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i think you should leave Craigslist to the exotic and find other ways to advertise. find your target market and then go after THEM. Craigslist is dangerous and a free for all. i would NEVER advertise there.
I agree with Lisa. There are plenty of better places. Most of the MTs I know avoid Craigslist like the plague for that very reason.
Laura, wow.. I didn't know that. So that means they can do whatever they want, degrade our image freely? so unfair!
Lisa, I know. But like it or not, craigslist its a good source for getting clients. Many of my regulars they found me first on craigslist (years ago). It's been months I haven't posted anything there and I tried yesterday to post again, and I found out I was banned without reason. So what other websites are good to advertise then?
Lisa said:i think you should leave Craigslist to the exotic and find other ways to advertise. find your target market and then go after THEM. Craigslist is dangerous and a free for all. i would NEVER advertise there.
i think you have to first decide what clientelle you're lookin for.
for me...i am very much into sports massage, deep tissue and relaxation. i first targeted the mountain bike community since i'm a mountain biker. i was able to get a good amount just through their bike club forum. not only did i get the athletic clientelle i was looking for...i also got their wives and girlfriends that were just looking to relax and destress.
some other areas i am gonna start pushing myself with are Chiro's, PTs, teachers/school admins, local fire departments, etc. basically you want to figure out what type of massage you want to give and then access those people through their every day lives. make sense?
Angela Lind said:Laura, wow.. I didn't know that. So that means they can do whatever they want, degrade our image freely? so unfair!
Lisa, I know. But like it or not, craigslist its a good source for getting clients. Many of my regulars they found me first on craigslist (years ago). It's been months I haven't posted anything there and I tried yesterday to post again, and I found out I was banned without reason. So what other websites are good to advertise then?
Lisa said:i think you should leave Craigslist to the exotic and find other ways to advertise. find your target market and then go after THEM. Craigslist is dangerous and a free for all. i would NEVER advertise there.
As massage therapists we should be better than advertising our skills/services on a site saleing objects for the most part like Craigslist, in my opinion. Esp.ly after what happened to that other therapist that got killed in the hotel room thing a while back. Sites like these are yes good for getting your name out there- but in all legit factors- i don't think they stand up!
Unfornately it's their business and people tend to do what they want. I guess that's what amercia has to offer as well- the freedom to do with your business as you see fit. We don't have to agree with it if we don't want to- so you just move on. Sounds like you've started a pretty succussful business so far with it's help- but things change so, so do we! Good luck in other adventures! As for the sueing thing- if you have the money- i'm all for ya! People tend to sue for anything these days- so i'm not suprised if you won't find a lawyer that agrees with you and will stand behind you! Good luck & tc
As you found out advertising on craigslist is very controversial. I would never go there because there are so many 'others' on there and it is easily confused. There are much better ways of promoting yourself online one of which is having a website that comes up in the first spot on Google when someone searches for 'massage, your city'.
The national board has nothing to do with advertising or anything like that. Your massage association would be a more likely place to provide assistance in this. The police are already cracking down on arresting the 'others' who advertise on there but there will always be prostitutes.
Julie
As massage therapists we should be better than advertising our skills/services on a site saleing objects for the most part like Craigslist, in my opinion. Esp.ly after what happened to that other therapist that got killed in the hotel room thing a while back. Sites like these are yes good for getting your name out there- but in all legit factors- i don't think they stand up!
Unfornately it's their business and people tend to do what they want. I guess that's what amercia has to offer as well- the freedom to do with your business as you see fit. We don't have to agree with it if we don't want to- so you just move on. Sounds like you've started a pretty succussful business so far with it's help- but things change so, so do we! Good luck in other adventures! As for the sueing thing- if you have the money- i'm all for ya! People tend to sue for anything these days- so i'm not suprised if you won't find a lawyer that agrees with you and will stand behind you! Good luck & tc
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