Podiatry Marketing

Welcome to Podiatry Marketing

Practical marketing and business advice for private practice podiatrists, from Jim McDannald, DPM and Tyson E. Franklin. Every week, they break down what's actually working to help you attract more of the right patients and build a practice worth owning. Real strategies you can put to use this week, no jargon required.

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The Marketing You Can't Track (And Why It Still Works)
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Sept. 21, 2026

The Marketing You Can't Track (And Why It Still Works)

📊 Free for Practice Owners: Get custom insights showing exactly how patients find you online (or why they're not) → https://podiatry.marketing/report In this episode of Podiatry Marketing, Jim McDannald, DPM, and Tyson Franklin discuss why untrackable marketing still matters for podiatry practices, explaining that Google Ads often get credit through last-click attribution even when earlier touches (referrals, signage, sponsorships, videos, word-of-mouth) created the preference. They define bran
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Stop Giving Away Pens - How Promotional Products Can Market Your Podiatry Business
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Sept. 14, 2026

Stop Giving Away Pens - How Promotional Products Can Market Your Podiatry Business

📊 Free for Practice Owners: Get custom insights showing exactly how patients find you online (or why they're not) → https://podiatry.marketing/report In this episode of Podiatry Marketing, Jim McDannald, DPM, and Tyson Franklin discuss how podiatry clinics can use promotional products as a strategic marketing tool, not generic swag. They emphasize starting with a clear goal (brand awareness, loyalty, referrals, niche services, or conversation starters), choosing useful, good-quality items that p
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The Part of the Conference That Isn't on the Schedule
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Sept. 7, 2026

The Part of the Conference That Isn't on the Schedule

📊 Free for Practice Owners: Get custom insights showing exactly how patients find you online (or why they're not) → https://podiatry.marketing/report In this episode of Podiatry Marketing, Jim McDannald, DPM, and Tyson Franklin discuss why attending in-person podiatry conferences matters beyond earning CME, arguing that the real value comes from hallway and dinner conversations, benchmarking your practice against peers, and building relationships that lead to better clinical and business decisio
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15 Ways to Become Known for Your Niched Service
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Aug. 31, 2026

15 Ways to Become Known for Your Niched Service

📊 Free for Practice Owners: Get custom insights showing exactly how patients find you online (or why they're not) → https://podiatry.marketing/report In this episode of Podiatry Marketing, Jim McDannald, DPM, and Tyson Franklin share 15 ways to become known for a niche podiatry service, including choosing one problem to own, crafting a simple, clear message, educating constantly through content and newsletters, and building a website around patient-searched problems and symptoms. They recommend
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What AI Search Wants From Your Podiatry Clinic's Website
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Aug. 24, 2026

What AI Search Wants From Your Podiatry Clinic's Website

📊 Free for Practice Owners: Get custom insights showing exactly how patients find you online (or why they're not) → https://podiatry.marketing/report In this episode of Podiatry Marketing, Jim McDannald, DPM, and Tyson Franklin discuss practical ways to improve a podiatry practice website for AI-driven search results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini. Jim outlines five key actions: confirm your site isn’t blocking AI crawlers via security services like Cloudflare or restri
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Understanding Your Patients Search Behaviour Beats Fancy Marketing
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Aug. 17, 2026

Understanding Your Patients Search Behaviour Beats Fancy Marketing

📊 Free for Practice Owners: Get custom insights showing exactly how patients find you online (or why they're not) → https://podiatry.marketing/report In this episode of Podiatry Marketing, Jim McDannald, DPM, and Tyson Franklin discuss how understanding patient search behavior outperforms “fancy” marketing as platforms shift from Yellow Pages to Google and increasingly AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude. They emphasize that patients search for relief (heel pain, fungal nails, injuries) rather t
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About the Hosts

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Jim McDannald, DPM

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Jim McDannald, DPM, is the Founder of Podiatry Growth, where he helps podiatrists learn about their online opportunities and provides solutions that benefit their practices and patients.

He’s a graduate of Scholl College, completed a three-year surgical residency at Portland Legacy-Kaiser, and has practiced in both the US and Canada.

After talking with a few colleagues frustrated by bad experiences with digital marketing agencies, Jim combined his two areas of expertise to start Podiatry Growth. Now, he helps podiatrists understand their online opportunities and provides digital marketing services.

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Tyson E. Franklin

Co-Host

Tyson E. Franklin graduated from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane in 1988 with a passion for business and marketing.

Strangely he didn’t study business or marketing at QUT, instead, he studied podiatry, however, the following year he did enroll in a business degree at Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus.

Since then he has opened, sold, taken over, and relocated well over 20 podiatry businesses throughout Queensland, and at one stage ran multiple podiatry and footwear businesses 1800km apart, proving great systems must come first, and then a great business will follow.

Tyson is also the author of two books, It's No Secret...There's Money in Podiatry and It's No Secret...There's Money in Small Business.