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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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Marcus Biggs

14 October 2015

3 Misconceptions About Dental Website Domain Names

Maintaining a website for your dental practice is a lot of work. There are so many moving parts that must come together to provide seamless functionality, it’s very easy to become confused along the way.

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Marcus Biggs

9 October 2015

Do I Need PPC for My Dental Website?

The short answer? There isn’t just one cut-and-dry marketing effort that is going to lead to an influx of new patients for every practice. The secret is finding the best combination of efforts unique to your practice and jurisdiction that can reach and convert people looking for a new dental provider.

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Marcus Biggs

25 September 2015

Top 3 Reasons to Use Branded Email Accounts for your Dental Practice

“Why can’t I use my AOL account to email patients?” “I don’t want ANOTHER email account to manage.” “What is a branded email address?” If these questions or statements sound familiar, you’re not alone!

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Marcus Biggs

15 September 2015

Google Plus for Dentists: Gone for Good?

Back in June, Google Plus links started disappearing from Google, leading many to believe this was the beginning of the end for the social media platform that could never quite gain traction with users. Just a month after that, Google announced a big ‘pivot’ for the social network.

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Marcus Biggs

10 September 2015

More Reasons to Go Mobile with Your Dental Website Design

If your dental website design doesn’t intelligently adjust it’s formatting to display properly on various screen sizes, also known as a responsive or mobile friendly design, you could be losing new patients.

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Marcus Biggs

1 September 2015

What Every Dentist Should Know about Black Hat SEO

There are two types of SEO tactics used by companies worldwide: white hat optimization and black hat optimization. While all dental websites should aim to comply with white hat best practices, black hat techniques remain all too common.

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