Saturday 11th June 2022
Blog No.168
When I first decided to have an online business I never would have thought it would have been this stressful and brain-busting. I am very much a manual type of person. Sitting down and using the back office part of my brain has never been my strong point, until now.
I have done loads of homework before I made the decision to begin putting my plan into action. In January 2020 I started thinking very seriously about my career because of the pandemic. Coming into contact with my appointments and putting myself at risk every time I meet a stranger was worrying me to the extent of only doing online work and slowly steering away from physical appointments.
I sat down with my business partner and spoke my mind to see what he would do. He recommended not to give up on appointments, well not yet. carry on with them but test before meeting each one. Then when business picks up and it covers my earnings then I can think about what to do about appointments.
Well, we are now in June and unfortunately, it has taken this long to iron out all the creases and problems www.LucysFetishCloset.com has had. So although I did all the hyping up of the website last year, I can honestly say it was a slow start.
So I will be blogging about items that I will be selling on there so you can get an insight as to why these items are used and things that you can use them with.
Some people that are very vanilla/straight-laced do not know about the fetish industry until they are told about it or explained about certain things.
So much fun to be had in every which way. If you would like to know more about whatever you wish then Contact me and we can converse in whatever form you feel comfortable.
Take care in all you do and don’t be silly, be safe.
Learning a new skill from scratch is quite difficult until you know how. Then when you know how it’s the maintaining and upgrading it when it needs it. Nothing easy and if it is it’s not worth pursuing it.
January itself was a strange month as I launched Lucys Fetish Closet on 1st January at @12 midnight. Before then I had had this project under wraps and no one could see it, which was comforting (like my baby) but then when it was out in the open it made me feel different about myself.
I would sit looking through it and think “wooooow i have just made that website”. It took a while to sink in but I think it just has now.
2021 was a big eye-opener for me. As you would have read before, I have always wanted to have an e-commerce website (for the 14 years I have been in the industry) so I can do as I please and show you all that is possible.
I have looked at many youtube videos to see the process from the influencers that have started similar businesses. I realize that I am nowhere near as popular as they are and the reaction to my website will not be as explosive as it was and is with them.
Over time I am hoping that I will make decent sales but I think first it will be ‘The Dark Side’ subscription that could take off much better.
The interest in that project has been amazing. It is because you will be able to take your own fantasy journey from your own device. Choose who you want to be at that moment in time and then switch to another character when the last emotion has worn off.
I appreciate everyone that has helped me and stayed by my side since it began. Believe me, this is only the start as I have many ideas for photos, videos, and more.
If you want to try your hand at being a master or mistress, Sub or slave then The Dark Side will show you that way. This is not going to be anime or Simms but a real journey that will help you bring your wildest BDSM fantasies to life (well from your device).
Then if you wish to act out your fantasies that you have seen on your device then there may be an opportunity for you to do so in the future. This is something else I have in mind but that will be a project that I will have to get other people involved in. I will keep you updated when I can.
Well, I just wanted to update you on the progress of Lucy’s Fetish Closet as I have been extremely busy with taking appointments when I can together with working on projects in the back office of both websites.
I will keep you posted on my social media every day and do message me whenever you wish as I love to hear from you.
Take care in all you do and talk again soon…
Wednesday 29th December 2021
Blog No.166
This is just a short blog today to say that I need a few days off from blogging. Reasons being that I am aiming for 1st January for launch day for Lucy’s fetish closet.
I Love blogging but I need to concentrate…
I love blogging but as you can see from the previous content that I can not do short blogs. They take a good 3 – 5 hours to put together (i am a very particular writer) and I really need to put that time onto the website, tweaking it so it will be ready.
So I will take the next few days off (depending on how the launch goes) is depending on when I return. I am not disappearing again don’t worry. I will be back very soon.
Social Media…
I will let you all know how it is going by posting on my social media so you won’t miss out on the journey. I may put something brief on here but nothing to elaborate on.
Excitement is Like Nothing I have Experienced Before…
I am very excited about the launch as it has been in the making for 10 to 12 months now. As you all know I am very particular, you will not be disappointed in the end result.
No one is more excited than me to be able to look through my website at ease without having to edit it or do anything to it.
Trial Week…
The launch will be on for trial for 7 days with a particular amount of people that are involved in the whole project. This is so I can have feedback if there is anything that needs to be corrected.
If anyone that has looked at it (because it will be live to the world but not everyone knows about it yet) does find any mishaps, mistakes, or things not working please let me know. CONTACT ME on this link or a link from the website and I will be able to correct it asap.
