Sad reality : (

I'm sitting here in front of the computer and have been reading the other posting they're sad and appear to be truthful and maybe sometimes a bit exagerated. There's a lot of bitterness out there and "take responsibility" advice will not solve anything. I take as much work as I possibly can that comes to me and I don't make enough to pay my bills. Monday, I did 6 housecalls at $35 each and I treated 5 residents ($10 each) in a nursing home without air conditioning it was 90F that day and I felt like I was in a sauna in there. Yesterday, I treated 9 patients at my clinic ($25 each) and did 2 housecalls. Today, I did 2 housecalls and have 5 patients scheduled at my clinic. Tomorrow and Friday I have no patients scheduled, so I will do 10 - 15 residents at a nursing home. Saturday, I have 10 patients booked. So my gross for the week will be $1150. This is a good week, last week I made half.

Advertising and promotion programs aren't very effective in my area. A few years ago, a fellow called me about his home hair styling business he said that his business did a minimum of 20,000 home visits and each visit costs a minimum of $50. So his next plan was to give businesses access to his clientele with a home services magazine. I signed up for 12 issues that was for an entire year. During that year I got 10 calls from my 1/2 page ad and did 5 treatments. I was the only one offering home foot care service. 5 visits out of a potential of 20,000 is 0.025 % response. The home hair styling business grew to 20,000 by word of mouth and here I was advertising to these people mainly seniors and women and they weren't interested in home foot care. Rather sad I think. The reason for this low response was that most of the clients who were having their hair done professionally at home was that they were in seniors' buildings and there was someone there providing foot care for $10. So why pay for $35 when someone will do it at your buiding for $10.