Get More Massage Clients Part III

They're out there.''Potential clients.' People who, as you are reading this article, are'travelling through'cyberspace'looking to connect with a qualified professional such as yourself.' You don't believe me?' Read on.' The question is not'IF they're'out there but'HOW can you find them.' Simple.' One of the easiest ways to get more massage clients is to post on the'ever popular classifieds sites.' There are numerous free online classified sites that offer'a health/spa/beauty services category'that you can post to.' Luckily for you it's' not necessary to post to all of them.' More is notnecessarily better.''Focus should be placed on the more popular sites:''Craigslist, BackPage, MySpaClassifieds, and Kijiji because these sites will yield the best results.

To Get More Massage Clients use the following steps:

• Create'an Account (if possible)-'Both Craigslist and BackPage allow you to create and maintain an account that will permit you to easily post, edit, and delete your ads.' You will need a valid email address to set up your account.' Nothing fancy is needed.' A standard yahoo, gmail, or hotmail account will do.'' However, My Spa Classifieds nor Kijiji offer an account log-in feature.' You can post an ad by clicking on the post an ad or post a free ad button.' Once you have submitted your ad, a verification link will be sent to your email account.' Check your email, click on the link, and voila your ad is posted.' For these two sites you can edit and delete your ad by revisiting the e-mail link.


• Choose An Attractive Title - When a potential client is perusing the online classifieds in search of a service they see only the title of the ad.' If the ad gets there attention they will then click the link to view the entire ad, so make sure to pick a good title.' If you are running a special, advertise appropriately (i.e. "Special - 1 Hour Professional Massage ONLY $45″).' If you have a particular skill mention it in your title (i.e. "Now Offering Pregnancy Massage")' Remember the point of the title is to get the reader's attention and motivate them to click your link'and view the entire ad.


• Add a Picture- As the saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words".' Don't just tell them what you do, show them.' Include logos, if you have one.'''Pictures of your location or of yourself are appropriate.' Also using stock photos from fotolia will help spice up your ad.' Search for "massage" and you'll get pages of beautiful massage related pictures.' You can purchase the rights to use one of the those pictures for as little as $1.00.


• Emphasize that you offer "professional services only"- On some of the classified sites, especially Craiglist, you will find unsavory "massage" ads.' People will advertise sexual massage services under the therapeutic and/or beauty section.' Make it clear to viewers what type of service you offer by using the terms "therapeutic", "professional", "certified", and "licensed".' There are too many legitimate clients out there to waste your time responding to someone who has the wrong idea in mind.


• Make sure to include complete contact information- Wth Craigslist, BackPage, MySpaClassifieds, and Kijiji you have an option to include your phone number and/or email address or you can opt to have an interested visitor contact you through a proxy of some type.' All of the aforementioned sites offer various options so that you can be reached without having to reveal your personal e-mail address, if that is what you choose.' Which way is best?' My recommendation is that you try both ways and see what works for you.' The important thing is that you don't forget to include at least one method of contact for your visitors.


• Post often- The classified sites present the ads in a list form with the most recent ad on the top of the list.' When you post an ad your Title link appears at the top.' That is until someone else posts and pushes your link down.' The higher you are to the top, the more visibile your ad is.' Posting every couple of days will keep your ad fresh and on the top for as many people as possible to see.

Follow these steps and you'll find yourself consistently bumping into those massage searching cyperspace travellers.' I hope you're ready!

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