The Ins and Outs of an Email Tripwire
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Why Your Business Needs a Welcome Video & How to Nail Making It
We are sure that, by now, you have recognized a growing trend of making video content. If you thought it was just reserved for…
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Adding Clients to Your Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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How to Build Your Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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How I Grew My Practice to a Waitlist in Six Weeks: Support Network
In my last post I discussed how niching down was vital to me growing my practice to a waitlist in six weeks. With my…
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What Are the Benefits of Virtual Assistants?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Why You Need a Vision Statement (and How to Get Started)
Your practice needs a mission and a vision statement. No, not a ‘yea…it’s in my head’, or ‘I pretty much have a plan’…
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Sheri Fitts Says That Fortune Favors the Fast | PoP 296
Do you struggle marketing yourself? Are you able to connect with your ideal client? Do you find that you’re taking your business (or yourself)…
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How I Grew My Practice to a Waitlist in Six Weeks
I’ll never forget the moment that my Psychology Today profile went live and I publicly announced my practice to friends and family. The fact…
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What Content Can You Use For Facebook Live?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Lifetime Value of a Customer, Ideal Clients, and Getting more Clients with Harvard Professor Sam Mallikarjunan PoP 295
Have you worked on optimising your customer conversion process of late? Are your blog posts directed at convincing your ideal client that they need…
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6 Necessary Mindsets to Succeed in Starting or Scaling A Practice
There are clear distinctions in the minds of those who reach their business goals and those who don’t. If I could summarize what I…
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Marketing Through a Public Presentation
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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John Lee Dumas is an Entrepreneur on Fire | PoP 294
Are you an entrepreneur in private practice? Do you struggle to stay motivated at times, or feel stuck? Are you looking for some inspiration…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: April 2018
The month of April has been jam-packed with helpful content on how to start, grow, and scale your private practice. The top-performing article for…
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Can I Use That Picture?
The use of images within the online world has become almost unavoidable. With the rise of social media and blogging, it’s difficult to tell…
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Using Yelp in Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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Marketing in Print Publications
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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What is the Correct Way to Share Content Online?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Private Pay in Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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How to Save Time and Not Lose Money
Do you find yourself overwhelmed with things that need to get done? Are you constantly finding there not to be enough hours in one…
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Should You Have Professional Testimonials on Your Website?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Back Pain, Travel, and Our Brain | PoP 291
Do you find yourself so caught up in your business that you’ve forgotten to focus on your lifestyle? Can you remember the last time…
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Where to Spend or Save When Starting a New Practice
Starting out in private practice, there are many things to consider. Most of which mental health practitioners did not learn when in graduate school….
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Should You Have a Ghost Writer?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: March 2018
The month of March included, primarily, the updated Website Roundtable Series of podcasts on Practice of the Practice, with experts John Clarke, Jaime Jay,…
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Networking in Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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How Do You Get Client Reviews?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Kasey Compton Started a Million Dollar Practice in Three Years | PoP 290
Are you wanting to grow your practice into a group practice? Do you struggle with the business side of private practice? Are you looking…
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How to Publish an E-Book on Amazon
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Mistakes Private Practice Owners Make When Marketing
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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Pia Silva Talks About Badass Branding | PoP 289
Are you sick of working with agencies where it’s a constant process of feedback and revision? Do you know how to create a new…
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Should You Date Your Blog Posts?
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Kate and Katie Talk about S&M | PoP 288
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of sales and marketing? Do you hate the idea of ‘selling’ yourself?…
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How Facebook Pixels Work
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Something Small You Can Do Today | PoP 287
Are you wondering what the next steps are for your practice? Do you know what you can do to optimize your business? Are you…
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Creating a System of Success for Your Practice
One of the big shifts of going from a school counseling setting to private practice was my lack of having a regular rhythm. Having…
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The Future of Websites | Website Roundtable with John Clarke, Perry Rosenbloom, Joe Sanok and Jaime Jay | PoP 286
Ever wondered what websites will be like a year from now? Have you thought about what type of future technology would improve websites? In…
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How to Get Clients Using Your Website | Website Roundtable with John Clarke, Perry Rosenbloom, Joe Sanok and Jaime Jay | PoP 285
What’s the funnel that you use to get people to your website? And, once they’re on your website, how do you keep them there?…
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Low-Hanging Fruit on Websites | Website Roundtable with John Clarke, Perry Rosenbloom, Joe Sanok and Jaime Jay | PoP 284
Have you ever wondered what low-hanging fruit you could improve on your website? Do you know what the essentials to every website are? Are…
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Five Money Mindsets to Master
I want to talk about five money mindsets that to me are essential for you to master. 1. Know What’s Happening With Your Money…
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What You Can Do While Waiting For Your Website to Go Live
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Dr. Taunya Lowe is a Riot Starter | PoP 283
Are you wanting to start a private practice, but are fearful to take the leap? Do you want to leave a legacy, but don’t…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: February 2018
In the month of love, our top stories were to do with selling play therapy services to parents in private practice, how to optimize…
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Blog Images: 15 Tips To Nail It!
