About Us
Welcome to the National Hyperbaric Directory, we are a family owned and operated LLC with a simple mission and vision for the industry. Our online directory was originally launched in January of 2009 after realizing the need for such a service; however, the birth of our daughter had postponed the expansion of the directory until the following March of 2010… who knew parenthood was such a full time job! When we originally launched the directory, our aspirations were large and with parenthood fast approaching, lofty to say the least. Since our initial launch, our mission and vision have not changed, only the realization of their achievable time frames.
We are proud to announce that our first public appearance happened July of 2010 at the 7th International Symposium for Hyperbaric Oxygenation, officially marking the new beginning of our online directory. With such a warm welcoming and positive response, we knew we were doing something right for the industry; further, we knew we had work to do! With each passing month our online directory of hyperbaric service providers continues to grow and perform better in every major search engine. In addition, we continue to develop creative methods to further market your business and improve the directory.
Our Mission: To provide the most accurate and comprehensive directory of hyperbaric providers. We have made a commitment to contact our entire directory at least once a year; that is our commitment to accurate data. When launching the directory, we actually found that more than 20% of the numbers we obtained from other, less-than-accurate directories were wrong or the facility didn’t even offer hyperbaric therapy. Not only is this a disservice to the clinic, it is a disservice to the patient seeking therapy from a local facility. Our mission is to change this dynamic and ensure that facilities that have made a commitment to hyperbaric therapies are visible to those in need!
Our Vision: To become the overall #1 ranked website in the hyperbaric industry. The larger any industry grows, the easier it is to get lost in all the extraneous information. Why do you think that today we are having the battle of the search engines. You can see the evidence of this as BING pokes at information overload of earlier search engines. Microsoft is definitely right in regards to search engines needing to become more intelligent and to correctly display more meaningful content to their users; however, even if there was an “intelligent” search engine… you can’t predict who will use it. Our vision is to have a directory that is prominent, with first page search engine results regardless of the search engine, and regardless of the keyword phrase; as long as the term hyperbaric or HBOT is included we plan to be there.
Our Approach: To help others achieve their goals and to provide a service for those in need. If we can provide a marketing solution that is not only affordable, but effective… why would you ever leave us as a customer/client. As a company, we aren’t here for the big kill; we are here to develop strong relationships over time and to develop a company that will remain strong in all economic environments. On the other hand, we also keep in mind our other customers; the patients and caretakers seeking your services. Although they don’t pay us directly, by utilizing our directory, finding your facility, and growing your business; they motivate you to remain a proud member of our directory.
In many ways, we believe our non-paying customers are the most valuable; and in truth… they are the ones the directory was built for.
On behalf of The National Hyperbaric Directory, we look forward to assisting you for years to come. Now let’s go do some good!
Greg Harris & Heather Morgan Harris – Co-Founders of the National Hyperbaric Directory
