Nadia Cole

Nadia spent nine years dancing across the Southeast and a couple of long Vegas stretches before she started writing about the work. She's been the new girl walking into a house that lied about the traffic, and she's been the veteran who could read a club's numbers in one shift. She writes the guides she wishes someone had handed her at nineteen — blunt about money, serious about safety, and never precious about the job. When she's not writing she's answering DMs from dancers asking whether a club is worth the drive.

Earnings House fees & tip-outs Vetting a club Floor safety

How to Become a Stripper: A First-Timer's Guide

An honest first-timer's guide: what you need to start, what the audition and first night are really like, the money, staying safe, and how t...

How Much Do Strippers Actually Make?

On a bad night you might walk with a hundred bucks after tip-out. On a great one, five grand. Here's the honest math — and why the dancers w...

House Fees, Tip-Outs, and the Clubs That Gouge You

You pay to work — a house fee, tip-outs, sometimes quotas and fines. Here's the honest breakdown of what a club takes, and how to spot the o...