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Maybe try another club or another shift or another area if you can? I worked at an upscale club and earned about $100-$800 per shift. I currently work at a dive and make $100-$2000 per shift. I would check out some other clubs in your area. Upscale does not always equal $$$$$ Don't worry, your $1000+ night will come!
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^^ What Lizard said. Earning potential =/= actual earnings. Just because your clubs has a $1000 VIP room option doesn't mean anyone will actually buy it. Just because the biggest money option your club has is something like $300/hr in VIP doesn't mean you won't make a boat load of tips and dance sales, or even potentially sell multiple hour blocks plus tips in a single shift.
Rich people are rich (partly) because they're frugal and keep to budgets. "Poor" people are poor (again, partly -- one of many factors) because they spend. If they get some extra play money, they tend to blow it all at once rather than milking it saving it. There's an interesting article on this somewhere on the web -- I'm on Mobile or I would link it. Basically talks about how "poverty" effects the psyche long term, and even people who work their way out of it and into high paying positions will still have bad mental habits left over for years, sometimes decades after the fact. Definitely worth a read.
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Candycups
^^ What Lizard said. Earning potential =/= actual earnings. Just because your clubs has a $1000 VIP room option doesn't mean anyone will actually buy it. Just because the biggest money option your club has is something like $300/hr in VIP doesn't mean you won't make a boat load of tips and dance sales, or even potentially sell multiple hour blocks plus tips in a single shift.
Rich people are rich (partly) because they're frugal and keep to budgets. "Poor" people are poor (again, partly -- one of many factors) because they spend. If they get some extra play money, they tend to blow it all at once rather than milking it saving it. There's an interesting article on this somewhere on the web -- I'm on Mobile or I would link it. Basically talks about how "poverty" effects the psyche long term, and even people who work their way out of it and into high paying positions will still have bad mental habits left over for years, sometimes decades after the fact. Definitely worth a read.
DO you have the link ? I'd love to read
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A boob job and lip injections haven't hurt my income. ::)
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^ would you say they helped it then?
I've gotten lip injections and I love them. I adore my lips use them as selling point. I have been interested in a BA for a while as well.
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I think trying a few different clubs is a good idea, especially if your income has plateaued at your current club. Last year I had plateaued in similar fashion and in order to maximize my income/hustle there were a few different things I tried. Firstly, I don't know how your club works, but I started selling 3/100 dances that were higher contact. I also made it a rule that I asked every single customer for a tip. Just by doing these two things I made more money each night, but was still making the same number of sales and doing the same amount of physical work. Think about inventing a similar upsell that you could offer at your current club. Instead of having a nightly goal I focused on getting the maximum amount out of money out of every customer I talked to. Offer VIP to everyone, you never know if they will take you up on it. If you have good staff at your club, consider becoming friends with them and tipping them, they can lead you to some good customers. Although staff can sometimes have really bad instincts about who is a good customer, they often know the guy who gets two hours with the first girl who comes up to him, and they'll come get you first.
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^ would you say they helped it then?
I've gotten lip injections and I love them. I adore my lips use them as selling point. I have been interested in a BA for a while as well.
You're goddamn right they have. I'm going back for another round in May.
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- Start at the highest price point and work your way down. AKA SELL blocks of time/rooms.
-ALways ask for a tip. Give a solid number not just 20%. Say you want $XXX amount as a tip.
-Invest in your body. Plastic surgery is great.
-Talk to everyone.
-Work with the hosts/staff. Tip 20% if they help you make a sale.
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I hope I'm not hijacking the thread, but I feel like I may be in a similar boat to the OP. I feel like I've tapped out as far as max earnings in my club and am looking for ways to add on a little extra scratch ;) Writing this is kind of my stream of consciousness on ideas for my hustle as well!
This may be all generic advice you've seen in HH before... I'm sure you already know to get 'in the zone'. Get ready at home, spend the drive getting into the 'unstoppable hustler' mood. I like to have a Red Bull or strong iced coffee with me at work; it makes me super energetic and entertaining to the customers and it's SO much easier to bounce from guy to guy when it's busy and keep positive.
Figure out your club's structure and if there are any little ways to cut corners and save time. For example, my club has 3 stages; you have to wait to be relieved by the girl following you, which eats up to ½ a song sometimes; I used to just sit the rest of the song out, but now I either book it to another customer and just speed up my usual 2-song hustle, or I chat with anyone sitting by the stage who tipped me (and often sell them a floor dance). Waste NO time. Even if I have 2 songs before my stage, I'll "Wanna dance" a couple of young guys and sometimes get a floor dance.
If you can sell blocks of time EFFICIENTLY, do it. My club has a CR where we charge $200 for the bottle and then name our own price. Unfortunately, most guys are too cheap or broke for it, don't want the bottle, and don't want to pay a minimum of $400 (most girls charge $2-250/hour). Very hard to sell unless you're giving extras, and even then they're still hard to sell in my observations. My club is blue collar, and most guys don't give a rats ass about privacy or fancy glasses & a bottle, they want more/better dances for their money.
Sooo, I find it easier to keep track of where I am in rotation (to make sure we're not interrupted) and offer them my own 15 min/$100 or 30 min/$200 'package' in the couch room. They get more bang for their buck, I get to waste less time.
Always ask for a tip. Even if you get an extra $3-4 from a few guys, it's very little effort on your part; "So it's $60, and tips are always appreciated!"
I'm sure you're good at feeling customers out already. I tend to hit every guy sitting on the floor, and then I'll try the bar. A quick chat and "So are you just hanging out today?" seems to be the 'code word' at my club; the customer will usually say "Yes sorry" if not interested, or else indicate he'd like dances at some point. Eliminates barflies, gives me leads on spenders.
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^What do you think about maybe changing the "So are you just hanging out today?" to a more positive-leaning question...? I'm blanking on any great re-wordings. But something to make it less easy for him to be let off of the hook.
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^I always ask them "what brings you out today?" and if they say something like "just drinking beer" I say "and watching naked girls dance, of course!" and I immediately try to close a sale then or ask if they want to have me dance for them later because them saying that usually means they're not here for dances, but you never know.
I'm thinking of trying "what kind of fun are you trying to have today?"
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I like that idea "so are you just hanging out today?" Line but I think for night time you could say something sexier like "are we relaxing this evening or are we gonna have a lil fun?" Idk I feel like that sounds childish. I'll be checking back if someone has something sexier lol