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RE: Struggling Pro-Dommes - 3/26/2014 12:55:12 AM

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Personally this is outside of my expertise. But judging from the # of fellows who ask me to rape their wallets of all things and buy me louboutins?
I can say fellows looking for that type specific are very few.
You do get some subs who attract that type more than most others but after laughing at their choice in women now and again they get the picture. Meaning those choosing to be finslaves to people they will never meet. Prodommes I can imagine would fare better than findommes. If they are "struggling" outside of their chosen profession then they should pick a new one ASAP. :-)

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RE: Struggling Pro-Dommes - 3/26/2014 6:36:41 AM

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I don't know where you live, but in this area it seems dramatically different, the cheaper take out places are closing down as the people who frequent them seem to feel the pinch more.

I'm in southern Arizona. I think the cheaper places are surviving due to low costs and overhead and getting enough local business. The higher-end places seem to depend more on tourists and other out-of-towners.

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Well, you seem to believe that most of the business comes from a random website, not quite, any good pro domme will usually have regulars, the regulars can afford to session and they aren't likely to risk their personal safety for somebody who might charge a cut rate. In fact, a few women who still work as pro dommes have actually raised their rates and reported an increase of business. Somebody who can afford a luxury wants it to be a luxury.

They have to get their initial regulars from somewhere, though, don't they?

I think the idea of "luxury" has always been a bit of an illusion in this society. I think a lot of people fall for image over substance.

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Things have changed a bit, but usually a respectable place wouldn't rent to somebody who isn't top notch, because the risk of something going wrong (and I don't think I need to stress that an ambulance or the police outside is remarkably bad for business, especially one where discretion is as important as safety). As O-girl said, it's not the Walmart thing.

I sometimes wonder what goes on at Wal-Mart late at night.

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We briefly had a cheap clothing chain store (I think it was Peacocks) and a McDonalds on the High Street, both closed, there is a high end boutique there now who does a lot of business, despite the fact that there are several expensive boutiques in the area, the fancy Italian restaurant that is in place of the McD is actually mediocre at best but the prices are astronomical, and you have to book at least a day in advance...

Our area has had a low standard of living compared to most of the rest of America, so the expensive places are few and far between. For most people around here, the fancy places just don't fit in; it's not really our style. People in Phoenix think we're too self-righteous down here, that we're Arizona's "bastard step child."

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RE: Struggling Pro-Dommes - 3/26/2014 7:12:27 AM

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To be honest, I would think any business depends on the clients and what they are willing to spend. Look, similar to OsideGirl, I work in a business that could be considered a specialized service (strictly vanilla, though the problems of the clients are often not so vanilla), often I do very little but still get a retainer, the thing is, if things go wrong, I'm very busy, I have to be prepared to interrupt my vacation or drop anything (forget birthdays, family time, etc.) and jump into action.

I don't price my time in "Well, I'm not busy today and this looks like a quiet month, I drop my price" but in "How much is it worth to them to have me available when they really need me?"

The last few weeks, hardly anything, a few press releases I could have done in my sleep, so yeah, definitely being overpaid, however if push comes to shove, 18 hour days, jumping on planes are expected and delivered. Would I charge less, some clients would wonder if they should employ me, also then I would have to chase work instead of selecting who I work for. While it sounds great and cosy, when the proverbial crap hits the fan, it's everything but and they don't care about how I cope with different time zones or lack of sleep, and why should they. It was my idea and I'm aware I'm only as good as the last job, so I'm quite keen to minimize bad PR for my clients, I'm pretty sure that if I would make a pig's ear out of things, my income would drop dramatically. Let's say if a client causes more than the fair share of disasters, his or her rate goes up, if they don't like it, they're free to find somebody else. Like domming it is not something you just start with, you have the know how, you have the connections and you build up a reputation (which is a damned fragile thing), and you worked in a related field for years (ever wondered why so many dommes are ex nurses or have a medical background).

It's pretty much the same for most dommes, they have their market figured out and set their price accordingly, if they'd really be struggling, they'd do something else, a lot of them have a 2nd job so they don't have to compromise to pay the rent. Domming is really not that different from any other feelance job, where you charge what the market pays, going for the lower end of the market is often false economy.

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RE: Struggling Pro-Dommes - 3/26/2014 7:16:38 AM

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Are you kiddin??
I'm pretty sure you're a natural! You could run circles around me.
And why should you be a cleaning wench? That's what we have slaves for. Lol
We will sit and supervise!

LOL, I do just fine in a lifestyle capacity, but as a professional, I'd fail. I'm one of those people who has a hard time playing casually. I've tried and I can't do it. I need the emotional connection.

But if you're interested, I could sit in on a session and give you suggestions. I'm very good at coming up with evil ideas.

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RE: Struggling Pro-Dommes - 3/26/2014 1:33:58 PM

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*rubs hands together* bwahahhahaha!
Nothing better than evil ideas!!

I think my last slogan under my paddles said something like " thinks
evil twisted things are fun" or something along those lines.

As far as connection, I think in some ways I do form one. Not in the sense you're
talking, but I couldn't just go all in willy nilly...well technically I could. Lol

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