how the ads work

Three things drivethe bookings.

In the order they matter. All of it points at the booking page you already use. Nothing routes to a form or a funnel.

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first

Google does the heavy lifting

Google is the engine. Four campaigns run in parallel, each with one job:

  • Local actions: directions, calls, and walk-ins from people searching nearby.
  • Performance Max: demand across Search, Display, YouTube, Discover, and Maps.
  • Brand search: defending your name so a competitor can't sit above you.
  • Non-brand search: "private GP near me", "same day doctor".
second

Meta is the second touch

Retargeting and awareness, not primary acquisition. A patient clicks a Google ad, lands on your booking page, doesn't book. Meta brings them back. Most private GP practices skip this layer.

before launch

Competitor analysis in your postcode

Before anything goes live I look at what the other private GP practices in your area run, where the gaps are, and how to position you against them. Refreshed every quarter.

Tracking that reports booked appointments

Conversion tracking runs through to GA4. The dashboard reports booked appointments, not clicks and not form fills. You see the same numbers I see, on demand, plus a two-line note every Monday.

Built to the rules

Copy stays to operational facts: availability, booking, services. No treatment-outcome claims, no prescription drug names, no before-and-after. Meta creative is built for its Special Ad Category, and tracking uses Consent Mode v2. Restraint here isn't only the tone, it's compliance.

the narrow bit

no funnelsno emailno socialno contentno newslettersno brand strategy

Most agencies sell all of it. No one is good at all of it, so the social or the email gets handed to whoever's free, and that's what practices end up complaining about. I do one thing, so the one thing is done properly.

ten days to live

How it goes live

You need an online booking system already in place: Heydoc, Semble, Cliniko, or whatever you run. The ads route patients straight to it.

DAY 1

Access & a call

You send GA4 and ad account access and the booking page back-end. A 30-minute call on what you're filling.

DAYS
2-9

I build

Google campaigns and Meta retargeting, the competitor scan, and conversion tracking through to GA4.

DAY 10

Ads go live

And the dashboard is yours, with the Monday note from week one.

one per postcode

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Send your practice name, your postcode, and what you're trying to fill. I'll tell you on the first reply whether your area has the demand, and if it doesn't, I'll tell you that too.

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