I have a firm rule. I don't ask for body work discounts and I don't give them. I feel my prices are reasonable. $60 for 60 min or $90 for 90 minutes. Plus a $20 out call fee if I go to their house. There are many therapist where I live who are offering two for one and $40 full body massages. I believe that only hurts them. I'm sticking to what I feel is industry standard for a good swedish massage. I dont' charge more for deep tissue or craniosacral so I feel it is a good deal. This area is saturated with therapist too, but I am still getting the work I need.

I don't understand the reasoning for only charging $45 for your work if you feel it is worth $60 if you had to work full time? I feel undercharging hurts the massage industry in general. However, it has been my experience that some people percieve a $45 massage as sort of "the fast food" of massage and will definately treat themselves to a $60 massage even if the $45 massage is as good and readily available. In fact, a few of my clients will even wait for an appointment with me even though they could get in sooner to the local $40 therapist. Personally I say respect yourself AND your fellow therapist and the industry in general and charge what you are worth. That is just me. I am a bit of a stickler on this issue. I had a teacher in school who thought a $30 massage was reasonable because "SLC has so many therapist" (she didn't last long as an instructor either). The area where I live has ALOT of therapist and the "cut rate" ones are really struggling right now. I guess that is ok. Leaves more for me. I just hate to see it. However, working for the joy of it is definately right up my alley. I LOVE MASSAGE! I love it so much I just can't give it away for discounted rates.