Scientific approach
to search marketing.

Be the one recommended by search engines and AI.

SEO for independent medical practices and local service businesses. Research and measurement guide the work.

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SEO

Help the right customers find you through local search, useful content, and technical SEO.

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I help local service businesses become easier to find in search, with a particular focus on independent medical practices.

  • Technical audits, on-page improvements, and internal linking.
  • Content planning, research, writing, and editing based on what your customers need to know.
  • Local search work, including Google Business Profile, directory consistency, and review collection.
  • Media outreach and opportunities to earn relevant mentions and links.
  • Research, search performance analysis, and reporting to guide the work and measure results.

Web design

Design and build focused, accessible websites that are easy to use and maintain.

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I build straightforward websites that explain your business clearly and help visitors take the next step.

  • Clear structure, readable copy, and layouts for phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
  • WordPress builds using Kadence, or lightweight Astro sites when a static site fits the project.
  • Contact forms, analytics setup, and a foundation for articles and search landing pages.
  • Website migrations with attention to existing content, URLs, and redirects.

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Reputation management

Automate review requests, monitor your reputation, and improve what people find about your business.

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Help customers see an accurate, credible picture of your business in reviews and search results.

  • Automated post-visit or post-service review requests and patient or customer feedback.
  • Review monitoring and response guidance.
  • Search-result reputation work: publish stronger, useful content to reduce the prominence of negative results where possible.
  • Identify inaccurate or policy-violating content and pursue appropriate corrections or removal requests.

Web design portfolio

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SEO Tools

Search marketing relevant tools that we build and maintain.

FREE & OPEN SOURCE

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Bare Bones SEO

Everything you need for WordPress SEO—without the bloat. Manage titles, descriptions, schema, sitemaps, indexing and redirects, with a 404 monitor and bulk metadata editor.

No upsells. No telemetry.Get the free plugin

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Patient feedback & review solicitation

Put post-visit outreach on autopilot. Your EMR sends patients an email or text with a link to rate their clinic and provider experience. The survey then routes patients to private feedback or a public review invitation based on their combined score.

Works with EMRs that send post-visit messages.Download flyer

Content projects

We build and operate independent information websites that make useful knowledge easier to find, understand, and use. These projects also serve as real-world laboratories for our work in search engine optimization, information architecture, and content strategy.

Unlike client projects, we own and develop these resources ourselves, giving us the freedom to experiment, measure results, and apply what we learn.

Case Study: Sleep Clinic Search MarketingLocal Sponsorship Can Build More Than GoodwillWhy Most Corporate Blog Posts Are Useless

BEHIND CHARLTON DIGITAL

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Aaron CharltonPhD in Marketing

I’m a marketing scientist and independent consultant based in Flagstaff, Arizona. My work starts with the data and leads to practical decisions about search, content, and websites.

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