Internet Ranking

Hi, this is Dave Kats with Therapist Consultants. I have a tip for you.

Most therapists have no idea where they rank as far as the internet is concerned, but I'll tell you the easy way to find out how you rank with Google. First of all, just go to Google search engine and type in therapist or mental health therapist or a counselor or marriage counselor, whatever you are. Let's say, marriage counselor, Denton, Texas, or wherever you're located. Type in marriage counselor, Denton, Texas. After probably a few ads and things like that, you'll see the local listings. Right now Google lists the top three people, so you'll see three of them, but if you look right below those three listings, 1, 2, 3, you'll see something, a little box that says "See more." If you click on that "See more," you'll see all the listings of everybody in your area.
If you're from Denton, Texas, and a marriage counselor, you'll see all the people that are ranked for marriage counseling in Denton, Texas. Then you simply count down from the top until you see where you're ranked, and you may be ranked seventh, you may be ranked 34. We talked to somebody today who was ranked, I believe it was either 134 or 149 in their area. They have a long way to go to get up to the top. What I'm telling you is this, you can tell where you're ranked.
Now, when you work with a company that improves your internet presence, you can see if they're actually doing what they said they were doing because in six months with them you should be able to look at your ranking, and you should have risen in the rankings. Right now, go to Google, type in marriage counselor, Lake Mary, Florida, if that's where you're from, and then look at your ranking. Look at the first three, click the little thing that says "See more," look at all the rankings, and see where you rank. Then do some internet presence, do some Google advertising, and do some things like that. Optimize your website and see if you don't go up in the Google rankings. It's a great way to know if you're making progress in this internet world.

This is Dave Kats. Thanks for listening.