7 to 184 clicks a month, and 374 calls in 6 months
Brand new site, zero paid ads. 1.57K clicks and 115K impressions over 16 months, and 374 calls from Google Search and Maps in the first half of 2026 alone, from people who needed a plumber now.
For clinics, specialists and medical practices
Medical SEO Services
Found by new patients, with health content you can stand behind.
Medical SEO services help clinics and specialists reach new patients through the Google map pack, organic results and AI answers when people nearby search for a doctor, a condition or a treatment. I build accurate, clinician-reviewed pages, fix your Google Business Profile, earn trusted links and report new patient calls and bookings.
5.0 on Upwork from 54 reviews- 744 organic calls in 6 months, no ads
- Freelancing since 2017
- AI SEO included
Medical SEO Services for Clinics and Specialists
Health searches are held to a higher standard by Google, so thin or careless pages rarely rank, and they put patient trust at risk. I build your practice's search presence on accurate, reviewed content and a strong local profile, using the same SEO services for local businesses I run for every client.
Primary care / Dermatology / Orthopedics / Physical therapy / Pediatrics / Med spa and aesthetics
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Google Business Profile for Each Location
The right category for your specialty, every location verified, real hours, provider details and a booking link. It is how a practice gets into the local map pack for searches near each office.
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Condition and Treatment Pages You Can Trust
Pages for the conditions you treat and the procedures you offer, written in plain English and reviewed by one of your clinicians before they go live. Each one names the reviewer and the date it was checked.
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Provider Pages That Build Trust
A page per doctor or clinician with credentials, board certifications, specialties and languages spoken. Patients look up the person, not just the clinic.
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SEO for Doctors With Patient Privacy in Mind
Contact forms and analytics set up so health details do not end up in tracking tools, and review replies that never confirm someone is a patient. Your privacy officer has the final word on both. Mental health providers need even more care, since a review reply or a form field can reveal far more.
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Health Directories, Citations and Links
Matching details on Healthgrades, WebMD, Vitals, Zocdoc if you use it and your hospital affiliation pages, plus links from local organizations and the health events you take part in.
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AI SEO for Health Questions
AI Overviews and ChatGPT cite sources they trust for health questions. Clear, reviewed answers and consistent practice details help you get named, as part of my answer engine optimization.
Specialists
SEO for Specialist Practices
Specialists often get most patients from referrals, then lose some when the patient searches the name and finds an outdated profile or a competing clinic. I make sure that search finds the right doctor and location, and build pages for the conditions you want to be known for.
Book an Intro Call
Win the search that follows a referral.
REAL CLIENTS, REAL NUMBERS
Medical Practice SEO Results
No medical practice case study yet, so here are four local businesses whose rankings I built. They include a hair salon that books by appointment and an electrician with 370 calls in six months.
0 to 194 clicks a month from a standing start, 370 calls in 6 months
Launched with nothing, no clicks, no impressions. 2.09K clicks and 86K impressions over 16 months, and 370 calls from Google Search and Maps in the first half of 2026. No ad spend.
From rank 90 to top 3 on the keywords that win same-day jobs
Urgent service where whoever ranks first takes the call. Tracked in SerpFox: one term from ~90 to top 3, another from 26 to 2nd, a third from the 50s to 2nd.
9 to 90 clicks a month, page 1 for her main searches
My first ever SEO project, my mom's salon. Grew to 1.19K clicks and 48K impressions, reaching positions 1-2 on Google for the searches that bring in clients.
Why the Map Pack Matters for Medical Practices
Patients choose a clinic close to home, and many decide from the map without opening a website: distance, rating, whether you take new patients and their insurance. The profile also shows each doctor and service, so it needs to match your real providers and specialties.
- New patient searches are decided on the map
- Each provider and specialty listed correctly
- Review replies must never confirm a patient
What a Medical SEO Agency Should Report
A practice report should track appointment requests by specialty and location, not just website visits, because traffic to a symptom article is not the same as a booked visit. It should also flag any page that needs a clinical review, so health content stays accurate over time.
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Monthly SEO Report
Medical practice, month 6Example report
Money keyword rankings
| Keyword | Map pack | Organic |
|---|---|---|
| dermatologist near me | #13 to #4 | #31 to #10 |
| skin cancer screening near me | #11 to #3 | #28 to #9 |
| acne treatment dermatologist | #16 to #6 | #39 to #13 |
Appointment requests
64Appointment requests from Google this month
+48%Online bookings, month 6 vs month 1
What was done this month
- Condition and treatment pages reviewed by a clinician
- Rankings tracked daily
- Provider profiles and listings kept accurate
- Links built to service pages
Example layout with illustrative numbers. There is no medical practice case study yet, so nothing in this report is client data.
Healthcare SEO Agency or a Freelancer?
Healthcare marketing agencies can pass your content to writers with no clinical review and report traffic that never becomes a visit. With me, one person handles your SEO, works with your clinicians on accuracy and reports appointment requests, month to month.
Working with me
One specialist, start to finish
- Who does the workMe, every task
- ContractMonth to month
- ReportingMoney keyword rankings and calls
- What you ownEverything I build
Typical agency
Sales team, account managers, juniors
- Who does the workA junior or an outsourced team
- ContractOften 6 to 12 months
- ReportingTraffic charts
- What you ownSometimes the agency keeps it
Medical Practice SEO Process
Three steps, with clinical accuracy checked at every one.
