I've received more than a few emails from services offering to submit my site to thousands of search engines for under $100. Are these services worthwhile and will they help my search engine positioning? Yours is a great question. I can't believe it hasn't come up before now. E-mail solicitations like the ones you mention...
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In this first of six parts, Etna Interactive explores emerging trends in online medical marketing and strategies your practice can implement today to improve patient care and increase local market advantage. This first segment explores the emergence and evolution of Concierge Medicine and actions to consider today to leverage technology in the service of...
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What's a quick way to improve my search engine positions? We are often approached by clients in search of a quick fix to bring more traffic to their websites. Somewhere along the line they've been led to believe that tweaking META tags or resorting to tricks might somehow manipulate the search engines and deliver improved...
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Search engine optimization (SEO) changes fast, but many of the problems we see today are the same ones we saw a decade ago. For plastic surgery and medical spa websites, even small SEO errors can limit visibility, waste marketing dollars, and frustrate potential patients. Many of our new clients come to us with an existing...
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What should I be doing to promote my new website offline? There's more to promoting your website than search engine marketing. Many of your patients will find your site thanks to the efforts you make offline. Here's a quick checklist of what you can do in the real world to make the most of your...
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My nephew tells me that the title tag is important for my search engine placement. Are there any rules or formulas for writing a good title tag? Your nephew is a smart kid. The title tag, the area of each web page that contains the text which is displayed at the very top of your...
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Is it better to do an online press release than a press release in the news or print media? That's a big question. So I'll take an out with an easy answer. Whether you are distributing your press release online or off, we recommend the following Keep your press release under 350 words Take the...
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Isn't SEO just about top rankings? Let me ask you a question. Do you want top rankings or more patients? Because the top search engine rankings and consultation requests are NOT implicitly related. Have you ever watched a local business with an amazing location — maybe the busiest corner in your downtown —fail despite the...
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