15 tips from chair massage pros

15 Tips from Chair Massage Pros

1. Use chair massage as a marketing tool—or as

your main means of income.

2. Highlight the BenefitsYou will help clients feel better right there, right

then.

3. Frame Benefits Positively

Massage is health promotion, not just stress reduction.

4. Make Managers Happy

Explain how in-office massage can help the bottom line.

5. Optimize Your Websitefor local search. Help chair massage customers find

you.

6. Keep in Touchwith managers who book you, even if they change

jobs.

7. Promote YourselfAlways have business cards with you.

8. Pack a ToolkitBring disinfecting wipes, face cradle covers and hair

elastics.

9. Clarify Payment TermsWill you charge per minute or per session?

What forms of payment will you accept?

10. Bring the GuysTherapist gender tends to be less of an

issue in chair massage.

11. Make Your Needs Known

Agree in advance on hours and break times.

12. Be LegalSecure permits if you need them, and have proof

of insurance available if required.

13. Don’t Settle for Low Rates

(Enough said.)

14. Keep Your Chair Ready

Set it up in your office for quick spot treatments, or for clients who are unable to lie on the table.

15. Make a GuaranteeNo matter how they feel when they sit down,

clients will feel better when they get up from your chair.

Check out “The Top 3 Ways to Make Money with Your Massage Chair” in the

November 2015 issue of MASSAGE Magazine.

For more tips, visit massagemag.com/chairmassagetips.