Your website’s service pages and blogs are valuable resources for your potential and current clients. They offer in-depth information about your services. And what clients can expect from therapy. And how to get started. But your service pages can do more than inform. They can inspire!
Blogging is the perfect way to go into more detail about the topics that your service pages cover. They can give prospective clients a deeper understanding of what you do, and show off your practice’s personality. They’re a great opportunity to boost your SEO, while also connecting with clients to show them what makes you different!
While writing your service pages, were there topics you wish you could go into more depth on? Or were there certain aspects of your services that you weren’t able to fully explain? Don’t worry, because these are great topics to write about in a blog! By writing about them in more detail, you can explain to your ideal clients how your services work and what they can expect from them. But also how those services can help them in their specific situation. For example, if you offer therapy for women who have experienced trauma, you can write a blog about how therapy can help them heal and accept their past.
For every service page, we recommend having at least three blogs about that service. This may seem difficult because you just wrote a whole page about the topic for your service page. But, this is an opportunity to go deeper and explain more to potential clients who are looking for more information. Here are some examples.
When you’re deciding what to write about, it can be helpful to think from your client’s perspective. What questions do they still have after reading your page? What would they like to know more about? Answering these questions in a blog can help to further show you are an expert in your field. It will also give clients the information they need to decide if you’re the right provider for them.
Taking their perspective is also helpful when thinking of what advice your clients may be wanting. For inspiration, you can think of what potential clients might be looking for. If you offer therapy for relationships, you can write a blog post with tips on how to improve communication in a relationship. This will give clients insight into what methods you use and how you help people. It can also give them a chance to try out some of the techniques before they come to see you.
For your website and blogs to attract and retain readers it’s important to focus on creating client-centric content. By tailoring blog topics to the needs and interests of your ideal clients, you establish yourself as a trusted resource for information and support. Some ways to do this are:
Taking your ideal client’s perspective and creating content that directly addresses their needs and concerns allows you to establish and position yourself as a trusted expert in your field. It also can attract more visitors to your website. Not only allowing your ideal clients to read your blogs but allowing them to explore your various services.
Writing blogs is a great way to deliver valuable information to clients. But as I mentioned, it’s also great for SEO! Blogs can be a great way to work in SEO keywords that you may have been unable to work into your service page. For instance, if you offer therapy for anxiety, a blog titled “How to Cope with Anxiety Symptoms” can be a great place to work in popular keywords such as, “anxiety symptoms” and “anxiety therapy”. Including these keywords can help your blog rank higher on Google. This way your ideal clients can find you more easily when they are searching for an anxiety therapist near them.
So, at the end of every blog, we suggest adding an “About the Author” section. This is where you can establish more authority over the topic of the blog, and let the reader know more about you as a therapist. In this section, you can make it more specific to the topic of the blog and showcase your authority on the subject.
If you wrote a blog about anxiety, in the “About You” section you can talk about how you’re a therapist specializing in anxiety and then discuss the treatments you usually use with clients. This is a great way to establish that you’re an expert on this subject to your clients and Google. It also lets the readers know more about you and what you specialize in.
If you’re looking for support with your SEO blogs, we can help! We offer a variety of SEO options designed to meet the needs of therapists. When you’re ready to begin optimizing your therapy website, please follow these steps:
At Simplified SEO Consulting, we have a wide range of SEO services to help therapists no matter what phase they are in at their practice! We have different training options for therapists who want to learn how to optimize their own websites with the help of our team members. For SEO one-on-one training, our 12-Week SEO Intensive program is a great option for those who want to work one-on-one with a specialist. Our Small Group SEO Intensives are perfect for helping professionals and therapists who would prefer to work in groups with other professionals. Another option is to purchase our DIY Online SEO Courses to learn SEO by yourself and at your own pace. Then, for therapists who are wanting to outsource their SEO, we offer Done-For-You SEO services.
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Updated on 4/30/2023 by Lynsey Heskett
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