I have heard many massage therapists put off their sales/marketing efforts because they hate the word and the process that is equated with sales. When people think of sales they often think of it as having to be one of those used car salesman who dress up in wierd costumes for TV commercials.

Having to make sales or sell your clients on your service is not what creating a massage practice is about. All sales or marketing really means is that you tell people what you do and you go out and find people who need what you do. Simple- right?

Well even though it is simple - it does take time. What makes the difference in being successful in sales/marketking is really having the confidence in yourself. It requires being able to handle and deal with rejection by not taking it personally and learn to communicate what it is you do.

The best way to do this is to use the Sitebuildit! business building system and webdesign/hosting company. You can actually read all of their material for free - that’s how confident they are in their product. Once you take the time to really study what they are saying, I think you will understand what it is that they are teaching you to do through a website. All they are doing is helping you get clear about what it is that you do and helping you to find people who need your service. It’s simple marketing.

The best place to start is with their Service Sellers page or the complete Service Sellers Manual

For a limited time I am offering my website design services for reader of this blog and websites at a really reduced rate. I am offering to start a 8 page website for you for $300 (hosting and software are an additional $300 for a year of hosting.) An 8 page website is a great place to start. It gives you a website to start putting information for your potential clients. You will still have to market your practice and put your website address on everything. (If you are doing any kind of marketing or even have business cards printed - it is a waste of time to give them out without having your website address on them.)

Another article on Sales from Massage Today.
The Difference Between Sales and Marketing

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