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    I'm auditioning at a couple clubs this weekend and going back to dancing...I was thinking about some strategies that worked for me in the past (I quit 2 years ago). One, which I know sounds really stupid but DID work for me for some reason, was literally TELLING the customers how much $ I wanted to make that day/week/month. When I was getting ready to move to a different city I was working a lot trying to save up and told everyone-"I want to break 5k this month so I can get a cute apartment in the city!" They seemed to eat that up and and I even exceeded my monthly goal and made more than I ever had.

    When I first started dancing I told everyone "I need to make $800 this week so I can buy a puppy" (there was a bulldog puppy I wanted to buy at the time)...I almost always got dances or VIPs after that line. Keep in mind that I had no hustle and no idea what I was doing then. I was never a top earner until my last month of dancing in a small, kinda rural club. Has that strategy ever worked for anyone else or was it just luck?

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    I've never used my major money goal as a hustle really.

    If I really want to get out of there and am 2 or 3 dances from my goal, I might tell the guy so after he agrees to a dance... "Awesome! I'm only 3 songs away from making rent now!" 90% of the time they'll get the required number of dances without any further selling on my part.
    But you are right, some of them do eat that up. The older guys tend to go "Well then, let's do 3 songs!" all cheerfully. I think knowing they are paying your rent or whatever makes them feel like they're taking care of you and their masculine ego loves it.
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    i've done something similar to that..i've said " i'm saving up for a boob job, would you like to come have some fun with me so i can get closer to my goal?" some of them declined a dance, but gave me 10 or 20 bucks.

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    Default Re: Telling the customers your $ goals

    That's a good idea. It's been said on here that it's rude or a turn off to talk about money but I'm starting to feel like it only is when a guy is cheap. One time a customer asked me how much my goal was for the night. I told him with how slow it was I'd be happy to make $300. He handed me $400 and said "there ya go" lol if only that happened every night!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by miss1dancypants View Post
    That's a good idea. It's been said on here that it's rude or a turn off to talk about money but I'm starting to feel like it only is when a guy is cheap. One time a customer asked me how much my goal was for the night. I told him with how slow it was I'd be happy to make $300. He handed me $400 and said "there ya go" lol if only that happened every night!!
    Haha nice! I think you're right about the cheap guys being turned off by it, too. They're the same type that love to "pay" you with compliments.

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    Talking about buying puppies is a good way to turn off anyone who likes animals. Had to stop reading when you dropped that bomb.

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    I think it depends on the customer. I had a customer that I danced with before I left LA and he asked me why I was dancing, I told him I was moving to another country and needed to save up, etc. He got really excited and said that he had always wanted to do that when he graduated from college and that was so awesome, blah blah. He asked me if we and a champagne room and I said no but we had VIP and he ended up doing a VIP and tipped me pretty well because he said he wanted to help me "save up for my dream."

    In instances like that I'll use it-- I had a customer a couple weekends ago who told me I should really travel while I'm in the UK and I said that was partly why I was dancing and listed off the places I want to go to and he ended up doing like 80 pounds of dances because he wanted to help me...

    But I think it's better to make it sound fun and exciting, not like you're giving them some kind of sob story and begging them for money. But yes, I do think there are a lot of customers who like the idea of buying you things instead of just giving you money, so if you can translate-- I once told a reg, "you know I had the best night sleep last night cause I got this awesome new mattress, headboard, bedspread... and I couldn't have done it without you!" and he got all happy and spent more money.
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    As a general rule, I find it's best not to talk about money. It makes the customer's experience less personal, "real" etc. Some customers respect the fact that you are "stripping for a reason" and have goals though. It helps them to see you as a real person, instead of fake. It depends how you approach the topic I suppose, but if it works for you that's great.
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    Depends...if they ask about my tattoos or my pets I tell them "If it makes you feel any better your money is going towards making my body even better or feeding a cute little gator!"
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    I never tell customer my numbers or money goal numbers. Maybe it's a fear or something idk.

    Only thing close is when I told a customer I wanted a bike during our conversation. After a while he says he doesn't buy dances, has to leave, then hands me $100 and tells me to get that bike I wanted.

    I also tell customers that I am studying so they believe the money the give me goes to higher education and not a pimp, drugs, etc. they're more likely to support my cause lol and give me money.

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    I never mention what I want or need with the money I make at work. Never, ever, ever.

    My philosophy is that a lot of them are there to relax and take a break from their everyday life and problems. (Along with the desire to flirt and spend time with beautiful women of course)
    I would think the LAST thing they would want is to feel pressure from a dancer about what she "needs" to make money for.
    I talk to guys all the time who tell me they stay away from specific dancers because they are tired of hearing about what bills they need paid, what their kids need, etc.

    Everyone has a different hustle, and if it works for some girls then that's great. It's just nothing I personally do.

