How the Diversification of Your Dental Practice Can Help Expand Your Digital Reach
Expand Your Digital Reach with these 4 Tips Dental practices across America are rebranding themselves as Dental Spas, not only offering standard dental procedures, but also massage, facials, aromatherapy, and the relaxing ambiance of a traditional day spa. This practice of rebranding and diversifying a practice can allow patients to let go of some of their […]
4 Steps to A Great Dental Website
For over ten years, VivioSites has helped hundreds of dentists find and attract thousands of new patients. We use dozens of strategies – paid ads, social media marketing, etc. – but the cornerstone of all our efforts has always been great dental website design. Over the years, we have found that while many dentists have […]
Three Ways to Elevate Your Practice
Let’s face it: dental practices can seem all the same from the outside. Your practice may be relatively successful, but more patients are always a good thing. So, what else can you do when you have great reviews, website and a steady clientele to get more patients? Below are a few unique ways you may […]
Create the Ideal Waiting Room Using This 2018 Trend
The waiting room may be the last thing on your mind, but it is a vital part of every dental practice. Now more than ever, patients have countless local dental practices at their disposal, so it is important to stay ahead of the competition. Making sure that your waiting room and staff make a great […]
Provide Your Patients with an Exceptional Experience – OperaDDS
If your practice is yearning to increase productivity and provide some of the most technologically advanced services in the industry, OperaDDS is the perfect place to start. This communication system is for successful dentists who are looking to improve communication within the office, with patients and grow their practice! This efficient and comprehensive communication system […]
Online Strategies That Help Maintain Patients
It is important for dental practices to become strategic about how their website looks and functions. At Viviosites, we work to design visually appealing sites that are informative and up-to-date on the latest advancements in Search Engine Optimization. A website is now the first line of defense to convince patients to stay or join your […]
The Three A’s of Success for Your Dental Practice
Running a successful dental practice can be overwhelming at times. At Viviosites, we understand the day-to-day dedication to delivering optimal patient care. One way to ensure that your patients are getting the correct information on your dental website and in your office, is to remember to incorporate these three “A” words below. These tips will […]
Save Money on Credit Card Processing
Here at VivioSites, we are always looking for new ways to help dentists grow their patient base and increase practice revenue. Recently, we have partnered with a company called Dental Card Services to help our clients save money on credit card processing fees and increase practice revenue. While most dentists are looking for new ways […]
4 Ways to Market Your Practice in the Fall
Our clients are always looking for new dental marketing ideas. Here are just a few! Promote Teeth Whitening to Combat Fall Foods Pumpkin Spice coffee, Halloween candy, mulled wine, candied yams, pecan pie and other festive foods and drinks of fall are detrimental to white teeth! Use this to your advantage by promoting teeth whitening […]
Can bad reviews be good for your dental practice?
It seems counter-intuitive, but a few negative reviews can have a positive impact on your dental practice. While most dental practices are focused on amassing a large number of positive reviews, a few negative reviews can bring issues within the practice to light. For example, some of your patients may be experiencing long waiting room […]
What happens when a great dentist receives a negative review online?
Here at VivioSites, we are committed to helping dentists portray themselves accurately online. But what happens when a great dentist receives a negative or inaccurate review online? Many dentists shy away from claiming their review sites as they feel they are opening themselves up to negative reviews. The reality is, patients can review your practice […]
Have You Called Your Office Recently?
