In numerous posts in the past we’ve detailed how your practice can use social media to allow your patients and potential patients to see a more personal side of your practice. Whether it’s pictures of a staff member’s new cat, a video tour of your remodeled offices, a caption contest for a silly photo someone […]
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No matter what you personally think of social media, as a practice owner you need to have at least a Facebook page for your practice. We’ve told you that in other blogs. But simply having a page isn’t enough; you have to keep the content fresh and the engagement active. You may not particularly like
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A study conducted by the Journal of Medical Internet Research has given us an insight into how doctors view social media. Even though healthcare social media networks are on the rise, doctors are unsure of the benefits of interacting online in their professional capacity. Many doctors say that the ambiguous legal and ethical implications of
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At MyAdvice, in addition to building the industry’s best medical websites and optimizing them to rank in search, we also provide content. While some clients provide all of their own content for their sites, for others we write each page. We also provide blogs that Google’s bots love to crawl and some Facebook posts. There’s
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The healthcare industry wasn’t exactly an early adopter when it came to making social media a part of medical practices and facilities, but that is changing and patients are driving the change. Across the web, there are dozens of studies that illustrate how patients are using social media for everything from choosing doctors to discussing
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“How is someone “liking” my practice going to help me increase my patient base?” “I’m not really into sharing what type of coffee I had before I opened the office this morning.” “I don’t use Facebook, so why should my practice?” Many of our practices are skeptical about the need for a practice Facebook page.
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One of the most frequent questions that we receive from our clients is about the difference between SEO, SEM, and SMM. Although these terms are becoming increasingly common, most people are still unsure of what they stand for. Whether you’re looking to update the look of your site, increase your search engine rankings, or start
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What do you do when a patient posts something on your practice’s Facebook page? More importantly, what does your practice do when a patient posts something negative on your Facebook page, or on any other social media platform? If you’re like 92.5 percent of U.S. companies, your responses merit a failing grade. Those numbers come
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As a practice/small business owner you’ve heard it — you have to be on Facebook and possibly other social media platforms. We’ve told you that. After all, your patients will engage with your practice in ways they never would when in your office. If they had a bad experience, they are much more likely to
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When Pinterest started out, no one knew quite what to make of it. It seemed to be a random place where people could pin stuff they liked on the Internet. That was then. Now Pinterest is big, and your practice should be on it. Here are a few reasons why. Lots of customers and potential
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