If you’re into blogging, you most likely consider it to be a content medium, right? Well, not exactly. Blogging is, in fact, a visual…
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Dr. Andrea Maxim’s Practice is Scaling Quickly Series 5 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 282
Are you in the process of starting, growing, or scaling a practice? Do you have children to raise at the same time that you…
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Build It And They Will Come
Finding the Way Forward As I look back at those early months of my practice, for this blog series, I find myself asking how…
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The Difference Between Google / Yelp / Facebook Reviews
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question based…
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Live Consulting with Joe and Melissa Dohse Series 3 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 280
Have you ever wondered what consulting with Joe Sanok is like? Do you wonder whether or not it would be beneficial to your business?…
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How to Optimize Your Psychology Today Profile
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Joe answers the question…
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Anna Lindberg Cedar has Dealt with Some Trauma Series 2 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 279
Are you on the verge of burnout? Do you know what steps you can take to avoid burnout? Do you suffer from ‘survivor’s guilt’?…
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Why You Need to Clean Up Your Money Issues
You and money are in a long-term relationship. The courtship started years ago. Perhaps you have early memories of begging for arcade coins, or…
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Jeffrey Shaw Knows How to Attract Your Ideal Clients | PoP 277
Do you struggle to attract your ideal client to your practice? Do you know how to speak the language of your ideal client? Are…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: January 2018
Practice of the Practice has started 2018 off with a bang! Bringing you articles providing guidance on how to take your practice to the…
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Steps To Get To The Next Level
We’ve covered a lot! In Part 1 | The Low-Hanging Fruit, we hit on how to determine your lifestyle goals, looking at the numbers,…
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Caleb Breakey Writes A Lot of Books and So Can You | PoP 276
Have you ever wanted to write and publish a book? Should you get a ghost writer or write it yourself? If you do opt…
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Three Differences Between Six-Figure and Multi-Six Figure Practices
In the last article, we discussed playing bigger and how to keep leveling up. Wasn’t that interview with Christopher awesome?! When I was first…
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Phil Singleton Moved to Asia and Came Back a Different Man | PoP 275
Have you ever wondered how to rank higher in Google? Or how to create content that you can use in various forms? Or whether…
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How to Invest In Your Practice | PoP Bonus
Are you wanting to start a practice, but you’re not sure what to focus on first? Have you been running a private practice for…
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How To Think Bigger
In the last post, we looked at the blueprint to create “aha” moments, slow down to spark innovation, and then how to actually plan,…
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6 Must-Haves for a Child and Family Therapist
As a therapist who works with kids, teens, and parents, having a bag of tricks is essential. Clients come to a stranger and, almost immediately,…
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Intellectual Property and How to Not Get Sued with Bobby Klinck | PoP 274
Have you ever stayed up at night wondering if you could get sued for the images on your website? Should you trademark your practice? …
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How to Set Up a Facebook Business Page in Under 5 Minutes
Today I’m going to be showing you how to create a facebook business page. Categorizing Your Business The first thing you need to do…
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The Blueprint For Achieving (Almost) Every Goal
In the last article, I asked you to reflect and take action where you had missed spots. I hope you went back through so…
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7 Ways to Significantly Improve Your Online Reputation
To develop a successful brand takes months and years of practice, hard work, failures, small successes, turnarounds, and so on. In short, a great…
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Your Office Lighting is Hurting Your Business and other Tips from Cheryl Janis | PoP 273
Is your biggest fear that your clients won’t come back? How can you make your office environment more nurturing so that they do? What…
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The Systems to Get to the Next Level
In the last post, we covered how to get way more done using the 3E approach I use every day. Is your mind spinning?…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: December 2017
In the festive month of December, Practice of the Practice featured a comprehensive podcast series on how to start a practice that thrives. Gearing…
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18 Practical Tips for Rocking Out Private Practice in 2018 | PoP 272
Do you have your goals for 2018, for your private practice, set up already? Do you know how you plan on growing and improving…
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How To Stay Focused On The Big Goals
If you didn’t get the paperwork packet, make sure you take some action to get your contracts in order. I know my paperwork has…
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Counseling Website and Getting Clients with Perry Rosenbloom | PoP 271
What are the most common website trends within the counseling field? How can you grow your email lists? And, how can you successfully transition…
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How to Start a Practice Next Year | PoP 270
What are the most common challenges practitioners experience when it comes to starting a private practice? What are some solutions around these challenges? In…
