Just bought the DW Home Study Course!
I don't think my car will make it all the way to Vegas, even though I'm in LA and I am really busy making travel plans to get back home to NY for a week. Rather than try to figure out a way to get to Vegas, find somewhere to stay and possibly be tempted to blow a bunch of money on gambling and god knows what else I might do there (not wanting to actually WORK while I'm there), I decided to order the Home Study Course.
I read some good feedback about it here, but I would like to know the secrets myself! Some girls luck out and find a top earner buddy in their club to teach them, others research and get sales technique books, some will resort to doing extras or do private parties to make more, but I don't feel that any of the above options really fit my personality or circumstances. I am making about $150-$200 during the week and about $500 on weekend nights, but I'd like to at least be making a consistent amount all the time, possibly more. Sometimes I see girls getting 20 - 30 dances or more when the rest of us have 5 or 10. I begin to wonder, what do these girls know that I don't?. They must have really good sales skills since I don't see these girls doing extras.
I never really spend money on things for myself, other than the occasional spa trip or fancy meal and even that is hard for me to do. When I see money building up in my account, I don't want to touch it for fear that I might need it. But I think I should have about 5 times more than I currently have in there right now, and if you girls say this course is really that beneficial, then I trust your opinions. I hope I am not disappointed.
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Let me know how it goes! I'm thinking about buying it.
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So is the Home Study Course supposed to be as good as the live seminar? I was going to go the the Seminar but if the HSC is just as good, I can save some money.
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The live seminar is almost certainly better -- you can see what's going on, they teach you some magic tricks to use at the table, etc. The homestudy course was a very good start for me, despite the gaps. While I'm still in the "rocky climb" period in terms of income (my average is going up by fits and starts), I've definitely seen a lot of good results in terms of my success with people. I'm getting better at picking out the people who are hungry for a dance, I'm getting better at convincing people that they really want a dance from me and that they want a dance right now, and I'm managing my time much better.
I would say it's been very worth the money. The takeaway close alone has probably recouped the money I spent on the course a few months ago.
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I agree, Ive not been o the seminar as I live in the UK and its not really convenient but Id say the home study course is definately worth the money. It made me much more motivated and I definately manage my time more effectively now, the other benifit is that because its on CD you can replay it and listen again! I listen every few months now just to give me a boost and I can even skip through the bits I know to the parts that I need to refresh on.
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Do it!! That course has saved my ASS on some slooow nights. I had a night from hell recently and I was able to talk a customer into a VIP. I used DW techniques to target and schmooze the guy and convine him why the half hour experience of me was far superior than a quick song. I was one of only three people to get a VIP all Friday night. My work buds were so down I started telling them what to do. They came back and said it worked! One got some single dances and the other got some multiples on a night when we outnumbered the customers! If you have a VIP it wil certainly pay for itself in the first week.
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The course is available for Australian dancers and has been "tweaked" to fit the Australian industry - just ask DancerWealth for more details privately. ;)
Anyone subscribed to the newsletter?? There is a monthly newsletter option available if you really can't afford the HSC. If you're subscribed to it, what are your thoughts? Has it helped?
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I get the newsletter. It's Ok...I think it would be good for newer girls, but there's never really been anything that I didn't already know in any of them. With the exception of the last one, actually...there was a neat-o numbers thing that broke down how much money there is to be had in a club. I liked that.
It's not bad for $20- no complaints- but more suited to rookies.
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I'm -in- the home study course!! Hahaha, I FINALLY got mine in the mail this week (after being in America and not able to pick it up -sigh-) and was about to do a review on it. :P Listen for my voice! XD
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I had the opportunity to be in it (on the CD) however due to the time difference between the USA and Australia... I muddled up what time I actually should've been "on the line"... ah well.
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I bought the home study course and haven't had the time to listen to it. I have been too busy travelling so it just sits on my coffee table at home, waiting for me. I am excited to dive into it once I get home though!!
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Update:
I received the HSC yesterday via EXPRESS mail. I had an issue with receiving the Volume 2 E-book (there was some technical problem), but after emailing DW support, they were more than happy to accomodate me and they shipped out my order really quickly. They also threw in the newsletter subscription free of charge for the trouble. Not really necessary, but it was much appreciated!
I listened to all 7 discs yesterday. I listened to the first 4 or 5 before work, and couldn't wait to get home to listen to the others. I can't wait to start using the closing techniques! Some of them sound kind of corny but if they really work, I will certainly try them.
I think that the program really re-trains your hustle, and if what I have been doing isn't really working, I'll try anything different. I knew bits and pieces of some of the skills they teach, but I never knew how to piece them together. I also didn't know how to phrase things properly, and I realize I have been giving customers too much of an "out" when I pop the question.
I'll let everyone know how my income increases.
Thanks Adam!
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The key is also to adapt the techniques to your own club. You do not have to use them word for word just adapt them to the person as such. BTW, some people will see an increase due to the HSC immediately whilst it may take others months to see that increase. Personally speaking, it took me a few months before I "got it" and thus my income increased.
The one great thing about the HSC is that if at any time you feel your hustle needs to be re-learnt or you are stagnating or anything... it is there and accessible to you so you can refresh yourself.
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In the 3 days I've been trying to implement the HSC techniques, I have to say that I've definitely been doing a little better, even if I'm just learning, and I'm still forgetting a few things now and then as I get caught up in the moment and forget when I'm supposed to say things. The thing I've had the most success with so far is getting my customers in the pattern of saying "yes". One guy was so influenced by the "yes pattern" that when the waitress came over, she sold him a ladies drink right before I was supposed to close the sale. LOL - Unfortunately, he was on his way out for the night, but I still got the drink out of him.
I still can't seem to get them as interested in my closing though. I hear a lot of "I definitely want a dance later, but not right now." and then they disappear or someone else gets them.
I've also started "planting seeds" and excluding "but" and "if" from my vocabulary.
I guess I'll pick it up more as I go along and get more comfortable with all the lessons. But I did make a good amount all weekend (and sold a VIP which I normally never do) when most of the other girls didn't do so well. I'm starting to see myself reaching the 20%. And I know the more I visualize it, the closer I will get to being a top earner.
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Do any of you ladies know if the course is really effective even with those of us that work in really slow clubs where extras girls are the majority. I've read on the site that it will teach you to hustle way better and increase the amount you presently make but will it work on all the men that come in looking for the most for their 40 dollars? I will take the course but I would rather not switch clubs, I've been there for a while and I've grown comfortable.
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....I've been there for a while and I've grown comfortable.
Never ever "marry" a club. Always keep your options open. Remember, you are just another dancer to them so do not look for loyalty from the club just because you've been there for awhile when they won't be loyal to you. Learn this lesson early. Learn sales skills so then if/when you do find you have to look for a new club ... no problem!
Besides, the sales skills/techniques taught don't JUST apply to our industry. They are skills you can take with you into any sales environment even if you are the customer yourself. This is where the TRUE value lies IMO.