Re: Reading your customer
You cannot do that you will definitly be surprised.....Some guys wear there nicest suits just to make girls think that they will spend a fortune, and so they waste all there time with them and get nothing.....Some guys wear rags and have money to burn, but want a girl that doesn't come off as being so money hungry and they will make ur niceness worth while!!! I believe that you should treat everyone equal...(until they prove otherwise)
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I talk to anyone (when I feel like it (-:) I don't think you can tell just by looking at someone wether they will spend money on you or not. The only definatle thing I can say is that guys with a really piss weak handshake (if you can really call their piss weak effort a hand shake!) are ALWAYS let me repeat ALWAYS wankers! The only good thing they have going for them is that they usually proove just how repulsive they are within about 30 seconds or less of shaking your hand, just incase there was any doubt, lol!
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you definitely can not tell how much money a guy has by any of those things you mentioned above.. its very easy to stereotype someone right off the bat, but i have come to find that the people you don't think that have the money, are really the ones who do... never ever judge a book by its cover.
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I look for the ones that are checking me out first. If I smile and they smile back 9 times out of 10 I get a dance after a little conversation.
NEVER judge a custy by looks or the way they are dressed. One of my best custies used to come in the club dressed in old overall's and a ballcap advertising a trucking firm (it was his company).
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If they come in dressed like a player or thuggish I often pass them by, sometimes wrong but usually right. But that is just at this club. Often depends where you are.
I do scan the club for guys that look interested. If they are looking at me but turn away, though it may just mean they are shy, it usually means I should move on. If a guy is avoiding eye contact you can pretty much assume they are not interested. I don't try to figure out how much money they have to spend, more if they are interested in me or not. Someone who has only enough for a few dances may recommend you to their friends after, who may have more to spend.
I am not a top earner though, just my two cents.
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Way more important than how much a guy has in his bank account is how much he is willing to spend on YOU. You have to look for signs of interest...they're watching your stage show, tipping you, making eye contact as you walk around the club. I've often had guys come in who *clearly* weren't rich, but for whatever reason, they wanted to spend $100+ on me that day.
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Nothing. I ask someone for a dance if they approached me when I first went on stage. After that I just go in a circle asking almost every person if they'd like a dance. Now if they're absolutely grotesque...I stay away. I also actually stay away from the good looking, younger ones as they seem less likely to buy a dance. It just wouldn't be a fantasy for them. ::)
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i know from the stage usually. If they are personable, ask me to see them or the good one which is " come see me after you get done, i'd like a dance or two ".
Suits mean nothing. Anyone can own one nice suit..slap it on and head out to the clubs.
I found a lot of suit guys unless it's after dinner crowd...are assholes. Very pompus.
Also watch how fast dancers scatter from certain groups..usually that means someone among them is being a dick.
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I usually look to see if the guy is having a good time, smiling, laughing..
those guys are usually more open to a good time..
but then again the sullen types spend too.
i stopped trying to size people up and just hustle them all.
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Time limit. If I cannot get a guy to spend money one me, I move on.
Usually, if he doesn't bring out his money in three to five minutes,
it is a waste of time.
Heck, I talk to anybody, but I am there to sell, and they are there to buy.
Anything else, is BS.
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Desperation.
I ask about what they drive. Any custy that owns an oversized "luxury" truck or SUV, and has an office job, is seriously in search of his manhood. These boys seem to empty bank accounts out faster than most.
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I found a lot of suit guys unless it's after dinner crowd...are assholes. Very pompus.
Also watch how fast dancers scatter from certain groups..usually that means someone among them is being a dick.
LOL both of these are so true!
Where I work, we do a tip walk after our stage set and go around to everyone for a tip. If guys barely look at me and don't really talk when they hand me a dollar, I assume they aren't very interested and I'll save them as a last resort, if I approach them at all. I focus on the guys who tipped me on stage, asked me to come see them when I have a chance, watched me a lot while I was on stage, or smiled a lot and were very personable towards me on my tip walk.
I never judge a customer by what he's wearing because not many guys dress up to go to SC's around here. Many times (not all, but a good percentage) guys who wear business suits around here are cheap and dress nice on purpose to try to get girls to sit by them for free. The only people I usually avoid are young guys in groups-I rarely have luck with them and they're often cocky and rude. I will only go up to them if they approach me first.
I can usually tell whether or not a customer is interested in me after talking to him for about half a song. I ask them their name, where they're from, blah blah blah, and make small talk. If they are not really looking at me or they don't talk much, I assume they're not interested, so I cut to the chase and ask for a dance quickly so I can move on to the next guy if they say no. If the customer makes a lot of eye contact with me, smiles a lot, talks a lot, or offers me a drink, then I take it that he's interested. Of course, there are guys who want to sit and tell you their life story and don't want to buy dances, but it's easy to tell who those guys are after a couple minutes of talking to them. LOL
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I agree with ladie2die4. I have been turned down for most most for private dances, but i check to see if a guy is checking me out, i smile, and go up to him and introduce myself. i get the dance, last night i got 4 dances from a guy. i still go up to guys just so i do not get in trouble for sitting, but this is what works for me.
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I usually go to the guys that are making eye contact with me on the floor. They almost always are inclined to get a few dances from me. I also go to the ones that are focused on me on stage.
Other things I look for is if the guy is looking around the room (a lot to the time he's looking around for any dancer). I check to see how full his glass is; if it's almost empty, he's most likely had enough time to settle in and get dances.
I never judge based on a customers clothing. I talk to anyone. I tend to have better luck with lone customers because sometimes groups are a little hard to crack (they feel guilty for leaving their friends for an extended amount of time, haha).
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I talk to every single guy that walks into the club (not neccesarily the moment they walk in, but before they leave) unless another dancer gets him and keeps him.
You really can't tell from just looking at a guy, or even deciding what "type" of guy likes you. I always assume black guys won't like me because I'm a thin white girl, but I have gottten dances, good tips and drinks from them before (and did last night!). So I just approach everyone, even if I end up talking to them for five seconds.
I weed through them by their responses to me. If they're happy to talk to me and are interested, I'll stay for a bit to see where it goes. If they're not giving me much response to work with, I jump to ask them for a dance, just to be sure, and if they say no I tell them it was nice meeting them and I'll check in later to see if they change their mind.
Basically I just don't discriminate. I can tell after a couple songs if it's most likely going to be a waste and trying and bring up dances just to see their reaction-- do you know about our difference dances? Have you had any dances tonight?-- because that usually reveals. But I've had guys who I thought would never say yes and guys I thought for sure would say no so I just ask them all (and even if they say no cause they're cheap motherfuckers, they're more likely to get one from you if your club offers a special).