From the monthly archives:

April 2009

2 Ways to Quickly Update Your Social Media Sites All at Once

April 29, 2009

In the world of business, time is money. Especially within a service-oriented business like chiropractic — if you aren’t seeing patients, you aren’t making money.
So, one of the questions you may be asking yourself is how can you afford to spend time in social media without losing money in your practice?
Let’s face it, if you [...]

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How to Use Twitter to Build a Chiropractic Audience

April 27, 2009

If you’ve been reading along with this month’s posts, you should have a very basic understanding on what blogging is, why your chiropractic business needs a blog and what role social media plays in growing your chiropractic presence online.
Now, let’s take a look at a simple way to get your feet wet within social media [...]

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New Series will Feature Chiropractors from Twitter for #FollowFriday

April 24, 2009

Starting next Friday, I will be featuring one chiropractor per week in Twitter’s tradition of #followfriday.
Now, if you are not familiar with #followfriday on Twitter, let me explain. Every Friday, members of Twitter recommend other members to follow by including their usernames in the tweet as well as the hashtag, #followfriday.
This is all well and [...]

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6 Essential Reasons Why You Need a Chiropractic Blog

April 22, 2009

I love the quote by Stephen Covey that says, “Everything is created twice”.
Essentially, what he is saying is that before anything can be physically created, it must be mentally created.
So, let’s say you want to build a new home. What process do you go through to accomplish your goal?
Do you just show up at the [...]

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Six Social Media Sites You Should Use as a Chiropractor

April 20, 2009

Since there are literally over a hundred social media websites on the internet today, finding the ones you need to grow your practice quickly can be a chore.
Plus, as a busy entrepreneur, you simply do not have the time to sit around, join and try to maximize the potential of them all.
So, to make your [...]

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An Introduction to Social Media for Chiropractors

April 17, 2009

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably have heard of social media networks like facebook and myspace.
And, like most professionals, have made the misconception that social media is “just a fad” or “just for teenagers”.
Well, neither assumptions are true. Social media is here to stay.

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How to Automate the Subscription Process of Your Chiropractic Blog

April 16, 2009

For the beginner, the initial stages of setting up a blog can be both intimidating and time-consuming. But, once you’ve tasted a bit of success, you’re encouraged to press forward.
Nevertheless, success begs for efficiency. Let’s face it, being an entrepreneur and business owner is demanding enough for you to worry about remedial tasks that can [...]

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Two Tools that are Essential to the Growth of Your Chiropractic Blog

April 15, 2009

In our last post, we concluded the discussion by reminding you to subscribe to our blog either through email or Rich Site Summary (aka really simple syndication — RSS).
Why?
Because from a reader’s perspective, subscribing to a blog can be a more efficient way to receive the content once it is updated without manually having to [...]

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Finding a Home for Your Chiropractic Blog

April 14, 2009

Once your domain is registered, you’ll need a place to host or “house” your chiropractic web site. Your site has to be hosted on a server in order to be “published” on the internet. Therefore, selecting a host provider will be your next step.
Now, GoDaddy offers hosting plans but your best bet is to go [...]

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How to Register A Domain Name for Your Chiropractic Blog

April 13, 2009

Before you can move forward with a self-hosted blog, you must register a domain name. A domain name is the URL or address that people use to locate your blog or web site.
So, for example, if you wanted to visit Apple’s web site to check out the new iPod shuffle, you’d enter the following address [...]

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