Resources for Your Practice

We all need help with our practices. Here is a list of resources that I recommend.
 
Printed materials (business cards, stationary, presentation packets) try:
www.vistaprint.com
www.overnightprint.com

To become a merchant account and take credit cards, try:
1. www,costco.com
2. www.practicepaysolutions.com
3. www.therapypartner.com (therapypartner has some nice added values in their program of Online Billing, Electronic Statements, Collections, and Payment Plan Management. Mention me and they will offer you a FREE 60-Day Trial and a DISCOUNTED Monthly Service Fee of $14.95 normally $24.95/month)
 
For scheduling 
try www.bookingcalendar.com for a system that lets your clients book online

For website design and hosting (DIY programs that are easy and fun and professional) try:
 
boldbusinesstools.com (about $600 plus tutorials.) 

therapysites.com Pay a monthly hosting fee of $59/month with no long-term contracts. They offer credit card processing, appointment requests, search engine optimization, all included. If you visit this site and provide a promo code of “LYNN”, you will receive one month of free service!

Need a website right now that is very low cost? Try www.godaddy.com (under $50.)

 

Optimize your website with a company like: www.webmarketingresources.net

Get customized help to make your website more effective from web guru Peter Hannah: www.yourgoogleguy.com

Need more sophisticated design? Contact my website designer, Kevin McGillivray,  kevinm@buenacg.com


Need a good photo for your website or brochure? Go to http://www.lookbetteronline.com to see a listing of international photographers that know how to make you look good. 

Want to be better known by the local and national media? You may want to hire some PR. Try one of these websites for a lower cost, but still effective PR campaign:
www.prleads.com
www.theprmachine.com
 
Want to produce good audio? Try The Chill Sessions: http://thechillsessions.com for low cost ways to produce audio and video, including scripts to use and training to improve your production quality.

Or download free Audacity software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net and become your own recording studio.
 
Getting started as an MFT?  This handbook by Cris Walker is an insider's guide to licensure and beyond, and can help make the journey easier: http://www.mfthandbook.com 
 
For just about anything else that can be accomplished via the internet (copy editing, website design or optimization, admin help, etc. etc.) see the listings at: www.elance.com, where you can bid out your job and see porfolios of professionals around the world who would love to be of help.  
 

For overcoming isolation and building community  a new non-profit has just launched called The American Therapist www.theamericantherapist.org
to help therapists empower each other and improve our public relations. Take their survey and help make the site responsive to your needs. 


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