drummer Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I have a Thai friend who is interested in setting up an on-call spa service aimed at falang. She would go to peoples houses and do massage and spa treatments. Strictly professional - no funny business. Incidentally, she is quite good (my mother is a massage therapist and has 5 NBA players as regular clients ... my friend is as good.) She has a long resume and is Wat Po trained. She speaks good English and some French and some Swedish. My have some questions... (1) what reservations, if any, would you have to using this kind of service? Would you use it? How often? (2) what kind of advertising should she do? (3) her target is falangs and their wives/girlfriends. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I have a Thai friend who is interested in setting up an on-call spa service aimed at falang. She would go to peoples houses and do massage and spa treatments. Strictly professional - no funny business. Incidentally, she is quite good (my mother is a massage therapist and has 5 NBA players as regular clients ... my friend is as good.) She has a long resume and is Wat Po trained. She speaks good English and some French and some Swedish.My have some questions... (1) what reservations, if any, would you have to using this kind of service? Would you use it? How often? (2) what kind of advertising should she do? (3) her target is falangs and their wives/girlfriends. Thanks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (1) I wouldn't have any reservations using a service like this. It is nice to have a massage in your own home. If the price was right I would use it. Whenever I needed to. ( Instead of travelling to a shop ) (2) Word of mouth is the best advertising. Maybe start with a leaflet drop which is cheap and she can do herself (3) What's the question ? totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingjingna Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Drummer, I too would have no reservations about using this service if it meant saving time getting what I wanted. What is Wat Po?? I mean a massage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer Posted October 31, 2004 Author Share Posted October 31, 2004 Wat Po is a temple near he Grand Palace that is the highest rated massage school in LoS. Also, she has tried a leaflet drop already - I think 1,000 leaflets and not a single response. So any other ideas would be appreciated. Or, where would be a good place to distribute leaflets? "her target" .. I mean she is trying to build a customer base of falang and their girlfriends/wives. Especially women, as sh does all the spa stuff - facial scrubs, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavanchawee Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Well, if she wants farang clientele, she would have to make her services known at foreign embassies.. places like that. But since it is a small business with only one service worker, looks like word-of-mouth is the best. Otherwise she'll get too many customers to handle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibanjr. Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 My GF being kieniow like me, is always looking for in-house massage, since it's a lot cheaper, no need to pay the rent on a shop. It's usually someone from a massage shop anyway who will come on off hours, no need to pay the house. A lot more comfortable at home, and can be a total farang and watch TV if I feel like it, which I do sometimes. So it will be tough to compete I think, but if she's done the Wat Po program, she'll do O.K. through word of mouth, just take some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacoste Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 My GF being kieniow like me, is always looking for in-house massage, since it's a lot cheaper, no need to pay the rent on a shop. It's usually someone from a massage shop anyway who will come on off hours, no need to pay the house. A lot more comfortable at home, and can be a total farang and watch TV if I feel like it, which I do sometimes.So it will be tough to compete I think, but if she's done the Wat Po program, she'll do O.K. through word of mouth, just take some time. I always thought a massage in your own home would be more expensive than in a shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I have a Thai friend who is interested in setting up an on-call spa service aimed at falang. She would go to peoples houses and do massage and spa treatments. Strictly professional - no funny business. Incidentally, she is quite good (my mother is a massage therapist and has 5 NBA players as regular clients ... my friend is as good.) She has a long resume and is Wat Po trained. She speaks good English and some French and some Swedish.My have some questions... (1) what reservations, if any, would you have to using this kind of service? Would you use it? How often? (2) what kind of advertising should she do? (3) her target is falangs and their wives/girlfriends. Thanks Perhaps yor friend's rates are too high. What are her rates? I usually pay 100-150 bt/hr at massage shop, or 200-250 bt/hr in my home. I usually tip 30%-50%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Dropping advertising flyers would not help much on her trade, at least she need to build up some clientele for a start, and once client know her skills and services, they were start spreading her services by word of mouth to friends that require a massage. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donz Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I think it would be great, coz i sometimes get alittle excited when getting a rub around the groin area, sometimes they accidently rub your thing and when its a pretty girl you can get sort of embarrassed when people are around, Its happend to me a few times and it was kind of embarrasing, especially when it happend at a temple in bangkok. So I think it will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZONE Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I think it would be great, coz i sometimes get alittle excited when getting a rub around the groin area, sometimes they accidently rub your thing and when its a pretty girl you can get sort of embarrassed when people are around, Its happend to me a few times and it was kind of embarrasing, especially when it happend at a temple in bangkok.So I think it will work how exactly do they "accidentally" rub your thing? May be its so small she didn't see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donz Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I think it would be great, coz i sometimes get alittle excited when getting a rub around the groin area, sometimes they accidently rub your thing and when its a pretty girl you can get sort of embarrassed when people are around, Its happend to me a few times and it was kind of embarrasing, especially when it happend at a temple in bangkok. So I think it will work how exactly do they "accidentally" rub your thing? May be its so small she didn't see it Or maybe too big you cant miss it even rubbing the ankles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLah Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Ahaaa Donz, so that was you. I would certainly make use of it when: She is really good She can do other massage then traditional Thai (e.g. sports ore Kenko). In all those years I am going for a massage there has been only two ore three massage therapist that were really good. I think I would not mind paying up to 500 Bath for two hours. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibanjr. Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I always thought a massage in your own home would be more expensive than in a shop. Not in my experience, the masseuse doesn't have a "house" to pay, so as long as they're local, it makes sense for them. That being said, even though I'm cheap, I'm a heavy tipper (funny that, waited tables throughout college, in between more sordid work), so I don't save a ton, just a bit, plus I don't have to leave the house. My girlfriend surprisingly associates my leaving the house for massage with long disappearances and hangovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donz Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 The one in temple was bad, coz there was heaps of people and were all just lying next to each other, the Gf was next to me, so was her friend and one of my mates. But it seems to happen all the time, atleast I know it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramkok-pratum Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 It's nice to have someone come and massage you at your place but Imop i will not call someone that i don't know come my house. i am negative person i will think that she will be a spy for thief. i need good recomadation from someone i trust before i will call for a massage therapist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaReina Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 If you are a member of any of the female expat clubs, then that would be a start. The International Womens club would most likely welcome that and then the next best bet would be the American Womens Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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