At a Twitter DoulaParty about a week ago, I heard about some informative YouTube videos for doulas and childbirth educators recorded by Janice Banther. There are 13 videos so far on Janice’s YouTube channel, ranging in length from 2-11 minutes in length. Learn some tricks to getting doctors to sign off on your evaluations, how to schedule doula clients, and how to help clients during birth in a variety of situations.

At a typical fair, each business has a designated space. Vendors are usually are provided a table, a chair or two, and maybe an electrical outlet. The organizers may also put up a small sign with the business name at the back of the booth.

Beyond what is provided, it is up to you to make your booth a place that people want to come and visit. One way to get ideas is to go to some fairs and see what attracts you. You may notice that many exhibitors have their table at the front of the booth, right up to the aisle where people are walking. The exhibitor may have some items displayed on the table, perhaps some brochures, and they’re sitting at the table, available to talk to the people passing by. Most of the time, what happens? People keep walking. Especially if it is crowded.

Here are some ways to cozy up your space:

Here is a a question I received about a month ago from Val Peterson of Birthday with Val: I love being a doula!! I would have to say that the most challenging area for me with this work is the financial consistency aspect

Balancing your home life while building your birth business takes practice and experimentation. Many birth professionals are also mothers of young children, and much of the work we do managing our businesses is at home while we’re also mothering and running the household. As business owners, how do we make time for it all?

If you love your birth work, chances are you’ve got books. Lots of them. And what about organizing handouts for clients? Then there are the nifty tools we take to births. Here are a few tips to keep it all straight.

Are you going mad because you spend lots of time searching for files on your computer? Here are some steps to getting your business files under control.

There are several ways to keep track of your client’s records. Today I’ll share what I do. It’s not necessarily the “right” way, but it’s a way that I have found works best for me and has evolved over the two years I’ve worked as a doula.

Joy Jones is an RN who created a very comprehensive website dedicated to the Brewer Pregnancy Diet. It not only has a great deal of information and links to many more resources, it also maintains a referral list of professionals who support the Brewer’s Diet.

So you want to be a doula. A Savvy one at that. I’d like to offer you 5 tips to help you be taken seriously as a business owner:

Do you wear other hats? Are you a childbirth educator, a postpartum doula, a photographer, a massage therapist, or any hold any other title in addition to being a birth doula? You should package your services.