So I've been dancing for going on two months now. I mostly enjoy it, but I'm just not making money like I had hoped. I've had a few really good nights, but the majority of my nights are just ok and I make my bare minimum or just under it or I come out in the negatives. There will be nights when the club is fairly busy, but I just can't sell dances or rooms. Last night was one of those nights - I sold one lapdance.
I am truly at a loss for what I'm doing wrong. I have combed this forum for advice on selling dances and I've put it to use. I've listened to the how to videos on youtube. I've read general articles and pieces of advice about how to close a sale. I've taken notes on what to say to sell dances and keep them on my phone to look at during breaks. I don't sit with customers for a long time if I've established they're not buying a dance. I always bring up VIP, even before the couch dances. I've changed my look since I started since a lot of other dancers told me I would make more money - I wear a wig and my club recently went back to the gown rule so I've been wearing sexy clubwear type dresses that make me look more "expensive".
I get rejected for dances far, FAR more often then I'm able to sell them. I don't "wanna dance???" guys either, I do sit and chat for a few songs (depending on how slow it is) before I bring up dances. But most of the time, I hear the old "maybe later" (which means no), "I don't do dances, I just come here to drink a beer and watch", or "that's too expensive, no way!" when I bring up VIP. I then move on to chat with another customer only to hear the same.
Last night for example, I approached EVERYONE (like I normally do) or as many people as I could get to and I could only sell one couch dance. I had one guy come to the stage to tip me, I told him he should get a LD from me, he said "yeah totally! i'll be waiting when you get off stage." my set ends (we only do two song sets), I go find him and he says "ohhh sorry, I just called for an uber and it's on the way, so I gotta go!" Another group of guys came in and one actually asked me about the VIP options, I explained them to him, and he says "ok cool! let me go talk to my buddy. don't worry, we got you! we'll definitely do something." a few minutes pass and i make my way over to their table only for them to start saying "oh forget about all that, what are you doing after this? why don't you come over to my place?" There's just so many timewasters and it drives me insane!
It's really disheartening. I've only been dancing a short while so I don't have any regulars. I've given my snapchat information to a few guys (I don't give out my number) to let them know when I'm working but I've had no repeat customers really. Some of the other girls seem to think there are too many girls on some nights, and I think that could be it. On the nights that I'm not doing well most of the other girls who don't have regulars are in the same boat so it's not just me.
For some background info, I guess most would consider my club "upscale", or at least it tries to be. House fees are anywhere from $35-$55, not including tip out to the bouncer and DJ. Couch dances are $30 a song and the club takes $20. It is topless/pastie and a lot of customers complain about it being too "strict" - customers are not allowed to touch us on the floor, we can only accept tips in our garter, etc. There is almost never a cover. It also has a restaurant and serves steak so a lot of people come in just for the food especially during the day. A lot of patrons say it feels more like a nice bar that happens to have dancers more than an actual strip club. It is also totally extras-free, or at least as far as I know. There are cameras in every private room and I have witnessed a few girls get fired on the spot when my boss spotted them providing extras on the camera.
I have never danced anywhere else so I have nothing to compare my current club to anything, so I'm not sure how typical the house fees and rules are. Apologies for the long rambling post, but if anyone could offer some perspective I would greatly appreciate it. I actually do like my club, the other dancers are nice and management is very professional but I'm strongly considering trying to get hired at a nude club closer to my home.



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