Name of your website?www.julielevin.com
Your name?
Julie Levin
Your Location (city, etc)
Pleasant Hill
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Information about Counseling and Hypnotherapy Services for Individuals, Couples and Groups. Special focus on therapy with Couples, therapy for Anxiety, and therapy for Emotional (Compulsive) Eating.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
It can be very hard to find a therapist - especially if you don't have insurance. Asking friends may be embarrassing. The phone book just doesn't tell you enough about a therapist's work or personality. The website is my way of letting people know who I am and how I can help. This allows them to decide if my approach is a good fit for them.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
My first psychotherapy site was called www.peacewithyourself.com. I chose this because peace is my hope for my clients. I also really liked having the email address "b@peacewithyourself.com. This site was much simpler and more basic than my current site. But it allowed me to learn how the web works.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
In California, therapists must use their own name for their therapy practices unless they belong to a group of three or more practitioners. Since I'm a sole practitioner, I needed to use my own name. I stayed with that for the website for the sake of consistency.
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
I've tried to do more than just advertise my services. I have a little virtual bookstore with Amazon links to books that I recommend for my clients. I also offer free articles and links to websites that I find healing. My site also links to Cafe Press where I have Hypnotherapy CDs for sale. And I have a blog on Emotional Eating which I hope is a good, free, resource for people struggling with eating disorders and food related issues.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Google - both organic and AdWords
What is your website address?
www.julielevin.com
