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    I did read the other Austin thread, but feel that thread does not apply to me. I practically grew up in Austin and starting dancing here in Austin. This is the city that broke me in. That was 13 years ago. I never did make very good money in Austin.

    I have been working in Houston for the past year or so and do quite well. I also did well in San Antonio. But Austin...I don't know why it doesn't work so well for me, and I am moving back this month.

    I tried XTC in Austin, because I like nude clubs. But XTC was total bull and nothing like XTC in Houston. So where should I try to go?

    I typically like nude clubs because there are fewer girls (which gives more stage rotation), better stage tips and low house fees. I have never done well selling dances, especially air dances. I am a VIP seller. And no, I don't sell sex or BJ's. I think it's because I am a conversationalist. I know when ya'll hear Houston and VIP, that's what you are thinking.

    I didn't like XTC in Austin because there were too many girls, the three stages made rotation too long and I couldn't find customers when I finally got off stage. I got charged $30 to work during the day (I feel that is too much for a day shift), and that does not include the $6 promo fee and DJ tipout. The VIP was hard to sell because the VIP seemed to be exactly like the floor, with just a better chair. And what's with the bye-bye slip???

    I worked two days and made a grand total of $170. That's $85 per shift. And that is not working. I may keep commuting to Houston for now, but I have to find a club to work here in Austin.

    Can anyone suggest a club I might like? I will be staying on the south side, if that helps. But I will drive for good $$$! Who wouldn't?

    Thanks in advance for any and all advice

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    ^ i'd like to know too, because i want to get another perspective. the other austin thread made it look very promising.

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    Austin money is in the lapdances. Stage tips aren't that great(as far as I can tell but I always skip stages), there are lots of girls at most clubs so less rotation to go up. As for VIP, is there actually a club in town where we get a VIP rate? VIP rooms here suck imho, because the guy pays more, expects more, yet we don't see any increase in money. Dance price is still $20 and the guy just feels entitled to grope more. If you want VIP money here you have to set your own rate and convince a customer to pay it. Good luck enforcing that if the custy doesn't feel it was "worth it."

    For day shift, XTC seems a bit out of the way. It's east and blue collar. I would think there would be more money hitting up the more professional lunch crowd. Maybe Sugars, Expose or Palazio. I'm not the expert though, I've only worked night shifts.

    Susan Wayward did well on day shifts and I think she was at XTC for a while. You may want to pm her since she would know the most about the club in question.

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    I worked there but yeah, it's been about a year and a half since I was last there. I don't know what it's like right now.

    You can set your own prices for the VIP there -- some girls would charge more by the dance; I would either do that or charge for time. Just because the club doesn't have a VIP price doesn't mean you don't. This is true of all Austin clubs -- no club has a "real" VIP there but you can set your own hourly rate and there's usually at least another section of the club they can pay to sit in that you can get them into. If you're good enough to get guys to pay hourly for conversation in Houston I don't see how you can't do it in Austin.

    The south side has Palazio, Expose, and the Landing Strip, listed in descending order of quality/reputation. Have you checked out any of them?

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    I haven't worked in Austin in over 6 years, so I had no idea what the club or clientele was like at XTC. It was just a shot in the dark for me.

    I wasn't specifically looking for a dayshift. I typically work nights in Houston. I was just noting that I felt overcharged on house fees for a dayshift. So how high could the house fees get at night???

    I also set my own rate for VIP in Houston. No one in Houston sets our rates. In fact, dances start at $30 for nude and go for $40 - $50 in VIP. It depends on what you want to charge. I usually sell sets of 3 or 4 dances for $100. That was one of the problems here in Austin, at $20 a dance, low stage tips and high house fees, I walked out with little cash.

    I didn't mean that I only sell conversation in VIP, of course I dance. It is a combo of dancing, talking, etc. I meant to say that I build a repore (sp?) in order to get them to stay in a private room and pay for my time. What I am saying is that I don't know how to upsell a more personal VIP experience to a gentlemen when the VIP is nothing more than another section of the club with nicer chairs, where other girls, customers, and waitresses are still dropping by.

    I actually did a string of 5 dances for one gentlemen on that particular day shift, but at $20 a dance, that was only $100. Then I paid $30 to the house, plus a $6 promo fee, DJ tipout...and then they wanted me to pay to park, but I parked down the road and walked. Plus I bought food and drink with my little bit of stage tips.

    Anyway, I have not checked the other clubs here. That is why I asked what the other clubs are like. I could waste an eternity going through the same situation at clubs repeatedly in this city. I don't want to just keeping taking shots in the dark. I just thought perhaps someone here knew a better place to go.

    I guess I will just commute.

    I could make $85 a shift being waitress. No need for nudity.

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    XTC is the only nude club in town. Stage tips suck. I was a pretty entertaining stage dancer and was lucky to make $20 for a 6-song rotation. Sometimes on busy nights I'd have guys shower money or slip in a $20, but it wasn't expected at all.

    I liked stages because it got me away from whatever asshole I was sitting with. They can be draining as you know. And its a great way to get multiple vantage points across the room. Oh, and because I'm an attention whore and like to moon as many people as possible at one time.

    Why don't you try Austin again? Its not an airdance town at all, there is plenty of contact. But like Houston, you have to hustle for the quality clientele.

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    Yes, I know Katrine, I need to try Austin again. I have to move back here whether I like it or not. Personal reasons...

    And I have to eventually find a home club that I can cruise into when I need to. I am planning to have another occupation during the day/week once I get settled here in town, so I just need a club for xtra cash. If I could even make $200 a shift, I would be happy...But where???

    For now, until I find that place, I have to commute. The last shift I worked in Houston on Saturday, I made over $500. I'd rather drive to Houston for that $500 then stay here for $85. For some reason, I just can't pull that kind of money here. Maybe I don't have the right attitude/hustle for Austin, maybe I don't have any regulars yet, or maybe I am one of those "who hired you???" girls.

    Can someone point me in the right direction? A half decent club? I am a 30 year old platinum blonde with natural DD's, and I am height/weight proportionate. Although I wish I had more ass and longer legs.

    Should I try dayshifts at the other clubs, since I am an older girl? Am I too old for this college town?

    When I used to live in Austin, Sugars was the place to be as DK was there. I also used to do the Rose. I didn't really like those places or felt like I fit in.
    And then the Showpalace opened and that was awesome money. That was a long time ago. I really prefer something more laid back now.

    What about P-10's or Palazio? What's up with the O Cabaret? What are they like?

    Sorry for the long post and all the ???'s. I am just a lost little dancer looking for a home...

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    I think the problem was that you were at the wrong club at the wrong time. XTC is on the east side, the east side is ghetto. Who hangs out drinking in the ghetto during the day? Unemployed people. I can see how any guy might swing by to see some poon after work, but for most employed men that bar is just too out of the way for a lunch time visit.

    Any bar close to major employers has got to be better.

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    good point, zabrina

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    Yellow Rose is too full of partiers. Sugars is ok, my friend went to work there and was very happy, she was sick of P10. Palazio is decent, and I don't think you have to hustle hard to make decent money, always a large crowd when I've gone, although not always a spending crowd. So it would take more work.

    O Cabaret is horrible. How about Landing Strip? The cost of gas to Houston and back, plus accomodations, can really eat into your bottom line. I know, I commuted to dance in Houston for years!

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