Podcast 56: How to rank higher in Google an interview with Andy Crestodina
Today’s Private Practice Podcast resource: Canva: A super cool way to make promo materials that will help with social media and growing your private…
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Counselor wages: October 2014 Monthly Income Report
In a minute I will talk about the question: counselor wages and how much a counselor in part-time private practice can make. What happened…
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Social Media Tips with Social Media Guru Michelle Corteggiano
Today’s Social Media Tips resource: What does the podcast mean to you? Leave me a message on Speakpipe What you’ll learn in this podcast…
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8 Free Ways to Market a Private Practice
8 Free Ways to Market a Private Practice Marketing your private practice may seem difficult, especially if you are one of many counselors in…
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Marketing Basics for Your Private Practice
Although it is associated with advertising and promotions, marketing is a very large part of opening and running a private practice. If a counselor…
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How to Grow a Business: An interview with Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer from ZynnyMe
Today’s resource: Business School Bootcamp How to Grow a Business Kelly and Miranda were so amazing. They have been in private practice and now…
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Keyword Tool: A step-by-step guide to Google Keyword Planner
What’s the difference between the words “keywords”, “How to find keywords”, and “keyword tool”? If you can learn this concept, you will get more organic…
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Increase Revenue: May 2014 Monthly Income Report
May was an amazing month for me. I feel like I did a great job with being fully present at home. As some of…
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Sex and Counseling: An interview with Monica Lieser
When I first met Monica, is was in Kalamazoo. She gave me my very first client. She now does couples therapy in St. Loius,…
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What is affiliate marketing?
By the end of this article, you will know what is affiliate marketing, why you should use it, and exactly how to use it….
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Veterans and Marketing an interview with Natosha Monroe Podcast 32
I arrived at 7:00 am to hear Natosha Monroe speak. I was not let down, it was one of my favorite sessions of the…
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Conference Marketing: Did the Blue Sunglasses Work?
Why I did conference marketing I decided I wanted to do some marketing at the American Counseling Association Conference. But it’s easy to have…
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How to Get on the Radio | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 29
How to Get On the Radio Getting on the radio, TV, or writing for the newspaper scares the crap out of most people. That…
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American Counseling Association 2014 Conference | Welcome Video
Welcome to the 2014 American Counseling Association Conference in beautiful Hawaii! Join the email list Join over 2,000 readers that are growing and expanding…
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How to Change Your Life an Interview with Kathy Angerer | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok
How to Change Your Life Kathy Angerer went from being a stay-at-home mom to the majority leader in Michigan’s House of Representatives in Michigan….
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How to Rank Higher in Google an interview with Sarah Barnes, marketing, SEO, social media, and website expert Part 1
Summary In this podcast I talk with Sarah Barnes, SEO and website guru. She is Director of Marketing and Communications at Campbell and Company…
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Customer Service Stories | Smidgen with Joe
Smidgens are quick, short, inspiring thoughts done in a podcast format, without all the fluff. They’re a way for me to quickly express thoughts,…
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Marketing Concepts | How to create images for a blog
Marketing Concepts | How to create images for a blog When I’m working with someone on a website I am often asked, “Where do…
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Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok episode 023 | Caller Questions about SEO, Passive Income, and Raising Counseling Rates
www.PracticeofthePractice.com/episode23 Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok episode 023 | Caller Questions about SEO, Passive Income, and Raising Counseling Rates by Joseph R….
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November 2013 Monthly Income Report
www.PracticeofthePractice.com/november-2013-cash November | What I’ve been up to and what I’ve learned I’m so close to breaking the $50k mark for my part time…
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Welcome Chi Upsilon Chi Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota!
