Wellness Website Tips

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!

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Website Hosting and Domain Registration for Wellness Websites

If you are a wellness or holistic practitioner, such as a doula, chiropractor, midwife, acupuncturist or therapist, you are likely looking for a website host that will provide great tech support, not oversell you on hosting packages you don’t need, and that will keep your website safe & sound. So many wellness practitioners I meet…

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How to add SMS links to your website

REALITY:  Chances are good that the majority of your site visitors are arriving on your site via text. I’m going to show you a special trick. With just a bit of code (I’ll show you how!), you can allow potential clients to click-to-text, and even draft a message for them to send! This is perfect…

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Simple Logo Design: 6 Common Design Mistakes

As a web designer I have seen A LOT of logo drafts. While I do not do graphic design myself, my web design clients who choose to have an image-based logo often present me with various iterations of their concept needing feedback. Sometimes we get caught up in our ideas of all the symbols that…

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Why you really do need a website (preferably a great one!)

Whenever I meet with a potential client who is just starting out in their practice, the question “Do I really need a website?” inevitably comes up. There are SO MANY “should haves” when you’re just starting out – from business cards to social media, and of course a website… Then the website brings up 1001…

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Favicons 101: Why, What & How

One of the small details of web design I often get asked about is the mystery of the favicon. On Chrome, Safari and Firefox when you open up a website, the favicon appears in the top left of the tab you have open.  Over and over again I get questions such as: How do I…

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How to reach new clients with content marketing

So there are all kinds of people who are looking for your business, right? Let’s talk about how to reach potential clients who are just in the early informational stages and exploring options. They want to get a bit more information, and have a question – or five… They have a sense that they’d like…

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Why you need an SSL Certificate

Have you noticed the little green padlock symbol with the words secure starting to show up on the latest edition of Google Chrome? That little green padlock is an increasingly good thing to have. As birth professionals, trust is absolutely Key to your success as a practitioner, and that little green padlock can work wonders….

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Why is it so hard to get a website headshot?

SPOILER ALERT: You’re going to see lots of old photos of me in this post! Be sure to check out my more recent post on planning your wellness website photo shoot! Today’s blog post is inspired by a post by a birth doula over in the Doula Toolbox Community on Facebook (check it out!). I’ve…

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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.

Have a topic you'd like to learn more about? Email me at info@thewebsitedoula.com and let me know!

The Website Doula

Hi there, I’m Sarah Juliusson, The 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 20+ years as a doula and childbirth educator, I believe in the value of your work as much as you do. >> learn more about my work as the website doula