Chiropractic Marketing in Australia: More New Patients

Chiropractic Marketing · Australia

Chiropractic Marketing That Fills Your Diary

We help chiropractic practices get more new patients booking online, with the right marketing for the size of your practice.

Chiropractor talking with a new patient in a modern Australian chiropractic clinic
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For a chiropractor in Mackay: online bookings up from 5.9 to 9.3 a day, 10 days after launch.

Why isn't my chiropractic practice getting more new patients?

Most chiropractic practices in Australia have the same few problems: gaps in the diary, money spent on marketing nobody can measure, and back pain searches going to the physio or osteo down the road. Patients are still searching, with “chiropractor near me” typed about 40,500 times a month. The fix is the right marketing, in the right order, for the size of your chiropractic practice.

  • Gaps in the diary

    New patient numbers are flat, and you're relying on referrals and word of mouth.

    A steady flow of new patients booking online every week.

  • Paying, with no idea what works

    You pay an agency every month and can't say how many new patients it brings in.

    You know what each new patient costs, measured in bookings, not rankings.

  • Losing to physios and osteos

    Back pain searches near you go to the physio, the osteo or the bigger clinic.

    You show up on Google Maps, and your website explains why patients should see you.

  • No plan to fill a new associate's diary

    You'd like to take on an associate, but you're not sure you can keep them busy.

    Marketing that grows with you, so a new chiropractor's diary fills.

Case study · A chiropractor in Mackay

A chiropractor in Mackay went from 5.9 to 9.3 online bookings a day

His website barely mentioned dry needling, which is now about half his diary. We rebuilt it, linked every service to his Google profile, and left his Google Ads exactly as they were.

  • Online bookings a day5.99.3First 10 days after launch
  • Completed online bookings292351Six weeks before and after launch
  • Cost per booking from Google Ads$15.62$13.82Same ads, same $2,558 spend

Then he got so busy he stopped his SEO and cut back his Google Ads.

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Our chiropractic marketing services

Five services, one goal: more new patients in your diary. Most chiropractic practices only need the first two.

  1. Rung 1

    A chiropractic website that books new patients

    Your website is where a patient decides between you and the physio down the road. We build chiropractic websites with a page for every service you want to grow, like sciatica, neck pain, pregnancy back pain or dry needling. Every page is written from an interview with you and kept inside AHPRA's chiropractic advertising rules. New patients book straight into Cliniko, Nookal or your own system.

    Chiropractic website design
  2. Rung 1

    Google Maps for chiropractors

    About 40,500 Australians a month search “chiropractor near me”, and most of them pick from the map. We set up your Google Business Profile with every service you offer, each linked to its own page on your website, so Google trusts both and shows your chiropractic practice to more people nearby. It’s set up as part of your website build.

    Local SEO and Google Maps for chiropractors
  3. Rung 2

    Google Ads for chiropractors

    Google Ads put your chiropractic practice at the top of the search the day they go live. They make sense when you're bringing on an associate or opening a second clinic and need new patients quickly. We report in cost per booking, so you know what each new patient costs. For the chiropractor in Mackay, that fell from $15.62 to $13.82 on the same ads once his website was right.

    Google Ads for chiropractors
  4. Rung 3

    Chiropractic SEO

    SEO adds pages to your website month by month, so your practice ranks for more searches across more suburbs. It takes months, not weeks, to pay off, so it suits chiropractic groups with several clinics. Most practices with one or two chiropractors don't need it, because a website built properly already has most of its SEO done.

    Chiropractic SEO
  5. Built into rung 1

    AI SEO: get your practice named by ChatGPT

    More patients now ask ChatGPT or Google's AI which chiropractor to see. AI names the practices whose website, Google profile and reviews all say the same thing. For a chiropractic practice, that's built into the website and Google profile from day one, and grows with SEO, so it isn't a separate monthly service.

    AI SEO for chiropractors

What to pay for, and when

The New Patient Growth Ladder for chiropractors

Which services you need depends on the size of your chiropractic practice. Most practices start on rung one and stay there.

  1. Finish this first
    Rung 1

    Website + Google Maps

    For one or two chiropractors at one clinic

    Enough new patients on its own. You don’t need SEO or Google Ads.