My First Website Building It From Scratch…
This is the first website that I have built myself and learnt from scratch so please take it easy on me if there are things that need to be fixed. I’m learning as I go.
www.mistress-lucy.co.uk has been created by www.https://www.eliteukmistresses.co.uk/
He has helped me helped a lot in a few tips of knowledge on blogging etc. Peter is worth his weight in gold for what he has done for me. I am extremely grateful for you sweetie. You have expanded my knowledge in ways I didn’t think were possible. I am forever thankful.
Doing It Alone…
I know I should have had help in the making of it but I wanted to learn all the steps and procedures myself. If things go wrong for any reason I then know why and hopefully attend to fixing the problem immediately.
Conclusion…
So as I say I will keep you posted on everything and will be in touch very soon. Nervous and excited but I know I can do this. Here’s to the next phase in Mistress Lucy’s life.
Take care in all you do, stay safe, and talk soon…
Wednesday 1st December 2021
Blog No.138
Well, what another year it has been, and hasn’t it passed quickly. I thought I would pop on here and update you on all the goings-on of Mistress Lucy. Don’t worry I am not going to bore you with the website news that can be for another blog.
The reason I am blogging for you today is that I am going to a month of Christmas Blogmas. This means that I am going to do a blog a day for December.
Christmas Attire…
I am a mistress that does like a bright colour every now and again. So as it is the Christmas season as of today I thought I would be tasteful and bring out the scarlet red corset and glasses. I wish I had waited to do these photos until I had my nails done (sparkly red) but I have to take photos when I’m in the right mood and Monday was that time.
A To Z Of Fetishes…
I thought about doing the A to Z of Fetishes. I may have 2 blogs a day if there is something else I would like to let you know or ask you but I will do my best to stick to 1 a day.
Together with the 2nd website work and blogmas I will be a busy little mistress. I will be fine. The blogs may not be very hearty and long like before but I will upload one a day for you to get back into the way I am.
Apologies…
Apologies for neglecting my website but once the 2nd one is launched you will understand why I have been busy the way I have.
So Take care in all you do sweetie, stay safe and we will talk again in the next blog.
Sunday 10th October 2021
Blog No.138
Well hello, sweetie…
It has been a while but I have been extremely busy all in all. I really can’t afford to be writing a new blog (time is of the essence) but I would like to let you know about the new additions to my Fetish Dungeon that maybe you can enjoy someday.
The reason I have bought these things and had them erected in my fetish photo studio Is that I want to place them on my shop on Lucy’s Fetish Closet website that I’m still working on.
It is so much fun finding amazing things to show you. A lot of stress and a lot of time is being spent doing all this homework but it will be worth it in the long run.
I have found anything from erotic biscuit cutters to chastity cages or even a full leather heavy-duty restriction bag with an attachable heavy-duty hood to match.
I found out it was better to have the hood that’s not attached to the main part of the sack as then it can be used with the different hoods if need be.
Perfectionist…
I have found I have become more of a perfectionist with this 2nd website than I have with this one. I know I have not designed this one and it was sculpted by a professional website designer (Thank you, Peter, much appreciated) but I have put a fair bit of content in it.
As it is with everyone, we have to start off at the bottom (excuse the pun), and as we get more confident and much more experienced we can if we wish go on and expand to big and better things.
Don’t worry I am not giving up this website, far from it. This is my early years of becoming a mistress. Without this website, I would not be what I am today.
Grateful…
I can’t believe it has been 14 years that I have been in this industry. As I say we all have to start somewhere and I am grateful for all the experiences I have gone through to get me here today.
Patience…
One of the things I have learnt and that is patience. Woweee building a website and especially my own has proved that I don’t know when to be happy.
I have been advised to build it basic and then add on to it from there on. I just find more amazing things to ad on. I’m like a child in a candy shop.
As I mentioned earlier, I have become a perfectionist in more ways than one. I know I can not learn everything overnight but I want your experience to be fantastic and not disappointing.
Maybe you come across a small mistake that makes you think I have failed at producing a so-called fabulous website that everyone has waited so long to see.
Being a Lone Trader…
Doing everything on my own is tough. I have learnt many things in these months since I started putting my thoughts into a project but having to trust someone with all the work I have done would be heart-wrenching.
I know I have to someday, otherwise I am going to live a shorter quality of life with many grey hairs (i can see more appearing day by day lol).
That’s business and if we want to be our own boss then we all have to go through it.
Sound advice…
I was speaking with a friend the other day and he was telling me about the same worries he had. His were on a much larger scale but still in the same context.
Having to give up a very successful business through no fault of his own. Contracts falling through because of the economy changing.
Then his workers not being satisfied even when he was practically giving them the shirt off his back. In the end, he decided to give it all up and work alone.
Being the only one in your company has its benefits and disadvantages.
Benefits – You can work when you want and do what you want.
Disadvantages – Saying no to clients is difficult in some trades. In the back of your mind, you don’t know when the next job is going to be with you.
