I've become a bit of an addict to DTLA and want to share some tips. Over the past two years the scene has significantly improved which I didn't think was possible.
A bit of backstory - I spent two years here working as a consultant so I had everything paid for. $4k/mo apartment, food, ubers, drinks, you name it. Per diem hooked me up. I put my business goals on hold to feed my soul and my game went from a hobby to a sport that my habits revolved around. Everything from my workouts to my daily routine catered to my need for DTLA Asians.
Fast forward a couple years and I'm about to buy property in the area because of every city I've been to in the US, this one makes me the happiest. To achieve the savings I need on a modest salary, I've decided to rent a good-sized office space DTLA for $800/mo. It's got a great view and I have the entire floor of my DTLA skyscraper to myself outside of M-F 8ish-6ish, plus it's month-to-month so I can peace out when I find a place to purchase. I shower at the gym and have a simple, restricted diet - which has actually improved my fitness. I have to gym every day now which is really, really good for my health.
I had doubts about my ability to bring chicks back to this situation but it works - especially with the younger ones. I say I'm staying at an AirBnB with a no-guest policy while I look for a property but invite them to my "suite" for drinks as a convenient alternative. I've been here for a week and I've had three girls over - all during the week. I had one of them sprawled out on the office's kitchen table on Tuesday - a chick I had met that morning. We then smoked weed with a sploof and she left - the cool thing is they can't stay over!!
I wanted to share that with you to show you that with a little creativity and lifestyle "hacking", you can set yourself up with the high-roller image in a downtown metro without the cost. There are risks - and finding an office that allows you to mitigate them is challenging. It took me a month to find a nice corner office with management that would be open to month-to-month and with multiple ways to get upstairs (so you don't have to walk past the same security every day/week), no cameras on the floor etc.
Anyways - getting action downtown is easy based on volume. Night game is doable but it's where the competition is so I very rarely game at night these days - the ROI favors daytime. Nights are for converting leads into closes, not for generating leads. Unless you want to go to WeHo, but that's another post. If anyone wants to know more about WeHo nights, let me know and I can share.
Daytime - you want to be around Fig and 7th. Tons of people work there during the day and your golden hours will be at 9a, noon, and 5p, M-F. Salmon are jumping out of the river for a solid hour at these times in vast quantities.
Given that it's a numbers game, all you need is volume - and DTLA has it. I close at a consistent ~10% of approaches and I'm not tall or handsome. I'm just fit so I walk around with a tanktop to show off my strengths. Usually I'll work out, do laps, then head back to the gym for a shower. Granted I have a particular type so within any given golden hour I might only approach about ~5 chicks, but even at a few sessions/week that's a guaranteed solid memory or two.
As for tactics - If they're ~7-8 I do direct and tell them they're cute as hell and that I'd be kicking myself if I didn't approach them. If they're 8.5+ I do indirect and ask them something circumstantial like directions or their opinion on some BS and escalate from there.
That's about it:
A bit of backstory - I spent two years here working as a consultant so I had everything paid for. $4k/mo apartment, food, ubers, drinks, you name it. Per diem hooked me up. I put my business goals on hold to feed my soul and my game went from a hobby to a sport that my habits revolved around. Everything from my workouts to my daily routine catered to my need for DTLA Asians.
Fast forward a couple years and I'm about to buy property in the area because of every city I've been to in the US, this one makes me the happiest. To achieve the savings I need on a modest salary, I've decided to rent a good-sized office space DTLA for $800/mo. It's got a great view and I have the entire floor of my DTLA skyscraper to myself outside of M-F 8ish-6ish, plus it's month-to-month so I can peace out when I find a place to purchase. I shower at the gym and have a simple, restricted diet - which has actually improved my fitness. I have to gym every day now which is really, really good for my health.
I had doubts about my ability to bring chicks back to this situation but it works - especially with the younger ones. I say I'm staying at an AirBnB with a no-guest policy while I look for a property but invite them to my "suite" for drinks as a convenient alternative. I've been here for a week and I've had three girls over - all during the week. I had one of them sprawled out on the office's kitchen table on Tuesday - a chick I had met that morning. We then smoked weed with a sploof and she left - the cool thing is they can't stay over!!
I wanted to share that with you to show you that with a little creativity and lifestyle "hacking", you can set yourself up with the high-roller image in a downtown metro without the cost. There are risks - and finding an office that allows you to mitigate them is challenging. It took me a month to find a nice corner office with management that would be open to month-to-month and with multiple ways to get upstairs (so you don't have to walk past the same security every day/week), no cameras on the floor etc.
Anyways - getting action downtown is easy based on volume. Night game is doable but it's where the competition is so I very rarely game at night these days - the ROI favors daytime. Nights are for converting leads into closes, not for generating leads. Unless you want to go to WeHo, but that's another post. If anyone wants to know more about WeHo nights, let me know and I can share.
Daytime - you want to be around Fig and 7th. Tons of people work there during the day and your golden hours will be at 9a, noon, and 5p, M-F. Salmon are jumping out of the river for a solid hour at these times in vast quantities.
Given that it's a numbers game, all you need is volume - and DTLA has it. I close at a consistent ~10% of approaches and I'm not tall or handsome. I'm just fit so I walk around with a tanktop to show off my strengths. Usually I'll work out, do laps, then head back to the gym for a shower. Granted I have a particular type so within any given golden hour I might only approach about ~5 chicks, but even at a few sessions/week that's a guaranteed solid memory or two.
As for tactics - If they're ~7-8 I do direct and tell them they're cute as hell and that I'd be kicking myself if I didn't approach them. If they're 8.5+ I do indirect and ask them something circumstantial like directions or their opinion on some BS and escalate from there.
That's about it:
- Be downtown during the day M-F
- Do laps around Fig/7th
- Spend your time when it has the highest ROI - 9a, noon, 5p
- If you're fit, show it off. Plenty of chicks just as shallow as you are
- Don't waste your time trying to pull at night unless you enjoy competition - nights are for dates with chicks you met during the day (unless you do weho)
- If you want to try something unconventional and fun as hell - rent an office instead of an apartment. You get fit faster, eat healthier, save boatloads of money, it's more convenient in more ways than it's less convenient IMO, and the lays are spicy. I feel like what I'm doing is exhibitionist to an extent - and definitely unique.
