For starters, look at the overall trends of the clubs in your city. Are ALL the clubs dead. In AZ, summer is the slowest season everywhere because there are no tourists, the snowbirds went north, and since 1/3 of all Maricopa County revenue is based on real estate, many of the locals were out of work. Even though summer is the “dead” season in most places, I did very well in Philadelphia during the month of June because it was bachelor party season (everyone wants to have a June Wedding on the East Coast) and the Phillies were doing well. If you have the ability to travel, check into booking services like www.travelingentertainers.com so that a portion of your travel expenses are paid for by the club.
Then evaluate the club you are currently working at:
Do you work at “the best” club in town? Are there customers through the door…or is your problem that they aren’t buying from you? (we can help with the 2nd part, but if no one is walking in then it may be time to research somewhere else) How many shifts have you worked there? Do you have social capital with the staff? It does take time to build a presence at a new club, both with customers and with the staff. Changing clubs just means that you have to start all over again…and if the problems are related to the overall trends of clubs in your city you may be better off just staying put.
I drove past my old club last night, the parking lot was DEAD! Seeing that on Saturday night is making me think twice about getting back in the business before the economy picks up..
I found that this is the same philosophies as whether or not to switch hair salons. You gotta check out the other businesses in the same geographical areas. How easy is it to get around a no-compete contract (I sincerely hope none of y’all signed one)? What sports teams are doing well? How many clubs competing clubs are in your area? Do you have a mole in any of those clubs?
yes this is London Knight the author of Stiletto Diaries,
you need to understand one thing here I would never slam one of my stiletto sisters.
but if you are out there telling the woman that it is a safe place to be then just maybe you should look up just how many woman die in a year that are working within the club’s today.
as for the upper end clubs. I worked at —- and —–, just who do you think owns these places. Well guess what it is the MOB, and yes there are real.
these places are backed by MOB and HA money.
it it sad to me that you are willing to put a young woman is a place that she could end up dead at.
you say you have been in the industry for 10 years? well I have walked in it for 23 years.
and I would never wish it on any one. it is indeed a hard life. and a road best left not taken.
but every one has there one life and I wish them the best in what it is they do.
thank
London Knight
I appreciate your opinion Ms Knight and thank you for sharing it with my blog community, however, I wholeheartedly do not agree with it.
Although it is true that some people who work at strip clubs sell and do drugs, it is also true that people who sell and do drugs work at restaurants, malls, doctors offices and even schools. I have worked in gentleman’s clubs for 10 years and never once was I offered illicit drugs or forced to do anything I didn’t want to do.
Just because a woman chooses to work in a strip club, does not mean that she is in danger of being killed. I have always worked at upscale environments and never ONCE did I fear my life. When I tried to research how many women were killed in strip clubs, Google did not produce any results. I would be interested in reading about them if you can produce a link to the news story. All of the deaths concerning strippers/customers/owners occurred outside of the club, which is a position that we teach SuperStrippers to NEVER put themselves in.
Two human beings can go through the same experience and leave with vastly different opinions. It all depends on the choices they make during the experience. As humans we ALWAYS have two choices in any situation. The first is to take advantage of the positive aspects of a situation, and use that to catapult ourselves forward in life. The other choice is to focus on the negative aspects of a situation, make poor decisions while under the influence, and then play victim.
Many women chose the second option only because they don’t have the knowledge, skills, and self confidence to take responsibility for their actions. The aim of Strip and Grow Rich is to teach those skills in the crown jewel of our program DancerVictory.
London Knight…REALLY?! I mean….REALLY?! Maybe women who work in the industry die, BUT, that doesn’t mean they died from *anything* related to stripping! Besides, correlation is NEVER EVER causation. So even if you think being a stripper is related to doing drugs, you can never, ever prove that a particular girl does it. Ever. You can assume all you want. Women end up dead walking to their cars…doing absolutely NOTHING. That is the dumbest reasoning I have ever heard.
Ms. Knight. claiming that all strip clubs are owned and operated by the “mob” is painting the industry with a very broad brush. While I am sure you have experienced some mafia influence in your 23 illustrious years, it does not mean that all clubs are. In fact, I would venture to say that a very small minority are. Having worked in the gentlemen’s club industry for several years on a different level than you, I can assure you that your assessment of the industry is quite fictitious on this level. Rather, the majority of clubs are owned by real estate investors, couples who own the local bakery down the street, friends with some extra money in their pocket who business-partnered up to start a new venture, and so on. I even know a best selling, non-fiction author (completely unrelated to the adult industry) who owns a strip club. So while I’m sure that the Mob has influence over some parts of the industry, they also do in the Sanitation industry, linen industry, and liquor industries. So using your logic, we all should now take our own trash to the dump, never stay in a hotel who uses clean bedsheets for their patrons, or buy a pint of Guinness in a pub because YOU say so. Stop taking such a victim mentality with your life and realize that others, in the same industry, are taking a VICTOR mentality instead and are able to live very healthy, wealthy, and happy lives as a result of it.
I know several club owners who run extremely clean clubs and regularly fire anyone who has anything to do with drugs and prostitution in the club. One owner in particular I know could be seen as a target for law enforcement because of previous run-ins with the law, so his club is extra clean.
The stereotype of stripclubs being dens of the underworld is an outdated stereotype that seems to be furthered by lame-ass Lifetime Network movies of the week. I also think this stereotype is spurred on by jealous wives of stripclub patrons.
I mean heck- construction is also supposed to be a business filled with Mafioso who use the business to launder money, influence local government contracts, and the like, right?
Oh, a wonderful article! No idea how you were able to say this article..it’d take me days. Well worth it though, I’d suspect. Have you considered selling banners on your blog?