Comments on: $100,000 a year as a massage therapist?

By: John Young

John Young — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:34:23 +0000

I read your comments with interest and find that many massage therapists that I have met over the past 25 years that I have been in practice all over the world have unreal expectations about themselves and their treatments. Your results are what matters, if you are not getting the result then you wont get the clients and if you don’t get the clients you don’t get the money. I have worked all over the world, my practice is now in Spain, I work with some of the top athletes in the wold and travel around the world to work. Anyone can do it as long as you have the proper training, know what you are doing and give the results people are paying you for. No free lunches out there guys. And if the money is not what you are in it for, get off the train or go work for someone else and be happy with what you get. Running a business of any kind is hard, hard work and will only be successful if you work hard. Have fun and go for it

By: Toronto Massage Therapy

Toronto Massage Therapy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:13:18 +0000

Thanks for the article. Too many of us don’t understand what our work is worth. It took me 3 years to have the courage to fully strike out on my own. We need to build up that risk-taking instinct where we can confidently invest that $5000 or $10 000 to start things up properly and develop that image, appearance and customer experience. Until we are willing to take that risk and believe in ourselves we will always get stuck paying 40% or 50% rent to the clinics. And I think I would still be in a profit sharing arrangement if carpal tunnel syndrome hadn’t finally convinced me that I needed to work less for more in order to survive in this industry. I’ll say it again, believe in yourself, understand your worth, reap the rewards!!!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:42:06 +0000

I believe you can make as much money as you’re willing to work as a therapist. If you have available times on your books, go to http://www.LastMinuteMassage.com and fill out a profile. It’s free and we can help your business. We try to help fill those empty spots in your day!

Dream BIG!

Tiffany
Last Minute Massage

By: Meagan Holub

Meagan Holub — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:43:08 +0000

Thanks Julie!

Whatever our individual approaches are to moving this conversation forward, I appreciate every professional that is doing so. It is true that Massage Therapists can earn more, in terms of money, vitality and professional respect. It will happen much faster if those of us who believe it work together. It is this type of cooperation that is missing from much of the profession, and ultimately what holds the profession back from it’s full potential.

Here’s to working together. The world’s wealth can be in the hands of the healers!

~Meagan Holub
Author of The Magic Touch: How to make $100,000 per year as a Massage Therapist

By: Julie Onofrio

Julie Onofrio — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:20:39 +0000

Yes Thanks Barbara for your continued support!!

I appreciate the work you do and taking the time to comment here!

Julie

By: Barbara Calkins

Barbara Calkins — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:13:04 +0000

Julie, thank you for years of support for the massage industry and helping MT’s to grow their options and education. You and I have been swimming in the same pool (so to speak) for some time.

Years of researching/seeking six figure incomes for MT’s has driven home techniques that to me, are simple to understand but worthless unless implemented.

Here’s five steps to wealth:

1) Save (Pay yourself first)
2) Plan (Have a budget & follow it!)
3) Invest (Budget for investing, which is additional to & separate from saving)
4) Adjust (Notice where the plan isn’t working and adjust it to reflect reality. Then go back at to working the plan.)
5) Give Back (Wealthy people know that giving to others – from what is extra – brings many returns.)

This same advice could benefit anyone, however, massage therapists have a history of giving away foundational income, (services, time, product) first, from a healing mindset, when a wealth mindset would indicate giving back AFTER financial foundation is built and systematized. In other words, giving from the leveraged profits produced through services, time and product sales, not before.

This takes action, patience, & time yet offers more return for the same work you’re already doing.

Julie mentions some additional income resources and I agree that leveraging current knowledge and business themes is a good way to add income streams. Get creative and continue to educate yourself, particularly improving mind set, and business principles.

Attitude is everything, whether you get rich or not.

Best of success to all of you!

~ B ~
rebelmassage@yahoo.com
http://www.massagemsoi.com
http://massagetrends.blogspot.com

By: isaac

isaac — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:09:27 +0000

i just to say thanks to everyone of you for your comments and opinions its make me stronger and more serious to take this carrier that im looking forward to join soon …..i will take your experiences and advice to enrich my knowledge and have a better look of it

By: Julie Onofrio

Julie Onofrio — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:28:12 +0000

Setting up a ‘hobby’ site won’t help their massage business but will help their income so that they have multiple streams of income and don’t have to depend on getting clients. That’s what I do anyways…

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:12:22 +0000

I agree that a lot of it is about attitude but I’m not so sure that suggesting people set up hobby websites is going to do that much for their business. I think the important step to making good money is to value yourself and fit the part of a successful therapist. This involves attitude, appearance, quality equipment, a strict cancellation policy (as mentioned by Jody), etc. I do agree that teaching classes and local outreach are great ways to build your business.

By: Jody Hutchinson

Jody Hutchinson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:14:19 +0000

I think it’s great to value oneself as a professional. I have found that treating my massage practice like a business for the last nine years has helped me thrive. Working on belief systems is very important, too. Feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness are from the past. The more I stay in the present, the more I can realize the potential to succeed. By the way, I have been enforcing my cancellation policy for years-some clients try to get out of it and I hold their feet to fire. My best years have been since I’ve valued myself.
Here’s to success in our profession.
Cheers,
jh