Massaging At Spa VS Massaging For Yourself (PROS and CONS) 

Working for others as an LMT can be great but to be honest the long hard painful learning lesson(s) of entrepreneurship is worth it 10x over being an employee as part of a business model or someone’s passive income.

I’m really glad I came across your channel. You’re content is absolutely amazing. Being a massage therapist is the best choice I’ve ever made!

Definitely prefer to have my own clients....!!!! My own place.

I could listen to you talk forever! Your voice is super relaxing

Hey, great video! I used to work for a big massage company in the Netherlands and now I have my own little company in France. In my experience it was very difficult to work for this big company. We had long hours, few breaks and we were underpaid. Also, we were working with a group of mostly girls and I was having a hard time being kind of an outsider. The positive thing was that I gained experience and created a big group of my own clients, with this my confidence grew. I needed this to be able to start my own company. I love being my own boss, being responsable for every link in the chain. For me, this just makes it all more interesting. Proud to say my company is doing very well :). In short: I agree on everything you say :P. Thanks for the video!

Thanks for this video I’m starting massage school next month and your videos are very educational

Loved your advice and wisdom. I felt like you were reading my mind.

Super helpful info, as always. Since getting my license in 2016, I have worked at a PT clinic (burned me out), mobile massage (which has proven too shady for me), and currently chiropractic clinic (not enough clients). I am trying to do as you say - improve my skill, while using that to build my private practice, but it has proven to be really difficult so far, namely because places have either overworked me, or there hasn't been enough clients. Would love to see you do a vid about how most MTs transition from working for someone else, to building their own private practice. I think that vid would really help out a lot of MTs (both new & experienced). Thanks again for giving back to the community so much, Spencer. You inspire me to do the same once I am more established/successful.

I Love the way how you explain things.

It is good to start your own business because when you work for others, you are underpaid and have little breaks, which affects the quality of your work.

Good advice.

Your videos are super helpful! Thanks so much! I start school soon, any tips for me starting school?

“Sooo much laundry” 😩😂

The spa I work for charges $95 for a 50 min massage. We receive a little less then a quarter of that. What is not right over all is we get classified in tiers. We are placed on the books in the order of the therapist who sells the most retail and down. The catch is, we are usually never in the front of the spa to do this. We have to mention 3 products to them and call these products up to the front by the phone and pray they purchase them. On top of that, the front desk worker who does not get paid on the tiers we do, can also sell the products and get the credit for. (They get a 10% commission as we do) so if they want to ‘steal’ your sell, they do. We report it and most the time it gets ignored. So if the front desk clerk dislikes you, or is greedy , your just out of luck. All this effects the way ur booked. Even if %99 of your clients rave about you when they check out, no matter how awesome you are as a therapist, you are placed on the books by the amount of retail you sell. What kind of business is this ? #@WTS International at its finest. Under paid over worked and definitely shows favoritism even if the therapist is mediocre.

your videos help me so so so much! Thank you for all the info you give.

Interesting video. I have never experienced a spa much for myself. I have only gotten 4 massages in my life. 2 in a spa in my hometown when I was 10, 1 in September when I was at college, and one in November at a spa in Syracuse. I'm glad that I could learn more about how things work in the massage therapy business. I hope to get another massage soon. It was great.

Greeting! Great channel. I am currently a student and am curious on what table you would recommend for around $300?

Do you have thoughts or advice for starting your own practice and getting clients?

Thank you Boss…

Hi! Really like your videos they are always so full of good advice. one thing though about the money you make as a self employee or as someone who works for a SPA. When you have your own business you also have to pay for all the expenses. The rent of the location, materials that will be used, heating bills ETC, so unfortunately all the money wont go in your own pocket.

I want add that working at a high end resort seeing vacationers makes better money than on your own or at a day spa. Resorts pay you hourly to be there so let’s say minimum wage in CA is $11.00 an hour then 20% commission on the cheapest massage of $120= $24.00 and tips range around $15- $35. On average. They provide every detail for you and you only deal with the W2 every year. An average of $55.00 an hour no room rent no utilities no advertising or selling. But lots of hustle. You do 3-7 50 min massages per day. That pays better than working for yourself unless you work out of your home.

So true soldier you speaking the truth.We come like slaves in working for people.We we do the dirty work,cleaning,laundry etc we can't give a 100 percent I will give 75 percent because am tired and drained with cleaning.I worked 3 years at d spa and everyone like my massageI Dont want to boast am d best .I have my table etcI just have to push myself out of there with God strength.Keep motivating others and give them strength to do better.Thank you may God continue to bless you and your family.

I work in CON, what the good thing is that i have no competitor cause i am the only male in the spa i work... I paid per hour, commission and service charge. Gratuties i a plus.

This is pretty much everything to a T. Can’t say much else!

In which state do you work and live?

Is your practice in Florida? I'll come work for you as soon as I get license 😃

What is the medium salary once you work at a spa or somewhere besides the chain spa’s like envy? Online it says 50 something thousands and is it true massage therapist only work 20 hrs which I assume is 3 days? And yet u can make 50 something thousand dollars on just working 3 days a week for a year?

Has it been ever possible a massage therapists who has scoliosis? Do you think that could ever be physically obtainable for them? If they also have drive and passion to want to help others pain like their own.

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I heard massage envy makes you sign a contract that doesn't allow you to massage anywhere else.

II think the word Spa needs to be clarified. I have worked for ME (two different ones) for quite a while now. And at that company, I make 15-20 an hr depending on upgrades. The other spa I work at, that is independently owned, I make 42.5--55.00 an hr. So maybe change the word spa to chain or franchise. Maybe you did later in the video, I haven't finished it yet. I have been trying for some time now, to find a place where the business is consistent and the pay is fair. STill looking..... It's been years. I would never encourage someone to go into this business unless tthey have a back up plan or a lot of money tucked away. They don't tell you these things in school. I have no desire to do the work it takes to have my own business. THanks for the video!

Very thanks next massage

I joked with my girlfriend that if I don't call in 10 minutes at a home visit massage .that they already took all my organs lol.

I'll go to a therapist who does glutes and abs. I want the full body experience.

I once went for a massage at a seemingly respectable place..the lady that came in to give me one wanted to give me a "happy ending"..She was a Chinese lady..when I completely refused her advances she assumed I didn't like her..and whistled loudly and a big burly guy tried to come in and give me a happy ending..I'm like WTF? Is this an acceptable practice in the field... I know many with similar stories?? How can you tell the difference in respectable and non-respectable?? What are the red flags??? :(

Hmm, on the point of working for someone else… where I live you can work for someone and make 40-90$/hour on average.

One hour massage in Canada is 80-85.

Work at a luxury hotel and it's game over. You're set

ii would never support these big chains. i would def support an independent therapist. with that said, though, i do go to the massage school here and get on hour massage for 20 bucks!! best deal in town!

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