The Correct Way to Attract Clients with Social Media

About this episode

This episode discusses effective social media strategies for therapists to attract clients without uncomfortable tactics.

Posting on social media can build your diary when done the right way and so in this episode, you'll hear about what therapists commonly think and do when posting, understand why it doesn't work and discover what to do instead that does. This approach doesn't require ick, pitching, link sharing or cold DMing strangers, in fact, it does the opposite; it's a way to attract the right people to your practice without doing things you don't feel comfortable about. I hope you like it and find it useful. How to get clients from social media for my private practice?Post less often and swap the time you're spending posting for interacting with others onlineWhy doesn't posting on social media work for therapists?Facebook has an average view time of 1.7 seconds for posts on business pages and Instagram has an average view time of .7 seconds for a therapists static post. Basically, your posts rarely get seen. That's why swapping posting or doing less of it and instead focussing on interaction with your ideal client is more effectiveHow long does it take to get clients by posting on social media?In our industry, the answer is in how long does it take people to feel like they KNOW you, that they…

Topics covered

• social media
• client attraction
• therapists
• marketing strategies

Keywords

• client engagement
• social media marketing
• therapist visibility

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