I just keep a notebook of what I made that night..thats all
I just keep a notebook of what I made that night..thats all





I'm going to start keeping track as of Sunday because I'm making a weekly goal and I'll be needing (and wanting) to keep track. And, since I drive an hour to and from work everyday I want to keep track of how much gas I use monthly and make sure I'm making plenty enough money to make up for the cost of it.




I tracked my earnings with location, money, tips, events etc. After awhile I found out that there was about 5 days in a month when I consistantly made less, so I wouldnt work those days. Also my peak seemed fo be 3-4 shifts a week. Any more and my hourly rate drops.
Oh and I kept notes on big tippers, and good spenders, so I could remember them, and say "oh hey sweetie, how did that company volleyball game go?" next time I saw them.
Im a bit of an anal organiser![]()
I write down the day, the hours I worked, which club, and what I made. I add up my totals every week to see what I'm averaging per hour at each club. I'd go nuts if I kept track of who gave me what though.
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I was going to ask this question too! I keep track of what I make pretty well. When I come home from work the first thing I do is count how much money I brought in, subtract any money of my own I may have spent at the start of the night (usually 10 bucks to the hair/makeup guy) and immediately open up my excel.
For example: On Tuesday I count $450 , I subtract 12 dollars because I got my hair done before my shift, and I put in $438 in my spread sheet in 3 places. In my 'Tuesdays' column, in my 'October' column, and in a running total column where I write the exact date, how much I made, how many hours I was there, and calculate how many dollars per hour it works out to.
That way, if I only made $300, but I was late and was only there 3 hours, thats a damn good hourly rate and I don't feel bad.
Here is a general idea of what my spreadsheet looks like, if anyone wants an idea of how to make their own:





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Some boring old statistics for anyone interested.
Common and Special Variation
There is always variation in what's being measured - in your case daily earnings.
Common variation is the expected variation in the system. If nothing changes, you might expect your daily earnings to go like: $234, $276, $259, etc.
Special variation is when some systematic factor changes your earnings. For example, having a radically different hairstyle might move your average earnings up and down.
Statistical Measures
There are two statistical measures that tell us somethng about your earnings.
Average - in effect your typical earnings.
Standard deviation - this is a measure of how much your earnings are spread.
Dancer A with earnings of $260, $240, $250 has a smaller standard deviation than dancer B with earnings of $150, $350, $250 even though their average earnings were the same.
Statistical Process Control
This is a graphical technique used in industry to record and measure variation in a process (in this case your earnings). We plot a graph with the average and +/- three standard deviations shown as lines.
(In your case it would be an indididual and moving range chart).
(a) It enables us to distinguish between special and common variation.
For example, almost none of your earnings would be expected to be outside +/- 3 standard deviations. Nor would you expect 7 successive days of earnings to be above or below the process average (128:1 against happening by chance).
So you can see whether your earnings are falling into the expected range of variation, or whether there's a special cause operating.
(b) It enables us to improve our performance.
In your case special variation can be good - i.e. 7 days above the average. If you saw this, you'd know you were doing something different (new hustle technique perhaps).
In which case, you would try and make your new hustling technique part of your normal routine.
(You would also calculate a new average and standard deviation for your graph, to try and lock in your new level of performance).
Geeky I know, but as some of you girls enjoy putting your earnings into a spreadsheet it's not too much more of an effort to produce the required graph.
Phil.
Not formally...I used to, but it was a waste of time for me. I have a good memory and work sporadically, so I can tell you what I made each of my last 10 or so nights of working. I deposit it all right away, sometimes with $20 off the top for groceries or whatever, so if I really want to know, I just look at my deposit info for the day after. I only care about net.
As for day of the week, or who gives me what...I don't rely on regulars, and also don't buy into 'Tuesdays suck but Wednesdays are rad'...just the basics, like Fri+ Sat nights will generally be better than Mon afternoon.
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I umm... keep track of my pay receipts from the clubs.
I know how much I make each week by my show count and show pay. I already know my deductions each week off my cheque.
I keep track of all my flights and cab fares and food and stuff but yea I don't do it nightly or by show.
I need to start keeping track of my tips. But damnit im lazy lol.
I keep an Excel spreadsheet like this:
April
Mon. / date / amount taken home
Wed.
Fri.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
Then I use the function that automatically adds up the numbers I enter. And I can figure what I've made per week, per month, and yearly. I like to compare what I've made on certian days. It's worth it to calculate and see if I'm doing well or doing poorly. If I'm earning less than usual it's a kick in the ass to get busy. It's a very simple, yet effective, strategy.
Now that I'm working at a new club I am really using it to compare to make sure I'm at the right place.
I keep a notebook and write down how much I earn after tipout. In my locker I keep a post it and keep track of each dance I do per day.
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Well... sign me up for the dork parade. I love playing with numbers.
In a day planner, I write down my take-home amount, tip-outs, and how much I make off of each VIP/CR including large tips.
Monthly, I note how many days I worked, total income for the month, and average per shift. This kicks me in the ass to put in a few extra shifts if I was slacking a previous month, and also helps me understand my club better i.e. which months are more profitable.
The importance of the numbers/stats I track are different for different clubs I've worked in. For example, my last club had a consistent club average and most girls worked 3-5 nights a week because the money was poor. (I'd say club average was 250-300 per shift.) It was important for me to know which days of the week were better than others, that way I worked smarter and not harder. Once I figured out that I averaged $50 more a night on Saturdays than any other night, you better believe I busted ass to get to work every Sat night.
At my current club, it's more important to me to keep track of how much I make off of each VIP session, and if I was able to upsell to a second or third hour or half hour with the same guy. Prices are negotiable. I use my information to see how I can hone my VIP strategy as that is where about 75% of my weekly income is made.





