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Permalink Reply by Susan French on December 8, 2011 at 4:02pm

Hi Jonathan,

The website looks good.  It's well-laid out and easy to navigate.  It's very simple and that's way better than being all cluttered up.  You might want to think about getting someone to help you with the content though I remember how hard it is to figure out exactly what you want to say.  

If you decide to rewrite it yourself, I've found it important to write everything slanted towards the benefit for the client.  They're not particularly interested in the whys of how hypnosis works but rather how hypnosis will help them.  They're not really interested in how you decided to become a hypnotherapist but rather how your skill, training and experience will benefit them.

Social proof by way of any associations you belong to, any training you've had, any awards you've received related to your being able to be a better hypnotherapist, testimonials, etc.

You might want to search for the way other people word their marketing and explanations and model after them.  Everyone here has a website.  Why don't you check them out and get some ideas for content?

Other than that, it looks really good.

The only thing I discovered was that there was no way to contact you.  Perhaps its because you don't have it online yet but all my information suggests that you put  your phone number in large type at the top and make sure you have email links on every page.  

Easy ilyavailable contact information is essential, but perhaps you know that.  A contact form is always nice but you have to at least have a phone number and an email address link somewhere prominent.  I prefer working with people who have a physical location but if they make themselves accessible to me by phone or email, I find that not to be as important.  It suggests some stability and longevity but isn't essential.

Also, if I don't find contact information including a telephone number, I won't do business with the people.  It suggests to me that they are not easily available and that's never ok with me.  Just a thought.

It's really, really good for a start.  It looks professional, that's for sure.  The content is the only thing I would think about revising.

Let us know how you do.

Susan

http://www.hypno4success.com

My website is very content heavy but doesn't really need to be.

Permalink Reply by James Szeles on December 8, 2011 at 5:06pm

Hi Johanthan,

in line 94 of your code  <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="web_images/nchlogo-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></p>

Check it to  you need to change  from "web_images/nchlogo-150x150.jpg" to "nchlogo-150x150.jpg". 

James

Permalink Reply by Antonio on December 8, 2011 at 9:23pm

I would like to suggest that you keep everything extremely simple. 

Also, I would like to also suggest that you sign up for a newsletter service (mailchimp, aweber, etc) so that you can keep in touch with potential clients.

A really good website with awesome advice is www.social-triggers.com

Antonio

Permalink Reply by Hypno-Jay on December 10, 2011 at 8:18am

Hi All, thanks for your feedback, Susan, can you expand more on what you mean by changing content ? would you have a separate page with this or just change what I already have ? I do actually have a contact page, im interested as to why you didnt see it ? I think it is still a good idea though to put a link to this page on every page.

Susan French said:

Hi Jonathan,

The website looks good.  It's well-laid out and easy to navigate.  It's very simple and that's way better than being all cluttered up.  You might want to think about getting someone to help you with the content though I remember how hard it is to figure out exactly what you want to say.  

If you decide to rewrite it yourself, I've found it important to write everything slanted towards the benefit for the client.  They're not particularly interested in the whys of how hypnosis works but rather how hypnosis will help them.  They're not really interested in how you decided to become a hypnotherapist but rather how your skill, training and experience will benefit them.

Social proof by way of any associations you belong to, any training you've had, any awards you've received related to your being able to be a better hypnotherapist, testimonials, etc.

You might want to search for the way other people word their marketing and explanations and model after them.  Everyone here has a website.  Why don't you check them out and get some ideas for content?

Other than that, it looks really good.

The only thing I discovered was that there was no way to contact you.  Perhaps its because you don't have it online yet but all my information suggests that you put  your phone number in large type at the top and make sure you have email links on every page.  

Easy ilyavailable contact information is essential, but perhaps you know that.  A contact form is always nice but you have to at least have a phone number and an email address link somewhere prominent.  I prefer working with people who have a physical location but if they make themselves accessible to me by phone or email, I find that not to be as important.  It suggests some stability and longevity but isn't essential.

Also, if I don't find contact information including a telephone number, I won't do business with the people.  It suggests to me that they are not easily available and that's never ok with me.  Just a thought.

It's really, really good for a start.  It looks professional, that's for sure.  The content is the only thing I would think about revising.

Let us know how you do.

Susan

http://www.hypno4success.com

My website is very content heavy but doesn't really need to be.