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How to Create Websites/Blogs

Websites are now really the foundation of a successful massage business. It is important to understand the process so that you can do it yourself or hire someone to do it right for you. A website should be all about getting results!

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Do you have a website out there but it is not getting you any clients? Ask me any questions that you have about your website and getting it found by the search engines.

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as a practitioner for nearly 40 years and a sole proprietress of my own business, I am discovering that social media is a necessary tool for marketing. Ugh, the dreaded M word! It's very challenging…Continue

Started by Bryn Truett-Chavez Sep 13, 2015.

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We need more bloggers in the massage profession! Laura Allen who recently mentioned that she is being told to calm down about the NCBTMB on Massage Magazine's blog because of the NCBTMB being an…Continue

Started by Julie Onofrio. Last reply by Julie Onofrio Oct 30, 2010.

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Social media have changed the way the marketing game is played out online. These services are creating a more level field in the marketing world because you no longer need fat advertising budgets to…Continue

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Comment by Lisa on October 9, 2009 at 2:45pm
anyone work with this company? as a graphic designer (as well) i like what they have to offer. i haven't tried them yet...but plan on it soon. wondered if anyone tried them and got results.

http://www.bodyworksites.com
Comment by Trevor Chisman on October 6, 2009 at 3:25pm
I built my site from scratch myself, it took me nearly a year from start to finish. But it now gets excellent comments from my clients, brings in new business and sites between number 3 and number 1 in Google for all my chosen keywords.

For me this has meant not just building the site and making it work, but writing and re-writing the content over and over until I am happy with it and it has all the right keywords in the text. I have spent what often seems like days building links to my site and adding it to directories.

I use Blogger to publish new content which is integrated directly in to my site and I've just started to use Twitter as a marketing tool, we'll see how that goes over the next few months.

It's been a hard slog but worth it as my business is thriving at the moment.
Comment by Rosie Klauk on September 14, 2009 at 9:27am
Thank you Julie for the information you provide...I actually have reviewed Site Build It! and after reviewing other sites ( i.e. BodyWorksolutions) I will most likely go with SBI...Buffalo just had its annual Chicken Wing Festival :)
Comment by Julie Onofrio on September 14, 2009 at 8:51am
I use something called Site Build it! for my clinic website. It is fairly detailed and time intensive but it will get results. Writing content is really just writing down what you would be saying to clients anyways all day long - explaining the different types of massage you do and various diseases and conditions etc. You can do it yourself or take a class or You can hire them to do your site for you.

I have the basics of what you need in a site to make it work.
http://thebodyworker.com/creating_a_website_that_works.htm

Basically - a domain name that clearly states what it is that you do and where you do it (what solution do you provide?)
-use keywords strategically through out your site and pages
-write as much content as you can so you can explain why you are different than all the rest. It shows you are an expert in what you do. I also have a section on my site on pathology where I am trying to collect articles from massage magazines on the various diseases and conditions so you can read them and then write your own articles on the different things.
- I also focus on having my sites make money for me while I work through adsense and other affiliate programs since so many people find my site that won't ever be clients it is important to make money with every visitor if possible.

I know it is a lot of information to sift through so let me know if you have any questions.

There are other systems too but I don't have any experience with them. I would actually like to add a section to my websites on all these other systems and let people review them!

Julie
(originally from NT - just made wings last night!)
Comment by Mike Hinkle on September 13, 2009 at 8:03pm
Julie has a great program to get you going!
Comment by Rosie Klauk on September 13, 2009 at 8:00pm
I need to create a website for my practice, Essential Massage Therapy (located in the Buffalo NY region) I am quite overwhelmed with researching what direction to take and quite frankly, I am not that adept at writing content...I currently advertise in local newspapers and fortunately, this keeps me busy ...my sessions run 2+ hours and I am available 7 days a week...I would like to increase my business to 4 clients per day...Please, any suggestions would be vastly appreciated. I am so glad that I came upon this website!
 

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