WHAT ARE INTERNET COOKIES? Internet cookies are tiny files of data used to track your online activities and information when you’re browsing a website. That collected data is then stored in your browser.   WHY ARE COOKIES IMPORTANT? The main purpose of cookies is to collect important user and behavioural data to help personalise a visitor’s experience as well as enable developers to improve website browsing.   COOKIE DEVELOPMENTS IN A NUTSHELL… GDPR has significantly impacted the way website cookies are used and managed. With its emphasis on data privacy and user consent, GDPR has brought about a shift in how websites collect and store information through cookies. Owners […]

The form below is a simple dental website checklist. It will help us to manage the project to keep it on budget and to include the necessary content. If you are an NHS or mixed dental practice you must include all the treatments you provide. There are also extra fields to include any other treatments or services that are not specified on the lists below. Once we have this information we will email you to confirm receipt or we may call you to clarify any particular points. Please ensure you fill out all your contact details.   DENTAL BRANDING & MARKETING For more information call Alex Nicolaou on 01923 609770 […]

  SECURE HOSTING PACKAGE At design4dentists, we offer a secure hosting package that complies with GDPR and includes the necessary recommendations set by the ICO. The Secure Hosting Package contains the necessary security features to protect your website and includes a comprehensive compliant cookie facility. Here is what the package includes: • Domain Acquisition/Transfer with annual registrations and SSL activations. • Secure Hosting with unlimited space and unlimited bandwidth. • Fast & Reliable Servers hosted in the UK with 99% uptime. • Validated SSL Certificate which is managed and registered each year. • POP3 Email Accounts offering unlimited branded emails. • Premium Cookie Plan that is fully compliant, protective and […]

  CONGRATULATIONS It’s a wonderful feeling to see your website going live on the internet. Especially after weeks or even months of hard graft working closely with your design team and getting this far. But now that this project is finally complete, you need to know how to look after your website.   MAINTAINING YOUR WEBSITE A dental website is made up of many different coding instructions. There are thousands of them and they need to function perfectly in order for a wesbite to operate. All websites require regular checks and maintenance. There is nothing more frustrating for a patient than experiencing a broken link, missing page or a facility […]

  THE SEO LITE PLAN If you want your dental practice to be found on Google, Yahoo and Bing then your website will need search engine optimisation. The SEO Lite Plan is an affordable way to ensure your dental website includes all the necessary start-up implementation and set-up facilities. This will enable it to be picked up and ranked on the search engine results page (SERPS). In this package we will also set-up monitoring facilities so design4dentists can track and trace your website’s performance online.   WHAT IS SEO? SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation. Google, Yahoo, and Bing are three of the most popular search engines on the internet. […]

  IS A DENTAL VIDEO WORTH VIEWING? No matter how much explanatory text design4dentists include on a web page, there is no better way of demonstrating a treatment than by a dental video or animation. Professional dental websites attract many patients nowadays. They are in need of many different sorts of general dental and cosmetic treatments. A lot of patients find it difficult to understand certain clinical treatments, or they struggle to visualise detailed explanations. This is when a visual demonstration can help users to understand the treatment process in a clear and easy way.   WHAT IS MEDIVISION? Not everyone wants to see a real-life dental video. This can […]

  QUARTERLY SEO REPORT Every three months design4dentists will send you an SEO report about your website. That’s because we want to know how your dental practice website is performing and I’m sure you do too. The report will contain lots of key metrics which include numbers, tables, and charts as well as plenty of technical jargon… and you’ll probably have no idea what these mean. But please don’t fret, let me tell you what they are as it really isn’t that complicated.   GOOGLE ANALYTICS: OVERVIEW In your dental SEO report, there are five areas we regularly monitor. The first set of figures are extracted from Google Analytics. These […]

  WHY CHOOSE THE FUSE PLAN? The Fuse Plan is just like a Patient Membership Plan but for dental websites. Dentists and orthodontists can now pay for an all-in-one package solution each month knowing their dental practice website is health checked and compliant.   SAVE £100’S EVERY YEAR The Fuse Plan by design4dentists can save you hundreds of pounds every year by avoiding emergency website failures and fixes. This great monthly plan will give you peace of mind knowing that your website is looked after regularly and operating as it should.   WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE FUSE PLAN? The basic package must have the following essential facilities to ensure your […]

  SEO TERMS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND I have created a list of common SEO terms which you may find useful to know. Search Engine Optimisation can be quite complex but when you hear or read about popular SEO terms, the explanations in this blog post may help you understand what’s involved and why they are important for your dental website.   WHAT IS SERP? SERP stands for Search Engine Results Page which are the result listings seen in Google, Bing, and Yahoo etc.   WHAT DOES URL STAND FOR? URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. This is, in essence, an address that helps your online browser to find a website or individual web […]

  WEBSITE ENQUIRY FORMS – WHERE DO THEY GO? Have you ever wondered who is actually reading the website enquiry forms you fill in? Sometimes they ask for very personal information and before you know it, you are being bombarded with emails, newsletters and junk mail. It’s not until much later on that you realise your details have been passed onto a third party. Plus we generally do not even stop to think how our details are stored or what happens to them. Find out how you can protect your patient’s data and reassure them that their details are kept safe at your dental practice.   DOES IT AFFECT YOUR DENTAL WEBSITE? The answer […]