VetNetwork Newsletter April 2009

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April 2009 eNewsletter

Springtime is just around the corner—that’s good news! But while the weather is getting nicer, the economic forecast remains uncertain. This makes your veterinary marketing efforts for your hospital more important than ever, particularly when it comes to your veterinary hospital's website. The internet is the first place pet owners look for a veterinarian, and so it is vital you maintain a strong presence online.

This month, we share with you some tips on how to start a blog for your veterinary hospital and use it to promote your vet hospital website and your practice. We’ve also got an informative article about the importance of keeping your website updated with fresh content and new photos.

VetNetwork is embracing the big spring clean up with our Client Feedback Questionnaire. We want to hear from you! What are we doing that's great and what can we do to improve our customer service and your overall satisfaction? Please fill out the short questionnaire either electronically or in writing and return it either via email or print and mail it to:

 

VetNetwork
Attn: Client Feedback
PO Box 2102
Dover, NH 03821

For more on the latest in veterinary practice marketing and pet trends, visit VetNetwork’s blog. And be sure to meet us at the CVC East Conference in Baltimore, April 24–27 – we look forward to seeing you there!

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Reach Out To Clients With A Hospital Blog
Dolitter Blog

Dolittler Blog

Gardner Blog

Gardner Animal Care Center Blog

Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod

Veterinary Associates
of Cape Cod Blog

Reach Out To Clients With A Veterinarian
Hospital Blog

Almost everyone has a blog—does your veterinary hospital? A veterinary hospital blog is an exciting addition to your internet marketing plan that can draw new traffic to your website and bring new clients into your hospital. A blog can also act as an educational asset - you can use your veterinary hospital blog to keep in touch with the community and share important pet health information.

Already, veterinarians across the country are blogging each day. Miami veterinarian, Dr. Patty Khuly, has been blogging to her clients and other pet owners at dolittler.com since 2005. She writes about everything from pet news and trends to the rewarding and difficult aspects of working at a busy veterinary practice.

Dr. Khuly gets “lots” of new clients via her veterinary blog. “I get plenty of new clients via Dolittler. But it’s not really about the quantity. The best part is that all the clients I’ve sourced online have become Class A clients. In this economy that’s a brilliant thing,” she said in an interview with VetNetwork (you can read our full interview with Dr. Khuly by visiting our blog).

A number of VetNetwork clients have started blogging as well. At Gardner Animal Care Center in Gardner, MA, Dr. Brian Hurley recently unveiled his own vet hospital blog. You can view Dr. Hurley’s blog by clicking here.

Dr. Hurley started his veterinary blog at the end of February 2009. “Currently, I am using my blog page to post articles that I put in our local paper so everyone has an opportunity to see what I am writing,” he said. “I hope my blog becomes a source of valuable information for pet owners and they visit my site frequently as a trusted source for information.”

In addition to the blog, Dr. Hurley is also making use of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. So far, he has received positive feedback from clients about the veterinary clinic blog. “I have had a few clients comment to date and even had a couple post comments on the site. I know it will be a good thing, it will just take time, ” he said.

Other VetNetwork clients are also blogging. Dr. Tom Burns at Veterinary Associates of Cape Cod maintains a hospital blog at capecodvets.blogspot.com. Dr. Burns uses his blog to share medical information (such as a guide to tick season), local news items and stories from around the hospital.

VetNetwork can help you create a blog for your veterinary hospital. We’ll work with you to design and implement a vet blog that integrates with your veterinary hospital’s website and provides the sort of valuable information that brings both existing clients and potential clients into your hospital.

Call us today at 800–564–4215 to get started.

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Keep Clients Coming Back With Website Updates
Keep Clients Coming Back With Website Updates

Redesigned Website

Keep Clients Coming Back With
Website Updates

Your veterinary website is a reflection of your practice. And just like you might touch up your waiting room with a new coat of paint, add some new equipment to your diagnostic lab and otherwise change things up, you need to update your website. Updating your website is about more than just keeping a fresh appearance, though: updated content, new photos and other changes to your website can help boost your search engine rankings and help you overhaul your practice’s marketing plan.

What Search Engines Want

Google, Yahoo and other search engines love new content. Once search engine spiders have found and indexed your veterinary clinic's site, they return frequently to check for new content. The more often you update your site, the more often the search engine spiders return—and the better your search engine rankings become. However, if your site is not updated, the search engine spiders will stop returning, and your rankings will tumble. Regular website updates can go a long way to keeping your hospital’s search engine rankings (or veterinary SEO) near the top.

Reflect Your Practice

If you haven’t updated your veterinary hospital's site in a few months (or a few years!), your practice has most likely gone through considerable changes not reflected on your site. You may have new surgical equipment, new staff members and even some new associate veterinarians. Your existing and prospective clients won’t know about any of these changes unless you update your veterinary website. You can use these updates as a way to reach out to the community, as well. Use your website to announce new promotions that you’re running or the arrival of a new veterinarian. If your website is still advertising a dental special from 2007, it’s no longer accurately reflecting what your practice offers.

Spruce Things Up

A different haircut or some new shoes always get noticed. When it comes to your website, it’s no different—a few cosmetic changes can go a long way toward bringing new visitors to your website. If you have an existing website but haven’t changed much on it in the last few years, now may be the time for a complete redesign. Website design standards have changed considerably in the last five years. On the web, appearance is everything, and your site should be as fresh and professional-looking as possible. And if you’re working a new marketing plan for your practice, consider redesigning your website as part of that plan.

Update your veterinary website today! Whether you need to add some new photos, update your site’s content or do a complete veterinary web redesign, VetNetwork can help. Email us at updates@vetnetwork.com or call 800–564–4215 to get started.

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Whether you’re looking for tips on how to market your practice and get a grip on the tumultuous economy or want to know more about the latest pet trends and news items your clients are talking about, visit VetNetwork’s blog at wp.vetnetwork.com. Check out our latest posts, leave a comment or two and send us suggestions about topics you’d like to see covered in the blog.






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CVC East Conference

Meet VetNetwork
At CVC East – Baltimore!

Dr. Mark Feltz, owner of VetNetwork, will be hosting four presentations at this year’s CVC East Conference in Baltimore on Monday April 27. Dr. Feltz will cover the latest trends in veterinary marketing and the tools veterinarians need to thrive in the new economy. Check out the cvc.com for more information or to register for this year’s conference!

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