This information has been obtained from the 990 forms that non-profit organizations are required to submit each year to the IRS. I accessed these reports on Guidestar.com on 3/23/2018. I am not an accountant or financial expert of any kind. The main numbers that I find most interesting are the income from recertification, and approved […]
The Caring Business – how to make money and still care
One common theme I see in the massage profession is that many massage therapists think it is much better to care and charge less or not promote themselves enough so they have enough clients than to make money. Yup…me too. Been there, done that and still struggle with issues around making money myself. Who doesn’t? […]
Behind Closed Doors: The Sexual Assault Scandal in the Massage Profession
I have been watching the recent scandal with Massage Envy evolve and thought about a title all week. I can’t tell you how many times I revised this post going from anger to what can we do. If you haven’t been paying attention because you are busy massaging….. here’s the scoop. But before I write […]
Nothing is Private on Facebook
NOTHING on Facebook is ever PRIVATE! NOTHING! No matter what settings you have or where you post. Your Facebook profile and business page really is open to exposure by the public no matter how you have your privacy settings. Anytime you post anything on Facebook it is open game, even in closed groups. Even if […]
Success: What does it take?
Every massage therapist wants to create a successful massage business – one that has enough clients so that they can make a decent living, take vacations, save for retirement and maybe even one day retire. So what does it take to get there? With so many books, resources, websites, business coaches and help – why […]
KISS
How much can you really make as a self-employed, sole-proprietor as a massage therapists? Do the Math, but also keep your business simple and make it efficient! You will have an overhead and business expenses, but you might be paying too much and it will take giving more massages to make the money you need […]