Recently, I spoke with a dentist who had been using our search engine optimization services for a few months with impressive results. We had achieved first page rankings in his competitive market for several high value search terms in a short amount of time. I was surprised to receive an email requesting a phone meeting […]
Maintaining a Positive Online Presence
Great Dentists Need Great Online Reputations Social media is a powerful tool. It can literally make or break a business and is a lucrative part of maintaining a successful business well into the future. Oftentimes, it is easy to forget how our online actions can translate into our businesses. Here are some tips to manage […]
Beginner’s Guide to Dental Digital Marketing
People are spending more time online now than ever before, which means your online marketing efforts are becoming more and more important. The term digital marketing encompasses a variety of activities including search engine optimization, social media, and websites to connect with current and potential patients. What Is Digital Marketing? Given the rapid evolution of […]
Getting Started with SEO
Trying to increase visibility for your practice online can be tricky. Most dentists don’t even know where to start given the complexity of Search Engine Optimization and all the different aspects that go into optimizing a practice’s website. Here are some ideas for getting started with SEO. Keywords Deciding what keywords your business needs to […]
Discounts on MediaMed – Dental Education Library
VivioSites is pleased to announce a patient education partnership with MediaMed, a premier provider of dental animations. VivioSites clients can take advantage of an exclusive 33% discount to better market their services and increase case acceptance. MediaMed integrates easily into a VivioSites website. View samples below. If you would like to learn more about adding […]
Investing in a Marketing Strategy is Worthwhile for Your Practice
Dental Marketing to Increase Revenue When it comes to patient referrals and attracting new patients, it can be difficult to effectively implement strategy on your own. The dental market is growing and is becoming even more competitive. That’s why you need your dental marketing strategy to be professional and full of energy in order to […]
Meet Your New Patient Goals in 2016
Let’s face it – every dentist in town is looking for a way to increase their new patient numbers. Depending on the size of your town, that means you are competing with anywhere from 5 – 150 dentists each day for the same patient pool. While most dentists advertise, not every dentist is spending their […]
4 Tips on Building & Managing Your Online Reputation
Reputation Management For Dental Practices As a dentist, it is important that you learn how best to promote your practice through the internet while at the same time dealing with negative reviews to prevent them from ruining your reputation. The following tips are great ideas to help you with online marketing and reputation management for […]
Mobile Marketing: A Great Way to Make a Direct Connection with Your Patients
With the use of mobile devices continually on the rise, what better way to connect with your patients than through a mobile marketing platform? With a 1525% increase in mobile data usage from 2010 through 2015, it is clear that people are turning to their mobile devices for all kinds of communication, including messaging with […]
Dental Marketing: Trying to Handle it All
From choosing a practice name to ordering supplies, new business owners have a lot on their minds. Many new practice owners make the mistake of trying to handle it ALL instead of delegating the items that make sense to delegate. One of the most important items often not delegated is the practice marketing. Read […]
Dental Marketing Mistakes New Dentists Make
Here at VivioSites we help new and existing practices attract new patients. Over the years, we have noticed that many new practices put marketing at the bottom of their list of things to do before opening day. We’ve developed a new blog with tips and tricks for not only new dentists, but for new […]
Are Your Social Media Efforts Paying Off?
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A lot of small businesses, dental practices included, put some degree of time, money, and/or effort into their social media presence. However, judging the effectiveness of your social media efforts can be difficult to say the least.
This article from Social Media Today does a great job of providing tips to help you the true value behind your strategy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, and other social channels.
The first tip, which is to be clear about your social media objectives, is probably the most important. As dentists, you can use your social media channels in many different ways to help your overall business.
Are you using it primarily to find new patients?
If so, make sure your strategy is able to capture and report any leads back to your social media pages. These efforts should include promoting your special offers and directing potential patients to your dental practice website to boost conversion chances.
Are you using social media to generate engagement in the community?
If so, you’ll want to make sure you highlight happy patients that have come through your office and strive to accumulate positive reviews. Additionally, you can post on happenings in the community that don’t necessarily have to do with dentistry. Earning trust and a good following can turn your patients into a strong referral base. Remember: 77% of referrals are now done digitally, especially on social media!
To help you gauge your social media’s true value, check out the rest of the article.
Auditing Your Web Presence Part 2: SEO
Auditing Your Web Presence Part 2: SEO This blog post in the 2nd part of our two-part series on auditing your web presence. You can see the first part, how to audit your website, here. Do you know where your dental practice ranks online? Do you know who your direct competitors are? Are you familiar […]
Auditing Your Web Presence Part 1: Website
Auditing Your Web Presence Part 1: Website The short answer is it can get you more new patients. The long answer is a bit… longer. A website/SEO (search engine optimization) audit is the best way to get a feel of the pitfalls of your digital advertising efforts. If your website isn’t built to convert new […]
Multiple Business Listings
Multiple Business Listings Keeping up with all of the changes in technology on the internet can be a full-time job, and for many people it is. However, as a dental professional, it is not necessarily yours. As a business owner and a doctor, you just want to make sure your business runs smoothly and that […]
Announcing our Partnership with The Progressive Dentist!
We are proud to announce that VivioSites and The Progressive Dentist will be working together! As of November, VivioSites will be a preferred partner and will give special discounts in services to all Progressive Dentist members! For a little background on The Progressive Dentist, here are a few words from Bonnie Hixson, the founder and […]
Try These 6 Useful Tips for Generating More Leads
Starting a small business can be hard. Growing a small business can be even harder. If you’re a small business owner yourself, don’t be disheartened. Below, six successful small business owners share their number one tip for generating more leads. “My best lead generating tip is to give them information rather than selling.
4 Ways to Better Interact with Your Millennial Patients
According to Wikipedia, “Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y) are the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates when the generation starts and ends; most researchers, demographers, and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to early 2000s.” These young people, aged from 18 to 35, will be a very important part of […]
Tips To Motivate Yourself for Blogging When You Are Demotivated
A few days ago I was talking to a budding blogger on the phone and he was telling me that he was worried about his motivation for blogging. Here are the first few lines of the conversation I had with him over the phone: (I will refer to him as “Mister X”.) Me: Hi – what happened? Why are you so demotivated?