May 5th, 2014 – Active MD Medical Marketing & Patient Education, Corporate offices in Tampa, Florida – Medical website design is one of our specialties at ActiveMD medical marketing. We have a great deal of knowledge about how to deliver results from a medical website, but only after learning what NOT to do in the medical website design game. Here’s a list of the top 5 medical website design myths of which you may not even be aware:
- Cheap hosting for medical websites is the same as expensive hosting. I can get by and spend less money.The Truth: The most annoying thing to an internet user is seeing that “Error 404: Page not found” error message. The money you spend on website hosting is money well spent, so making the right choice of website hosting could mean some valuable patient referrals to your medical practice. At ActiveMD, we utilize only the most reliable infrastructure when we provide hosting to our clients, we make sure they have a fast-loading and responsive user experience.
- I don’t have enough time to update my medical website?The Truth: We realize at ActiveMD that your time is precious. That’s why we provide content-creation services that will make sure that you get fresh and relevant content put on your website that will drive traffic and engage your audience so that they will call and schedule an appointment.
- My medical website will look the same on mobile devices and desktop computers.The Truth: Sometimes, medical website design companies will give you a poorly designed website without any responsive features at all. At ActiveMD, we keep up with the latest trends and technologies in medical website design to make sure that your content looks sharp and is easily readable whether a prospective patient searches for you on their Android smartphone or the homebody on their desktop computer who needs a checkup.
- When my medical website is complete, patients will start calling me right away.The Truth: After building your medical website, the process is just beginning. Adjustments have to be made periodically in order to get your website ranked in search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing. There are alot of medical websites out there and yours is in competition with all of them. Our process at ActiveMD is to use a variety of tools in our proprietary system to make sure your content is optimized specifically for the best keywords possible and that we utilize all available channels, such as social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), to make your content available to the largest audience.
- Our practice doesn’t have the budget for a better medical website.The Truth: Yes, many times the old saying “you get what you pay for” is true. However, you don’t need to spend $30,000 on your website. The facts are that digital media will always be less expensive than traditional media, and at ActiveMD you won’t have to worry that you won’t get a return on your investment in a professionally-designed medical website. Our portfolio speaks for itself, take a look. Keep in mind, none of these clients spent $30,000 on their website.
So now you know some of the popular myths that you can avoid when choosing your medical website design company. Please contact ActiveMD Medical Marketing and Patient Education at 1-877-267-4111 or use this convenient form.
