travisbaker's Personal Masseur Interview

Last Updated: Apr 27, 2018

- Amazed. Like they had an expectation and I blew it out of the park. They will already be thinking about their next visit by the time they get to their car.

- No. Pick a niche and learn a few key techniques and then just practice. The massage is only 20% of your business in my opinion. Anyone can go to massage school and get a stupid certificate with their name in cursive letters. That doesn't mean they are going to know how to talk to people or make them feel at ease from whatever situations life is throwing at them. Masseurs in a sense are like barbers. Sometimes people just need someone to talk to and give them a little company. You do need to know a little about giving a great massage but you also need to know how make someone feel welcome in your home and have them leave with a plan to come again soon.

- As much as possible. Used to go somewhere every month, now it's more like every other week.

- 7 years running and this may be my last year unfortunately.

- I do my job. I show up on time. If I'm going to be late, I communicate that. If someone cancels on me, I try to reschedule in an appropriate fashion. If I have to cancel on someone, I do so in a timely manner and always try to make up for it. Discretion and safety are top priority.

- Pay attention to your clients needs. Find out why they chose you and exceed their expectations. Don't think about how quickly you can get them in and out but think about how you can get them to keep coming back, because where you make the real money.

- Massage therapy, like personal training, is a career that is defined by how well you interact with people. If you can communicate well, are good at making people feel good about themselves, and study your craft, you can't help but be successful. I want my success to be gauged by my actions and work ethic, not by putting in years of ass kissing and climbing the corporate latter, only to be beaten by the guy who's fucking the boss' daughter.

- Photography, Drawing, Traveling, Cooking, Anything Fitness related, Snowboarding, Wakeboarding.

- Like they will never waste another session on any masseur but me!!!

- I eat so I can workout. And I workout so I can eat.
I would eat breakfast for every meal if I could.

- Yes absolutely. My repeat client base speaks volumes. It's 80% of my business.

- Yes. I recently took 18 months off to travel the world and had a couple side jobs along the way. None compared to my previous massages business and the clients I met over the years.

- I got that first call and told the client this was going to my first session and hoped he wouldn't be disappointed. He was more than eager to meet me so said it was fine. During the massage, we talked and he told me what he liked and what he didn't particularly care for. By the end of the massage, he swore I was lying about my experience. From that day on, I made it a point to get to know every clients' likes and dislikes to the point I know, within the first 5 minutes, what kind of experience to give them.