Alison Shaw runs Ripple Massage, a mobile massage Day Spa in Australia. She kindly agreed to answer some of our hows and why about running her practice. Why did you decide to start your own practice? I wanted to chase that ethereal work/life balance. Haven’t yet achieved it, but thought i would have a better …
Continue Reading »Things to Know When Running a Massage Therapy Practice
We’re going to be bringing you interviews with solo entrepreneurs from all over the world to give you ideas for your own practice, or inspire you to start one. Our first interviewee is Bryna Elder-Munro. Bryna who owns and runs In Balance Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, a massage therapy practice in Lambertville, New Jersey. I …
Continue Reading »Using Twitter to Find Customers for your Small Business
Today, I’m going to show you why Twitter is one of the most useful tools you can use to engage your current customers and attract new business. If you’ve been delaying checking out Twitter, here’s why today is a good time for you to investigate how Twitter can help your business. Useful technology services often …
Continue Reading »How To Get Insightful Customer Feedback in 30 Seconds
Do you know why your customers come to you instead of going to a competitor? Do you ask your customers about how you can improve the experience you provide? How often do people tell you that you’re doing a good job? It’s important for your business to be able to answer these questions. The last …
Continue Reading »A Guide to Hidden Merchant Account Fees
We’re in the process of applying for a merchant account so we can take online payments for EasyCal. While doing so, we’ve learned a few interesting things about the kinds of charges you might face and we thought we’d share (of course, you can also take payments in person without a merchant account :) ). …
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