| When looking around at starting a career, | | | | expense, everything from your rent, supplier |
| massage therapist looks like a good choice. Clients | | | | costs down to your grocery bill. Work out what |
| pay between $65 and $100 per hour. There are | | | | your potential income would be from your |
| not many tools needed - massage table, oils, | | | | massage business. Your income needs to give |
| sheets. Sounds too good to be true. | | | | you enough to meet all your expenses inc. tax to |
| If you are a massage therapist working for | | | | be paid. |
| someone else, you are likely to be juggling | | | | When writing your business plan you will need to |
| working at the salon, doing massages in your free | | | | work out how many massage sessions you will |
| time to earn enough money to be comfortable | | | | be doing a day. Be realistic with this - don't plan to |
| and, oh yes your social life. Why not get rid of | | | | do 6 or 7 massage sessions a day and burn |
| the bit where you are making someone else rich. | | | | yourself out after a few weeks. |
| See yourself as a business - you have the skills | | | | The next thing is clients. Lets face it your |
| required. The main reason why massage | | | | business will soon fail without clients. There are |
| therapists give in and turn to another career, is | | | | lots of ways to advertise your business - most |
| they are not making enough money to pay the | | | | of them will cost you a fortune and get you little |
| bills. | | | | results. Think about what problems clients have, |
| The first stage to starting your own massage | | | | why they come to see a massage therapist - |
| therapy business is taking into account what your | | | | give them the answer to their problems before |
| expenses will be. Write down every single | | | | the question is asked. |