WebSavvy: Practical Internet strategies
for health & wellness businesses


September 2010

Seven Online Sales Tools For Every Health & Wellness Business

This is the info your potential members and clients want to see when they visit your website. If you don't have it, get it posted ASAP!

August 2010

True or False? Internet Marketing Myths & Misconceptions

Check your online marketing know-how with this 10-question self-assessment.

July 2010

25 Interesting Things To Say or Do In Your Newsletter, Facebook or Twitter

Twenty-five content suggestions that answer that most-feared question: "What should we say in our newsletter?" (or post on Facebook and Twitter)

June 2010

Best For The Web: Top Ten Web Design, Content & Marketing Books For Wellness Businesses

Top picks for website content & design, email marketing, social media like Twitter, Facebook, & blogs, plus PPC & Google Adwords, website analytics & development.

May 2010

Ping-Pong Marketing For Health Clubs & Wellness Businesses

Market through multiple online and offline "channels" to create a clear and lasting impression of your wellness business in your potential client's mind.

April 2010

How To Generate Leads From Your Wellness Business Website

Five website enhancements that instantly connect site visitors to your business and motivate them to take that next step.

March 2010

Worst Email Marketing Mistakes Wellness Businesses Can Easily Avoid

How to avoid eleven common health club & wellness business email marketing mistakes: timing, content, call to action, subject line and more

February 2010

Social Media Mashup: Update Everything & Everyone, Instantly

Integrate blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. so that they all update each other instantly, plus make it easy for people to pick and choose how they follow you.

January 2010

Online Survey Tools: Swiss Army Knife For Wellness Businesses

Specific ways to use free (or cheap) online surveys to spot problems, get product ideas and newsletter content, review employees and more!

December 2009

Online Customer Reviews: Why They Matter, How To Get Them

Detailed steps for using online reviews on Google Local, Yahoo, Yelp and CitySearch to attract new clients, customers and members

November 2009

Twitter: Quick-Hit Marketing For Health Clubs, Yoga Studios & Wellness Centers

Detailed steps for using Twitter to market your health & wellness business: get-started tips, do's and don'ts, advanced tools

October 2009

YouTube: Show-And-Tell Marketing For Health Clubs

Detailed steps for using YouTube videos to market your health & wellness business

September 2009

How To Market Your Health Club On Facebook

Detailed steps for establishing a Facebook presence for your health & wellness business

August 2009

Make Every Email You Send A (Subtle) Marketing Email

What if you could send marketing emails that would NEVER be reported as spam...NEVER be unsubscribed...and ONLY sent to interested people?

July 2009

Top Ten Health & Wellness Websites For Health Clubs & Personal Trainers

Sites that get you up to speed fast on the latest hot topics and health headlines, plus handy references, tools, calculators and more.

June 2009

Wellness Webinars: Extend Your Reach, Extend Your Profits

What you need to know about this "vitamin for wellness businesses", plus five strategies to enhance your image, close sales, retain customers and build your network.

May 2009

Publish Your Own E-Book: Promotion & Passive Income For Wellness Businesses

E-books: a surprisingly easy way to showcase your expertise, promote your wellness business and create a passive income source.

April 2009

Five Marketing Emails Your Members Will Welcome

Move beyond "refer a friend" emails with five non-pushy marketing emails that your customers will appreciate getting.

March 2009

To Blog Or Not To Blog? Your Questions Answered

Blogs aren't silver bullets. Get the secrets of successful blogging and decide whether your wellness business needs one.

February 2009

Online Press Releases: Is Everything You Know Wrong?

Nine tips help you raise business visibility with online press releases

January 2009

Your Wellness Business Website To-Do List: What To Do & Why

A five-point action plan to improve your website ROI in 2009

December 2008

Did Your Wellness Website Earn Its Keep In 2008?

How well did your website increase revenue, cut costs, and improve staff productivity?

November 2008

Social Media: Five Ways To Jumpstart Member Loyalty

How social media tools like blogs build customer community + five ways to get started.

October 2008

Now What? How Landing Pages Convert Site Visitors To Customers

Do's, don'ts and insider tips for using single-purpose webpages to generate leads and sell online.

Chat highlights: Workplace wellness marketing, website visitor conversion, trial membership turnover, LinkedIn

September 2008

Mobile Marketing: Can Your Clients Hear You Now?

Four examples of T-shirts that text you back and other cool ideas for marketing wellness programs and services via your customers' cell phones

Chat highlights: Health fairs for rehab/pain management center, regional yoga therapy chain's word of mouth and postcard advertising

August 2008

CAN-SPAM Updates: New Email Marketing Rules For Health & Wellness Businesses

New requirements for handling unsubscribes and forward-to-friend, plus other changes to the federal anti-spam rules

Chat highlights: family wellness clinic's newsletter for current patients, how an integrated medical clinic can convert website visitors into clients

July 2008

Pay-Per-Click Advertising: Essentials for Wellness Businesses

Is PPC right for your health club or wellness center? Or just a fast way to burn money?

June 2008

Is Your Web Developer Legit? Ten Red Flags

for Wellness Businesses

Overseeing website development is tough. While the list of potential gotchas is long, these "top ten" red flags shout "buyer beware!"

May 2008

Not Your Father's Internet: What's New & What's Next For Your Wellness Business

There's more to the Internet than email and your website. These five tools give you new and interesting ways to reach customers.

Chat highlights: wellness coaches, marketing directors, medical massage therapists, healthcare professionals ask about email newsletter content, do I really need a website, podcasts & video...

April 2008

50 Ways To Get Email Newsletter Subscribers: Part 1

Free newsletters are a great way to stay "top of mind" - when you know how to get new subscribers.

Chat highlights: health clubs, yoga studios, and employer wellness directors ask about mobile messaging, employers & HIPAA, website redesign, retention,

March 2008

Website Collecting Dust? Five Spring-Cleaning Tips

A five-point plan to spiff up your health and wellness website

February 2008

How To Take Your Website's Vital Statistics

How to get easy-to-understand data about your site's traffic and what visitors do (and don't) like on your site.

Chat highlights: switching from a print newsletter, selling online, getting more clients through your website

January 2008

Local Search: The Missing Link To Your Website

Tips that help customers looking for a local fitness center find your website.

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