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Jul 4, 2008, A Male Massage Therapist's Worst Possible Horror Story-Borat

There's a new update on the massage humor page. If you look towards the bottom of the page you'll find "Borat", possibly the worst client any male massage therapist could ever have an appointment with.

Warning: This video may make you rethink the concept of doing house-calls!

Worth a Laugh!

Jul 2, 2008, Mystery Male Therapist From England Gives Us The Full Story.

We now know a bit more about our male massage therapist from across the great pond, "Paul". It seems Paul does have a full name--Paul Ledbrook. And Paul does have a website which he states is currently getting a make-over.

Actually, Paul, your current website is not all that bad. You have some good content. Just get a phone number on there and drop the purple background. I don't know how purple is percieved in the UK, but here in the US, purple is often associated with Gay businesses. If that's your market, fine, then go with it, but I don't believe it is after reading your site.

Paul's listing in the Male Massage Therapist Directory has now been updated with all his new information, and links to both his website and his new email address.

Take a look at the link below, and get in contact with Paul Ledbrook if you are looking for a massage in Northampton.

We hope to hear more massage story contributions over the months to come, Paul. Thanks for contributing so far!

Jun 30, 2008, Milford CT Therapist Adds His Listing to the MMT

Gary Augustine of Milford Connecticut tells us about is massage practice. Includes his rates and a link to his website.

Check it out!

Jun 29, 2008, Male massage therapist in Connecticut, CT

Male massage therapist in Connecticut listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in Connecticut here!

Jun 23, 2008, Massage Humor for the Male Massage Therapist. Massage jokes and parodies.

Enjoy some massage humor. Understand that massage jokes go along with the territory. Learn to roll with the punches and you'll do just fine.

Jun 23, 2008, Sean Slovik - About the Webmaster of The Male Massage Therapist

Your webmaster, Sean Slovik, gives you a little background about himself and the need of a male massage therapist website.

Jun 22, 2008, Correction to Paul's Listing in the Male Massage Therapist Directory

My recent SiteBuildit! website analytics tell me how people find The Male Massage Therapist and what keywords are used when the web surfer uses a search engine to find it. This month there have been a great number of hits to this site using some sort of combination of of the keywords male massage therapist and England or U.K.

The directory's only listing for a male therapist in the U.K. is our mystery contributor, Paul (who still hasn’t given us a last name yet). Unfortunately, I don’t believe Paul has been getting the calls (well, email messages because Paul still hasn’t supplied us with a telephone number either!) because I made an html code error on his page which was improperly compiling his correct email link.

Sorry Paul. Now that email link has been corrected, so I invited any potential client (apparently there were six this month) out their looking for a male massage therapist in the Northants, England to send Paul a message to set up an appointment.

As I side note, I generally do not publish email addresses of anyone submitting a listing to the Male Massage Therapist Directory unless the submitting therapist doesn’t provide any other way to contact him or his office. Email addresses in-content on a website always invite spam. If email is the only way to contact a therapist, I try to insert code to create a pop-up box to send the email, so spamming spiders or robots will not see the actual email address.

My best suggestion is to always include either your business telephone number, or a link to your website as a way for a potential massage client to find a male therapist.

No Website, yet? Now you’re totally missing the boat to finding new clients for your practice

Jun 17, 2008, Massage Therapy School Costs, Is it Worth the Tuition

An Analysis of Massage Therapy School costs compared to educational tuition costs of physcial therapy or occupational therapy.

Jun 17, 2008, Another Florida Male Massage Therapist Adds His Listing to the MMT Directory

Jeff Smoley of Tamarc, FL tells us about his massage therapy practice, Somatic Structural Associates, in the Sunshine State. Includes a link to his developing website.

Jun 17, 2008, Male Massage Therapist in Indiana, IN

Male massage therapist in Indiana listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in Indiana (IN) here!

Jun 14, 2008, Male Massage Therapist in Rhode Island, RI

Male massage therapist in Rhode Island listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in Rhode Island (RI) here!