Although now it’s catch 22 for my friend. As he is so particular and perfect in the way he does things he has become very popular.
Word and mouth have spread and everyone wants him. It’s great to be in demand but only to a certain level.
There is only a certain amount of hours in the day. Only a certain amount of appointments he can take in 1 day.
Now it has got enough work to cover him for 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for the next 3 months.
Conundrum… Does he take on help or not? That is the question.
Relating…
I can totally understand what he was saying to me because if I’m not careful I could be in the same situation.
Being self-employed is very tough sometimes. What I am is slightly different. Although if i took everyone that contacted me for an appointment I would be similar.
Lockdown and the past couple of years have made me think as it has done with most of us. As I take actual appointments I need to have multiple streams of income and not rely on meeting appointments.
Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy sharing my skill and enjoyment with all of you but the pandemic has really tarnished it.
Before all this pandemic situation started I was not apprehensive of meeting new clients. Now it’s like I have to ask a string of questions even before I think about inviting anyone to visit me. It’s a must and unfortunately not my fault.
Social Media…
So as you see, my absence on social media has been me sitting around doing nothing as some people tend to think and have mentioned.
It’s been far from it. I have a list of things to do around the house and in the garden etc that I really want to do (D.I.Y is my hobby) but I don’t have the time.
If I do, then the website sits waiting for another day. Trust me I annoy myself. I am more excited to get it launched than anyone on this planet.
As I know what I want to achieve and I know I can do it, I want it launched yesterday. Until it is at a standard that is flowing I will not launch it.
Now I know why e-commerce websites are so expensive to build with professional website developers. Then it is the basics that they give you.
As then I have to have my personal touch to make me mine.
So what you see on this website has been at least 4 or more years of work. Not constant just bits and pieces here and there but it has still taken time.
Mmmmm maybe I will become a website developer once I get over the tribulations of building Lucys Fetish Closet.
There are no links to it at the moment until it is launched. Then don’t you worry everyone will know about it.
Then I will be blogging about how I’m getting only 2 hours of sleep a night because I’m on social media 24/7 lol sod’s law isn’t it.
Well, I think I have gone on enough now with my life update and need to get back to web designing.
Take care sweetie. Stay safe and healthy and talk soon…
Wednesday 14th July 2021
Blog No.136
Good evening sweetie (or good morning or afternoon depending on when you are reading this post),
Wow does time fly when you’re having fun or not…
It has been a while since we have last spoken on here. As they say never enough hours in the day.
My 2nd website (Lucys Fetish Closet) has taken up so much time and it is has taught me a lot. I know many that have released websites for new business ventures have made and launched their websites quicker.
I have been learning from scratch and building and doing everything myself. Yes, there have been friends that have been willing to help me but I think if I teach myself (as there are many successful entrepreneurs that are self-taught in many things) if something goes wrong then I will know where it went wrong.
In online business, we all have to learn how to trust people and businesses. I say this because even working on my own I still have put my website in the hands of hosting companies. They are the ones that can only deal with that side.
As a mistress, I am used to being in control of everything that I have within my business. So the trust issues that I have always had have taught me a few lessons, uncomfortable lessons but I have got through them eventually.
The launch of the website is near. It is due to be released on 1st August, fingers crossed. I have to give myself a deadline to work towards otherwise I could spend forever perfecting it.
The subscription section has to come later so I can spend time on that and build it will confidence. Trying to do everything at once is becoming impossible. So things have to be done in sections to be able to complete them to a particular standard, my standard.
So apart from the website I have been self-isolating and keeping myself healthy and away from the crazy crowds of the pandemic.
It has not been good in a way as I developed anxiety about people. If you are invited into my home for an appointment then I am fine.
If I have to go out of my front door and away from my house I am a complete mess inside. I still wear a mask for the whole time I’m out and never take it off. I also wear glasses with just glass to protect my eyes.
Call me O.T.T but I have to. It may have got a lot deeper than that and I will admit I am afraid of dying and leaving my kitties behind ( I have to stop listening to the media as it’s mainly their fault pandemic anxiety is amongst us). If I didn’t have them then I don’t think I would be like this.
Now you have seen the soft side to mistress Lucy. Yes, I do have a soft side as well as being a hard-nosed bitch sometimes.
Thinking about it and I am not getting morbid on the subject but nobody wants to leave this earth before their time. Let alone to something that we can control such as the pandemic.
If only everyone was as careful as the sensible ones then we wouldn’t be in this mess we are in right now (don’t get me on my soapbox about public mass gatherings and football matches etc). That’s a whole different subject to talk about.
Well on that note I will say bye for now and plod on with the rest of my website. I will keep you updated. Don’t worry if I’m not on social media too much but I will be when I can.
