The NYT Interviewed Me
And even now, as most of other industries are struggling because of Covid-19, Mz. Kim said her online business is booming. “Many of my clients are home and need guidance, understanding and a reassuring, strong voice,” she wrote in an email, adding that “another reason for business being up may be that the subset of men who are now forced to stay home simply have more opportunities to play.”
Full article, cover of the Sunday Style section 09/27/2020
Back in January, right before AVN, a reporter from the New York Times reached out to ask about the online sex work economy. She had heard that I was teaching classes in Portland, Las Vegas and New Orleans. Back then, the classes were called Monetizing Your Appeal. She even flew out from New York to attend my workshop.
Fast forward to COVID and teaching several online classes later, with so much of the nation being in turmoil, the article finally comes out. I'm really proud of being a part of this story, and how much of what's in the story is information that I tried to convey about this fascinating industry.
I wish that there had been more focus on how much work it takes to run a successful business in sex work. And more about the fascinating ins and outs of work that deals with sexuality, power, and money. Maybe that will become part 2 of this story regarding a vast online economy that many don't understand or see.
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Seriously, So Many Classes
I like saying what I'll do, and doing as I say. April and May have turned out to be my months of providing education and raising money for BDSM spaces. I started off writing this Best Practices Guide for Sext Panther because I was doing really well on it. Then 2 pages turned into 10. And now, it's a real resource.
Then, I decided to set up some classes. I've taught quite a few in-person workshops - "Monetizing Your Appeal Online" was taught in LA, Portland, SF, Vegas. This was the last one I did. http://eventbrite.com/e/88082586387 Now a, rendition of it is being taught online.
Tomorrow, I'll be teaching my 5th online workshop - "Niteflirt Advanced - Make Money Online Through SW" - and more are in the works. All of my classes are now on my resource page, and I'm pretty happy with the way they've turned out.
Corona, The Online Sex Work Economy And Giving Back
It is quiet. The streets are quiet. The park. The neighborhood in which I live lined with lovely homes. Even my favourite grocery store, which on any given day, is filled with a sort of bustle and buzz that makes me happy. The Corona Virus, AKA COVID19, and subsequent stay at home orders have been the reason for the worldwide shutdown. The economy is stumbling downhill and the US is just holding its uncomfortable breath hoping, waiting.
The shutdown has affected every person with a workplace to go to. And the new normal of face masks, bandannas, avoided eye contact, lack of the usual social gatherings have changed us forever.
There is a sector of the economy, though, that isn't very much effected. The online sex work economy is the one in which I am involved. It is vast, it is varied, and it has been stable for me for the last 15 years. Stable might not be the right word. My income has increased every year since I began my work online. I am fortunate, during these strange times, my business is booming.
My daily routing of work has changed little. I am an online dominatrix and fetish content producer. I have worked from home, been my own boss, run my own business, paid my taxes, and produced my own fetish content for so long, this shelter-in-place routine has me busier than ever because of reasons one wouldn't suspect. But nearby, sister businesses that hosted in-person providers, community BDSM events, and community classes like mine have closed down. Like so many venues, they are struggling to pay their rent.
Talking to some of my colleagues, I realized the kind of struggles that they are going through. Travel plans, including tours, have been canceled. They cannot see clients, they cannot rent out their space for workshops. And some of them have come to me asking for help.
When I was teaching workshops in person, the questions were always similar to the ones I receive now. Do you really make all of your money online? How do you manage so many platforms and so many profiles? How do you keep contact with your clients? Now, the questions have intensified because their own situations have intensified. Those who have worked online before are trying to manage, albeit under duress, because all of a sudden, online work is the only work they have.
What quarantines and lockdowns have shown us is that varied sources of income is necessary. By "us", I mean sex workers. This umbrella term is truly vast. I am an online sex worker with a legal registered business. Many are in-person sex workers, or a mixture of the two.
I had this demand for teaching women how to work online when I started teaching workshops in person. When I saw 2 of my favourite BDSM spaces struggling, I couldn't stand by and do nothing. So, I decided to do two things and hopefully hit both with a single stone. I decided to make these months in quarantine a time of education and support.
One of those ways is through the writing and online publication of a best practices guide for a particular platform called Sext Panther. It monetizes texting and online content like photos, videos and phone calls. I had reached #1 on the site several times, and started writing down what was working for me. 1 page turned into 10, and then I decided to self publish.
Another way to give support was to teach classes. My new class will be a webinar, so I'm making my experience work for me. An online class to teach about how to work online. There are so many skills involved in this work. Content production, marketing, the art of conversation, modeling, acting, human psychology, sexuality. The list goes on. But we all have to start somewhere, and as the old adage goes, I wish that someone had shown me all of this information when I started.
All of the proceeds from "The Sextpanther Best Practices" document that I wrote are going to SubRosa. All of the proceeds from my "So You Want To Make Money Online Through SW - level 1" online class are going to Nightshade Sanctuary. So, not only can people find new ways of making money online, these spaces will receive the funds.
Mz. Kim attends the 2020 AVN Awards
2020 Adult Video News Awards - Arrivals
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 25: Mz. Kim attends the 2020 Adult Video News Awards at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
Oh AVN. Thank you for having me walk the gauntlet, also known as the red carpet. It's a fascinating event. The red carpet, in this case, was very very long. And intimidating.