so, since starting this thread, i've realized that im clearly not alone but that also i need to do more in the way of playing with excel even more than now. my bf said that he can set me up (he works in excel all day long) so that i can enter data and it will spit out more specific charts and graphs. currently, i do that manually.![]()
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I've always wanted a database where you just put in the date, amount, and club, and it keeps totals for you for averages and per hour averages by days of the week, weeks of the month, months, clubs, states, etc. I'd like to have handy little line graph thingies, too. Access, maybe?





excel will do it as readily as access. it's nothing difficult to mock up. one could even make a generic template spreadsheet/sample db.





I have a small diary. I write down the door fee, what types of dances were sold, total, time I started, a little comment about the night (if required), where I worked.
When doing private parties, I write down the details of the party, my cut, agency fee, tips earnt and (if i feel like it) a comment about the party.
Plus this diary has months at the front where i can list totals for each night I worked, how i earnt it (club and which club or if private parties) so i can readily see the general amount i earn consistently.
MYOB takes care of everything else for me.
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I don't like being on the computer that much, but I have my daily log, I'm still trying to make it more nit-picky so I know where all my money goes. I write down what I'm scheduled, what I work, how much I make, how much in tips cuz I'll claim those separate to what I make, and what bill needs to be paid off that day (or set aside for), and the average per week, on Saturday I write down my week's totals.





Lena, when i get this up and going, ill show you when i see you next how to make it spit out comparisons on excel. it's not difficult, already it's adding information i enter! and im not very excel literate.
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The other day I was bored in a class and figured out my averages for various weekdays (I keep track in my dayplanner, so I had it one me) and realized that I make over 50% of my money of my money on Sundays! Especially this month. And that I shouldn't bother scheduling any more Fridays at all. Useful stuff!




I monitor my earnings on Excel. I calculate my grand total and average. I also have a graph that automatically updates. Its a great visual.





Switching to excel now.
Phil, I might be the only math geek that appreciated your post, but thanks!
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^ fine fine! ill email you the goods.
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