Licensed Massage Therapist
by Sandi
I found it was easy and beneficial to find employment at day spas or hair salons when I initially began my career in massage therapy. I learned how to manage my time, work on various types of bodies with different needs, learned from my mistakes, gained confidence and experience. But the time came where I could work from home - my last child left for college and I had a private, quiet home-office set up. Now I make 100% profit, don't have to travel (fuel prices!), get terrific tax write offs, have all my massage "tools" in one place where I can find them, can manage my own time, can offer clients a much quieter, predictable environment for their treatment and if my client needs a longer session, I can accommodate without interfering with a co-worker or salon's schedule. The one thing that's enabled me to build up my home client base is joining a successful business networking group in our town where my profession in massage therapy is exclusive within the group. We only have one Realtor, one banker, one attorney, one massage therapist, etc. I highly recommend working from home and trying something unique in the way of advertising such as a business networking group. It sure worked for me.
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