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LadyPact -> RE: How much does a Pro-Domme earn .. :-) (10/7/2013 3:18:08 PM)
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ORIGINAL: jj292
Hmmmm.... male doms don't get paid anything. Yet they still are able to do their "hobby."
I was confused by this comment. Is it that you are not aware that there are male professional Dominants as well, or you are confused by the difference in what it takes as far as equipment, gear, rental space, etc that a professional has to have vrs what a person can "get by" with when they are just playing for fun? Unlike the person playing at home, the professional Dominant needs to be able to create a certain atmosphere for clients, which includes a certain look for themselves (wardrobe) as well as for the space where the play will occur. They also have higher costs because they are playing more often and there is an incurred cost for disposable or single person use items, where the person playing at home (usually) has fewer play partners than the professional has clients.
I'm not a professional Dominant. As a lifestyle person who has a rather extensive toy collection and a good amount of BDSM related equipment, I'm not exaggerating when I say I've easily spent ten grand on the items that are in the dungeon downstairs. However, I've had a number of years to accumulate that collection. I didn't have to lay that out all at once in order to get and maintain clients like a professional would.
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To the OP. How much a professional is going to make is going to depend upon a number of factors. Time spent actually doing sessions is the most obvious. How skilled they are and the variety of those skills is another. I believe location was mentioned by somebody on the thread, which I've seen is definitely the case. Cost is definitely a factor when you look at what they are really making as far as rental space, exposure (or lack thereof) in the kink or leather communities, and various other areas.
On a personal note, I've been wondering a bit if you've created these threads specifically about pro Dommes in hope that a professional in the UK will see them and pitch themselves so that you will become their client. Most of the pros that I know (the good ones, anyway) don't operate like that. The onus is on you, as the client, to do the research to find the professional that is going work best with your particular desires for sessions.
As I mentioned on the other thread, we do have posters who are/were pros in the UK. From the things they have related on the boards here, it always seemed that there are a good number of professionals that can be found in the London scene. (I remember one poster that specifically commented on business cards being handed out at certain clubs.) I'm sure that with some time invested, you could find a good fit.
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