    Paid once
  2. Rung 2 adds

    Google Ads

    Only climb when you’re bringing on an associate chiropractor or opening a second clinic

    Only once rung one is done: on a website that isn’t right, ads cost more and work worse.

    + monthly ad spend
  3. Rung 3 adds

    SEO

    Only climb when you run several clinics, or add physio, massage or other disciplines

    + monthly SEO
Each rung keeps everything below it and adds one tool. Every step up adds a monthly bill.

AI SEO is built into rung one and grows with rung three. On the call, we'll tell you which rung your practice is on.

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Why chiropractors work with us

  • We start with what you're known for

    We interview you first, so your marketing says what makes your practice different, like the Mackay chiropractor's dry needling.

  • Written inside AHPRA's rules

    Every page and ad is checked against AHPRA's chiropractic advertising examples: no clinical testimonials, no “specialist”, no claims beyond musculoskeletal care.

  • Measured in bookings

    You see online bookings and what each new patient costs, not rankings and clicks.

  • Only what your practice needs

    We tell you which rung you're on, and we won't sell you Google Ads or SEO before you're ready.

  • Works with your booking system

    Cliniko, Nookal, Halaxy, Power Diary, HotDoc or whatever your practice uses.

See it before you spend a dollar

Get a free homepage mockup

Tell us about your practice and we’ll design your homepage, then walk you through it with a website strategy built for you.

  1. Answer a few questions about your practice. It takes about 3 minutes.
  2. We design your homepage from your answers.
  3. We show it to you on a free 30-minute call, with your website strategy.

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Free. No obligation.

Example homepage for a chiropractic practice, with pages for back pain, sciatica, pregnancy and sports injuries and an online booking button
Example design. Yours is built for your practice.

Chiropractic marketing questions practice owners ask

How much does chiropractic marketing cost?

Chiropractic marketing costs depend on which services your practice needs, so we work it out with you on a free New Patient Growth Call. Most practices with one or two chiropractors only need rung one, a website and Google Maps, paid once. Google Ads and SEO are monthly, and we only suggest them when your practice is ready.

Do I need SEO or Google Ads for my chiropractic practice?

Not at first. A chiropractic practice with one or two chiropractors and one location usually gets enough new patients from a good website linked to its Google Business Profile. Add Google Ads when you take on an associate or open a second clinic. Add SEO when you run several clinics. That's the New Patient Growth Ladder.

How do I get more new patients without relying on referrals?

Show up where new patients look and make booking easy. Most people choose a chiropractor from Google Maps on their phone, then check the website before they book. A Google profile that lists every service, linked to a website page for each one with online booking, turns those searches into new patients alongside your referrals.

How do I compete with physios and osteos for back pain searches?

Explain what you do, plainly. About 1,000 Australians a month search “chiropractor vs physio”, and most chiropractic websites never answer them. We write pages on how you assess and manage back pain, who you suit and what the first visit involves, without knocking other professions. Patients who understand your approach book with more confidence.

Can I use patient reviews and testimonials in chiropractic marketing?

You can share feedback about your staff, your rooms and how easy you are to deal with. You can't use a testimonial that mentions a symptom, a treatment or an outcome, because AHPRA counts those as testimonials about clinical care. We check every word of your chiropractic marketing against AHPRA's rules, including reviews, before anything goes live.

Do you work with Cliniko, Nookal or our booking system?

Yes. We work with every booking platform chiropractic practices use: Cliniko, Nookal, Halaxy, Power Diary, HotDoc and the rest. Patients still book in your system. We change the steps before it, so a new patient arrives with the right chiropractor and the right first appointment already picked.

How long before I see more bookings?

It depends on the service. A new website can change bookings within days: the chiropractor in Mackay went from 5.9 to 9.3 online bookings a day in the first 10 days. Google Ads work from the day they go live. Google Maps and SEO build over months. We won't promise a number of new patients, and we'd be wary of anyone who does.

What happens on the New Patient Growth Call?

It's 30 minutes on Zoom with Marlon. We look at what Google and ChatGPT say about your chiropractic practice, check your Google profile and website, and tell you which rung of the ladder you're on and what to do next. If you don't need us, we'll say so.

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