Welcome Chi Upsilon Chi Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota! This is the first time I have partnered with a student group to offer information…
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What a Facebook Ad Taught Me About Email Lists
You may have noticed that every 7 days or so, you’re getting a pop up on my website asking if you want my 5…
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October 2013 Monthly Income Report
October | What I’ve been up to and what I’ve learned This month I broke the $40,000 mark for my part-time business! I’ve…
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PRAXIS | A guest blog from Isaac Morehouse: reinventing education, business, and the world
I have known Isaac Morehouse since 2000. Isaac is a thought leader, innovator and entrepreneur. In a sense we both grew into our…
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Smidgen and Tonic with Joe
Smidgens are quick, short, inspiring thoughts done in a podcast format, without all the fluff. They’re a way for me to quickly express thoughts,…
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Smidgen with Joe Comin’ at ya!
Smidgens are quick, short, inspiring thoughts done in a podcast format, without all the fluff. They’re a way for me to quickly express thoughts,…
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Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok 019 | Living your dream through travel and counseling, an interview with Tracee Persiko counselor, niche expert, and brilliant woman
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok 019 | Living your dream through travel and counseling, an interview with Tracee…
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How to Launch a Website in 10 days
Launching a counseling private practice website can be time-consuming and an energy drain, but it does not have to be that way! It can…
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10 Things Counselors Need to Learn from Chipotle and a Scarecrow
Chipotle recently launched a hauntingly awesome video about a scarecrow that is part of the factory farm establishment and chooses to launch his…
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Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok 018 | An interview with Chad Moses from To Write Love on Her Arms
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok 018 | An interview with Chad Moses from To Write Love on Her…
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Is your website terrible? Improve Your Website Quiz | Self-evaluation
How is your website doing? Are you getting new clients from it? Here is an assessment I developed to give you a quick look….
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Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok Episode 015 | Seven Ways to Avoid Burnout in Private Practice
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 015 | Seven Ways to Avoid Burnout in Your Private Practice…
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Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok Episode 014 | Five Ways to Make More Money in Private Practice
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 014 | Five Ways to Make More Money in Your Private Practice…
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Starbucks Counseling | How drinking and counseling have made my practice explode
What is in your refrigerator in your office? You don’t have a mini fridge in your office!? At the end of last year, I…
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Therapist Throwdown
CLICK HERE TO APPLY Do you want a way to motivate yourself to grow your private practice? Do you want Joe Sanok to…
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Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 012 | How to name a counseling private practice
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 012 | How to name a counseling private practice Summary Joseph…
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Teletherapy Experience and Considerations | Part 3 of 3 Technology for teletherapy
I first met Rebecca A. Eldredge, PhD a little less than a year ago. She was moving to Traverse City, MI and she contacted me….
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Three tips to enhance networking with speakers while in graduate school
As you go through a counseling. psychology, or social work master’s program, there will frequently be guest speakers coming into the different counseling classes…
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I’m addicted to stats | turning the consultant brain off
I’m addicted to stats. I hated them in undergraduate and graduate school, but I really have fallen in love with them. Actually, it’s started…
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How to Name a Private Practice | 5 tips to build business quicker
What’s in a name? When we name a child, we buy books, debate, practice the sound, and then finally after often fighting with our…
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Licensure after Graduation from Western Michigan University’s Masters of Arts in Counseling program
Occasionally I have guest bloggers talk about issues where they have more expertise than I. Tarah Elhardan is one such example. I am currently…
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Practice of the Practice 004 | Increasing counseling private practice referrals from doctors, pastors, and the community
Summary Joseph R. Sanok: Counselor, Private Practice Owner, Marketing Expert, and Blogger The Practice of the Practice Podcast: Counseling | Private Practice | Blogging…
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Practice of the Practice 003 | Launching a counseling private practice website Part 2
Summary Joseph R. Sanok: Counselor, Private Practice Owner, Marketing Expert, and Blogger The Practice of the Practice Podcast: Counseling | Private Practice | Blogging…
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December 2012 Earnings
by joseph sanok Why I do this I’ve been doing these income reports for a number of months now. If…
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How to launch an e-book on Amazon
You may have recently noticed more e-book action from Practice of the Practice. If you have not, you may want to check out my…
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Using Pinterest to Build Your Practice
I participate on a great group on LinkedIn called “Mental Health and Private Practice Management,” if you need inspiration or have questions, it is…
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November 2012 Earnings Report
In an effort to be transparent and to inspire you, I want to start reporting my monthly earnings. But first, let me thank those…
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You aren’t charging enough!
