Dental Professionals: The world has gone mobile- have you?
Researchers have found that in today’s society more than half of all web traffic is on mobile devices. As a result, dental offices have jumped on board by creating and using mobile friendly websites. A major reason for the growth in mobile internet usage is that we live in a society that has become virtually dependent upon mobile devices.
There are many offices in the dental industry that are hesitant about moving into the mobile realm. There is an inherent preconceived notion that patients may interpret a mobile website poorly or that the mobile presence may not be how the practice envisioned.
Truth be told, there are an excellent amount of advantages to dental practices that have a mobile website. These advantages generally include:
- Better placement on Google search results
- Quicker and easier access to your website
- Additional engagement and time spent on your website
- Increased number of potential patients
- More efficient handling of patient appointments
Do you know if your practice website is mobile friendly?
If you are unsure, you can check using Google’s mobile friendly tool. While researching your website, another important feature Google offers is Google Analytics. Analytics is a useful tool for tracking how visitors come across and engage with your website.
It is becoming easier than ever to create a mobile friendly website!
Conversion platforms have become the simplest way for dental offices to take their practices mobile. These platforms offer functionality that recreates your website into a mobile version. A few websites available with user friendly software are:
Taking your new mobile site to the next level with ‘Plugins’
Plugins are add-on features a practice can use to add bells and whistles to a website. Plugins can include anything from a click-to-call button, which will directly call your office, all the way to an appointment scheduling option. Online appointment scheduling is more convenient for patients and also saves on your resources such as time and money. Other widely useful plugins include:
- Share Bar: A bar hosting links to all of your practices social media websites (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn).
- Map: By entering your office location, patients have the option to use GPS navigation to more easily find your dental practice.
- News Feed: Posting notifications keep your patients updated with your practice. It is also a place to inform patients about promotions or specials.
- Photo Gallery: New patients will appreciate a virtual tour of your office facilities as well as getting visuals of your staff. This will create a more personal encounter for patients, making them more likely to come in for a visit.
After creating your mobile friendly website…
There are some last minute questions to ask yourself:
- Would you spend time on this website if it wasn’t your own?
- Is the website easy to read?
- Is the website easy to navigate?
- Does the website load within a few seconds?
- Does the website provide an overall good experience for patients?
Now it is time for you to tweak your own mobile website! Software available today has made this process more accessible to the average person. Advantages of a mobile website are undeniable for both your practice and patients. The world has gone mobile- make sure you’re not left behind!
Great article, Lexi! I’d also mention that Google is switching to a mobile-first approach meaning they are evaluating the mobile version of your site before the desktop version. This adds an even greater reason to update. http://searchengineland.com/faq-google-mobile-first-index-262751
Best,
Jean
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Hi Lexi,
Nice thoughts & you have written.easy to digest article As a periodontist, I also have a website & far more than 1 year I didn’t update my website to Mobile Friendly & in the last few months I did hire the Internet Marketing Company for my website to promote it so they told me that my website is not mobile friendly. And they also analyze through analytics that my most of the user are coming to my website through Mobile Devices so now I allow them to create my website Mobile Friendly and you didn’t know that my conversion rate is high as they compare to the desktop. I think we must need to create our website mobile responsive as search engine giant Google is giving more priority to mobile websites. Thanks for this post Lexi. Keep up the good work!
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Having a mobile optimized site for a dentist is very important. Traffic has switched to being dominated by mobile searches. You must have your site mobile friendly in order for Google to consider even showing it on that type of search. You will also want to have your phone number to have the ability to “tap” towards the top. Most people who are on their phone want an easy way to be able to call the dentist they are looking for.
Great insight into dental sites needing to be mobile friendly.
nice article Lexi… well its now time of Mobile all around
Great blog, Lexi! I didn’t realize how many mobile options there were for the dental industry. Thanks for your insight!
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Thank you for the information, our website has experienced an increase in mobile traffic.
Thanks for sharing the information.now-a-days mobile plays a impotant role in day-to-day life.
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informative , now it is all about digital dentistry
Informative and comprehensive! Thanks!
Hey Lexi you are right .
Todays everygeneration on mobile so everysite have to responsive mobile friendly.
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