mercredi 21 janvier 2009

Worthless Chiropractic Marketing

By Matthew Loop DC

Remember when Grandma told you to not spend all your money in one place? So why are you spending all your money on worthless marketing for your chiropractic practice, when the most effective methods are completely free? It just doesn't make sense, but 90% of chiropractors continue to make this horrible mistake in their chiropractic marketing strategies. Don't look at marketing like you're playing the lotto. You can't drive new patients through your doors with a hope and a prayer. You need innovative techniques that work during these difficult times, and the one thing that really works is absolutely free.

In the current economic recession, the old forms of marketing and advertising are not working nearly as well as they used to. Similarly, if you do not have a steady marketing plan in place, you will not be in business that long. One of the major problems I see at the moment is that chiropractors are marketing less now because times are tough when it should be the other way around. Sales and chiropractic marketing are what feed your practice and get you those highly sought after new patients you desire.

You're probably telling yourself that you don't have the money to market your chiropractic practice anymore, and you're wondering how else you can spread the word about your business. The answer is much more exciting than you've imagined, and it's absolutely free to you. So what kind of marketing is this? Well, it's definitely not TV, newspaper ads, magazines, telemarketing, or postcard drops. These are black holes that will cost you a fortune and yield mediocre results.

So how do you move forward when all your money is tied-up in outdated forms of marketing and your chiropractic practices sinks farther into the mud? It's actually easier than you think, and it will cost you nothing at all. Exposing your business to Web 2.0 and social media sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Friendster is absolutely free and it's a veritable goldmine of potential success. Over 50% of the users on these sites is 30 years and older, and that means that your targeted demographic is waiting to hear from you.

Specific, targeted community marketing has never been easier and more cost effective. Of course, you want to make sure that you know exactly what you're doing, as to not damage credibility or rapport with your local community. This is where many chiropractors fail. They try to market on social media without a coach who's been there, done that and created a proven blueprint. Don't re-invent the wheel! Follow someone who's already been massively successful marketing on social media websites.

Here's an idea for a strategy that works wonders when done correctly. Get on one of these social media sites and start an account. Then, invite people within a 5 mile radius to be friends, and start communicating with them. These people will begin to learn about you as a person, and then they can learn about you professionally. Taking steps like this will ensure that you'll get phenomenal traffic to your chiropractic website and new patients through your doors.

Also, begin to provide massive value to these people. Send them videos and articles that they can begin to use and apply to their daily lives. For example, one video that I posted was about how to get rid of a headache naturally. This video garnered about 3,000 views within its first week! This was because it spread using viral marketing. Someone got an enormous amount of value out of it, then they forwarded this video to their friends, and so on.

Social media marketing is the answer to your marketing problems during these difficult times. When you have the right coach by your side, you can instantly tap the power of Web 2.0 without wasting time trying to figure it all out alone. Watch your practice soar to unbelievable heights as hundreds of new patients walk through your doors each month. And not only that, but this success can be yours absolutely for free!

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