Author Archives: Julie Onofrio

Becoming a Mentor in the Massage Profession

Every single massage therapist, no matter what the stage in their career has the opportunity to become a mentor to others in the profession or those considering careers in massage.  If you are in massage school, you can take the … Continue reading

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The Affordable Healthcare Act and the Massage Profession

This is the information that I got from attending the WA State AMTA Convention on April 26 from their Government Relations Presentation from Barbara Fly from the Insurance Commissioners office and David Madison who is a consultant for the AMTA … Continue reading

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The art of making appointments

Making appointments with your massage clients is really an art form and it is really an important part of building a successful massage business.  The appointment is of course how you will make your living.  The more appointments and the … Continue reading

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I am a lazy massage therapist!

Yes it is true.  I am a lazy massage therapist!  One of the things that drew me to this profession was the idea that one could set their own hours and come and go as they pleased.  I love that … Continue reading

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Massage for Fibromyalgia -seo test

Massage for fibromyalgia.  I am doing a little test on getting pages found in the search engines.  I have a page on www.thebodyworker.com that is about massage for fibromyalgia.   It is currently found on the bottom of the third page … Continue reading

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The Client List -Good or Bad for the Massage Profession?

The Client List is a new TV series on Lifetime that is based on a true story that did actually occur in Odessa TX in 2004.  The story is about a massage therapist who is a wife and mom to … Continue reading

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Setting Fees for Billing Insurance for Massage Therapy

Setting fees for billing insurance companies for massage therapy has long been a very controversial topic for me personally.  Whenever you ask a massage therapist how they set their rates for billing insurance, you will get as many different answers … Continue reading

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Spending Plans for a massage business

Every year I track my income and expenses on what is called a spending plan.  I learned this from a money coach – Mikelann Valterra who I worked with for a few years.  The system is quite unique in that … Continue reading

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Goodbye 2011!

This year has been a struggle to say the least!  I feel like I am waiting for the New Year!  I have already been planning for the New Year since Thanksgiving.  Working on plans for my website -www.massage-career-guides.com which is … Continue reading

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The scoop on massage websites

After another day of reviewing websites for people on my Facebook page – Massage Practice Builder – there seems to be a few themes appearing so I just thought I would address them here. If your website is not at … Continue reading

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