I just had my final massage of the semester, and I'm now in the Academic Support Center, looking at all these awesome pictures from the Cape Cod Bay Challenge. I already miss you guys! I hope that we can do a little reunion down the road. You were all awesome SMT's and I know you will be even better LMT's :-)
Here are the pictures I've taken/collected from the CCBC. Save and share as you please!
I want to start out this post by saying I have a Facebook profile AND a Facebook business page. I'd also like to point out that some people I know actually have clients visit their business simply because, as they said, "I saw you on Facebook."
Personally, I have a little over 70 "likes," mostly from friends & family and I have a few people who interact on my page constantly... when I remember to update it.
Facebook is constantly asking me to pay money to "boost" my posts, or to get more "likes." I've never bothered, because I didn't really know how that worked and I figured any "likes" I received now would be from credible people that I know, instead of random strangers who just enjoy clicking the "like" button on everything they see.
I still have a few random strangers who've "liked" my page that never interact with me and I've never heard of them in my life. But it doesn't bother me.
Anyway, today I was browsing some of my favorite YouTube channels and I had to click on this video, because it pertained to Facebook and I use it all the time! It's 9 minutes long, but if you're considering using Facebook as primary advertising source, especially if you plan on investing money in it, please watch this first.
I'm not discrediting making a business Facebook page. In fact, I'm all for it, since people are more likely to go to your business if they can find you online and feel more familiar with you. And nearly everybody I know uses Facebook nowadays.
Facebook is a great way to quickly share information and to use social media as an advertising tool. But as the video says, be careful not to buy popularity. Those "likes" could be totally fake and could actually hurt your page. Rely on sharing your posts, or asking your friends and family to share your posts and your page, instead of paying Facebook to have fake people "like" it.
This was an interesting bit of information that I just wanted to share. What are your ideas on business advertising?
The semester is already almost over (Sharon said it would fly by). Final practicums are this Saturday!
This Open Lab was supposed to be used for final review, and I know some of you were working in the make-up clinic so you couldn't come to Open Lab, but I only had one student show up today (so far).
I wanted to post a couple of reminders for you guys that might save you a few points during finals. Remember that none of us are trying to trick you, and we've gone over the scenarios plenty of times, so you don't have to panic over it!
Finals Reminders:
~ Don't forget the simple things! Be on time, clip your nails, wash your hands thoroughly, and have your client put all of their belongings away!
~Keep communication open with your client. Ask constant questions, keep checking in, keep obtaining pain scales.
~ Always test both sides of the body when doing assessments, so you have a baseline to compare the bad side.
~ Make sure you can effectively explain, locate, and treat trigger points! Don't forgot the isometric contraction/passive stretch!
~ Make sure you know the proper procedure when it comes to hydrotherapy.
~ You should probably do ROM and a MMT.
You have the scenarios to practice with. Go through them! I'm available by appointment only for one-on-one tutoring in the Academic Support Center. If you want to meet with me just to discuss the practicum and review the scenarios/notes/tests, send me a text. I have limited availability but I will try to work something out with you if you need it.
