I love summertime!  However, it is notoriously “The Slow Season” in many markets across the country.  This is especially true in Phoenix and Las Vegas, where temperatures reach the one-teens and tourists tend to head to the beach instead of the desert.

Does this mean that there’s no money to be made?  Of course not!

It just means that YOU have to be on top of your GAME!   Social Darwinism is prevalent in EVERY Strip Club.  You may have heard this referred to as “survival of the fittest.”  In our case, the Fittest in the Strip Club are the ones who can close sales.  I have always regarded summer as the time when I can practice my skills without worrying if I’m “losing out” on a better sale somewhere else in the busy club.

I had an interesting conversation with someone this week, who said “Well, I can’t sell dances if no one walks in the door.”  This is where the Pareto Principal comes into play.  this is the 80/20 Rule of business.  It is a loose rule that refers to the idea that 80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients.  Yes, there will be nights that you have no influence over who walks in the door.  However, if you learn and apply the Consistency and Reciprocity Hot Buttons you CAN build a base clientele that will walk in the door regardless of what season it is.

If you are new to stripping, and you don’t have an established base…it’s never too late to get started!

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Tiana asked a really good question in the comments.  You may have missed it because it was in a post from several weeks ago.  She wants to know how I respond to customers when they ask  “What happens in the VIP room?”

I have several different responses, which one I use depending on the customer’s personality type, the current lapdance turnover rate, and mySuperStripper intuition.  Your own SuperStripper intuition will develop the more you learn how to read personality types, and deal with this type of situation.

There is no magic answer that will work 100% of the time.  I actually don’t mind that question because it weeds out the guys who are looking for extras right away.  When the club is busy, and I can be turning lapdances every 2 songs,  I don’t even bother with this guy.  My time can be better spent selling to someone else.

If the club is slower, and my intuition tells me that he is not looking for extras, I ask more Targeted Statements. There is a whole section in DancerWealth about this.  To this type of patron I quickly respond, “Well what do you want to happen?”  This takes the pressure off of you, and makes him verbalize what he’s looking for.  9 times out of 10 he will stumble over his words and be embarrassed, or meekly squawk back like a 2nd grader, “Well tell me what happens first, and then I’ll tell you.”  Sometimes he is asking what happens in the VIP room because he’s never been to a strip club before, or maybe he had a bad experience in the VIP room and wants to see how your club’s VIP works.  Regardless, use targeted statements like the one above to elicit a response from him.

Another foolproof method is to ask, “Oh, well have you been to our VIP room before?” if he says yes, then simply respond “Well you know how it works then silly, lets go!”  If he says no, you can then begin to push the Hot Buttons that work best for his Personality Type to close the sale.

Blast Off!

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I know a lot of my readers and friends are veteran dancers who are awaiting our referral program.  The official StripandGrowRich Affilitate Program will launch next week, which will allow you to earn a 25% commission just for telling those new dancers at the club (who are always asking you for free advice) about us.  Stay tuned for details!

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From Vanessa in Australia:

And From Kristine in Las Vegas

Cue the music:

My evening started with the  guys from West Virginia at the bar.  I was sipping my Diet Coke when one of the middle aged white guys in a golf shirt stumbled over his own foot and plowed into the barstool next to me.  “I’ve been drinkin’ since noon…” he mumbles.  I have been actively working on my bar-hustle because  I usually  gravitate towards the guys sitting at a table before the guys sitting at the bar.  After a bit of chit-chat I begin to set up my test-close, “The only problem with hanging out here at the bar is that you don’t have a lap!”  The test close is NOT asking directly for a dance, but rather leading the conversation in that direction to gauge how ready he  is to be closed.  West Virginia was ready, he basically sold himself  “Yeah, I need a lap for you to give me a lapdance.  Lets go over there.”

During the first wave of the rush, Cami and I did a double dance  for an Amish kid from Pennsylvania.  He totally played it up “We don’t have nothin like this out on the farm!”  So in turn I had to ask,  “So did you ride your horse and buggy all the way out here to Arizona?”

It must still be REALLY cold in Canada.  I think every other table was from Saskatchewan or Ontario.  There was also a large group of about twenty five German pilots.  I was pleasantly surprised since tourist season is winding down here in the desert as the temperatures begin to approach the mid-90s.  Locals were in attendance as well, I gave my new favorite godaddy.com rep a few dances…great contact when you are launching an online business

Party crowd, high energy, cat calls, and lots of singles flowing through the air.  I knew what DJ Billy was going to play for my Power Hour Stage Set before the first chord of the Beastie Boys pumped through the speakers.  It’s nights like this that I will always remember fondly, and commemorate in this blog.

At the end of the night, the sound of cash dominated the locker room.  You know…that brisk sound of paper-on-paper as it is being counted.  Love that sound.

