This is wonderful to hear and you will have lots of encouragement/motivation to commit to it every week at least. :)

But having a medical practice could get in the way! LOL. Gosh, why do you need to do this if you have a medical practice? :)

Gee, you must be in the States too then. Lol. Yeah I can imagine, insurance is awful... as bad as taxes. :)

Well, this is a good plan to have then so dedicate a full year of hard work on your site, and you'll see a huge difference... Maybe even do Jay's videos too to make sure you're doing everything you need for SEO for your posts.

Building content is key because more keywords, more traffic, more traffic, more sales. Have you looked at Dylan's strategy?? He's awesome, he can build a site in 6 months and pocket $2K. His 7th month was $4K (for xmas).

Look at his blogs, they are full of awesome info and then look at his training he made (latest I think) on how he does his strategy that was explained in his blogs.

Good luck to you!
Grace

Sorry, forgot to give you Dylan's info: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/dylanrieger

Omg, even when I understand the anatomy of a promotion, I can still be the one standing up and screaming 'take my money!!!' at the end of a good pitch.

I think all the elements are there, they just need to be re-ordered around a style of writing that appeals to immediacy and great need.

Precisely.

We are gong into a long weekend here in oz, and I have so much time to surf! I loved visiting your site. Thanks for sharing. Here are a few suggestions for you.

I think you've got lots of good material to work with. But to make your marketing more compelling:

1. Promote yourself as a personal brand a little more. I love the sound of keeping up to date with Dr Misty. 'Get the lowdown on beautiful feet with Dr Misty, your friendly foot doctor!'

2. See how your writing style might be further polished to incorporate some good lessons from sale copy. Use descriptive writing that helps readers to project into both problem and solution.

3. You stand by your name and your professional credentials. You could invite further engagement with these by styling an open letters section to Dr Mandy, where you intermittently answer questions from the public.

4. Make the site visually irresistible to explore. Visual enticements might come in the form of dynamic post listings with bright pictures.

For ease on the eyes and to encourage more wandering, also see how much smaller your paragraphs can be, ensuring a good amount of white space around all your fields. If you can buy a few good books on the 'grids' concept of design, this will make more sense.

5. How about some interesting 'did you know' articles from the world of feet? And maybe some infographics branded with your site name on the same? These are hot on Pinterest, and a great way to bring in another source of traffic.

6. If you are planning on a regular publishing schedule, you might want to consider an email newsletter too. Add a popup call to action if you do, inviting subscriptions, to make sure that people return!

I can see a well-developed blog easily becoming a way by which your name and business become better known, and as a means for developing even further professional connections and opportunities to write and speak.

You have a fabulous germ of an idea in your blog, and I have no doubt that your consistent efforts and consideration of feedback are going to have a great effect on your professional online presence.

No worries! I'll write in private about one particular post, with examples of how I might edit it - in private so we don't get duplicate content indexed here. It'll be the sales review page for your laser treatment item. And a few examples of how to use a sales funnel.

But all the suggestions you have here right now should be enough to get you started. :)

Given that we are a worldwide website there will always be someone working at a different time. He did say that it is up to you to set your work times. I'm based in Australia, and as such, would be working when you should be sleeping, so I don't see you working at night a hindrance! It is always day somewhere in the world.

You are very welcome. I will have to leave the question of number of external links to the experts here (as I am a newbie to WA and yet to pick a niche). That does make sense though. I'll gladly help with Amazon selling questions though. I learned the ins and outs of what sells on Amazon the hard way (smiles).

Hi, the advice is not so much about external links as it is about balancing informative advice with marketing content. So, they mean, not too many marketing links.

But outbound links to authoritative sources (make sure your blog settings open these in a new window), are an important signifier of the value of your blog. And, as the amount of shareable content you produce increases, you will hopefully begin to see links back to your articles, too.

Just remember, what made the idea of the web special to begin with, was the possibility of links between information. This is a source of information in itself, and is the underpinning MO of web and search engines still.

Don't believe the warnings about outbound links causing you to lose visitors. Having a substantial number of diverse, quality links back in and out, is what helps to rank you and drive traffic to your doorstep.

excellent source. good point

I did years ago when I had a photo with my blogs. I think the photo did the trick. I never bother to look for it now a days.