{"id":3838,"date":"2016-04-28T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/?p=3838"},"modified":"2016-04-28T08:00:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:00:22","slug":"local-verticals-for-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advicelocal.com\/blog\/local-verticals-for-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Local Verticals for Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

When searching online, customers are often bombarded by pages and pages of listings, reviews and ads. But often times, they turn to trusted citation sites, or local verticals, unique to their desired business need, to find reputable companies first. We call these niche citations, and they are becoming increasingly important for businesses, saving the customer time by locating their desired provider quickly. They\u00a0also strengthen the tie between the provider and the\u00a0applicable category, which\u00a0helps search engines make connections among\u00a0relevant businesses.<\/p>\n

This is exactly why we at Advice Local have launched Local Verticals<\/a>, a tool that finally helps businesses get listed on the appropriate niche citation sites for their business. One of the most popular categories is healthcare or doctor citations, so we created Local Verticals for Healthcare.\u00a0Customers are no longer just picking a doctor off of their insurance-approved list. They are doing some research first, and looking for additional information, such as reviews, awards, and other information.<\/p>\n

In order to improve their chances of getting found, doctors and healthcare providers need to make sure they have accurate listings on all of the directories that matter most, which is exactly what our new tool does. Some of the citations in our healthcare vertical include:<\/p>\n