Jun 11, 2008, Paul Asks (and Answers) a Great Question

Our English Male Massage Therapist contributor, Paul, (Paul, do you have a last name?) asks, and answers a great question for other male therapists to consider.

Paul utilizes a very interesting (and perhaps controversial) technique to protect himself against false accusations during massage sessions.

Jun 9, 2008, Male Massage Therapist Story - Yes, It Can Get Ugly

I found a very interesting male massage therapist story in the news which all male therapists should take to heart and learn by. While the therapist may have crossed a boundary, this is another lesson about why you should be careful to protect yourself as a male therapist

Be sure to read the comments at the end of the story (and possibly add your own).

Jun 8, 2008, Give Me 5 Minutes to Show You Time Has Come Today for You to Add a Listing into the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Time has come today
Young hearts can go their way
Can't put it off another day
I don't care what others say
They say we don't listen anyway
Time has come today, hey

The room has changed today
I have no place to stay
I'm thinking about the subway
My love has blown away
My tears have come and gone
Oh, Lord I got to run
I got no home no, I have no home

Now the time has come
Nowhere (place) to run
Might get burned up by the sun
But I'll have my fun
I've been loved, pushed (put) aside
I've been crushed by tumbling tide
And my soul has been psychedelicized
Now the time has come
There are things to realize
Time has come today
Time has come today

Jun 8, 2008, Male Massage Therapist in New Jersey (NJ)

Male massage therapist in New Jersey listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in New Jersey (NJ) here!

Jun 5, 2008, Male Massage Therapist in Wisconsin, WI

Male massage therapist in Wisconsin listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in Wisconsin (WI) here!

Jun 5, 2008, Male Massage Therapist in California, CA

Male massage therapist in California listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in California (CA) here!

Jun 5, 2008, Michael Wolfes of Palm Desert, CA adds his listing to the MMT

Male Massage Therapist, Michael Wolfes, tells us about his business, Michael's Mobile Massage, LLC, in Palm Desert, California.

Includes link to his website.

Jun 3, 2008, Male Massage Therapist in England, UK

Male massage therapist in England listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in England UK here!

Jun 2, 2008, Male Massage Therapist Directory by State

This is the Male Massage Therapist Directory by State. It's a more organized way to find a male massage therapist

Jun 2, 2008, Male massage therapist in Kenya

Male massage therapist in Kenya listings. Find a Male Massage Therapist in Kenya here!

Jun 1, 2008, Male Massage Therapist Listing in the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Add your free Male Massage Therapist Listing to the Male Massage Therapist Directory here.

May 29, 2008, Paul Tells Us About Massage School in England

Even across the big pond, male massage therapists have difficulty being accepted, at least initially.

Paul tells us about his first year at massage school in the U.K. experiencing discrimination, and his technique for overcoming it.

There are few pointers in his story that any male therapist could use.

Thanks for contributing, Paul!

May 28, 2008, Male Massage Therapist From England Adds His Listing to the MMT

Paul from Northants, England tells us about relaxing with a massage in Northampton.

If you are travelling across the big pond anytime soon, be sure to give Paul an email to set-up a massage appointment.

May 22, 2008, Fort Lee, NJ Therapist Adds his Listing to MMT Directory

Includes a link to his very nicely designed website. Check it out, and I'm sure you'll want to book a massage apointment with Sergei.

May 18, 2008, Rhode Island Therapist Adds Listing to the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Billy Downing from East Providence, RI tells us about the massage services he offers.

With 10 years experience, looks like he can provide a wide variety of quality massage techniques.

May 18, 2008, Here's Some Male Massage Therapist Gift Certificates

Maybe not too fancy, but they get the male idea across, plus they are a great price!

Worth a look for sure.

May 6, 2008, Steve Gives Recounts of Two Massage Horror Stories

Steve from Georgia tells us two tales of male massage which highlight discrimination in the massage profession for men.

The second story ends with a nice twist.

Well written, Steve!

May 2, 2008, Andrew Adds His Listing to the MMT Directory

Washington state male massage therapist, Andrew Wolfe, tells us about all the massage and bodywork services he offers in Arlington WA.

