Knowing how to be a doula is not the same as knowing how to get hired as a doula. If you do not know how to sell yourself, you can’t get doula clients or earn a living. Get training in this area if you… read more
5 Keys to Success in a New Doula Business
Starting a business is a huge undertaking. It’s important to have a great idea, but you also need to execute that idea and turn it into a successful business. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and resilience to make a startup succeed. Here… read more
Birth Planning Outside of Doula Clients
One skill that doulas are really good at is helping people take the complex choices involved in birth and distill them into a comprehensive and readable document, known to many as a birth plan. Doulas pride themselves on being evidence-based and non-judgemental. They have experience… read more
Nine Tips for Naming Your Doula Business
One of the things that you may be thinking about is, what you call your doula business. This is something that some people thought of immediately as soon as they decided this was the course they wanted to take with their life. Other doulas wind… read more
What Doulas Need to Know about VBAC Rates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects and reports on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates along with other statistics from birth certificate data every year. Astonishingly they really didn’t start reporting this specific data point until 2016. (It may be a coincidence,… read more
How to Grow Your Doula Business in 10-15 Minutes a Day
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is whether or not you can find enough clients to make it as a doula. I think people are surprised when I respond with something like this: If you’re willing to put in the time and… read more
Tips for Virtual Doulas
by Connie Sultana, LCCE, CD(DONA), BDTCD(DONA) I am hoping you will add ideas to this so that we are able to offer doulas as comprehensive as possible preparation for providing virtual support when in-person support is absolutely not an option. In Northern California, USA, most… read more
5 Reasons Being a Childbirth Educator is a Great Side Hustle for a Doula
Being a doula is hard work. The hours are also unpredictable and often long and grueling. Depending on how busy you are, the hours are also rarely steady. This leads some doulas to seek out a side hustle. While there are many side hustles that… read more
The Value of Childbirth Education from the Doula Perspective
When conjuring up images of childbirth education people often think about very antiquated ideas. The past 20 years have seen an incredible change in childbirth education. You’ve seen it move from largely independent to being a mixture of independent educators and hospital-based educators. You’ve seen… read more
The Doula Secret Weapon: Your Resource List
One of the things that you probably haven’t been using wisely enough is the doula resource list. In fact, this is your secret weapon. In short, a doula resource list is going to be a collection of categories of specialties and subspecialties that might be… read more
5 Ways to Use Scheduled Send in Your Doula Business
Scheduled send and similar types of programs that allow you to put items in your email inbox back in your inbox at a specific time are great time and sanity savers. I’d like to show you some ways that they are beneficial in your business…. read more
Finding More Doula Clients: Community Presentations
One of the ways that you can increase the number of clients that you get is to increase knowledge about doulas in general. Basically, the more people know about doulas, what they do, and where to find them, the more doulas will be hired. Certainly,… read more