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Do you know how many inquiries I get on my website each month requesting free acupuncture business plan resources? A LOT!
The reality is, there aren't any business plans available that are specific to acupuncturists.
So after some thought and a significant amount of debate, I decided to release my own business plan that my husband and I wrote in 2005 to get a bank loan.
All I can tell you is that our acupuncture business plan must have been good because it's what allowed us to secure funds to build the acupuncture practice of our dreams!
If you want a copy of my acupuncture business plan, I am offering it for a limited time for free.
Here are 10 of the most common acupuncture marketing mistakes that most acupuncturists
don't even know they are making when they open their acupuncture practice.
It's tough to admit it when you screw up, but I decided to swallow my pride and share my "Top 10" biggest mistakes I made opening my acupuncture practice. It has been a challenge to overcome them, so I also decided to come right out and tell you how you can avoid these all too common mistakes yourself.
My goal is to help you achieve a successful career in acupuncture! FAST!
Regardless of whether you are an acupuncture student, graduate, or experienced acupuncturist, you won't want to miss My NUMBER #1 Business Mistake. Because if I could do it all over again, THAT'S the one thing I would change!
Get Your Acupuncture CEUs While You Learn From Chinese Medicine Masters
Whether you are interested in learning from some of the great leaders in the field of Chinese medicine or you just need acupuncture CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for your NCCAOM certification and licensing, there is a tremendous resource available to acupuncturists.
Professional Development for Health Care Providers (ProD Seminars) is an organization that understands the needs of acupuncturists. ProD Seminars has set out to be the leader in bringing the best academics, clinicians, innovators, teachers, and specialists to offer once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for TCM students and practitioners to learn.
Here are just a few of the upcoming seminars. (Note: Please register quickly as many of these fill quickly.)
Plus there are lots of Online Acupuncture CEU's available through ProD Seminars - Online Courses. These include great classes that you can view (and review) at your own pace in the comfort of your home or office.
While you are looking through ProD's awesome website, be sure to visit the ProD Blog and Forums.
For 7 years I had an improperly built acupuncture website for my clinic. There it was on the web, but nobody knew about it unless I handed them the domain name and told them to go there! Websites are so much more powerful than that!!
A properly built acupuncture website can not only bring you brand new patients, it can be the centerpiece of an easy, cost effective (and income generating!) marketing plan.
Please join my AcuInsighter Alerts so you can be the first to learn about my new "Acupuncture Marketing with a Website" (available January 2009) where I go through ALL the details so that you do not make the same mistakes I did!
Start by getting the best deal on an all-inclusive website package.SiteBuildIt! provides everything you need, including extensive training and support, to help you learn the basics of how to build a business through your website. No other acupuncture website company, program, or software offer does this!
So find a friend and split the cost and give yourself the best gift you could ever give yourself to help you succeed in your acupuncture business. And if you have questions, just give me a holler through my Request Help page.
I want to take this moment and tell you how grateful I am that you are pursuing a career in Acupuncture. I know it can be tough getting through school and setting up a business. But there are people out there who need you.
They need your understanding of mind-body medicine and your commitment to helping them overcome their suffering and achieving health and wellness. And I am grateful that you are willing to go through the difficulties to help others.
I have been fortunate to practice acupuncture (the greatest profession on earth!) over the past 8 years, and it has been both uplifting and heartbreaking to share in the lives of my precious patients.
I am humbled by their struggles and inspired by their resilience. They remind me to give thanks for my life, filled with ups and downs, chaos and calm, life and death. I hope that I can continue to be grateful and always learn from my mistakes and hardships and have sympathy and compassion for others going through difficult times.
So on this day of thanks, I want to recognize YOU for everything you ARE and extend my sincere appreciation for the work you are doing.
Site Build It! is my favorite company for do-it-yourself website building (or for hiring a webmaster to design your acupuncture website).
If you are thinking about your own acupuncture website for your practice (and you SHOULD be!), be sure to checkout SiteBuildIt!
Site Build It! not only includes the cost of your domain name and hosting, bust also comes with all the design tools, software, templates, RSS, mini-blog, video, and audio capabilities included in their package.
If you want more information, read My Review of Site Build It!. Feel free to Contact Me with any specific acupuncture website software or SiteBuildIt! questions.
"10 Questions I asked my Bank Loan Officer About How to Help Acupuncturists Who May Need an Acupuncture Business Loan"
I just released my new report called, "10 Questions I asked my Bank Loan Officer About How to Help Acupuncturists Who May Need an Acupuncture Business Loan". (Try to say that three times fast!)
Now... I know economic times are tough and I really hope you never need to take out a business loan, but if you are even considering the possibility, you will definitely want this insider report on what banks are looking for from acupuncturists.
Acupuncture & Western Medicine Working Together During Surgery
Kevin Doherty is At It Again!
If you are an acupuncturist trying to build your acupuncture practice than stop what you are doing right now and listen to Kevin Doherty.
He is an acupuncturist, but most of us, he has figured out how to put the elusive pieces together to build a lucrative acupuncture practice, create a healthy mindset and lifestyle, and implement a marketing plan to keep it all going!
This time he has teamed up with marketing pro, Kelly Robbins, to give acupuncturists powerful practice building knowledge, tools, and techniques.
Let's spread the news about the amazing healing benefits of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture to THE WHOLE WORLD!! Build your Acupuncture Clinic Website in:
If you want to create an Acupuncture Website in English, but don't have the time or inclination to "Do-It-Yourself", no problem! SiteBuildIt! will build you an acupuncture business website through their new "Do-It-For-Me" Website Package. You will have SiteBuildIt! Certified webmasters doing keyword searches, template design, search engine optimization, and all the necessary coding to get your website traffic (and you patients!). This is a great deal!
Contact Me if you have questions. Your Acupuncture Website is an essential marketing tool. Make sure it is constructed right!
Acupuncturists are uniquely posistioned to create multiple streams of income. What are the best sources and resources to develop passive income for acupuncturists?
Actually the real title of Burton Kent's new book for Acupuncturists is, Never Market Again, and it is going to be the next must-have book for all Acupuncturists who want a steady stream of patients walking through their door.
I had the honor of reading an advanced copy of "Never Market Again" and I can whole-heartedly recommend this book for Acupuncturists looking for easy and effective ways to market their acupuncture services.
Burton Kent of AcupunctureClinicMarketing.com uses his years of experience and expertise in marketering with his understanding of the acupuncture profession, and provides a simple and effective system for attracting a steady stream of patients.
Acupuncturists Guide To Practical Acupuncture Business Management & Training
Use Insights For Acupuncturists practical guidance and information to integrate "Healer Mind" with "Business Mind", and build a strong foundation for your Successful Acupuncture Practice.
The Yellow Emperor Live & in Person with Mats Sexton, LAc
Imagine if Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, appeared in the office of an average twenty-first century acupuncturist and his loyal receptionist. This is exactly what is chronicled in Mats Sexton's new "TV series", The Pin Doctor Show. Mats brings ancient medicine to the modern world in the the comedic spirit of Monty Python. It's great to know there are creative acupuncturists out there getting the wisdom of Chinese Medicine to the masses. Enjoy!
