Build Your Ideal Massage Business
A recent discussion on Linkedin.com has inspired me to write an article about this exact thing. What happens when your massage clients don’t listen to you and they don’t do the things that you are telling them to do that might help them get better? It can be really frustrating to massage therapists when that [...]
Marketing for male massage therapists is one of those interesting topics to be written by a female – me! But I have seen too many men shoot themselves in the foot. Men don’t want to get massaged by men. Women don’t want to get massaged by men. So who is left for men in the [...]
The therapeutic relationship that occurs between a massage therapist and a massage client is one of the keys to being a successful massage therapist. The therapeutic relationship is what allows healing to happen for both the massage client and the massage therapist. The therapeutic relationship is talked about by many authors in the massage profession. [...]
Understanding massage client relationships will help you in building your massage business just as much as any marketing plan or website. In learning about client relationships and learning to develop them you will be learning about yourself and your own needs -personal and business needs. As you become more aware of your needs you will [...]
Educating Massage Clients is one of the best ways to create awareness and acceptance about massage. The recent Al Gore scandal with a massage therapist in Oregon and the women on “The View” making comments about the situation really shows what massage therapists really need to be doing – educating clients. ****************** Sidebar on The [...]
Massage Cancellation and no show policies are perhaps the most important part of your massage business framework. They also bring up strong emotions and challenges in doing so. How you set your cancellation and no show policies will affect the whole profession. In essence you are teaching people how to treat you and the whole [...]
Creating your business framework for your massage business is the third pillar in my Massage Practice Builder Group. The framework of your business is based on your values and your vision for your career. Creating the framework is an important part of having a solid support system for you to build your business on. It [...]
Understanding boundaries for massage therapists is one of the easiest things you can do to build your massage practice is to keep getting clearer on what you want and learning to set boundaries around your values and needs. In doing this you provide the highest form of self care and it tells you that you [...]
Ethics are the heart of a massage business. When I first studied ethics in massage school, I didn’t really see the value of it. The more I learned about ethics, boundaries and creating a massage practice that supported me in my values the more successful I became as a massage therapist. Ethics are what let [...]