Marketing for Holistic Healers

What's your Domain Name worth?

Anne, a shamanic teacher and friend booked a thirty minute session with me to discuss her new blog. Anne's moving in a different direction. How exciting.

"I'm shutting down my healing practice, letting go of my old website and starting a new blog."

Whoa Nelly, OMG no don't do that!

I love hearing you're going to write and blog but you've invested 5 years of good solid traffic to a wonderful domain name (website) you own. That domain name is worth something it...

• Generates traffic
• Is a piece of the internet you own, like real estate.
• Listed #1 under Google search

Let's rethink this a moment. You can use the current domain to drive traffic to your new WordPress blog- just pay the $10 a year to keep the name...then forward it to your new blog domain. People from the old site will want to read your new blog." Anne like this idea.

Option: Make $$- If you decide not to forward your domain name (it's very simple takes about 15 minutes), then sell the domain name through a service that brokers domains like Sedo. Your domain may be worth some money.

Even though you may be letting go of the old you...don't let go of the domain name without first looking at all the options. Yes sell the name, make money. How many domains do you have, it's internet real estate...

Do you know what your domain name is worth?

You're invited to join AsWeConnect

 
Exciting news Marketing for Healers is evolving!

Today I want to tell you about the Global Alliance of Shamanic Women Entrepreneurs (AsWeConnect.com); a membership website that launches this summer. You can join the site for a nominal monthly amount and have access to coaching, classes, resources, templates together with done-for-you marketing products so you can “go be seen by choice not by chance.”

During the last decade we witnessed the business of being a healer changing with ever evolving technology; www.AsWeConnect.com is the place shamanic healers and teachers can learn the business of healing in today’s modern online world.

Each of us brings varied life experiences that enhance our healing practice. How do we put it all together, share that story and market those skills? Many invest in heart-centered training wanting to serve their communities (online and/or in person), but if we have issues with hiding, if people can’t find us, then how are we living our soul purpose with passion and joy?

AsWeConnect is for teachers, healers, holistic coaches and counselors who want to build a stronger client base. Working with our Teachers, using shamanic journeywork, teleclasses and experiential methods we’ll explore:

• Practical ways to market your healership. How to find your niche, clarify your intent and share the story that attracts clients that are right for your healing practice.
• How to take your skills from woo--woo to who’s who by asking the question “How big do I want to play?
• Your spiritual purpose- how to make meaning and money in sustainable ways that honors your spiritual path.
• How to collaborate with others that enhance your presence and healing practice.
• How to meet the media during a crisis while giving a spiritual heart-centered solution to the problem.
• Packaging and delivery- how to shine brightly~ Why a web presence is a MUST HAVE, and not doing so is a form of hiding.

By joining with others of like mind and spirit, you'll expand your skills by defining how big do you want to play, leave each session with a better understanding of how to market your practice and go home shining more brightly in the community you serve.

You'll want to join the new mailing list so please sign up (at the green arrow) to receive updates, and join our launch party this summer.

Brilliant blessings,

 
Founder & CEO
Global Alliance of Shamanic Women Entrepreneurs
www.AsWeConnect.com
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FTC Cracks Down on Bloggers

From Blog.com The FTC has announced that bloggers who don't disclose that they've received money or freebies to review a product can be fined up to $11,000. ReadWriteWeb has the text of the guidelines as a Scribd document and says "there can be no doubt that marketers regularly approach independent bloggers (and especially mommy bloggers) with freebies." However, as Wired.com's Epicenter points out, it's tough to figure out who the rules apply to, since "established review sites" like Consumer Reports don't have to disclose freebies: "the hardest question of all in an age where everyone has access to an online printing press, how can you distinguish a professional site from an amateur one?" And Marketing Pilgrim says another gray area is "where do you post the disclosure-does it have to be within the post, or is a 'disclosures' page sufficient--and, do you have to disclose what you received in compensation?" >>Read more here

Money and Marketing, when no means YES

Standing here wanting my attention is the young girl who felt shame for having money. They nicknamed her "Rich Mitch" because her family suddenly 'had money' that afforded her the opportunity to take painting classes on Tuesday nights. Money made her different from her friends. She is 12 years old.

