If you have a wellness website design you likely are passionate about your work as a holistic practitioner, and way less passionate about managing your website… As the Website Doula I am committed to sharing website tips & tutorials to help you grow your holistic website.
If you have ever found yourself confused by how to register a domain, create a gravatar, or what exactly to include on your about page or resources page, you’ll find the answers here. Is there something you want to know how to do but don’t see it here? Let me know at info@thewebsitedoula.com and it might just become my next free website tutorial!
How to Take Down a Website
We focus so much on building our lovely websites that it may come as a surprise to realize you’re not quite sure how to take down a website! I got the loveliest email from a longtime client last week. She is ready to retire, and it is much-deserved after many many years supporting her community….
Free & Paid Stock Doula Images for Birth and Postpartum Doula Websites (Updated 2025)
Let’s face it – there is a wide range of truly bad doula images out there on stock photo sites readily available for you to use on your doula website. Cheesy, unrealistic, excessive pregnant glow, and Very limited diversity represented in ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+ families. Most photos of birth involve a health care practitioner &…
How to safely research health and wellness domain names in 2025.
If you’re a health and wellness professional, whether you’re a doula, chiropractor, yoga teacher, birth center or wellness clinic, you likely have been through a lot of possibilities for your business and domain name. Now that you have a great idea you have to see if the perfect domain name for your holistic business is…
Are you stuck at 6cm? Why it’s so hard to write website copy for your doula website.
I’ve seen a lot of doula websites in my years as a birth professional and website designer, and unfortunately a lot of them are almost exactly the same. Sure, the colors, logo & photos might vary, but the actual content tends to be boringly standard and predictable. While this might give an accurate idea of…
Domain Privacy. What you need to know.
Most health and wellness business owners I work with on websites have never heard of domain privacy, and bump into the question of website privacy for the first time when setting up their new domain and hosting account. The cost for domain privacy is usually around $12 / year, which is pretty negligible in the…
Do you use Google Analytics? How to make the switch to GA4.
Every once in a while there’s a big shift in the way we do things online thanks to Google shaking things up… A few years ago it was Google Core Web Vitals. A few years before that it was ensuring your site had a security certificate installed (SSL). And almost 10 years ago I got…
How long does it take for my new website to show in google search results?
It’s hard to resist, I know… So often the moment we launch a new website, clients immediately hop on google the next morning expecting to show up #1 on page 1 of search results. Or at least somewhere on that page! Or the next page perhaps? Somewhere on google? Anywhere on google! I get it….
Want to build your own website? 6 questions you should answer first.
As a website designer (aka website doula…) I get the calls from the doulas who are ready to throw in the towel after months of wasted time trying to figure out whatever website platform they have chosen. I get the calls from the doulas whose websites have been live for a year and haven’t resulted…
Why your website needs regular health checks.
I want you to take a moment and consider the things that turn you OFF when you’re cruising the internet looking for a service or product. Slow loading pages or images? Yep. Broken links? Most definitely. A security certificate warning? I won’t even try to open the site. Incorrect or out-of-date information? It makes me…
Five expert design tips for your new health coaching website.
*While I wrote this post specifically for health coaches, the lessons below are equally applicable to just about any wellness practitioner and entrepreneur. If you’re a doula, therapist, acupuncturist, or chiropractor, you can keep reading as well! So you’re a health coach! There are a lot of steps between being a brand new health coach…
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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.
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HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
Hi there, I’m Sarah Juliusson, and yes I really am a Website Doula. I support your practice growth with creative website design, seasoned business guidance, and plenty of great resources to help you find your way. With 13 years in web design, and another 20+ years as a health & wellness pro, I believe in the value of your work as much as you do. Explore your options for a custom website today.