“You aren’t charging enough!” is what I told the lady on the phone. We were chatting about her practice and the subject of fees…
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How to make money on a blog
It’s not easy to make money on a blog. On the front end, it is a ton of work. Sometimes it is difficult to…
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October 2012 Earnings Report
In an effort to be transparent and to inspire you, I want to start reporting my monthly earnings. But first, let me thank…
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52-week Private Practice Creation
I often get people asking me about consulting and how to launch their private practice. Also, I often have discussions with counselors in private…
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Genuine Virtual Networking
I am a people person. I like talking with people. That is one of the main reasons I went into counseling. I like talking…
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Website Consultation
We counselors often miss immense opportunities because of our lack of business skills. Our websites often look crappy and we need help with design….
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Customer Service is Killing People
In a previous post and in my e-newsletter I let you know about how I was diagnosed with cancer in July. As I…
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The Bartender Counselor
I participate in a few online communities on Facebook and LinkedIn. Doing so has a number of benefits. You can see what…
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Business Advice and The Beatles
Are you part of the MAYA group or not? If you don’t know, than you are not in the group. MAYA stands for…
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Why I don’t take insurance
Someone just asked me: “I saw your comment on LinkedIn about how you no longer take insurance. I’m curious about that. What made…
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A Successful Guide to Friends with Benefits
There are plethora blog posts about how to network and make those you are networking with feel connected to you. You can use…
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Websites 101: linking hosting, domain, and wordpress
Updated March 2013 The more that I talk with counselors, the more I see that they are scared of setting up their own websites….
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Selecting a counseling private practice name
How to name a counseling private practice What’s in a name? EVERYTHING! The name of your practice should be something that reflects who you…
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A Step-by-Step Guide to “Dinner and a Counseling Session”
If you are not familiar with the”Dinner and a Counseling Session” service that I offered starting in May, you can check out the site…
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You Marketing You
I didn’t realize how much was involved with marketing until I really got into private practice, and I am still learning. As much as…
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Mental Wellness: More than beauty rest
Originally appeared in the Record Eagle, June 16, 2012 available at: http://record-eagle.com/bodysoul/x1350020161/Mental-Wellness-More-than-beauty-rest/print My grandma had a sleep mask. You know the kind that blocks out light?…
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How I almost lost 5,000 customers
I became more active on counseling private practice discussions on LinkedIn a few months ago. In Pat Flynn’s e-newsletter (Smart Passive Income) he had…
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E-book is now on Amazon!
Joseph Sanok’s new e-book! Practice of the Practice | A Start-up Guide to Launching a Counseling Private Practice A straight-forward guide to making private…
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How to get referrals from doctors
I have received so many questions from counselors in private practice about how to market to doctors. I decided that rather than email…
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When do you need a practice consultant?
For most counselors, a practice consultant is a waste of time and money. It is really important to know yourself well enough to ask…
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What I wish I had known in graduate school
As I made my way through my graduate degrees in Counseling Psychology and Community Counseling, I did a lot right: I had a job…
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The case against a business plan
I was recently asked by a reader, “What software did you use for your business plan? Do you have one?” I also just had…
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Questions from Readers about Marketing
Here are some marketing questions I have received from Practice of the Practice folks How did you get on Radio? For me it was…
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How I Got On The Front Page of Google in 6 weeks
How did I get on the front page of Google for the terms “counseling” and “Traverse City”? I often get this question. People will…
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Five Ways to Market on the Cheap
When I launched my counseling private practice several years ago, I was brand new to the Traverse City area. I was coming from another…
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