Needing feed back on new web site

Thanks - Do you mean I should have my own server? Not something I'm likely wanting to invest the time or money in unless you can help me with good reasons.

Or do you mean just getting away from Wordpress?

Thank you. You brought up good points that I will work on.. I recycled the baby, boy and teen image from my last site - IdeasToGrowOn - I wanted it to illustrated the progression from infancy to independence. I'll have to see if I can tie it in better with my present site or come up with something different.

I don't give my name on the site. I'm not really sure what my present employer would think about my present site. Can I establish trust without letting people know exactly who I am? Would an alias work?

Should I focus just on Speech Sounds or expand to Speech Therapy? If I add information on other areas of Speech Therapy such as language development, stuttering, social skills, etc. then I could make an nice general intro about the importance of working on speech and language development at home. and make my "Working on Speech Sounds" a separate page. Would all of this extra content help with rankings? Would it be distracting if my main goal is to sell the Speech Sound Programs?


Thanks again for the ideas

Site looks pretty good, but as others have said a free blog isn't a good long term platform.

Free blogs can have viral issues.

SiteSell, if you want a private forum, and be led by the hand, and can afford the odd $30+ a month, and don't mind having limited display, etc options.

Hostgator, if you want 100% control over the display, don't mind jumping in the deep end, and can get one to 10 sites for $10 a month.

But there is no forum, but a very good help section, although if you are installing software and need to go into C Panel to change the logs, or add something, then you may need to research it.

And you can add a blog, or attach one to one of your sites, (l attached one, since it is free, or doesn't add to your allowance amounts).

Welcome, and no your name isn't that long, my one was,...toy-and-game-inventor-success.com, (l won't make that active since there is advertising on the site).

And l got quite a few kw,'s indexed by Google, including the primary kw, or domain name one or course.

That site made peanuts, but l keep hanging onto it for some reason?

Thanks - I'm not sure what those numbers mean but I hope they are good ones. I am going to try to make it load as fast as possible.

I am a proven Conversion expert. Listen to or ignore me as you will...people have paid a lot of money to learn things like those I recommended.

Get rid of the leak. Turn it into a lead magnet. Get an autoresponder, have the lead magnet up as the bribe for them opting in, and send subscribers an indoctrination email sequence concluding with your call to action.

You are in the business of SELLING.

Don't like that? Too bad. You have to sell.

That doesn't mean manipulating people...but it does mean showing them things and getting them to react.

If you are uncomfortable with that, it's probably best not to proceed.

Your call to action can be as simple as "Book a 15-minute assessment with me". Is that uncomfortable or salesy weirdoish or unfriendly? The site is not doing that now.

Speaking of which...the site is a Conversion tool. It has one job, which is to filter visitors In or Out and convert those who are qualified In to an appointment with you.

So many people are unclear on this concept.

Sitting behind a website and hoping to make a living is not a good idea in your position. You aren't selling trinkets.

Do not expect your site to get people to hand you money. Use it to book qualified appointments. Use the appointments to sign up clients.

Other SLPs is not who I said for you to identify and visit. Other experts who refer people to SLPs. That's your target. No, they are not going to tell people to go to your site. They're going to direct people to CALL you. Which I would rather have any day.

Happy Moms...OK. If that's what you have to use as your marketing method then get using it. Video testimonials. Start getting them.

Using just your first name is better than the lingo you have up there now. Have those recording testimonials use that.

Testimonials are to be designed. Where were they before they found you? How did you help them? What were the results, where are they now after working with you? That's the format. Do not let people do whatever they want and ramble on. Design it.

Post the videos on the site. Keep adding them. Develop a preponderance of evidence.

Get this book, read and apply it (NOT an affiliate link):
https://www.amazon.com/No-B-S-Price-.../dp/1599184001

In particular look for "the hidden price of Free."

You asked for advice. I am giving you proven, expensive advice. Look at the difference of the details I provided in comparison to what others said. And you are saying, "Well, I don't know..." It's like Gordon Ramsay telling a restaurateur how to fix their broken business, and the chef pushing back. When an expert gives you advice, act on it.

This is your problem. Are you trying to keep your online activity a secret from your employer? What restrictions do you have on selling any of the information you use in your day job?

There's no point anyone here advising you on how to become a successful speech therapy consultant unless that's a route you're planning to take.