Website Marketing for Dentists

-- Sean Myran, DDS

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First, let’s review the options available for marketing your website:

  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO): To go higher on the search result page.
  • Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising: By getting exposure when someone searches for a dentist on Google and Bing.
  • Social media marketing: By organic (blogging) marketing or paid ads on networks like Facebook.
  • Content marketing: To attract visitors to your valuable, informative content distributed on your website.
Examples of dental websites

Marketing Timeline

Here’s a general timeline for implementing website marketing options for a dentist:

  • Month 1:
    • Research and select target keywords related to dental services.
    • Optimize the website for SEO using the target keywords.
    • Set up social media profiles on relevant platforms.
  • Month 2:
    • Create and publish valuable, informative content (such as blog posts, infographics, and videos) on the website to attract potential patients.
    • Start building an email list by placing a sign-up form on the website.
  • Month 3:
    • Launch a PPC advertising campaign targeting the target keywords.
    • Begin active engagement on social media platforms.
    • Send out the first promotional email to subscribers.
    • Start managing and promoting positive reviews and feedback on websites like Yelp, Google, and Facebook.
  • Month 4:
    • Monitor and analyze the performance of SEO, PPC, and social media marketing efforts.
    • Refine and adjust strategies as needed.
    • Optimize the website for local SEO by including location-specific keywords and information.
  • Month 5:
    • Implement a remarketing strategy to show targeted ads to website visitors who have not yet converted.
    • Start offering virtual consultation (teledentistry) services.
    • Continuously monitor and analyze the performance of all website marketing efforts and make adjustments as needed.

Please note that this is a general timeline, and the actual implementation and optimization of these strategies may take more or less time, depending on the specific circumstances of the dental practice.

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Sean Myran, DDS

Dr. Sean Myran is a dentist and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He practiced and ran his private practice dentistry for ten years and has been a full-time online marketing expert for the last 15 years. He writes for Dental Country and other blogs covering a wide range of dentistry-related topics.