Most orthodontic websites read the same because they come from the same handful of templates. We build technical foundations, content, and AI-search visibility around how people actually search for an orthodontist, not a generic script. Everything is custom-coded, month-to-month, and yours to keep.
Book a free consultation →Most orthodontic websites come from the same handful of marketing templates, so the homepage copy, the stock smile photography, and the service list read almost identically across competing practices in the same city. That sameness is the first problem: there is nothing distinct for Google, or for an AI answer engine, to pick up on and repeat back to someone searching for an orthodontist nearby.
SEO for an orthodontic practice starts with an honest look at what is actually there today. We run every site through the same website report card we built for that purpose, then fix what is broken before touching a word of content.
We also publish more than 50 free tools at kellywm.com/tools, no email wall, because a lot of what we use to check a site first is something a practice owner can run themselves before ever picking up the phone.
Patients, or more often a parent, rarely feel loyal to an orthodontic practice they have not tried yet. Most start with a search, often triggered by something specific: a general dentist just flagged crowding or a bite issue at a routine cleaning, a school screening came home with a note, an insurance or FSA year is about to reset, or an adult is finally looking into Invisalign after putting it off for years. The practice that shows up is usually the one whose content actually answers that specific search, not the one that just says "welcome to our practice."
We do not promise a number of new patients, a ranking position, or a case volume. Nobody honestly can. What we can do is fix what is broken, build content around real questions, and report exactly what changed. If the main goal is the Google Business Profile and map-pack side specifically, that is covered separately under local SEO for orthodontists, and if the website itself needs rebuilding first, websites for orthodontists covers that side. Both sit under the broader orthodontist overview.
Most orthodontic marketing companies run every client through the same page builder and the same content templates. We do not. Every site is custom-coded, so the practice is not fighting a plugin update or a locked-down theme to make a simple change.
The learning library behind this work runs to 361 in-depth guides at kellywm.com/blog. To see exactly how sites get built before committing to anything, how we build covers the process in detail.
This service fits an established orthodontic practice that already has patients coming in the door and wants more of its new-patient volume to come from search instead of referrals and paid ads alone. It assumes there is a real practice, a real phone number, and real services to write about.
The same four steps apply whether the site needs a full rebuild or just needs to start ranking for the right things.
Ongoing SEO for most orthodontic practices runs $1,500 to $3,500 a month. Competitive metros and multi-location groups typically run $3,500 to $7,500 a month, since there is more ground to cover and more competition to out-write. If the site itself needs to be rebuilt first, a custom-coded build runs $3,500 to $12,000 or more, one time, separate from the ongoing SEO work.
Every engagement is month-to-month. No long-term contracts, and the practice owns the site, the content, and the accounts from day one. For a fuller breakdown of what pushes SEO pricing up or down, see how much SEO costs. If paid traffic makes sense alongside the organic work, Google Ads management is available too: agencies typically charge either a flat monthly fee or a percentage of ad spend, and we quote a flat fee after a free consult rather than a cut of your budget. Comparing options first? Run any quote through our free what should you pay tool, regardless of who you end up choosing.
SEO is gradual, and anyone quoting a fixed date without seeing your site and market is guessing. A practice with an established site and some review history usually moves sooner than a brand-new site with no content, but we will not promise a timeline. We report monthly so you can watch the trend build instead of wondering, and since everything is month to month, the work has to keep earning its place. See our guide on how long SEO takes for what actually drives the range.
No. Nobody can honestly guarantee a specific ranking position or a number of new patients, and any agency that promises one is telling you what you want to hear rather than the truth. What we commit to is fixing what is broken, building content around real patient questions, and showing you exactly what changed each month. Since everything is month-to-month, you are never locked into work that is not paying off.
Google Business Profile and the local map pack are handled under our Local SEO service specifically, since the ranking factors differ somewhat from organic website SEO. A lot of orthodontic practices end up doing both together, since they compound each other. If your website already ranks reasonably well and the profile and map-pack visibility are the bigger gap, local SEO for orthodontists is the more direct fit.
We write it, based on your actual services, your actual patient questions, and a review of what is already ranking for practices like yours. You approve everything before it publishes. If someone on your team wants to add clinical detail or specific language, we fold it in, but nobody at the practice has to sit down and draft pages from scratch.
Then we work with what already exists. Most SEO work is fixing structure, speed, schema, and content on the current site rather than replacing it outright. A full rebuild only comes up if the current site is genuinely holding things back on a technical level, and that becomes a separate, clearly priced conversation rather than something we assume you need from the start.
We cannot speak to what another company does specifically. What we can tell you is how we work: every site is custom-coded rather than templated, content is built around real patient questions rather than generic service copy, and there is no long-term contract holding anything in place. If your current setup already works that way, you may not need to change anything.
Yes. We are based in Orlando, Florida, and have worked with local service businesses nationwide since 2008. The work happens remotely: audits, content, and monthly reporting all happen the same way no matter where the practice is located, and calls or texts still go straight to the person actually doing the work, not a call center.
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