I am looking forward to discussing what is the same and what is different when tutoring face to face and tutoring online, facilitating learning online, with no in person contact raises a number of interesting questions.

I also teach courses on building websites and social networking and look forward to spending some time discussion how to use social networks ethically. What networks to be using and some top tips for effective social networking.

Being able to market yourself well online is more and more important. Social Media can be an effective and low cost way to market our services.

In this interview Mieke demonstrated how to set up a Facebook Business page and talk through her philosophy on how to use Facebook as an ethical marketing tool to promote your practice.

Mieke Haveman from Mieke’s marketing for Counsellors talked about her upcoming Build your own WordPress website course (offered through online training for counsellors).

Mieke’s Screen ShareBut you will get something extra during this interview. We will do screen sharing on air so you can have a look at her computer. She will give you a peek of what the back end of WordPress looks like. Back end is the area where you build your website and viewers don’t get to see.

Mieke has a passion and a flare for marketing Therapy and Coaching practices via the internet. As a regular blogger, tweeter and Facebook user Mieke has built up an expertise that she is now using to help Therapists and Coaches to find their ideal clients.

In this interview Mieke talked about how to write for your website in a way that will speak to the clients who will most benefit from what you offer. This will include describing how best to use the front page of a website, how to structure a website and a some thoughts about social media.