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It’s warm and spring has come to the Northeast US! This is a time for new growth as well as a good point to look back at the first three months of 2010 and take stock of progress in your business. Have you added new clients, services, an online presence?  Are you clear on your [...]

photo by Tilton Lane via Flikr I know so many of you are hoping to build thriving, lucrative practices.  You want to help as many people as you can and make a good living.  To help you along the way may I offer a bit of advice? You Can’t Just Sit There As I talk [...]

I know I’m always nagging at you to choose a practice specialty. Now I should probably give you a few tips on HOW to do that. Wouldn’t that be helpful? Let’s start here:  Who is your ideal client? But, before I start discussing your  ideal clients, I need to remind you I’m big on building [...]

I just did a quick search on Google’s Keyword Tool. This is a  nifty tool to use when you are considering using Google Adwords to promote your website. You type in a word or phrase and Google tells you how many people are using those words in online searches for information on that topic. In [...]

Rich Text Area. I want to make something perfectly clear. Starting, growing, marketing, and making money as a small business person is not hard, complicated, or rocket science. In fact, the fundamentals are easy: 1. Do good work that is effective and helpful. 2. Identify what you are marketing (specific service for a specific person [...]

They physician networking site, www.Sermo.com, just announced they have started a Practice Mangement Exchange for their members, where "Physicians Turn to Social Media to Share Peer-to-Peer Advice and Solve Real-World Business Challenges." Good for them! Do you think we as mental health businesses need to do the same? Curious about Sermo.com? I am.  Here is [...]

I've been asked a few times about what to name a private practice.  I hope this video helps a bit. It isn't complicated, but you need to keep a few legal things in mind. I am not a lawyer, so for the real scoop, please seek qualified legal counsel. Let me know your thoughts in [...]

If you're reading this blog, you most likely help people for a living.  And you probably get very little recognition for your good, maybe lifesaving, work. As someone who helps for a living, you may often feel tired, overwhelmed, confused about what you hear, see and experience during the daily requirements of your work. Many of [...]

Many of you are interested in how to start receiving private practice referrals from physicians.  A great professional relationship with a few well-established physicains can fill your practice quickly.  Here are X steps to initiate physician referrals: 1.  Do evidence-based interventions for problems doctors requently see in their offices.  You do not need to do [...]

Lot of people visit my blog from Google searches like these: “Private Practice Start Up” “How to Start a Private Practice” “Mental Health Private Practice Business” I’m glad to see so many of you with a desire to get started on your private practice journey. Here are 10 things you should know as you consider [...]