Is it worth getting into complimentary therapies at this time?

[Aaron1 10]

Im looking into either starting a business or getting a job as a masseur, yet ive never seen any positions open for this.

I actually really wanted to start my own business doing it, but dont have a place to practice. I really dont have the funds to rent a place, having only a small potential client base, i couldnt afford the rent initially.

So does anyone have any advice or suggestions at all on what to do?

Or has anyone ever seen any therapy jobs? At least if they had then maybe id know it was possible to get one.

[indizine 10]

I've never seen the advertised either. It's usually a self employed person either mobile or with premises. Also therapists are often multi skilled within a beauty salon, doing detox wraps, along with different types of body massage, indian head massage, face massages, hot stones, and other techniques to alleviate problems as much for just a relaxing rub down, those perhaps being less common at around £40 a throw unless you can get into a health club where relaxing type massages might be more common after a workout.

[pins&needles 10]

i have never seen any masseur jobs advertised, i agree with indizine that most complimentary therapists offer a wide range of therapies and so its very hard to compete at the mo. maybe you should check out your competition a bit more. find out who in your area does massages and see if you can offer something they dont and work on that to promote it.

[spectra 10]

I agree it's not something you see every day. I can help you with natural products as I'm a distributor for forever living aloe vera, they have some amazing skin creams and treatments for skin conditions. I know that fitness first rent rooms, the one at Parkgate has just changed ownership and they had beauty rooms, a sports injury therapist and make up. Hillsborough has a sports massuer and hairdresser there.

 

Why not speak to JJs gym at Bellhouse Rd Firth Park, theyre a female gym recently setup? Also, have you spoken to Beauty works at Abbeydale? I remember they had 3 or 4 tables for waxing, massage etc - could they rent you a table?

 

Your trick is going to be planning and marketing. If you are serious about this I can put you in touch with the local regeneration team who provide free business planning, evaluation and access to training and really useful advice. I wouldn't be in business without their help.

 

Kind regards and good luck

[ukstudent 10]

Im looking into either starting a business or getting a job as a masseur, yet ive never seen any positions open for this.

I actually really wanted to start my own business doing it, but dont have a place to practice. I really dont have the funds to rent a place, having only a small potential client base, i couldnt afford the rent initially.

So does anyone have any advice or suggestions at all on what to do?

Or has anyone ever seen any therapy jobs? At least if they had then maybe id know it was possible to get one.

 

Go mobile and go to people's houses.

[*Pear-Cider* 10]

I think for something like this you defo need to think outside the box in terms of where your new clients would be.....

 

For example i have seen Complimentary therapists at SYEDA, South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association, also at a Chiro's cant spell it in full!

 

But have you thought about the people who may usually go for something like this?.... dancers?... have you checked out dance studios? they may have a small room to rent where potential new clients would be running through the door every day!

 

Or doctors?.... again may have a room that you can rent to do this,

[nerd 10]

Im looking into either starting a business or getting a job as a masseur, yet ive never seen any positions open for this.

I actually really wanted to start my own business doing it, but dont have a place to practice. I really dont have the funds to rent a place, having only a small potential client base, i couldnt afford the rent initially.

So does anyone have any advice or suggestions at all on what to do?

Or has anyone ever seen any therapy jobs? At least if they had then maybe id know it was possible to get one.

 

My advice on this one would be to contact different venues and go freelance, working from a room on their premises and paying a percentage of your takings as rent. You could approach various places and offer your services, for example alternative health centres, gyms/sporting groups, private medical centres, beauty salons etc if you did one day a week at each place you could be full time employed and your own boss, and by working in different places you increase your potential customer base. Also, if you worked 3 or 4 days a week you could also study additional related disciplines while you work eg different types of massage technique.

[HarmOKnee 10]

Maybe it's worth looking for a job on a cruise ship for a bit?

 

My friend spent 6 months last year on a cruise ship in the caribbean working in the spa. She made so money that she was able to spend another 6 months travelling around the world, Australia, India etc..