HMI/AHA Hypnotherapists Directories

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
• Languages
• Hypnotherapy Specialties
• Experience
• Education
• Continuing Education
• Certifications/Licenses
• Awards
• Memberships
• Articles
• Website
• Contact Information
• Level 2 Hypnotherapists Biographies
• Professional Photographs

Biography Introduction

You have a maximum of five paragraphs, each with a maximum of 1000 characters for your Biography Introduction. You do not have to use the maximum amount of characters for each of the five fields that are available to you. Your first paragraph must start with your First Name and Last Name.

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 3-5 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.

You may add additional paragraphs to your Biography Introduction by clicking the Add Another Paragraph link available at the bottom of the Biography Introduction section. You have a maximum of five Biography paragraph entries.

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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.

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Hypnotherapy Specialties

You are allowed a maximum of five specialties. You should select five from the menu provided if you specialize in that many areas. If you have more than five specialties, you should select the five 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.

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Experience

You have a maximum of five paragraphs, each with a maximum of 1000 characters for your Experience. You do not have to use the maximum amount of characters for each of the five fields that are available to you.

You may add additional paragraphs to your Experience by clicking the Add Another Paragraph link available at the bottom of the Experience section. You have a maximum of five Experience paragraph entries.

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Education

If you are an HMI Graduate, the first Education area is pre-populated for you once you select HMI as the Directory. You will need to fill in the Date Started and Date Graduated with the appropriate dates.

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 Education entries.

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Continuing Education

You have a maximum of 1000 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.

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Certifications/Licenses

Many of you are Certified Hypnotherapists (C.Ht.). 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 Certifications/Licenses entries.

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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.

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 Award entries.

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Memberships

You should list all notable Memberships (e.g. American Hypnosis Association, Hypnotherapists Union Local 472). You can list up to five Memberships in this area. 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 Membership entries.

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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.

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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 10+ years experience of writing effective titles for the search engines.

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Contact Information

If you are a current HMI lease holder, your primary address will be that of the HMI Clinic which is;

Tarzana, California 91356-4158

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.

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Level 2 Biographies

Those hypnotherapists who have Level 2 Biographies will see an additional link in the Contact section that reads "Send Email to FirstName LastName". This link leads to a secure contact form that visitors can fill in and contact you 24/7/365. This contact request (in plain text) is automatically sent to your @hypnosis.edu Alias Email Address.

Note: If you are a member of the HMI and/or AHA Hypnotherapists Directory, you were assigned an Alias Email Address automatically. It is in the format of firstname.lastname@hypnosis.edu. It automatically forwards to the email address you have specified in your hypnotherapist biography.

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Professional Photographs

It is a directory requirement that you have a professional portrait style photograph taken (with professional backdrop, examples shown at right).

"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.

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Last modified: 2008-04-07T12:22:59-0700