Is It Time to Update Your Website?

One thing you can say about marketing in the online era: the landscape is always changing. Google continues to refine its search algorithms and ranking factors. Web users update their devices and the ways they interact online, and their expectations change. Best practices for web design and marketing tactics don’t stay the same forever.

Is your website keeping up? If not, you may not be fully prepared for the next major shift—or even a competitor in your local market with a newer, more powerful, more functional site.

As a rule of thumb, it’s generally recommended that businesses undertake a significant rebuild or redesign of their website every 3-4 years in order to avoid falling behind. That said, there are other factors that might speed up that timetable, such as changes to your branding, significant expansions in the services you provide, or an emerging threat from a local competitor.

Not sure how to tell whether your site might be ready for an update or upgrade? Check out this quick video from Cody Dykstra, our Director of SEO Services, for 5 key warning signs:

We know many of you already have updated your site recently—and that’s great!

However, if it’s been a couple of years since your last redesign, or you just feel that your current site isn’t everything it can be, don’t hesitate to connect with your account manager (if you’re a current client) or schedule a consult (if you aren’t). With Google moving to mobile-first indexing, and other potential big changes on the horizon, you want to make sure your website is in the best possible position to succeed going forward.

We’ll be happy to talk you through your options and any recommendations we have.

Have You Checked Out Our Resource Center?

The VMD Services website has a ton of great information about digital marketing for podiatry and medical practices—and not just breakdowns of the paid services we provide.

There’s also a helpful resource center that’s packed with totally FREE info that any practice can take advantage of and use to improve their marketing efforts, including:

• An easy-to-use ROI calculator to determine the success of your current marketing efforts.
• A free guide to help you create effective marketing strategies.
• A frequently updated blog with tips, tactics, and pearls of wisdom relevant to marketing a practice in the online age.
• Links to case studies featuring some of our current clients.

Access these resources today!

Thanks for reading! As always, we wish you nothing but the best of success in 2021 and the years to come. If you have any needs or concerns regarding your digital marketing efforts, always feel free to reach out to your account manager directly, or schedule a consultation.

The VMD Services team