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DS 2 January February 2015 Your website is the business partner you didn't even know you had. It's a gateway to prospective clients and a lifeline to current clients. It's your online business card. And it really does need frequent attention from you. In fact, website experts say to remain relevant for your clients (and for the search engines that get them to you), you should evaluate your content every 30–90 days. Consider writing a blog for your website, updating home page images, or adding new, pertinent links as ways to freshen your site. At the very least, use your website to direct people to your frequently updated social media channels. Build It and They Will Come To encourage ABMP members to see for themselves how easy it is to build a professional website (or give their current site an update), throughout October we sponsored the ABMP Website Builder Contest. The contest is over (see the winners below), but you can still build your own free website, courtesy of ABMP. Log in to www.abmp.com and fi nd step-by-step directions, as well as a video tutorial, in the Marketing Center. Our judges had the tough task of choosing just six winners from nearly 500 contest entries. The winning websites all successfully incorporated welcoming content, personalized photos, informative descriptions, clean design, organized text layout, and smart use of technology including online scheduling and social media buttons. Thank you to our prize sponsors: Aesthetic Video Source, At Peace Media, Biotone, Books of Discovery, Custom Craftworks, Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies, Liddle Kidz, Massage Warehouse, Organic India, and prAna. ABMP's Website Builder Have you loved your website today? 1st Place: Maria Weston http://gentlespirit.massagetherapy.com 1 st 2nd Place: Richard Prefontaine www.nonatouch.massagetherapy.com 2 nd 3rd Place: Wynema Chilianis http://wynema.massagetherapy.com 3 rd 4th Place: Joan Sinrich www.intown.massagetherapy.com 5th Place: Susanna Krueger www.pathtowellness-llc.abmp.com 6th Place: Lynn Spurling www.lynnspurling. massagetherapy.com Use these ABMP contest winners as inspiration for how your site could look and function. Don't have a website yet? Did you know that more than 50% of consumers searching for a massage therapist look online? Don't be overlooked just because potential clients don't know where to fi nd you! Membership with ABMP includes a free website and all the tools, tutorials, and content you'll need to build it. Website Builder Contest Winners