Standing here wanting my attention is the twenty-one year old woman visioning her dream. Before she even graduates from design school a client writes her a $15,000 check. Two weeks worth of work she makes $3,000. Money made her different from her friends.

Three years later at 24 years of age she takes a risk, starts her own business; a client hands her $15,000 dollar check. Holding a solid intent, she sets the path by marketing her gifts. She experiences so many miracles. The money starts flows in because of her vision... In three years she bills half a million dollars...$500,000. Six figure income. Money made her different from her family.

She was not comfortable with being different, creating and having money flow so easily to her. The innate power to manifest money from her vision scares her. She spends it as fast as it comes in. She takes care of others. Never pays herself. She NEVER EVER gives herself credit or honors the spirit of  good fortune and "good" money.

"When an individual becomes too one-sided, too separated from the depth and truth of human experience, something in the psyche rises up and moves to restore authenticity. The breakdown momentarily sets life free from demands of ordinary reality and activates a profoundly spiritual process, an inner rite of passage with its own healing end."--- quoted in "The Heroine's Journey" by Maureen Murdock

The Money, marketing and soul intensive with Kendall SummerHawk* kicked my butt all over the place with the issue of healers making "good" money. Kendall is all about connecting with the divine feminine within and saying "Yes" to the magic.

By the second day I healed the soul loss around my money issues- having money, making money, money making me 'different' which stopped me from teaching.

Unhealed I would be infecting and transmitting the same "money consciousness" to my students. I invite you to really think about that statement for a minute...

How does your money conscious impact the people you serve?

And that my friends is why Spirit cleared the path for me to attend the MMSI session. I've witnessed one too many friends and colleagues, well trained heart-centered gifted teachers barely make a living with their healing gifts. They write a book that goes no where. They have a gift but either they want to hide and/or don't want to be seen. And that is just plain wrong.

Are you saying no to money, when you really want to say yes? What ways is your "no to money" showing up in your personal and professional life?

Things will be shifting a bit here at Marketing for Healers. I'll be teaching the blueprint of what it means to say YES-

Yes to the magic!
Yes to a successful thriving healing practice.
Yes to multiple streams of income.
Yes to collaboration and joint ventures with others of like mind and heart.

A strong YES! that gives you permission to make 'good' money in service with the gifts God gave you and the community you serve. Stay tuned. Subscribe now and join my journey as I launch Marketing for Healers- be seen by choice, not by chance.

Rev. Michele Lessirard, C.Ht. is an authentic initiated wisdom teacher. Since 1995 she has preformed hundreds of soul retrievals, teaches through out the United States and is recognized for her ability to communicate the visible elements with the invisible- the spiritual aspects of you that are mirrored through your day-to day relationships with family, home and work.

As a trained facilitator in the SoulCollage® process, Michele invites you to create twelve SoulCollage cards which represent the energy (archetypes) of astrology. Then by years end you’ll have deepened your own awareness of the 12-around and have twelve New Moon SoulCollage® cards to work with, journey to for guidance.

*IMHO Kendall SummerHawk carries a strong heart-centered energy much like my mentor Sandra Ingerman. Sandra's Sun sign is Capricorn= structure, responsibility. and Kendall's Sun sign is Taurus= value related to self-esteem and self-worth. Coincidence- I think not.

It is an honor to be in the presence of gifted teachers who motivate and support me teaching you being a better you.

Marketing tip- comment and be seen

Are you a lurker? A looky-loo? Do you read a blog and never comment?

Your challenge? This week comment on five blogs that you read, that's right five. Say something nice, comment on the author's ability to hold your attention, why did you stop by. If you are a fan let the person know.

First off it's a polite thing to do...second you get the opportunity to leave bread crumbs. When you comment your name and website becomes a click-able link. Leave a crumb trail back to your site, connect and be inspired.