May 1, 2008, Howard Gets A Strange Call for a Massage

Read what Howard has to say about his recent experience with one potential client.

Apr 30, 2008, Male Massage Therapist Stories - Positive Male Massage Stories/ Horror Stories

Male Massage Therapist Stories - Every male therapist has one - Read about the good, bad and the ugly pertaining to male massage stories

Apr 30, 2008, Bad male massage stories, massage horror stories, massage stories

Bad male massage stories - These massage horror stories are where things can get ugly. Read and learn.

Apr 27, 2008, Male Massage Therapist from Kenya adds his listing to the MMT Directory

Hey, if you are travelling to Kenya, at least you'll know who to call for a massage.

Apr 7, 2008, Rolfer From California adds his listing to the MMT Directory

John Michael Doyle of Walnut Creek, CA explains his diverse background with massage, Rolfing, and a few other interesting qualifications.

John looks like a great choice for any potential client seeking the massage services of a skilled and experienced male therapist in California.

Mar 26, 2008, Indiana Male Massage Therapist adds his Listing to the Directory

Gerald Putnan of Mishawaka, IN tells us about his "By My Hands" massage service to get you out of pain.

Mar 16, 2008, No Male Massage Therapist Listing ? What are you waiting for?

One reason I use the SiteBuildit! System to build and host all my websites is because it gives me the very easy ability to see how people found this website and what keywords they typed into a search engine to find a certain page on the site. It's a really great feature.

With that feature, I've learned there are a great number of potential clients out there on the web searching for male massage therapists in different cities. As of this date, there are only five male massage therapists who have added a listng to the Male Massage Therapist Directory. I've modified all of the listings to include the cities in which each of these therapists practices. Right now the cities Milwaukee WI, Melbourne FL, Wauna WA, Freemont CA and Pensacola FL are all showing up as keywords linked with the keyword "Male Massage Therapist" as ways people have found the website.

My point is: People are looking for massages offered by male therapists! If you've come by this site before and still haven't added a lisitng to the Male Massage Therapist Directory, all I can say is that you are either a fully-booked male therapist with no need for more appointments or...... you're just plain missing the boat! Make a listng now, and submit it. Be sure to include some type of contact information or a link to your website. Download a photo! This is the kind of stuff that will get you the call!

Lastly, if you know another male massage therapist, tell them about this site and suggest to them to submit a listing, and do forget to suggest to have them subscribe to an RSS feed for updates.

Mar 13, 2008, Please: Submit Only Your Own Male Massage Therapist Listing

I recently had an incident where someone submitted a listing to the Male Massage Therapist Directory who was not, in fact, the male massage therapist therapist listed in the listing. Eventually, this therapist found a listing with his name in the directory, and he contacted me to have the listing removed.

This took a little foot work and time on my part to find out who was really who, but when I finallly got the story straight, I removed the listing.

So please, while you may think it is a nice gesture to submit a listing on behalf of a fellow male massage therapist, don't do it. They may not actually care to be listed on the internet.

Mar 9, 2008, BFOQ Legal Ways to Deny Male Massage Therapists Employment

If you are a male massage therapist who has previously applied for a massage therapist job offering, only to be turned down, you may have been told something like, "We're only looking for a female therapist right now."

The gut feeling response you feel can be sickening.

You might even ask the potential massage job employer "why?", only to get a statement back something like this: "Hey, you're probably a good therapist. Heck, you're probably a great therapist. But truth of the matter is we had a male therapist last year here for massages. Almost none of our clients wanted a massage from a male therapist. He sat around a lot. We lost a lot of business. We're just not going to hire a male massage therapist anymore. It's not our personal choice. It's ultimately our clients' choice which has forced us to make this decision."

I found a great discussion on BFOQ's regarding using a home health nurse service in which the client would only accept a male nurse for services for their son. It's a long spirited discussion with input from what appears as some well-versed posters about the subject matter. While the discussion particularly relates to male nurses, the it goes on to other healthcare disciplines where males might be discriminated against because of their sex. There is even one reference which exactly relates to a male MASSAGE therapist being denied some clients at a Marriot hotel based upon clients' preferences--a case which didn't seem to go well for Marriot.

