Starting

If you have a website, there are ways to drive traffic to it. Search engine optimization, better known as SEO, is the practice of trying to maximize the possibility your audience will find your website by using a series of tools and techniques internally and externally on your personal website. By making these changes, you can increase the number of people who go to your website. There are numerous variables that can affect your SEO including key words used, other sites, numerous sites etc.

How Do Search Engines Work?

How do I tweet? (via web)

1. Log in to your Twitter account.
2. Type your tweet into the "What's happening?" box at the top of your screen.
3. Make sure your update is fewer than 140 characters. (Twitter will count the characters for you!) Remaining characters show up as a number below the box.
4. Click the "Tweet" button to post the tweet to your profile.
5. You will immediately see your tweet in the timeline on your homepage.

“How can a social network that restricts what I can say to less than 140 characters help my business?” This is a question many individuals starting their practice ask. Usually, it is followed up with “nobody cares about what I would tweet and what would I tweet about anyway?” These are all valid questions and to a novice, Twitter may seem like another tedious social networking platform that provides little benefit to start-ups.

1. Make sure your fees are clearly posted and understood by your patients before they begin treatment. There is nothing worse than a patient receiving a bill when they think they are covered by a government plan.

2. Don't be afraid to charge for your services. You have spent a lot of time and money to obtain you license and you deserve a return on that investment.

Journal entries accounting for the sale of product are slightly more complicated than selling services.  When you buy product you do not incur an expense. You only incur an expense when you sell it.

When you buy product you actually convert one asset, cash, for another asset, inventory.  So assume you purchase 50 bottles of supplement for a cost of $10/bottle.  The journal entry will be: 

What should I charge?
Most ND rates are very reasonable especially compared to other "service" professions such as lawyers and plumbers! Set your own rates and feel comfortable about them. If you are providing exceptional advice and service to your patients they won't begrudge paying you a fair price.

A few hints about pricing:

1. Don't be afraid to charge for your services. You've invested a lot in your knowledge and expertise. You deserve a fair return.

Hire a lawyer
This is one expense you can’t afford not to incur. And do it BEFORE you sign the lease, not after!

Square feet
Most commercial leases are quoted per square foot of space per year, rather than an overall amount per month. Bring you own measuring tape, and don’t pay for space like common hallways that you cannot use.

Commercial leases are different from residential leases

The distinction between an employee and an independent contractor is especially relevant when source deductions are concerned. As noted earlier, an employer must make certain deductions and remittances from the salaries and wages of its employees for amounts owing for employment insurance (El), the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and income tax. In addition, the employer must also make employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan payments on behalf of all employees.

As noted earlier, an employee is someone who works for you under a contract of service. An independent contractor, on the other hand, works for you under a contract for services. The distinction is a subtle but nonetheless important one.