It’s nice to have a bounce in your step. It’s fun to bounce a baby on your knee. It’s important to have adequate bounce when you buy a sand wedge. But for your medical practice website, too much bounce equals too few patients. Bounce rate. What is it and why does that matter to your […]
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It seems everything is open to questions about its veracity these days. Facebook is renowned for spreading false news stories through its sea of groups. Video editing can make a person say something they never actually said. Pundits on TV and radio openly make up their supposed facts to make their case. And online reviews
Search these days is, first and foremost, local. Google looks at your location and returns results that are in the vicinity. The algorithm assumes if you’re searching for “Dental Implants” that you’re not out to expand your knowledge of dental procedures, but looking to find a way to replace that missing tooth with a dentist
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At MyAdvice we’re often approached by prospective clients who find their website isn’t ranking in search. They’ve tried using every conceivable keyword, even if they don’t really match their practice’s offerings. They’ve plopped keywords throughout copy in an obvious ploy to use keywords, rather than to provide interesting, helpful content. And then they tell us
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Language is tricky. Just take the line from the Beatles song Don’t Pass Me By. In one line, Ringo, hoping not to lose the girl who may indeed pass him by, make him cry, make him blue, sings, “I’ll be waiting here, just waiting to hear from you.” That’s the kind of stuff that drives
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In these days of trolls not only lurking under bridges but lurking around every corner of the internet, it’s easy to abuse someone pointing out poor grammar and spelling on a website. Grammar Nazi!! It’s kind of sad when people don’t care that the President mixes up “there” and “their,” along with a myriad of
Is Bad Grammar Putting Your Site on the Naughty List? Read More »
People always want to write off this or that thing for the next, supposedly, big thing. Movies were going to be the end of books. The healthy publishing business today, 100 years later, begs to differ. TV was supposed to end movies. Uh huh. Even Tiger Woods, the famous professional golfer, was said by everyone
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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
If Your Practice is On Instagram, Here Are Some Updates to Heed Read More »
No matter what you think of the social media monster on a personal level — some people love Facebook and spend hours on it every day; others think it’s a place to look at everyone else having fun while they are stuck in their drab existence — Facebook has real value for businesses, including your
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Who knows where the adage “Turn that frown upside down” came from, but in today’s digital world you could think of it as replacing a frowning emoji with a smiling one. When it comes to online reviews, doing so can make a huge difference in your practice’s reputation. We’re all a little sensitive when it
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