The line began outside. And outside was where the inevitable Jesus protestors used a bull-horn to try to save us. Our line went right out to the street and right in front of them. I felt tense, but at least there were police officers standing nearby. There was a barricade but I had no idea why AVN organizers put the path out to the sidewalk, right in front of these protestors. To add to the chaos, there was a protestor to the protestors! He made his own sign. It said, "Pray The Straight Away! Thanos Is Lord."
Last year, there were protestors at the major intersection in front of the Hardrock entrance. They had bullhorns, and no fence. We walked by them and stood next to them waiting for the light to change. Two of them shouted at us, and got really close. There was a feeling of violence, of real hatred towards us. This was the kind of moment that made me afraid that I might get shot. Just for being me. Even now, I feel angry and sad. I have a right to exist, just like them. I have right to make a life the way that I see fit.
Back to the experience on AVN red carpet... this carpet was long. It stretched from one end of the hotel to the other. There were crowds on both sides of the ropes. Hundreds, maybe even thousands of women and men, all with phones and cameras, taking photographs and looking at us. Some just curious, some avid fans waiting for their one and only. And I, having been nominated in a very niche category, Favourite Domme, was just there somewhat as cattle, somewhat as entertainment. To shed some light into my part in the event, I was 1 of 50 nominated in this category. Almost takes the fun out of being nominated at all. Almost.
I had come to Las Vegas to teach my workshop, sit on an AVN panel about independent content production, and to make content. And of course, to walk the red carpet. It turns out, I was in line right next to Stormy Daniels. 
I would never have recognized her because of her goth get-up that night. I saw some exquisite women, and loved being seen by them as well. The sheer chaos of it all, the walking, the many beautiful women, some breathtakingly so, and the crowd... this was the experience I had signed up for, and I got it in spades.
There was a separate media room, of which I was not privileged enough to go in. This was where the winners and presenters would do interviews and additional photographs. As I was placed in front of the long line of photographers and cameras, they move you through to the tune of a bell. An actual bell that someone rings so that people know when to move on to the next group of photographers.
It's easy to feel small and insignificant in a place like this. The fanfare, the inner circles. AVN is porn-centric, and yet all sorts of sex workers come to party, to work and socialize. I have to remind myself that my life and value does not hinge on my fame, or lack there of. Although, for a porn network to even have a category called "Favorite Domme" shows that there is recognition from this industry that we do make impressions and waves.
Was the effort worth all the trouble? Yes. And, as always with things like this, dressing up was the best part. I got to stretch my style muscles and put together an ensemble that I really loved.
Mz Kim to Teach Las Vegas Class in Online Content, Strategies for Models, Dommes
Las Vegas, NV — Mz. Kim, 2020 AVN nominee, will teach a two-part workshop for online business, building content and marketing strategies for clips performers, models and Dommes.
Kim was recognized as an upcoming 2020 AVN nominee for Favorite Domme as well as XBIZ Rising Clip Star nominee earlier this year. She is holding the class on January 21st, 2020, from 1 to 4 p.m. (PST) at the Studios, described as "a boutique fetishspace for private play, education and photography."
The world of online sex work is complicated and fascinating. Being a true professional in this industry takes creativity, discipline, focus, entrepreneurship and a love of human sexuality. Mz. Kim has done this in spades and it shows in all of the paths she has taken to stake her own digital real estate in the fetish online market.
Mz. Kim has taught this workshop numerous times and is looking forward to teach more women the valuable skills necessary to make a living and a business online.
"I have been a professional online Domina of 15 years and I have put together this two-part series to harness your potential to maximize and monetize your online presence," said, Mz. Kim.
For more information and to sign up for the classes, read the details and purchase tickets at the website here and follow Kim on Twitter.
Mz Kim to Teach San Francisco Class in Online Content, Strategies for Models, Dommes
I am teaching a 2-course workshop in San Francisco!
Saturday, December 14
Monetizing Your Appeal Online
Course A: 12-1:45 PM
CourseB: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM.
$40 each class / $70 for both
Whether you are a novice interested in adult work or a seasoned pro, your online presence is an essential part of your business. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TWO PART CLASS! Feel free to sign up for one or both, although to get the full benefit of Mz Kim’s knowledge, we recommend both.
In this two part series, Mz. Kim, a professional Domina of 15 years, has put together key points to harness your potential to maximize and monetize your online presence. CLICK ON THE BUY TICKETS LINK TO READ THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION.
Monetizing Your Appeal Online
I am teaching a 2-course workshop in Portland! Saturday, December 7 @SubRosaPDX
Monetizing Your Appeal Online
Course A: 12-2 p.m.
CourseB: 3-5 p.m. Purchase your tickets here:
Whether you are a novice interested in adult work or a seasoned pro, your online presence is an essential part of your business.PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TWO PART CLASS! Feel free to sign up for one or both, although to get the full benefit of Mz Kim’s knowledge, we recommend both.
In this two part series, Mz. Kim, a professional Domina of 15 years, has put together key points to harness your potential to maximize and monetize your online presence. CLICK ON THE BUY TICKETS LINK TO READ THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION.