{"id":1135,"date":"2026-03-10T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/growly\/?page_id=1135"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:08:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-22ecc9ae\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">What We <strong>Actually<\/strong> Found.<\/h1><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Marketing research for clinics and villas, with the sources shown.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class = \"wp-block-uagb-taxonomy-list uagb-taxonomy__outer-wrap uagb-layout-grid uagb-block-afe56992    \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/ai-search\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">AI Search\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/healthcare-compliance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">Healthcare Compliance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/local-seo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">Local SEO\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/reviews-reputation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">Reviews &amp; Reputation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/seo-pricing-strategy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">SEO Pricing &amp; Strategy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/social-media\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">Social Media\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-taxomony-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uagb-tax-link\" href= \"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/category\/websites-content\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-tax-title\">Websites &amp; Content\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8c2eb4c0 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-4856e638     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height uagb-equal_height_inline-read-more-buttons\" data-total=\"1\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/what-is-a-content-pillar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p29-featured-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Two brass architectural columns of different heights standing on a cream ground, one broad and one slender, with a forest-green ribbon running between them, captioned &quot;What is a content pillar? Two unrelated meanings, and which one you need.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p29-featured-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p29-featured-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p29-featured-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p29-featured.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/what-is-a-content-pillar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">What Is a Content Pillar? One Phrase, Two Different Jobs<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-08-08T05:48:46+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 8, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe phrase names two unrelated things: a long page anchored by internal links, and a recurring theme an account posts within. Which one you need, and what the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/what-is-a-content-pillar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/seo-reporting-for-one-off-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p08-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A closed forest-green hardcover report lying on a cream ground with a brass magnifying glass resting on its cover and a brass hourglass standing behind it, captioned &quot;Can you act on it alone? What a one-off SEO report has to carry.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p08-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p08-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p08-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p08-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/seo-reporting-for-one-off-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">SEO Reporting for a Report Nobody Logs In to Read<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-08-04T05:06:16+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 4, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tA one-off SEO report has no meeting attached to explain it. Six rules for a document a stranger reads once, alone, and has to act on with no&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/seo-reporting-for-one-off-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/international-seo-from-another-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p07-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered laptop showing a question mark and a shop awning, with a globe resting against it, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;Can you sell where you are not? International SEO when the office is in another country.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p07-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p07-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p07-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p07-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/international-seo-from-another-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">International SEO in Reverse: Selling Into a Country You Are Not In<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-08-03T02:55:10+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 3, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tSelling into one country from another needs almost none of the standard international SEO kit. No hreflang, no ccTLD. What it does need is proof you exist.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/international-seo-from-another-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/llms-txt-for-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p06-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered amber folder holding a document and a dark label reading llms.txt, beside a pie chart, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;Does anything read your llms.txt? 137,000 sites measured. Here is the answer.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p06-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p06-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p06-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p06-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/llms-txt-for-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Does Anything Actually Read Your llms.txt? The 2026 Server-Log Evidence<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-31T03:34:17+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 31, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlmost nothing reads it. Across 137,210 domains, 28% publish an llms.txt and 97% of those files were fetched zero times in a month. Here is who does read&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/llms-txt-for-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/ai-search-dental-practice-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p05-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered robot head with a question mark above it sitting on a dark tray beside a document, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;Will AI mention your practice? What the evidence says about being cited without a click.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p05-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p05-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p05-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p05-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/ai-search-dental-practice-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Will Patients Find Your Practice Through AI? What the Evidence Shows<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-30T07:02:40+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tGoogle states in writing that AI search needs no special optimisation. Here is the measured evidence on citations, schema and llms.txt, including the debunks.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/ai-search-dental-practice-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/google-business-profile-dental-practice-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p04-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered red map pin standing on a folded paper map beside a question mark, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;Why aren&#039;t you in the map pack? What moves local ranking, and what does nothing at all.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p04-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p04-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p04-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p04-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/google-business-profile-dental-practice-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Google Business Profile for Australian Dental Practices: What Moves the Map Pack and What Does Not<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-30T07:02:40+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tRelevance, distance and prominence decide the map pack. Posts, Q&amp;A and citation packages do not. And a departing associate can walk out with part of your listing.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/google-business-profile-dental-practice-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/seo-cost-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p03-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered balance scale weighing an analytics window against a money bag and coins, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;What should SEO actually cost? Published Australian rates, and what the retainer buys.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p03-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p03-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p03-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p03-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/seo-cost-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">What SEO Costs in Australia, and What the Price Buys<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-30T07:02:39+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere is no independent survey of SEO pricing in Australia. Here is what the surveyed global data does say, in hours rather than dollars, with sources attached.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/seo-cost-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/google-reviews-ahpra-dental-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p02-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered figure pointing at a large phone showing five stars and a &quot;Write a Review&quot; button, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;Can you ask for a review? What a practice may and may not do with patient feedback.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p02-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p02-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p02-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p02-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/google-reviews-ahpra-dental-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Google Reviews and AHPRA: What an Australian Dental Practice Can and Cannot Do<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-30T07:02:39+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou may ask patients for Google reviews. AHPRA never said otherwise. What you may not do is republish clinical ones, filter them, or route unhappy patients away.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/google-reviews-ahpra-dental-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/ahpra-advertising-rules-dental-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p01-featured-v3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A 3D-rendered map of Australia filled with the Australian flag, on a cream ground, captioned &quot;Can you legally say that? The AHPRA advertising rules, clause by clause.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p01-featured-v3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p01-featured-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p01-featured-v3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/p01-featured-v3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/ahpra-advertising-rules-dental-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">AHPRA Advertising Rules for Dental Practices: What You Can and Cannot Say<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-07-30T07:02:38+00:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe AHPRA advertising rules ban five things, not one. The testimonial rule is narrower than you have been told, and the penalty most agencies quote is out of&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/ahpra-advertising-rules-dental-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post-pagination-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Actually Found. Marketing research for clinics and villas, with the sources shown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"has_hero_section":"disabled","vertical_spacing_source":"custom","content_area_spacing":"none","styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7},"page_structure_type":"type-4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Saeed","author_link":"https:\/\/mersa.biz\/blog\/author\/saeedsh77\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"What We Actually Found. 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