Chiropractic marketing

Chiropractic marketing: 10 reasons your Google Maps profile is costing you new patients

When someone nearby searches chiropractor near me or back pain doctor, Google usually shows three chiropractors on a map before any website. Good chiropractic marketing, or chiropractor SEO, starts with that listing. Here is what we find on chiropractors' Google profiles, and what we do about each problem.

  • One business of each type per area
  • No contract
  • Nothing changes without your approval
Chiropractor adjusting a patient's upper back in a bright clinic
Where the calls go

10 chiropractic marketing mistakes on Google Maps, and what we do about each

Chiropractic clinic owner checking a map and reviews on a tablet
  1. Your primary category is not Chiropractor.

    Google uses your primary category to decide which searches you show up for. A chiropractic clinic filed under Medical clinic or Physical therapist can miss searches like chiropractor near me and back pain doctor, which are where most new patients come from.

    What we do: we compare your categories with the chiropractors that win your map, set the best fit as primary and add secondary categories only where they fit, after you approve.

  2. Your services list is empty or too short.

    People search for specific things: spinal adjustments, sports injury care, prenatal chiropractic, massage therapy, decompression and auto accident care. In chiropractic marketing, a services list that names only your main category gives Google little to match those searches against.

    What we do: we build a clean services list from what you actually offer, with a short plain line for each, and leave off anything you do not want calls for.

  3. Your pin, address or entrance details are off.

    Google ranks you partly by how close you are to the person searching, so the pin has to sit on your real door. Suite numbers, shared buildings and back entrances confuse customers and Google alike, and a pin in the wrong spot can cost you nearby searches.

    What we do: we check where Google places your pin, fix the address and suite details after you approve and add photos of your entrance so first time visitors find you.

  4. There is no online appointment link on the map.

    Google lets you add links so people can book a first visit right from your profile. When that takes one tap, fewer people move on to a competitor or wait until later.

    What we do: we add and test your online appointment link and website link, and check them every week so they never break.

  5. Your photos are old, few or not yours.

    The photos that win new patients show your treatment rooms, your front desk and team, and the outside of the building so first time patients recognize it. A profile with a logo and a few old pictures looks like a business that may not be open.

    What we do: we publish one post a week with up to three of your own photos, written for the towns you want and approved by you before it goes live.

  6. Reviews come in bursts, then stop.

    Google weighs how many reviews you have, how recent they are and your rating. For chiropractors, the best time to ask is after a visit when the patient says they feel better. A steady flow beats a big push once a year.

    What we do: we set up a simple way to ask with your review link and help you build it into your routine.

    How to get your Google review link
  7. Reviews sit there with no reply.

    People choosing between you and a competitor read your replies, especially to complaints. Calm, short answers show how you treat people. Replies should never confirm that someone is a patient or client or mention their care.

    What we do: we draft a reply to every new review in your voice, including careful replies to complaints, and post it only after you approve it.

    How to respond to Google reviews
  8. Your hours on Google do not match reality.

    Many clinics close for lunch or keep short hours on Fridays. If Google shows you open when the doors are locked, the patient who drove over leaves a review about it.

    What we do: we set regular and holiday hours with you, and can set up an AI receptionist that answers calls you miss, day or night.

    How our AI receptionist works
  9. Auto accident and sports patients search differently.

    Someone hurt in a car accident searches auto accident chiropractor or whiplash treatment, and an athlete searches sports chiropractor. Those patients often come for many visits, so they are worth showing up for.

    What we do: we add those services with plain descriptions, write posts about them and track how your map changes for those searches.

  10. Nobody checks the map or the profile.

    Most chiropractors do not know where they show up a few miles away, and Google or the public can suggest edits that go live without notice. A wrong phone number or changed hours can cost weeks of new patients before anyone spots it.

    What we do: we run a weekly profile check that catches unwanted changes and a 49 point map scan of your area every month, showing green where you are in the top 3 and red where you are not.

Proof

What we often find on chiropractors' listings, and what we have fixed in other trades

We sign mutual NDAs with our clients, so we describe the work instead of naming the business.

A pattern we see often: a chiropractic clinic filed under a general medical category, with no Chiropractor category at all.
A pattern we see often: a clinic with dozens of reviews but none in the last year, while a newer clinic nearby collects a few every month.
A pattern we see often: a services list that stops at chiropractic care, leaving out decompression, sports care and accident care that patients search for by name.
A house cleaning company in Southern California with more than 170 reviews at 5.0. Our scan found it at none of 49 points, while a competitor with 1 review reached the top 3 at 5. Great reviews could not make up for the profile setup.
An appliance repair and HVAC company in Utah with more than 250 reviews at 5.0 ranked only 10th at its own address. We traced it to a shared coworking address, switched it to a service area business with 20 towns and advised against opening a second profile that could risk a suspension.
A locksmith in Southern California had no Google profile, so it appeared at 0 of 49 points. We coached the owner through Google's video verification, and a rescan on the same grid found it at 30 of 49 points and in the top 3 at 10.

Every business and market is different. We do not promise rankings. We show you the same map every month so you can see what changed.

Why us

Why chiropractors hand us their Google profile

  • One business of each type per service area. We will not work for your direct competitor in the same towns.
  • Google Business Profiles and Google Maps are what we focus on, not a menu of everything.
  • You see the proof: a 49 point map of your area before we start, and the same map every month after.
  • Nothing changes on your profile without your written approval, and you stay the owner of it.
  • No contract. Stay because it is working.
The package

What you get every month

  • A 49 point Google Maps scan of your service area before we start
  • Profile fixes: categories, services, description, service area, hours, attributes and booking or quote links
  • One post a week plus up to three photos from your work, approved by you
  • Suggested replies to new reviews, posted only after you approve
  • A weekly profile check that catches changes Google or anyone else makes
  • A monthly rescan on the same 49 points, with a plain update on your map, calls and clicks from Google, what we did and what comes next

Pricing comes with your scan. Request your map scan at no cost and we will send your map, a short video walkthrough and pricing together.

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See where your chiropractic clinic shows up on Google Maps.

Send us your business and the towns you want customers from. We will run your 49 point map scan and send your map, a short video walkthrough and pricing together.

What happens next
  1. 1.We run your map scan and look at your profile and search results.
  2. 2.You get a short note with what we would fix first.
  3. 3.If it makes sense, we set it up on a 15 minute call.
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