Poor Online Marketing Hurts Medspas

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By Ceri Marsdan


Most people would think that an advanced industry like Medical Aesthetics would have a good websites but often, they are very low quality. On a shockingly high amount of websites, there is no lead generation capability, ugly color choices, and ancient platforms being used.

Many companies including MedSpas have Facebook pages that are semi-automated and post meaningless news items. Some accounts on social sites are full of links that don't actually go anywhere, or nowhere relevant. People don't waste their time on profiles like those. Interacting with and engaging people is what social networks are for. Show them something of value, a humorous photo, a cool contest, or a poll to enter, and they will be engaged to leave comments. Anything that requires and rewards action can work to turn casual fans or followers into friends and patients. When there are comments and messages, be sure to reply and use Twitter to begin speaking about the topics in your region that are trending.

Even today, email still is an important way to get messages across to current and potential clients. Surprisingly many doctors have no idea about this. All of the customers that a MedSpa has over the years should be listed by their email, in order to keep the interactions current. These email lists are worth a lot to a business who knows how to use them, and profits can be increased immensely with a well-timed and thought out promotion campaign.

A big part of inbound marketing is the use of content marketing, which makes a lot of sense. Google has made it clear that it is constantly refining its algorithms to find and reward fresh content. The trend is toward social media affecting search engine results, and more visitors end up on sites who use them, and keep customers interested. A lot of methods can be used to reach customers and having a simple blog is a good way to begin. A MedSpa committed to a dynamic online marketing plan must generate content for all kinds of audiences and platforms. Keep the target client in mind during each aspect of the process to have a client sign up for services. If people are searching the internet for a service such as yours, if your name keeps showing up, you will appear to be more credible to them. There is a level of trust and credibility that you now have that sets you apart from your competitors.

For the vast majority of prospective patients, online reviews are the only relatively objective measure of the quality of a physician or practice. The biggest block that a company has on the internet is to gain the trust of the site's visitors. New visitors to your site will be more trusting if they read things that non-biased people write who are third parties that are not directly associated with your business. When the message is delivered by a customer who has had experience with your company, the new visitor will take this more seriously. Word-of-mouth is a great medical advertising tool since it is backed by real experience.

Practically every MedSpa practice has a website for marketing purposes. To gain and keep patients, having a site is just the beginning. Thanks to the internet, people are looking up local MedSpas online and checking out the reviews that past clients leave on the company website, detailing how the medical professionals handled their case.



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