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The PHP Security Alert: Your Website Is Already Patched

If you've seen an email or news headline this week about "Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP," you may be wondering whether your website is affected. Your Smile Marketing website has already been patched. Our systems team applied the fix on October 21, the same day it was released. There's nothing you need to do. Here's a […]

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5 Star Reviews

Marcus Biggs

27 July 2017

5-Star Dental Reviews = Better Click-Throughs

Imagine you’re looking for a new accountant. You perform a search on Google. The first accountant you see has 35 raving reviews with an average 4.8-star Google rating. You move on to the next accountant on the list.

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Marcus Biggs

17 July 2017

When to Fire Your Dental SEO Provider

When a prospective patient is looking for a dentist in your area, you’re nowhere to be found. You’ve outsourced your SEO to a third party, only to have your marketing budget ravaged with little or no result. You’ve come to a conclusion.

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Marcus Biggs

26 June 2017

Dental SEO vs PPC: An Integrated Approach

Which is better: SEO or PPC? This is a question we’re often asked. Well, there’s no concrete answer. It largely depends on your new patient goals. Ideally, you marry the two to build a short- and long-term marketing strategy.

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Marcus Biggs

5 May 2017

Sorry, Facebook Doesn’t Produce New Dental Patients

Social media. It’s hip. It’s cool. It’s a sexy marketing channel that’ll produce a flood of new patients for your practice. Right? Sorry, not going to happen. Sure, Facebook has a host of benefits. But there are many misconceptions about those benefits.

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Marcus Biggs

25 April 2017

3 Ways to Manage Your Online Dental Reputation

To build a loyal patient roster, you must have a sound reputation. To get new patients from the Internet, you must have a sound reputation. There’s no doubt. If you’re flooded with poor online feedback, prospective patients are turning to your competitors.

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Marcus Biggs

19 April 2017

Dental Website Homepages That Convert

Where do most prospective patients find you? Typically, it’s your website. What’s the first page they visit on your site? Typically, it’s your homepage. Your dental website homepage is your first impression. It’s the reception room to your practice.

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