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Comment by Angellynnn on January 5, 2010 at 11:35am

Alex Frigino, your website is excellent! I love it! I will be certified in Touch Pro, too!
~Angellynnn

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Comment by Lisa Santoro on November 23, 2009 at 3:28pm

Choice Kinchen, RIGHT ON! I too am a long time MT--16 years--and yes I have done plenty of free massage, but I'm very specific about where I donate my time. So many places ask us to donate our time, but this is generally not worthwhile the possibly 1 person we may get from the chair massage gig. It's just not cost effective. I actually had a professional say to me, "Oh I never get a massage, it's too expensive. I just go for the freebies." while I was giving this person a free massage. I acted professionally, and gave that person their full time but I was highly insulted. Do doctor's, nurses, chiropractors, acupuncturists, dentists, etc. give their services away for free? Do their clientele deserve their services?

Comment by Erica Olson on November 23, 2009 at 2:53pm

During Teacher Appreciation Week I am inundated with requests for free massages as the teachers "deserve it", Sure they do but I deserve to be compensated for my work, which has required lots of education and costs.

Bingo. That, right there, is why I don't do specials for teachers, teenagers, firefighters, military, and so forth. There are just so many people that "deserve" a massage--in fact, everyone does. But I deserve to be able to make a living and pay my bills, even if I do it by helping people. Last I checked, doctors make a living by helping people, and they don't exactly come cheap.

Comment by Lindsay Newman on November 23, 2009 at 12:30pm

Very true and thank you for sharing!

Comment by Angellynnn on November 23, 2009 at 12:04pm

Choice, thank you for the advice. You are CORRECT and I agree w/ you!

Comment by Choice Kinchen on November 23, 2009 at 11:49am

I donate my chair to just 2 groups. They are the lupus and the scleroderma foundations....only because I have those illnesses. I do not give out freebies any other time. After 9 years of doing this kind of massage...and after many discussions with colleagues also doing this work, we have found that you get very very little referrals. Yes, the feedback is always positive and it is fun, BUT, you have to decide if this is a part time hobby or is it going to be your career.

During Teacher Appreciation Week I am inundated with requests for free massages as the teachers "deserve it", Sure they do but I deserve to be compensated for my work, which has required lots of education and costs. Just as a teacher would not tutor or teach for free, neither will I, except on occasions, work for free. This is but one example

Most schools still use the chair as a "marketing" technique and treat it as a stepping stone to your "real" massage job. The AMTA position used to be that beginning therapists give out free massage. It will help build the resume and get your name out.I hope their position has changed on that.

Not meaning to be so direct, but I am 53 yrs old. I've been doing massage for 9 years. I came into this profession late but I have noticed younger therapists just out of school....and even some older ones....look at massage as an ethereal type of experience....with healing and giving being most important. And I agree, it is. I love love love my job and I'm good at it. But if you don't approach the business side of it too, then you will soon find yourself in a negative position.....everyone wanting freebies, not enough income, boundaries being broached as therapists burnout. I've seen it happen.

Once you start doing freebies, it is hard to ask these same people to start paying. Many many therapists are guilty of not giving themselves enough props or credit for what they do. It is ok to be a business too. I am an example that you can take care of others AND take care of yourself.

Remember, we have a limited amount of time, energy and resources (you). Use them wisely.

I'm off my soapbox. Hope I didn't discourage anyone. This really is a wonderful profession. It has been a major reason I am still alive today.

Comment by Angellynnn on November 23, 2009 at 11:14am

Lindsay, I have a chair and plan to do just as you have been doing.. donating and getting my name out there..
Good for you!

Comment by Lindsay Newman on November 23, 2009 at 11:02am

Personally I'm just getting started with my practice and doing chair massage. So far I've been doing it at local charities, non profits, and community events as hands on marketing to get my presence out there + bring support to those who need it. I've had a lot of fun + possitive feed back for volunteering ten minute chair massage sessions for the volunteers at local events - supporting the support staff :).

I had been limited by not having my own chair and feeling badly about pestering a friend to borrow her's too regularly. This last weekend I found two great chairs in a garage sale though, and am all set to start scheduling more venues!

Comment by Choice Kinchen on November 22, 2009 at 10:37pm

Most of my work...95%....is corporate/convention chair massage. I have companies I go to weekly, bi-weekly, yearly. I have companies that bring me in only for special events. I have some that have me work their conventions every year. Some of my businesses pay for me to work on their employees. Other have the employees pay but provide time and space. I had one client whose company took me to their tradeshows to work in their booth....New York, Milwaukee. But the economy forced them to table that for now.

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