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    Default where is a good place to make gr8 $$?

    I'm traveling all around the US but it's seems like clubs are empty Idk where should I go so it's make my time and $ worth . If I could find in a nice smaller city a gr8 club that would be awesome . Any suggestions?

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    Default Re: where is a good place to make gr8 $$?

    Try researching events -- conventions & whatnot that attract big out of town crowds. Bike wks, poker runs, Hake Fest, that sort of thing. That will give you an idea of where to start looking.

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    Default Re: where is a good place to make gr8 $$?

    Quote Originally Posted by Aniela View Post
    Try researching events -- conventions & whatnot that attract big out of town crowds. Bike wks, poker runs, Hake Fest, that sort of thing. That will give you an idea of where to start looking.
    That's the problem with traveling. You need to make sure that the place to which you're traveling will be packed with paying customers. If you're working in your hometown and aren't paying travel expenses (e.g. flight, hotel, food, gas), then you can make $200/night and still be coming out ahead. If you aren't having luck with traveling, then staying put might be the way to go. It also takes quite a bit of pressure out of the picture! It's hard to hustle in a new club when you're feeling desperate due to expenses. Or perhaps consider relocating to a more lucrative (and consistent) area.

    The successful travel dancers on SW are the ones who follow conventions religiously and have their travel routines nailed down. Otherwise it can be a bit of a gamble!

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    Default Re: where is a good place to make gr8 $$?

    If you're working in your hometown and aren't paying travel expenses (e.g. flight, hotel, food, gas), then you can make $200/night and still be coming out ahead. If you aren't having luck with traveling,
    The successful travel dancers on SW are the ones who follow conventions religiously and have their travel routines nailed down. Otherwise it can be a bit of a gamble!
    Indeed, 'cost' management is extremely important when dancing 'on the road'. When I used to do this regularly, I would take a 12 volt cooler and a lot of my own food to avoid having to spend money on restaurant meals. I would call local hotels to try and arrange a discount 'weekly' rate with the managers, I would carefully plan my driving to minimize mileage and tolls, etc.

    As Charlie61 alluded to, between the 'cost' of additional travel expenses, plus additional income taxes due on higher earnings, sometimes a dancer will wind up with more net earnings by settling for $200 a night in a local club than travelling to earn $400 a night ... but also spending $100 per day in additional expenses, but also spending $100 on gas and tolls for the trip, but also spending an extra $100 once you return home to 'save back time' you lost by being out of town for the week ( convenience store shopping, take-out food ) etc.

    To try to assure that your 'road trip' is actually going to result in a significantly higher income potential than staying at home and working in a local club, you need to 'optimize your chances'. This means researching the 'seasonality' of different local markets ( some peak in the summer, some peak in the winter, some peak in the late spring and/or early fall, etc. ). This means keeping track of 'major events' which will draw extra customers to those different local markets during a particular week ( i.e. Mardi Gras, Super Bowl, Indy 500, nationwide trade shows / conventions, etc ).

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