MASSAGE Magazine offers 15 tips for using chair massage to increase business and build clientele.

1. 15 Tips from
Chair Massage Pros

2. 1. Use chair massage as a
marketing tool—or as your
main means of income.

3. 2. Highlight the Benefits
You will help clients feel better right there, right then.

4. 3. Frame Benefits Positively
Massage is health promotion, not just stress reduction.

5. 4. Make Managers Happy
Explain how in-office massage can help the bottom line.

6. 5. Optimize Your Website
for local search. Help chair massage customers find you.

7. 6. Keep in Touch
with managers who book you, even if they change jobs.

8. 7. Promote Yourself
Always have business cards with you.

9. 8. Pack a Toolkit
Bring disinfecting wipes, face cradle covers and hair elastics.

10. 9. Clarify Payment Terms
Will you charge per minute or per session?
What forms of payment will you accept?

11. 10. Bring the Guys
Therapist gender tends to be less of an
issue in chair massage.

12. 11. Make Your Needs Known
Agree in advance on hours and break times.

13. 12. Be Legal
Secure permits if you need them, and have proof of
insurance available if required.

14. 13. Don’t Settle for Low Rates
(Enough said.)

15. 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.

16. 15. Make a Guarantee
No matter how they feel when they sit down,
clients will feel better when they get up from your chair.

17. Check out “The Top 3 Ways to
Make Money with Your
Massage Chair” in the November
2015 issue of MASSAGE
Magazine.

18. For more tips, visit
massagemag.com/chairmassageti
ps.