Source: Dailystar.co.uk
UK – Coronavirus has forced the world into lockdown and now sex dungeons are having to go ‘above ground’ and online to start streaming their kinky content and keep their businesses afloat amid the global pandemic
Coronavirus has changed everything about the way we live. Social distancing has made it difficult for many self-employed people to stay afloat. And that’s especially true of dominatrixes.
n the US, for example, the massive government Covid-19 bailout bill specifically excludes legal sex workers from protection.
Swarm, a sex worker-led collective, says that it has already used donations to support over 200 sex workers.
But many more dominatrixes are just making the best of a bad situation. Top UK dominatrix Mistress Evilyne explained to Daily Star Online that she has always had a sideline in online video, and the lockdown has just made that side of her business more important.
She uploads a new “socially-isolated” video every couple of days and broadcasts a regular live stream of herself reading erotic stories: “I also interact with my followers via private message and make extra money from them sending me tips to show their gratitude and appreciation,” she says.
But Mistress Evilyne was in a better position to make the switch than most of her peers: “I started camming as soon as I became a dominatrix,” she says. While she has video stores on a few platforms “my online income mostly comes from OnlyFans.”
She says that most of her regular slaves have followed her online now, and more are finding her every day: “I rank very highly on Google,” she explains, “and I have close to 50K followers on Twitter.
It isn’t easy though, she says, there is a lot of hard work involved in establishing an online presence. “It took me years to create not just a persona, but also enough content to earn a decent living from. It doesn’t happen overnight,” she said.
One of the biggest problems is making sure that her content isn’t copied by unscrupulous fans: “Unfortunately, none of us are immune to the laws of the internet.
“Once I finally did have a large following, I started to see my content being pirated left right and centre. It happens on such a scale that it is impossible to keep up. New pirated material appears faster than you can get it taken down.”
Still, Mistress Evilyne has built the following and the expertise to weather the storm: “Thank goodness I had already built up my online presence before this hit.
“It will be a very difficult transition from realtime to online for a lot of sex workers. My business has barely been impacted at all because I already had a strong online presence and established sources of online income which are booking in the current climate.”
Mistress Evilyne also uses social media to share knowledge about monetising content with other dominatrixes: “We all support each other with tips and advice,” she says. “I run a private group chat dedicated to kinky content creators using subscriptions services such as OnlyFans, LoyalFans and AVN stars.”
She’s also one of the organisers of The Femdom Ball – a regular annual event for dominatrixes and their slaves – but she isn’t completely sure whether this year’s will be going ahead yet: “The annual International Femdom Ball is still very much on the cards for October. We shall wait until closer to the date to make a definite decision on whether or not it will take place this year. “
Coronavirus has changed everything about the way we live.
But maybe people who are used to living differently have already made a head start on that.