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    i think that trick is to keep it light and fun. don't talk about the things you NEED that are stressful that the customer can relate the stress to like kids, electric bills, cars, etc. ( idk if i worded that right), but if you are talking about a goal or something fun like a new puppy, investment, vacation, etc it can work. and above all, don't bitch about it or act desperate. i remember talking to a guy and we were having a conversation about investments and voting of all things, and he got all impressed with me because i guess he thinks all strippers are dumb..well he doesn't get dances but he handed me a 100 bucks and tells me to invest it. if i had only gone for " want a dance?" i never would have gotten it

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    Quote Originally Posted by simone87 View Post
    i think that trick is to keep it light and fun. don't talk about the things you NEED that are stressful that the customer can relate the stress to like kids, electric bills, cars, etc. ( idk if i worded that right), but if you are talking about a goal or something fun like a new puppy, investment, vacation, etc it can work. and above all, don't bitch about it or act desperate. i remember talking to a guy and we were having a conversation about investments and voting of all things, and he got all impressed with me because i guess he thinks all strippers are dumb..well he doesn't get dances but he handed me a 100 bucks and tells me to invest it. if i had only gone for " want a dance?" i never would have gotten it
    I agree Simone!! Last night I told some guys I was saving up to go to Florida and it definitely got me a couple extra dances. :-) I'm not going to be shy about telling guys at work what I want anymore as long as it's fun and exciting.

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    I always milked this one at the beginning of each semster in uni. I agree it works well with older gentleman. My go to line would usually come in around song 3, trying to get customers to purchase at least 5 songs and went something like this "2 more songs and I can go buy my ___x___ textbook tomorrow!" I know the stripper in school is a very overused stereotype but if you're legitimately not bullshitting and get into talking to customers about your major/career goals, a lot of them are really supportive. I think it ties into men liking women who have their own goals in life in general, and I do think if you take 2 girls that look the same, a customer would rather spend on the girl who is saving for x (doesn't really matter what it is) than partying all her money away/giving it to her boyfriend. BUT you want to keep this kind of conversation light and infrequent, I don't think it works as well when it's put on every single customer and then comes off as more of a broke stripper sob story. Not something to mention to younger guys at all for example, because they're mostly all broke and won't sympathize with you, in fact I think they are assholes a lot of the time because a lot of the time they make less than the strippers and they know that and it gives them a complex of some sort.
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    i always avoided this one, because i thought it made the experience less real for the customer but… i never really thought of the whole "male ego" thing it may bring out

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    The only time it every worked for me to boast about how much money I made was when I was in VIP already with a RED customer. I told him I wanted to start a website that taught strippers how to manage their money and get out of the business on their own terms.

    That was late 2008. He gave me a $3000 tip. StripandGrowRich.com is having its 5 year anniversary this week
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    This applies to online webcamming, but in my experience its only worth sharing your money goals with guys who you know are already obsessed with you. When I share my money goals with those kind of customers they are usually more than willing to either pay the goal in full, or half of it. But you have to feel the guy out, it seems pointless to tell every guy, but if you already know the guy has money - and that he already loves to spend it on you - then its harmless to at least bring it up.

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    one time a custy came up to me after I did a stage set and gave me like 100 but didnt want to dance just drink and talk after a few songs I push for a dance again AKA $$ so he asks me what I wanted to make that night, I stupidly said Oh, 1500 ( I had already made like 200) and so threw the night he slowly withdrew $$, every few songs Id be like "wanna dance" and hed pay, by the end of the night he gave me exactly 1500 but I saw his account had about 5000$ in it, which I do believe I couldve gotten all of it, this was a mistake I made as a newbie. I learned from this to tell them a big ## goal and let them see what they can do, I so shorted myself, never again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by miss1dancypants View Post
    That's a good idea. It's been said on here that it's rude or a turn off to talk about money but I'm starting to feel like it only is when a guy is cheap. One time a customer asked me how much my goal was for the night. I told him with how slow it was I'd be happy to make $300. He handed me $400 and said "there ya go" lol if only that happened every night!!
    That happened to me too with an old guy. I just started my shift and was talking to him and he asked how much I planned on making tonight and I said well $600 would be good and he went to the ATM and handed me all the money. Now I wish I said more than $600 lol but yeah I wish that happened all the time too!!

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    That same strategy has worked for me. I wasn't so blanked about it, I talk a lot so it'll usually slip out"accidentally" hahaha. When I work days or if I have fun plans that weekend I'll gush about them such as "brewers game this weekend. Yah tailgating and beer at miller park". Guys usually wanna pitch in drink money towards my fun. Same for if I talk about going outta town for the weekend. I will sometimes gush about new outfits I want or shoes or burlesque props. Guys like to think they are helping I think

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    I actually mention my goal for the day on a regular basis. It does turn off cheap-ohs but men with money to spend tend to respond well. It also works well with my regulars. They always ask me how close I am to my daily goal. I tell them my goal for the day is at least $1200...I've made 800 so far and they gladly hand me the rest.

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    I've got a tattoo I want now that is going to be a LOT of LD's.
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