'Couples Counseling - Livermore, Pleasanton Interview'

Couples Counseling - Livermore, Pleasanton Interview

By Interviewer at 04/25/09 00:45

Name of your website?

Couples Counseling - Livermore, Pleasanton

Your name?

Laura Melgosa

Your Location (city, etc)

Livermore, Pleasanton

Please give us a short summary of your website?

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing couples counseling services to couples in the Tri-Valley communities of Pleasanton and Livermore. Please visit my website at: http://www.MendingMyMarriage.com for a complete list of services or call: 925/922-2775.

What inspired you to launch your own website?

The best way to market counseling services is through the web.

When did you launch your first website, and what was it?

My first website was launched in 2007. That website is still active and can be found at http://www.mftlaura.com

How did you decide on a name for your website?

The first site was easy. I am a Marriage Family Therapist and my name is Laura Melgosa so MFTLaura seemed like a good choice for a website. My second website http://www.mendingmymarriage.com is started to promote my specialty as a marriage counselor.

What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?

I think that my marriage website really does a good job of describing how my services may be of use to someone struggling with relationship issues.

What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)

I think writing a book may be in my future and my website would continue to be used to promote my books and services.

How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?

You must invest in your practice for it to be successful. You need to have or develop a business sense in addition to counseling skills.

If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?

Hire professionals for website design and marketing.

If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?

Not at this time. As a sole proprietor it would be difficult to grow quickly.

What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?

Yellow Pages - I find this is not worth the expense and the expense grows every year.

What has been your biggest challenge?

Growing my business

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

I think just building a good website wit keywords that help with placement in search engines.

How has running your website differed from your expectations?

Web advertising has met all my expectations.

How long have you run the site already, and how long will you continue to keep it up if you don't enjoy big gains in traffic, income or popularity?

My sites have been running for 2+ years and will continue for as long as I am business for myself.

What is the key to getting customer?

Know who your target customers are and speak directly to them on your website.

What is your website address?

Couples Counseling - Livermore, Pleasanton

Having worked with Laura as a social worker, I know that she is an extremely caring soul who knows how to assist others who are suffering and in pain. She is an astute collaborative problem solver, and she is especially gifted in helping others to see the sun which oftentimes seems to hide behind the clouds.

JKW, Springfield, OH

Laura knows what it takes to help others mend their relationships, in a gentle and kind way.

I agree with the other two posts, and just want to add that Laura has a wonderful way of reducing egoistic false perceptions while simultaneously strengthening altruistic True perceptions. A dirge of condemnation gives way to a refreshing and invigorating change in tune with ever-increasing glimpses and awareness of healing and wholeness and forgiveness; that is, love and inclusion rather than fear and exclusion...

Jim, birthtimes@yahoo.com

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