Here’s a couple things I collected this month. It’s pretty light. We’ve been getting our winter flyer together and taking turns going on vacation.

Websites:

Fran is a regular commenter on this blog and she has an insanely beautiful website. You need to take a look. FusionTherapySpa.com

Alternative Growth Streams, Inc. is fairly recent company founded by Randi Drinkwater (”Drinkwater” is such a cool name). Randi is a business and marketing smartypants who came to alternative therapies as so many do; she had a health challenge that usual Western medicine couldn’t provide a solution to. She has gathered a lot of other business smartypantses to help develop the site and products. I haven’t seen samples of the newsletters yet, but It looks like they walk you through things like marketing your blog and how to do the most effective mailings you can. This is not your usual massage marketing site. It’s rather left brained and without a whiff of essential oils. Has anyone used them? Report!

Blogs/Newsletters stumbled upon:

I’ve been reading the AlternativeHealthPractice.com blog every week. I just like their attitude and ideas. There’s a great list that came out this past Monday called 7 Books Every Practitioner Should Read. It’s a good and varied list. None of the books are specific to CAM therapies, which is great and leads me to my favorite tri-weeklyish email …

Get to the Point (Invest 60 seconds in your small business) is a very quick read about three times a week. It is not about massage, it’s about business. Maybe 45-75% of the emails are relevant to you but it will only take seconds out of your day. They have a little sly humour and a lot of good advice. Take it, twist it, make it your own. The link I gave you is for their archives. I strongly recommend signing up for their email to be sent to you. They DO NOT spam you or share your information.

For Fun:

A couple years ago, we ran a fun little special for taking a mini-vacation to beat the winter blahs. Along with an appropriate postcard, I suggested one of my favorite Hawi’ian slack key guitarists Keola Beamer for atmosphere. We still get asked about him, so I’m listing his site here. Mauna Kea is my very favorite to have playing when I get work done but they’re all good.

The busier you are, the more vital it is that you eat right. And the busier you are, the less you want to have to think about doing something new. I love my Wednesday email from The Splendid Table. It’s supposed to be a “fast” mid-week meal. Hah! on the “fast” part. Nevertheless, this time of year she sends out some great, no-cook or hardly-any-cook recipes. Many of them have become my family’s favorites. There are many healthy, fresh recipes you may want to share with your clients. Again, they don’t spam or share your information with anyone

Well, that’s it for this month. Anything you’d like to add? Drop me a line.

All my best,
Eileen