Weighing in...
Mistress T, I am so sorry to hear of your bad experience but I do have words of advice:
1) Put on some clothes already! Most of the famous Dommes of the world keep their clothes on. Domination is not about peeling and attracting clients this way. Doing masturbation shows and making yourself look like a sex object is not good for your reputation or your mental health. Your photos, image and reputation WILL attract a seedy and questionable clientele. This is the real difference between a Dominatrix and a Service Provider.
2) Screen your clients/submissives! I know Dommes who have never had your horrific experience. Mainly because they do not see anyone but submissive men….they do not cater to masochists, fetishists, and switches who are not 100% submissive. These types of clients are known to cause problems in the industry. When you screen your clients, do you watch for assertive tones in the voice or email? Assertive males can pose problems during sessions.
3) You do not appear like a dominant woman! The whole school girl image makes you look vulnerable. Put on some leather and cover yourself up! You are suppose to be a woman of authority and dominance not some little tart who teases with her pussy. Again, your image projects vulnerability. Not only will you lose the bad clients by presenting yourself as real dominatrix, but you will gain some authentic submissives who are not interested in the image you are currently projecting.
4) It appears you only have 2 years of “professional experience!” You have no business training other women to become professional dommes. Find someone who has been in the business for at least 5 years and educate yourself properly about the business and the clientele. Having one or two meetings with experienced dominatrixes is not good enough. You should be under someone for at least a year. Who mentored you!!!?
I hope you never again have the experience you did recently. No one should have to go through what you did. But, there are ways to limit the possibility of scary clients. Becoming a real Dominatrix and not a “service provider,” is one way of limiting your bad experiences. I hope you listen to my advice.
Be well,
Alize
I dont often wade into the fray, as I am well aware that any post I write will be read by many people.
I am surprised by this post for a couple of reasons - and felt the need to respond.
Domina Alize - Why would a woman, when in her female power, give up that very same power in a judgemental post of another domme
(her very first post I might add) in a forum where she is a) new to the board b) an unknown domina to this forum, c) has never been acquainted with Mistress T, and d) on a post that that was warning others to be careful of a bad client.
My dear, you come across in an interesting way out of the gate, are making many assumptions, and have also missed the point!
This post does not flatter you, and even if there are detractors of Mistress T, she would never do the same to another domme, because I know her to be genuine in that she supports the pro-domme and Perb community and gives back in positive ways. She also knows her strengths and weaknesses, and is aware of her likes and dislikes. She will always refer a client to another domme if she herself does not provide that service, or if there is a better provider out there than her.
There are many ways of providing services to clients, in fact - it is my belief that services are client driven. When you click with a potential client it can be on many different levels. So marketing yourself becomes challenging, but is also one off most of the time - not one client has all the same sexual needs or fetishes or kinks. Regardless of what you might think, a Domme provides a service to her client who seeks out a provider that gives him what he needs, or pushes the boundaries in a way that makes him feel safe. Nonetheless, HE is paying for a service!
You can't be all things to all people!
Perhaps there is a difference in many aspects of what you do vs. what Mistress T does, why would coming on this board and commenting on her domme style make her change who she is to suit someone she doens't know, who is speaking for the dominatrix community??
I think your post was self serving IMHO, and it was meant to publicly attack another member of the board. I am curious who you are - easy to hide behind a brand new profile, with no history, nothing for us to even know if you are a real domme. Do you have pictures? a website? what do you look like? What services to you provide?
Your comment about keeping clothes on and attracting seedy clients, being vulnerable and therefore potentially inviting to be attacked goes against everything a woman should stand for, which makes me wonder if you are a man? or maybe a TS? Very strange comments coming from a woman.
No one should be attacked for any reason - regardless of their state of dress or undress period. Neither should it matter whether you are a domme or an SP. We are SP's if we provide a service. There is personal responsibility. There was no way she could have seen that coming. Sometimes people just snap, a normal person having an abnormal moment. Happens all the time. No way to measure it. Humans are in a constant state of mental health ups and downs, and I don't think any of us are immune to it.
Where do you fit on the scale of emotional health? or maybe you are a little hormonal today??
Oh well........... Viva la difference!!
Thank you Mistress T for posting the warning so we can take precautions. It is a good reminder that as SP's (be it for sex, massage or Kink) we face the possibility at some point of a dangerous encounter with a client.