROI. Many
marketing strategies are difficult to measure. SEO strategies are different.
Google Analytics is a free tool that will allow you to see
how many people visit your website each day. It will also tell you who they
are, how long they spend on your site, what they click on, and whether they
convert. Google Analytics is an excellent tool for measuring your SEO and
digital marketing efforts. This information will allow you to determine which
parts of your strategy are worth the investment and which ones need to be
reevaluated.
Google Analytics is absolutely free! You can have Google
analytics added to your website by your webmaster. Are you ready to improve
your SEO? AIM Dental Marketing can help.
To discuss how we can integrate dental SEO into your marketing strategy, call
us at 1-800-723-6523

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