Posts by Katie Altneu
Anti-racism resources for acupuncturists
I’ve received many questions over the past weeks, from…. I’m scared to share my personal beliefs about Black Lives Matter on my clinic social media platforms, would it be unprofessional? … to … I’m learning, I’m listening, I want to do better – what can I do?? And so today I want to help you figure that out,…
Read MoreThings that have saved me time, money, or stress and helped me grow my acupuncture clinic
There are so many moving parts and balls to juggle as a healer + small business owner, and it can get overwhelming if you’re not smart and efficient with your time and energy. Today, I’m sharing with you 10 things that I use to streamline my processes, and have saved me either time, money, or…
Read More5 Things I did that exploded my acupuncture practice, without advertising
Marketing an acupuncture clinic and attracting patients can be hard, especially when we’re trained acupuncturists not trained marketers. We didn’t get into this medicine because we’re super stoked on acupuncture marketing, right? No way, we just want to practice our medicine… not worry about marketing it. Unfortunately, it’s a big part of what we have…
Read MoreCreating online courses to supplement your acupuncture practice
Thinking about making an online course to create passive revenue on top of your acupuncture practice? Feeling totally overwhelmed about the technology, the process, and where to even start? In the webinar below, I’ll share with you what I’ve learned from creating several online courses. You’ll learn: The steps to designing, building, and creating it…
Read More12 Things I’m embarrassed to tell you
Here are 12 things I’m a little embarrassed to tell you, that I think you should know about me! #1 – I never “network” I went to a few networking groups and events my first year in practice, and (as an introvert) I felt soo awkward and uncomfortable. So I stopped. I have grown my…
Read MoreDosing your medicine
A patient walks into your office with years of IBS and headaches. They want to feel better. You do your full questioning, make a diagnosis, give them an amazing acupuncture treatment. And then what do you do? Do you ask them when they want to come back? I hope not! Why? Because you should be…
Read MoreHow many acupuncture treatments will it take for your patient to see significant improvement?
Dosing your medicine – how many acupuncture treatments should you recommend? How many acupuncture treatments will it take for your patient to see significant improvement? A patient walks into your office with years of IBS and headaches. They want to feel better. You do your full questioning, make a diagnosis, give them an amazing acupuncture…
Read MoreWhy your marketing can feel pushy and what to do about it
You improve and transform peoples’ lives. You help people in important and amazing ways. You started your practice to make a difference for the people you can help. And while you know you need to market your services to help more people and to pay your bills, you hate the idea of being a pushy,…
Read MoreThe biggest hurdle: our struggle with “enoughness”
From my experience, one of the biggest hurdles to growing a busy acupuncture practice is not external – not competing in a saturated market or some complex business strategy – but internal. I think it’s our own inner critic, self doubt, our feeling of enoughness. I see this all the time with acupuncturists, I see…
Read MoreEight Mistakes I Made in my Acupuncture Practice & Why I’m Glad I Made Them
Starting, growing, and running an acupuncture practice is one of the hardest things anyone can do. Many of us make big and little mistakes along the way, and I want to share with you what I learned the hard way, so hopefully you can avoid making these same mistakes. 1. Trying to appeal to everyone…
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