Step 1
Audit & Strategy
I start with your specialties, providers and locations: which services you want more patients for, which insurance you take and how much capacity each office has. Then I check where you show up for those searches near each location, and you get a plan ranked by the patients you want most.
Step 2
Technical & On-Page SEO
Next I fix what costs you patient trust: provider details that do not match, profiles in the wrong category, outdated health content and pages with no clear way to request an appointment. New condition and treatment pages are drafted by me and reviewed by your clinicians before publishing.
Step 3
Content & Links
Then I keep building: listings on trusted health directories, links from local organizations and regular reviews of older pages so the medical information stays current. Your report shows rankings near each location and new patient calls and bookings by service.
How I Work
A few simple rules, so you know exactly what to expect. They keep the work on results, not meetings.
Calls when they matter
A short intro call, then a second call where I walk you through your audit and plan. After that, things stay simple over email, and I reply within a day.
One report a month
One clear report on the same date every month: your money keyword rankings, the calls they bring and the links I built.
Onboarding comes first
Work starts once I have access to your Google Business Profile and main listings. It takes about 20 minutes.
SEO-first rebuilds, no fluff
If your site holds you back, I rebuild it once around the services you want to rank for. One review round, no endless redesigns.
Month to month
A simple agreement, not a 12-month contract. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice, because it has to work for both of us.
You own everything
Your website, content, profiles and accounts stay in your name. If we ever stop working together, you keep all of it.
If that sounds like how you like to work, send me your site. Book an Intro Call
Medical Practice SEO Pricing
Plans start at $2,000 a month, month to month. A single-location practice usually fits Starter, while a multi-specialty clinic or a group with several locations usually needs Growth or Scale.
Starter
$2,000/month
One location in a normal market.
- Setup in months 1 to 3: technical fixes and on-page
- A page for each of your main services
- Google Business Profile and core citations set up
- Links to your money pages every month
- Rankings tracked daily
- Monthly report: rankings for your money keywords, plus leads, calls or sales
- Month to month, cancel with 30 days notice
For competitive markets
Growth
$3,500/month
For businesses competing in busier local markets.
- Everything in Starter
- Service area pages built during setup
- More links every month, from stronger sites
- Full AI SEO: Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity
- Fixes when a ranking slips
- Monthly report: rankings for your money keywords, plus leads, calls or sales
- Month to month, cancel with 30 days notice
Scale
from $5,000/month
Several locations or franchise networks.
- Everything in Growth
- Multi-location pages and profiles
- Link volume built around your markets
- Priced after the audit
- Monthly report: rankings for your money keywords, plus leads, calls or sales
- Month to month, cancel with 30 days notice
Need a new website? SEO-first rebuilds are a one-time setup fee, quoted on your roadmap call.
Will SEO Pay for Itself for Your Medical Practice?
A patient who trusts your clinic comes back for follow-ups and checkups and refers family for years. Put in your numbers to see how many extra appointment requests a month cover the plan.
1. Your numbers
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What one patient is worth to your practice over time: visits, procedures and follow-ups, plus family members and referrals.
Not sure? Work it out
Fill in both and your LTV updates above.
What you keep from each sale after the costs of delivering it (labor, materials, product or service costs). Leave at 100% to judge on revenue.
Out of 10 appointment calls or online requests, how many become a booked first visit?
Nobody can promise an exact number, and searches vary a lot between primary care and specialties. Try a few. I will give you a realistic range for your specialty and area on the intro call.
Plan
2. What it is worth
0Extra appointment requests / month to break even
That is all it takes for SEO to pay for itself. Could Google bring you that many more a month?
If SEO brings 0 leads a month
0% return on the plan
- New patients / month0
- Revenue / month$0
Want a second opinion? I will check these numbers with you on the intro call, honestly.
An estimate from your own numbers, not a promise of results. SEO usually takes 4 to 12 months to build up.
Medical Practice SEO FAQ
The questions practice owners and managers ask before hiring for SEO.
How much does SEO cost for a medical practice?
Most SEO services cost from $1,500 to $10,000+ a month, depending on the market and the work involved. My plans start at $2,000 a month, month to month, with the right plan depending on your specialties and number of locations.
Who checks the medical accuracy of the content?
Your clinicians do. I research and write the drafts in plain English, then a doctor or clinician on your team reviews each page before it goes live, and the page shows who reviewed it and when.
How long does SEO take for a clinic?
Map pack movement often shows in 2 to 4 months and organic rankings in 4 to 6 months or more. Specialty searches in smaller markets can move sooner than primary care in a large city.
Is SEO safe for patient privacy?
It can be, if it is set up with care. I keep health details out of analytics and tracking, write review replies that never confirm a patient and follow your privacy officer's rules on anything that touches patient data.
Do you work with dentists and therapists?
Yes. Dental offices follow the same privacy rules and book patients the same way, so I offer SEO for dental offices. Therapists need even more care with reviews and forms, which my SEO for mental health professionals is built around.
Can you guarantee more patients or top rankings?
No. Nobody controls Google, and a guarantee is a warning sign. I promise careful work, accurate content and honest monthly reporting, on a plan you can stop with 30 days' notice.
Free Google Maps Checklist for Medical Practices
Not ready to hire anyone yet? Use it to check your categories, provider details, hours and new patient settings across every location.
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