Mobile therapist start up

[aly10]

Hi all,

I've just qualified and will be offering treatments such as facials and massage on a mobile basis, until I can get some space sorted in order to eventually offer this at home.
Might sound stupid but I just wanted to know how i start this up? This is all so new to me and it seems really daunting, I just don't know where to start lol.
I've got insurance and am hoping to start properly in the new year. At first it will be on a part time basis as I need to fit this around my other job. However my goal is to eventually be able to do this full time from home.
Where could i advertise my services? I was thinking local Facebook groups or make my own business page on Facebook and Instagram. Maybe make some business cards/flyers and put up in shops? Post through doors? I was looking at maybe advertising on Booksy and Fresha but I think you have to pay?
I haven't made a price list yet but am in the process of comparing prices in my local area, but I'm just not sure if i should be charging less/more for being mobile.
Do you take your own music with you, if so what kind of device could I use?
If there are any mobile therapists who could give me some advice/tips it would be greatly appreciated

 

[Toby]

大家好，

我刚刚获得资格，将以移动方式提供面部护理和按摩等治疗，直到我能找到一些空间以便最终在家里提供这些服务。
听起来可能很蠢，但我只是想知道如何开始？这对我来说太新了，而且看起来真的很吓人，我只是不知道从哪里开始，哈哈。
我已经买了保险，希望在新的一年里能顺利开始。一开始我会以兼职的形式工作，因为我需要兼顾其他工作。但我的目标是最终能够在家全职工作。
我可以在哪里宣传我的服务？我在考虑本地 Facebook 群组或在 Facebook 和 Instagram 上创建自己的商业页面。也许可以制作一些名片/传单并贴在商店里？贴在门上？我考虑过在 Booksy 和 Fresha 上做广告，但我认为你必须付费？
我还没有制作价格表，但正在比较我所在地区的价格，但我不确定是否应该为移动收取更少/更多的费用。
你会随身携带自己的音乐吗？如果是的话我可以使用什么样的设备？
如果有流动治疗师可以给我一些建议/提示，我将不胜感激

你可以通过谷歌地图让更多的客户看到你。我觉得前期最重要的是做营销。通过营销更多的客户来为他们服务，获得好的口碑，他们就会再次来找你或者给你介绍更多的客户。前期营销非常重要。

 

[Loulou4]

Hi all,

I've just qualified and will be offering treatments such as facials and massage on a mobile basis, until I can get some space sorted in order to eventually offer this at home.
Might sound stupid but I just wanted to know how i start this up? This is all so new to me and it seems really daunting, I just don't know where to start lol.
I've got insurance and am hoping to start properly in the new year. At first it will be on a part time basis as I need to fit this around my other job. However my goal is to eventually be able to do this full time from home.
Where could i advertise my services? I was thinking local Facebook groups or make my own business page on Facebook and Instagram. Maybe make some business cards/flyers and put up in shops? Post through doors? I was looking at maybe advertising on Booksy and Fresha but I think you have to pay?
I haven't made a price list yet but am in the process of comparing prices in my local area, but I'm just not sure if i should be charging less/more for being mobile.
Do you take your own music with you, if so what kind of device could I use?
If there are any mobile therapists who could give me some advice/tips it would be greatly appreciated

Hi,
I recently set up my own mobile business. I would really really strongly advise you to do some work in a salon before working on your own mobile. I worked for 8 years in a salon (not suggesting you should do it for this long!) and the experience and confidence it gave me was invaluable! There are so many things that I applied to setting up mobile that I would never have thought of if I had set up straight from training.

When you do start mobile work I personally found pricelists through letterboxes the most effective way to drum up business. Realistically the people who will want to use a mobile therapist will be older people, disabled people, mums with young children etc so taking your business info literally to their door is a great way to get their attention.

Pricing wise is very tricky, you don't want to deter people by being more expensive than other places, however you do need to cover costs plus the extra time you lose setting up/down and travelling. I researched prices in my local area and priced myself roughly in the middle to higher end and have had no complaints so far about my prices. I think people realise they need to pay for the convenience of not having to leave the house (especially when they see you making multiple trips to your car carrying equipment!)

As for music, I only really use it for massage treatments and have found a downloaded "spa music" album played on my phone works fine (just make sure to silence notifications!)

Hope this helps and best of luck,

X

 

[Beauty Therapy Focus]

Hi all,

I've just qualified and will be offering treatments such as facials and massage on a mobile basis, until I can get some space sorted in order to eventually offer this at home.
Might sound stupid but I just wanted to know how i start this up? This is all so new to me and it seems really daunting, I just don't know where to start lol.
I've got insurance and am hoping to start properly in the new year. At first it will be on a part time basis as I need to fit this around my other job. However my goal is to eventually be able to do this full time from home.
Where could i advertise my services? I was thinking local Facebook groups or make my own business page on Facebook and Instagram. Maybe make some business cards/flyers and put up in shops? Post through doors? I was looking at maybe advertising on Booksy and Fresha but I think you have to pay?
I haven't made a price list yet but am in the process of comparing prices in my local area, but I'm just not sure if i should be charging less/more for being mobile.
Do you take your own music with you, if so what kind of device could I use?
If there are any mobile therapists who could give me some advice/tips it would be greatly appreciated

Hello,
I was a mobile beauty therapist for a long time.
1st thing to do is to appreciate that you are offering an exclusive service. You actually go to people's homes and make life easier for them, so don't down grade your prices.

When I first started people said things like "you don't have overheads..." or gave the impression that the fact I'm not in a salon meant I wasn't qualified.

Remember this; if you were in the salon you could do 5-8+ clients a day as mobile you can probably fit in 3-4 because you have travelling time in between each client. Travel & time costs and this needs to be included in your pricing. I got around this by having a minimum call out charge.

You've asked so many relevant questions. To much for me to answer in 1 go.

Message me or join my FB page and I can fill in the rest of details for you.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/555885150724688/?ref=share

 

[aly10]

Hi,
I recently set up my own mobile business. I would really really strongly advise you to do some work in a salon before working on your own mobile. I worked for 8 years in a salon (not suggesting you should do it for this long!) and the experience and confidence it gave me was invaluable! There are so many things that I applied to setting up mobile that I would never have thought of if I had set up straight from training.

When you do start mobile work I personally found pricelists through letterboxes the most effective way to drum up business. Realistically the people who will want to use a mobile therapist will be older people, disabled people, mums with young children etc so taking your business info literally to their door is a great way to get their attention.

Pricing wise is very tricky, you don't want to deter people by being more expensive than other places, however you do need to cover costs plus the extra time you lose setting up/down and travelling. I researched prices in my local area and priced myself roughly in the middle to higher end and have had no complaints so far about my prices. I think people realise they need to pay for the convenience of not having to leave the house (especially when they see you making multiple trips to your car carrying equipment!)

As for music, I only really use it for massage treatments and have found a downloaded "spa music" album played on my phone works fine (just make sure to silence notifications!)

Hope this helps and best of luck,

X

Hi,

Thank you and sorry for the late response.
Unfortunately I won't be able to work in a salon as I currently already have a part time job (not in the beauty industry) I wouldn't want to quit that as I'd end up earning a lot less in a salon than I do now. I have looked at local salons and spas but they just don't have the hours to work around childcare etc. I was hoping to keep my job and do my mobile business in the evening on my days off and on weekends. It really is a passion of mine, but I couldn't risk losing my other job until I am able to do this long time and build up my client base. If in time I get enough clients, I would then look to reduce my hours and eventually do this as my 'main' job x