Jobless To Topless
Shana Franklin,
The 33News April 22, 2009

Adult entertainment is a business that has long been considered nearly recession-proof. And today in Dallas, there was more proof in the pole. Hundreds attended a job fair called Jobless to Topless. Applicant David Ward says, “Definitely more of a bonus than a negative.” It’s was the first annual event by Burch Management, which is looking to fill about 200 jobs in its 9 gentlemen’s clubs throughout North Texas. Burch V.P. Steve Craft says, “We do a lot of advertising we do a lot for the community and I think you’re really starting to see that. And people are getting more comfortable coming out.” The turnout ranged from college students to those in investment banking. Men and women applying not just for entertainer openings, but chefs, bartenders, hair, makeup and nail techs and clerical staff. Applicant Jessica Waggoner says, “I need some experience and administrativApril 22, 2009 Adult entertainment is a business that has long been considered nearly recession-proof.

And today in Dallas, there was more proof in the pole. Hundreds attended a job fair called Jobless to Topless. Applicant David Ward says, “Definitely more of a bonus than a negative.” It’s was the first annual event by Burch Management, which is looking to fill about 200 jobs in its 9 gentlemen’s clubs throughout North Texas. Burch V.P. Steve Craft says, “We do a lot of advertising we do a lot for the community and I think you’re really starting to see that. And people are getting more comfortable coming out.” The turnout ranged from college students to those in investment banking. Men and women applying not just for entertainer openings, but chefs, bartenders, hair, makeup and nail techs and clerical staff.

Applicant Jessica Waggoner says, “I need some experience and administrative and clerical work to help further my education while I’m in school, and to open my own business.” Some, like Tasha Ross, have worked in the business before. She was offered a dancing job on the spot. She says, “With me going to school and all, I think it’s a good opportunity because I get out at like 4:30, and I could come here and work and then go home.” Bartender and hostess Quintessa Chavez thinks people would be surprised to know how normal it is. Quintessa Chavez says, “The employees are more normal than people think, the customers are more normal than you think.” No one we talked to had any hesitation with the industry, saying in these economic times, a job is a job. Cody Sharp says, “It doesn’t really faze me at all.” Apparently a lot of people felt the same way. Jobless to Topless got about 300 applicants today, and more could be coming in.e and clerical work to help further my education while I’m in school, and to open my own business.”

Some, like Tasha Ross, have worked in the business before. She was offered a dancing job on the spot. She says, “With me going to school and all, I think it’s a good opportunity because I get out at like 4:30, and I could come here and work and then go home.” Bartender and hostess Quintessa Chavez thinks people would be surprised to know how normal it is. Quintessa Chavez says, “The employees are more normal than people think, the customers are more normal than you think.” No one we talked to had any hesitation with the industry, saying in these economic times, a job is a job. Cody Sharp says, “It doesn’t really faze me at all.” Apparently a lot of people felt the same way. Jobless to Topless got about 300 applicants today, and more could be coming in.

Over the past few months, people have said to me “Why are you doing this website if you make so much money dancing.”   In all fairness I feel  it is a valid question.

I have a few answers:

1. Stripping has a shelf life.  This year will mark a decade for me.  I  made some fabulous SuperStripperFriends,  great money,  and  memories to last my lifetime.  But I know that I cannot do this forever.

2. There are lots of different exit strategies from dancing.  Some involve going to school, getting a degree, and starting a new career.  If you are not scholarly, this exit strategy may not work for you, but that doesn’t mean that you have to settle.

3. My exit strategy is to create streams of passive income that will replace dancing income.  It does not require years of collegiate study.  There is no discrimination or glass ceiling.  Anyone can do it regardless of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation.

4.  I want to give back to the community that has empowered me.  I am an educator at heart, and  I want to teach my exit strategy for this business to those who are interested.  I hope to become a  beacon to show you how to make income outside of the club doing the things that you love.

“You’re too tall” was my first response of the night. “Not to be rude or anything…but you’re not my type.”

I had two choices, smile and walk on by or try again. There was no one else and Mr Objection was my target client:early 40s wearing a golf shirt, his own 6 foot 2 frame sprawled across two straight backed chairs.

“Well, it all lines up when I straddle you, doesn’t it?” I replied with my best come-back.

It worked he smiled, leaned back opening up his body language and I sat in the empty chair.

“You’re good” he says. I pegged him as a limited buyer, but there weren’t any other prospects in the club. I recalled Friday’s blog, the strip club is a great place to network your side business. Turns out Mr Objection is an entrepreneur like myself: owns three different businesses and travels extensively. I picked up some nuggets, and he is intrigued with the passive income I generate from www.destinationavalon.biz

After chatting for a few minutes, I went for the close, “So did I change your mind about that dance?”

“Of course, lets go back here…” he said motioning to the couches.