Local Power for Gastroenterology Practices
Here are the basics on how to get found in local searches.
Why Local Search Results Matter
Search results prefer local, which is excellent news for your practice – as long as you’re optimized to be found.
Local SEO lays the foundation to help people find your practice.
Local Power Basics
Effort Meter
Your Available Options At-a-Glance
- Generating New Patients: Effective
- Do It Yourself: Very Difficult
- Typical Cost: $150 – $250/month
A strong local presence allows potential patients to find you when they are searching locally such as “endoscopy near me,” or “colonoscopy close by.” Optimizing your local listings and maintaining a solid and active online presence increases the likelihood of your practice showing up for those queries, in turn increasing the number of leads that reach out for a consultation.
How are your local SEO efforts performing?
Did You Know ... ?
“Near me” and "close by" searches grew by more than 900% over two years.
Source: Hubspot
NAP Data
Is your practice’s information correct across all listings?
73% of people lost trust in brands due to inaccurate local business listings.
NAP data includes information for your practice’s Name, Address, and Phone number. If you have not maintained your NAP data, it is likely that duplicate and inaccurate listings exist.
Having accurate NAP information — name, address, and phone — ensures that search engines and patients have the correct information. This consistency across the web instills trust, helps bring patients to your gastroenterology practice, and is crucial in your SEO marketing.
MyAdvice’s Local Power platform corrects and manages your listings across all directories to ensure consistency across the web. The system verifies all information is accurate at all times and updates as needed. When inaccuracies are found, the team receives an alert to take swift action to make an update
You’d be amazed at the sheer number of online directories out there. Checking each one and making sure your gastroenterology practice information is consistent isn’t feasible. Plus, that time-consuming task isn’t exactly what you want your staff members doing. Yet, inconsistency across listings confuses search engines; they assume different variations in the way your information is listed (i.e. Road vs. RD. vs. Rd.) mean different businesses.
Conflicting information impacts your practice’s visibility and can cause your site to rank lower in search results. Correcting these issues can substantially improve local results and the overall user experience and ensures patients all receive the same business information name, phone, and address for your practice
Use this free tool to detect potential issues with your listing:
Did You Know ... ?
Local searches result in purchases 28% of the time.
Source: Hubspot
Local Directory Listings
Types of Local Directories
Most gastroenterology directories are national, but there are some local directories, including Yelp, that patients may use to find a gastroenterologist. Local directories help your practice appear in a larger number of searches, establish site authority, and help you connect with more potential patients.
46% of all searches on Google are local.
With nearly half of all customers searching for businesses near them, having a strong local presence is critical. MyAdvice’s Local Power will handle your gastroenterology practice’s digital marketing needs and your directory listings, making sure they are consistent across every single direction so you don’t have to worry about them.
Combined with other marketing products, Local Power improves your search rankings, amplifies your brand message, and drives prospective patients to your gastroenterology website and online profiles. This ultimately generates traffic, high-quality leads, conversions, and more revenue.