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Why You Must Blog | PoP 269
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about why it is important that you blog when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the…
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Adding Clinicians To Your Practice
In the last post, we discussed how to add a virtual assistant (VA) and that you were going to make a list with three…
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How to Get More Clients in Private Practice | PoP 268
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to get more clients in private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a…
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8 Habits of Emotionally Strong Leaders
The best leaders are the strongest leaders. Not in terms of how much they can bench press, perhaps, but in terms of how they…
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How to Create a Marketing Plan | PoP 267
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to create a marketing plan. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice?…
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Systems to Grow a Practice: Marketing Plan, Flow, and Blogging | PoP 266
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about the systems necessary to grow a practice, which include a marketing plan, flow, and blogging. Podcast Sponsor Confused…
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Ethnocentric to a Cosmocentric View of Life
Today I’m going to talk about something that’s a little outside of what we typically talk about, when it comes to business. We are,…
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How To Use Assistants To Grow Faster
At this point, my consulting clients and Next Level Mastermind folks often ask very similar questions, and have similar concerns, and fears: If I…
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Sowing the Seeds of a New Practice: Negotiating Rent
My wife and I had made the move across Tampa Bay. We now resided about as close to the Gulf of Mexico as you…
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How to Network to Get Clients, The Starting a Practice Series | PoP 264
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to network to get clients when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice…
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Why and How to Give More On-Going Feedback
A common question that I get is, ‘how to give feedback to assistants, intake coordinators, other counselors, and people that are working in your…
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How to Make a Website? Starting a Practice | PoP 263
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to make a website when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on…
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5 Tips to Overcome Imposter’s Syndrome
I was about two weeks into private practice when it really hit me. My confused and overwhelmed client was pouring her heart out to me. And,…
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Should I Specialize? Starting a Practice | PoP 262
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about whether or not to specialize when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on…
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Starting a Practice & Finding Cheap Rent | PoP 261
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about starting a private practice and finding cheap rent. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a…
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How To Name a Private Practice
Today, we are talking all about naming a practice. The name of your practice is one of the most important things that you can…
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Multiplying Your Time and Money
In the last post, we discussed playing with numbers to add clinicians, raise your rates, and work the same, or less, but still make…
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Legal Structures in Private Practice | PoP 260
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about legal structures in private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice? I’d…
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How to Name a Practice | PoP 259
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to name your practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice? I’d…
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How to Find a Specialty | PoP 258
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to find a specialty. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice? I’d…
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How to Start a Thriving Practice | PoP 257
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to start a thriving practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice?…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: November 2017
The month of November was jam-packed with articles aimed at helping you start, grow, and scale your practice. Our top stories include how to…
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Why You Should File a LLC
In case you’ve been living under a rock (no judgement), or you are completely new to the world of business, a LLC stands for…
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This One Mindset Will…
In the last post we discussed looking at your numbers to see where you are spending time, money, and energy. How’d it go? Mindset…
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7 Ideas to Market a Practice
So, you’ve decided to take the leap into starting a private practice. And, now, you’re faced with the often daunting task of marketing it….
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Managing Staff in Your Group Practice | PoP 256
In this episode, Alison Pidgeon speaks about how to manage staff in your group practice. Podcast Sponsor In This Podcast Summary Alison Pidgeon has…
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Do You Need a W-2 Employee or a 1099 Contractor?
Whether or not you own your own private practice (yet), you would of – more than likely – come across the terms ‘W-2’ and…
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Creating Headspace for the Next Big Thing: Finding a Supervisor
Graduation day had finally arrived – after 18 straight semesters with no breaks. Taking semesters off just wasn’t an option for me. I wanted to…
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