Are you a new doula, or growing your doula practice or agency? I’ve been there! I was a doula and childbirth educator for over 20 years, and started long before there existed any doula-specific business resources or web designers!
I made a LOT of mistakes, and thankfully learned from them… It is my pleasure to now share doula business tips on marketing, doula business cards, finding your niche & more.
Five key business mistakes I have made in my years of self-employment
Ready? Here are five key business mistakes I have made over the years that I wish I had done differently… This is how we learn, right? We make mistakes. Ideally, we learn from them. I’m doing this in the name of showing that we are all on a learning path, that where we are right…
Finding and defining your Niche
“If you don’t have the guts be a meaningful specific, why do you think you can succeed as a wandering generality?” Those words of wisdom came from Seth Godin and a podcast interview with Amy Porterfield of Online Marketing Made Easy. I listened to it a few days ago as I was driving to my…
How to take a doula holiday
I’m headed out on holiday this week! As happens every year, we are loading the car with camping gear and headed to a beautiful place for unknown adventures. This year’s destination is the badlands of South Dakota. I’m excited for rugged terrain, blue skies, and wide open expanses (I know, I sound like a tourist…
The path to becoming a doula
One of the things I love about working with birth and postpartum professionals as a web designer is hearing how each of you came to this path. Perhaps it was your own birth experience, supporting a friend in birth, reading Ina May Gaskin, or a purely chance encounter that lead you down this path. It…
Get More Clients With an Effective Contact Page
Does your website have a contact form? If so, great! It’s an important tool for any effective website. Keep reading – because I’m about to share some valuable ideas to make the most of your form. Don’t have a contact form yet? Totally fine. Keep reading – you’ll get great tips on how to set…
How to get unstuck with writing your doula website content
Sound familiar? Here’s the problem. When we get stuck in our writing it means all that is wonderful about what you have to share with the world is Stuck as well. As a result, either your website creation will be delayed by months, or you will go with more standard (i.e. less personal) content that…
Modern Doula Web Design for Millenials
If you are a a doula or midwife today, the bulk of your client base is currently in the age bracket known as Millennials, new parents between the age of 18-34. also known as Generation Y or the Net Generation. They grew up with technology and the internet and are considered to be “digital natives”,…
Common Doula Website Design Mistakes
Why isn’t my site working for me? This is one of the questions I got asked in my 2017 website questions survey, and while she was directing the question to her specific site my answer is to all of you. By identifying common doula website design mistakes, hopefully you can identify a few good tweaks…
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
I do my best to include helpful posts for your online strategy and your holistic business. Whether you are a midwife, chiropractor, doula, or non-profit / advocacy organization, you will find tips & tricks to improve your website and use it as a creative tool to get more clients.
Have a topic you'd like to learn more about? Email me at info@thewebsitedoula.com and let me know!
