Important Tips for Completing your Hypnotherapist Biography
Here are some important tips on how to complete your hypnotherapist biography. These tips will assist you in gaining maximum exposure for your biography when visitors are performing searches within the directory and, when they are using their favorite search engine.
Hypnotherapist Biography Tips - Quick Index
Biography Introduction
The first paragraph of your Biography Introduction (or part of it - up to 250 characters) is used as your Directory Introduction which is what appears in the main search results. This Directory Introduction is crafted by the Directory Administrator based on what you enter in your Biography Introduction.
We suggest keeping your paragraphs short and easy to read. Shorter paragraphs are better for readability. We typically recommend 3-4 sentences per paragraph. The visitor is here for one thing, to determine whether or not you can assist them with their hypnotherapy needs. No need to make visitors read a “book” when a few strategically crafted sentences will suffice.
Languages
If you speak more than one language fluently, you should select your second, third, fourth, etc. languages from the menu provided. There is a feature for visitors to Search by Language.
Hypnotherapy Specialties
You are allowed a maximum of twenty (20) specialties. If you have more than twenty (20) specialties, you should select those that are most important to you. You can always list additional specialties under the Experience section. There is a feature for visitors to Search by Hypnotherapy Specialty but only for those listed in the checklist provided.
Experience
List any additional Experience that you feel a visitor to your Biography may be interested in. This area might include related fields of practice, study, etc.
Education
If you are an HMI Graduate, the first Education area is pre-populated for you once you select HMI as the Directory. You cannot edit this first listing in your Education section.
If you are an AHA Member and not a graduate of HMI, then you must list your primary hypnotherapy education first followed by additional education.
You may add additional Education credentials by clicking the Add Another Institution link available at the bottom of the Education section. You have a maximum of five (5) Education entries.
Continuing Education
You have a maximum of 1,000 characters for your Continuing Education. You do not have to use the maximum amount of characters. It would be helpful if the visitor knew that you are actively involved in Continuing Education.
Certifications/Licenses
Many of you are Certified Hypnotherapists (CHt) or Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists (CCHt) via the American Hypnosis Association. You should list your certifications in order of priority with Certified Hypnotherapist being the most important. It is to your advantage to complete all fields in this area. It shows a level of professionalism when you've completed all the requested information. It also discloses your credentials to the visitor.
You may add additional Certifications/Licenses by clicking the Add Another Certification Agency link available at the bottom of the Certifications/Licenses section. You have a maximum of five (5) Certifications/Licenses entries.
Note: Your HMI Diploma in Hypnotherapy or Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy DOES NOT certify you as a Hypnotherapist. Achieving “Certification” in Hypnotherapy is the goal of most HMI Students and Graduates. HMI recommends the American Hypnosis Association.
Awards
It's always nice to advertise your achievements and it shows the visitor that you have a competitive spirit. You should list any notable Awards that you've won over the years. Completing the fields in this area is to your advantage.
Awards that you've received from HMI will automatically appear in this area e.g. Honors Graduate, Director's Award, Academic Achievement Award and/or Clinical Achievement Award.
You may add additional Awards by clicking the Add Another Award link available at the bottom of the Awards section. You have a maximum of five (5) Award entries.
Professional Memberships
You should list all notable Professional Memberships (e.g. American Hypnosis Association). Completing the fields in this area is to your advantage.
You may add additional Memberships by clicking the Add Another Membership link available at the bottom of the Memberships section. You have a maximum of five (5) Membership entries.
Articles
For those of you who have written articles and have them posted in the Articles Section of the Hypnosis.edu website, you will see a section titled Articles which will contain links to those articles you have posted. Articles are an excellent way of bringing additional exposure to your hypnotherapist biography. We encourage you to submit your article(s) today.
Website
If you have a website that you would like to promote, this is a great opportunity for you to advertise it via your Hypnotherapist Biography. We allow you to specify a text link along with a physical address for the visitor. The text link is usually going to be the title of your home page, or what you enter in the "Website Title" on the biography submission form. If one is not available, or if the one submitted does not reflect the destination of the link (your website), the Directory Administrator will craft one based on his 20+ years experience of writing effective titles for the search engines.
Contact Information
If you are a current HMI lease holder, your primary address will be that of the HMI Clinic which is;
18607 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 310
Tarzana, California 91356-4154
If you are not an HMI lease holder, you must list your primary practice address. If you have two or more offices, you can list a secondary address. This is suggested as you will appear in the zip code search for your primary and secondary zip codes.
Admin Note: Street addresses are not shown publicly for security reasons. You also have the option to NOT display your telephone number.
Professional Photographs
It is a directory requirement that you have a professional portrait style photograph taken (with professional backdrop, some examples are shown below).
"A picture is worth a thousand words" and in this case, it could be the one thing that affects the overall performance of your highly visible Hypnosis.edu Hypnotherapists Directory listing.