Getting REALLY Dispondent!!!!!

[Neishalahm]

Hello Jane

I understand totally how frustrating it is when your client seems to have enjoyed the treatment so much and then doesn't book another appointment. I looked at the way I was interacting with my client on the very first visit and it's a fine line between explaining how important it is to have regular treatments and coming over too pushy!

I now always gently explain that if they were on a course of antibiotics from their doctor then they wouldn't expect to get a result if they only took one,,they would need to take the whole course before they see a result. This approach usually gets through. Also the first words out of your mouth when you finish the treatment is, 'I recommend that to make the treatment effective you really need to have XXXXXX amount of treatment' at what ever intervals you feel needed. Not that I always remember to say that,,, I wish I could listen to my own advice [&:]

As for the price I charge I have recently reduced my prices from £20 to £15. I know some other Reflexologist will think this is not enough but it depends on the area where your clients live and like you say Jane it's better to have 10 clients at £15 than 1 at £25 and the more clients you get the more well known you get through word of mouth. Also I don't have many overheads as I have my own treatment room at home.

It's been quite a while now since I looked upon being a Reflexologist as a 'career'. I'm never going to get rich from doing it. I also have a part time job so Reflex is not my bread and butter so I am able to look on it as a 'hobby' that makes me extra money.

As for the quiet time before Christmas you could offer vouchers as Christmas gifts for the hard to buy for relatives, then at least you might get a few clients in the New Year!

It's a hard slog sometimes and I, like you have sometimes thought 'why do I bother' but it's the enjoyment that I get from doing it that keeps me going so don't give up!

Susan52
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