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Creating your first private practice website

You want a website, Here is what you need.

FROM CONCEPT TO EXECUTION

Here are the main steps to the website design process.

The first stage in developing your business website is to have a discussion about your practice and who you want it to appeal to. I’d want you to complete my website planning checklist so that I can understand your approach and design preferences. The more I am able to understand about your unique practice the more I am able to personalize your site so it is an accurate reflection of your practice
The second stage is the 1st draft of your website, after discussing your practice and design preferences I will create a wireframe draft or graphic concepts for you to review online. This will either be a direct link or a graphic file that will be emailed to you to review. After I receive your feedback, what you like, don’t like, and other changes you would like. It might take up to three iterations of revisions to shape your website to reflect your own distinct style and attract the ideal clients.
Now that I have your feedback I will refine the draft of your website to incorporate your content (I offer copywriting as a secondary service). Your website will be developed with a responsive design, which means it will look great on any device. I build websites on the wordpress platform which is a powerful content management system that gives you the ability to easily update your website. I will show you how to perform basic edits to your website.

Now here are the things you should have ready

Okay, let’s begin

Website Design Preferences

In addition to completing the “Website Planning checklist”, any additional information about your preferences help to shape your website. Some examples would be website addon or additional services like, simplepractice(for scheduling), Paypal (for online payments), or even mailchimp for email campaigns. The more detailed information you can give me about your design preferences and company goals , the more your website will resonate with your practice.

Your Words and Content

I do not provide the copy for websites by default (copywriting is an additional service) you will need the text for all of your pages. Home, About, Services, Contact, etc. In my experience I find it common for therapists, counselors, coaches & psychotherapists to get intimidated by the writing process which can stall the progress of their site design. It’s more effective to complete something than to achieve an ideal, and that’s what I’m here to do, get you online and start seeing clients.

Domain & Hosting

After all the design work is completed, you’ll need two thing; First you’ll need to register a domain (i.e mycounselingpractice.com) and select your hosting service. You are able to use my in house services for hosting or another hosting service.

I recommend using Bluehost.com to register your domain, they are reasonably priced, and they provide excellent customer service.

DISCLOSURE: I receive a referral payment for any customer that sign up for services at Bluehost.com