| Massage therapists need to consider both hands | | | | "hands off" aspects come into play. |
| on and hands off success, in order to expand and | | | | There are three basic ways to make money |
| get the most out of their massage therapy | | | | online: |
| business. Massage therapy is all about touch and | | | | 1. Buying wholesale products and retailing them |
| that will always be the core of their massage | | | | 2. Affiliate programs (products or services) |
| therapy business. The problem with relying solely | | | | 3. Creating your own services and products |
| on the traditional massage therapy work and not | | | | The first two can help to create a revenue |
| looking for anything "hands off" is that they are | | | | stream but they cannot use the internet's true |
| counting on just one thing, without considering the | | | | potential or maximize the profit margins as much |
| risk. Even if their massage therapy business is | | | | as the third one. Buying wholesale means the |
| successful, they can only make as much as they | | | | products are purchased (normally in bulk which |
| work. Massage can be a very demanding job | | | | can be expensive), handled and shipped. This isn't |
| physically, even though it can be a highly | | | | hands off. Affiliate programs means selling |
| enjoyable career too. Massage therapists love | | | | products for another person and splitting the |
| their work and that will end up costing them their | | | | sales. |
| health eventually. | | | | It is better to find a "hands off" massage |
| In fact, massage therapists usually love their | | | | revenue stream, which will make steady money |
| work so much that if an extra client wants to | | | | after it has been set up. Using the full power of |
| book on the therapist's scheduled day off, the | | | | the internet without having to purchase anything, |
| therapist will usually accept the appointment. They | | | | handle anything or ship anything means this way |
| might give large discounts to friends and family | | | | of creating extra income can be "hands off" and |
| but must not forget that it is still a business and | | | | easy. Such a product would be an informational |
| the bills still have to be paid. This means they end | | | | ebook, downloadable DVD or audio series (on |
| up taking more last minute clients to make ends | | | | MP3). The ebook is the easiest to make. People |
| meet. You can see how they might end up feeling | | | | can download it easily and it is possible to make |
| frazzled! | | | | large profit margins, depending on how many are |
| Fortunately, there is a way to successfully run a | | | | sold. What to write about in the ebook depends |
| massage business and keep enjoying it. And take | | | | on the massage therapists knowledge and |
| as many clients as will fit into their schedule, | | | | interests. People are willing to pay for information |
| without overbooking their selves. Many massage | | | | and tens of thousands are sold every single day |
| therapists are not that familiar with the internet, | | | | over the internet. The price of the ebook |
| except perhaps checking their emails and | | | | depends on its length and its contents. |
| occasionally browsing the net. If they can become | | | | Using the above method means that when the |
| more internet savvy and understand the | | | | massage business is busy, the extra income |
| opportunities available to them, this will be very | | | | system can work in the background, creating |
| beneficial, because the internet can generate an | | | | revenue. When the massage business is quiet, |
| additional stream of revenue, which is where | | | | there is something else to fall back on. |