{"id":2562,"date":"2021-05-03T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prospectamarketing.com\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2021-05-03T08:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T08:00:46","slug":"your-local-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/?p=2562","title":{"rendered":"Your Local Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2574 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/703595704-edit-1-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Handsome,Man,At,Dentist's,Office\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/703595704-edit-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/703595704-edit-1-1024x798.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/703595704-edit-1-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/703595704-edit-1-1536x1197.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dev.prospectamarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/703595704-edit-1-2048x1597.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Using the Internet to market\u00a0your dental practice used to be considered a luxury, but those days are gone. In 2021, promoting\u00a0it online is essential!<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with a smart phone should be able to find your practice within a few seconds. Virtually everyone has one these days, and the sheer number of these devices is staggering. In the United States alone there are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>298 million<\/strong> smart phones in 2021<\/li>\n<li><strong>311.53 million<\/strong> smart phones by 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Worldwide, the number of smart phones is \u2013 hold on to your hat \u2013<em>3.8 billion!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If would-be patients can&#8217;t find you online, then for all practial purposes your office is invisible.<\/p>\n<h4>Your Local Listing<\/h4>\n<p>You make it possible for people to find you via your local listing: information you place on Google My Business and similar platforms. This information \u2013 your local listing \u2013 affects your ranking in search engine results, which is how\u00a0people find you.<\/p>\n<p>Your local listing is a business profile that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice name, address, and phone number. These are known collectively as NAP.<\/li>\n<li>Website URL.<\/li>\n<li>Description.<\/li>\n<li>Tagline or slogan.<\/li>\n<li>Social media links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A good local listing will result in more\u00a0new patients, so it must be complete, accurate, and easy to find via smart phone. ProspectaMarketing\u00a0is an experienced Internet marketing firm specializing in dental practices and the tools of Internet marketing. We help you reach key prospects who are looking for what your practice has to offer. Our unique and thorough approach provides visibility, financial accountability, and ongoing refinement and improvement. You can find out more by contacting\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prospectamarketing.com\/about-us\/\">Lane Anderson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0toll-free at\u00a0<strong>1-877-322-4440 Ext 101<\/strong>, by email using the form on our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prospectamarketing.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us page<\/a><\/strong>, or online at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prospectamarketing.com\/\">ProspectaMarketing.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the Internet to market\u00a0your dental practice used to be considered a luxury, but those days are gone. In 2021, promoting\u00a0it online is essential! Anyone with a smart phone should be able to find your practice within a few seconds. 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