Be forewarned: This is a long discussion and can be a bit technically in-depth, but I think it is very germane to the issues facing male massage therapists seeking employment.

Mar 7, 2008, Concerned Mother Asks Hans a Question

As a general rule, I didn't think I'd add any blog posts about "Comments" made to any Content 2.0 submissions. However, a very Concerned Mother of a Male Massage Therapist student responds to Han's post about massage school in which she brings up some very valid concerns about her son's massage education.

Feb 27, 2008, Hans Albert Quistorff Gives Us his Story about Massage Schools

Hans' writings always have a fatherly quality to them. In this writing, Hans gives us a story about his experience as a male massage therapist in massage school.

Feb 21, 2008, Open Forum for Male Massage Therapists

This open forum allows any male massage therapist to ask a question related to the legitimate massage therapy profession. Good questions get good answers.

Feb 18, 2008, Hans Adds His Very In-Depth Background to the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Hans Albert Quistorff of Gig Harbor WA gives us the complete story of how he made it into his life of massage. Very in-depth background! Worth a look, for sure.

Feb 18, 2008, Hans Adds His Very In-Depth Background to the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Hans Albert Quistorff of Gig Harbor WA gives us the complete story of how he made it into his life of massage. Very in-depth background! Worth a look, for sure.

Feb 18, 2008, Male Massage Therapist Surveys

Take one of the male massage therapist surveys. Polls like this tell you what is thought about male therapists in the massage profession.

Feb 17, 2008, Please Add Contact Information to The Male Massage Therapist Directory

Thank you to all of the male massage therapists out there who have submitted a listing to the Male Massage Therapist Directory!

Unfortunately, I've had a number of listings recently submitted in which the therapist did a great job of promotong himself or his massage practice, only to leave out a way for a potential client to contact him (i.e. no telephone number, website link, or practice address).

Not trying to sound sarcastic here, but it's kinda pointless to be listed in the directory if no one can find you, don't you think? Luckily, when anyone makes a Content 2.0 submission, I can see their e-mail address with the submission so I can e-mail them back and ask for the information. This works, but it defeats the purpose of an automated system, and slows down the webpage posting of your listng.

And a note about e-mail adresses: Unless you specifically ask that your e-mail address be posted, I do not post e-mail addresses as a matter of policy.

When e-mail addresses are listed on a webpage, bad "spiders" may come by, crawl the page then pick up your e-mail address. Next thing you know, your address is being sold off to the Russian Mafia, and your e-mail account will be full of Viagra advertisments.

Be safe. Don't post your e-mail address. Just your telephone number and a link to your website. Thanks!

Feb 13, 2008, A Wisconsin Addition to the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Richard tells us about the type of massage he offers in Milwaukee.

Feb 12, 2008, Yahoo! Users-Consider Joining MyBlogLog

The MyBlogLog service is a part of the Yahoo! system. Getting signed up with MyBlogLog will get you a page on their website. When you visit The Male Massage Therapist Blog, your avatar or picture will go to the top of the reader's list on the top right of this page. Anyone else reading this blog will see you avatar or picture, and if they are interested, they may click on your picture which will bring them to your MyBlogLog page.

If your smart, you'll put a link to your own website or blog, which just may drive you targeted traffic. It's just another way to get your massage website potential clients which means more massage work (=more$$$) for you.

Best of all, MyBlogLog is free for a basic account!

Feb 11, 2008, A Californian Addition to the Male Massage Therapist Directory

Donald Silva tells us about his massage practice in Fremont California, plus his research.

Feb 6, 2008, New Addition to the Male Massage Therapist Directory

James Fritschle from Pensacola tells us about his massage therapy practice up in the Florida Panhandle. If you're looking for a deep-tissue male massage therapist in NW FL, then give James a call.

Jan 29, 2008, A Massage School Story by Howard

Howard gives his account about how his massage therapy school gave little instruction about how to deal with the pitfalls of being a male massage therapist.