Stay safe and healthy and talk soon…
Wednesday 21st April 2021
Blog No.135.
As most of you know I have been working on sculpting my establishment to accommodate my appointments as much as can for some time now.
As the years have passed by I have been getting more niche-type appointments instead of ‘a bit of everything’ appointments as like other mistresses who may be more comfortable doing a bit of everything.
I do very much prefer niche appointments as then I know what to prepare for. In the past, I have always looked at other dungeons and guided my decoration from their designs but never been totally happy with it.
So over the last lockdown, I have put a bit of me into the area and made the space into what I feel comfortable playing in.
Don’t get me wrong, playing to some people means totally the opposite to my type of fun. When I mean play I mean controlling my sub and slaves in outfits that make them tremble at the knees and quiver in their subspace of fantasy.
So here are a few photos of my dream barbers Dungeon. It still has a little bit to be finished but as one of my clients that knows me for around 10 years said “You will never finish decorating. As when you have finished one project your mind will wonder about another” and that is so true.
At the end of the day, it’s only lighting and a different wallpaper to change the scenery and ambiance.
I will put more up-to-date photos in my gallery for you to look at over the next few days.
So do let me know if you would like to visit my Barbers Dungeon. As long as you are healthy and virus-free I will be happy to accept your request if it abides by my ruling.
I do have the essential equipment at the point of entry to my establishment EG: a Forehead thermometer, home testing kits.
If I feel that you are not to my level of health requirements I will either decline your appointment or ask you to take a test. The results can be seen within 10 minutes but the full result is in 30 minutes.
A good percentage of my clients are respectful and if they have any symptoms of any kind and they think is out of the normal they are respectful enough to postpone their appointment untill they are fit and well again.
So I will be happy to take any inquiries by email or texts. Then we can arrange to converse on the phone if need be.
Stay well and safe and most of all keep smiling…
Saturday 17th April 2021
Blog No.134.
Good afternoon Sweetie,
I hope you are well and have kept well over the few months that have passed.
Now how do I start…It’s been a little while since I last spoke to you but after 5 months of lockdown, we are now on the first or second stage ( don’t know which stage we are in but I know it’s either of them) of a slightly better life. Although Monday the 12th April people went a little bit crazy on the celebrating and I just hope that does send us plummeting back into another lockdown again.
I have been extremely busy with burring my head in the website business as like before. I am plodding through it but the thing that is slowing me down is perfection.
I’m not saying it has to perfect in a professional way but perfect in my way. As the years have gone past I have become a perfectionist in certain things and my mistressing and career (which really I can call it that now) are definitely one of those things that I am particular in.
I feel that I owe a lot to you. As without you, I wouldn’t be where I am today. You’ve helped me grow my confidence in many areas that once upon a time I wouldn’t even try to attempt, let alone succeed in my dreams.
The new website has also helped me decide to be the true me. I still am Mistress Lucy but to do business you can not have anything to hide.
So that is why you will see in many places I will be my own name and answer to my real name. I will say one thing though… if you want to session with me I must be known as Mistress Lucy and stay as Mistress Lucy or lucy on a friendlier point.
It puts me in the right frame of mind as trying to switch at the flick of a button is possible but you won’t get the best out of me that way.
A few people in the past because they have seen my real name on my email address they have addressed as that. I have been very annoyed with them back then.
This is why I say you need to address me as you mean to go on.
So I thought I would keep you updated with is going on with me at the moment. Many have thought I have given up mistressing because I have not been on social media so much lately.
I am still here but the website takes up so much time, you wouldn’t believe.
At one point I was working nocturnally for a good few weeks. This was because I would get into what I was doing and just continue on till my eyes would refuse to stay open anymore.
I did know at some point in the previous weeks that were getting closer to now that I would have to get back into a normal (I’m never normal lol) but a going to bed at 12 midnightish and getting up at 9amish ( i say ish because some times it was earlier and sometimes it was a little later). So I would be in routine for taking my appointments again.
So Monday 12th April arrives, the week starting back taking appointments….
It felt a little strange I will admit. I felt like a beginner again. I have moved my upstairs around to benefit the popularity of my appointments so everything was in a different place. Finding out where things were was a bit daunting ( like in someone else’s Dungeon) but i familarised myself with everything fairly quickly.
I was lucky as my first appointment was a gent i had known for a while and he wasn’t too hardcore. A little chatting whilst a trim of the outgrown hairstyle he was wearing and then mild tie and tease to satisfy his needs.
I always go with the flow. If you have a checklist in your mind and then the body language doesn’t agree with what you are doing it needs to change to accommodate his happy side of kinky.
I only take 1 appointment a day. As i prefer to take 2-3 hour appointments. Then if it goes overtime then it’s not a problem.
I don’t do what I do for only tribute but bills need to be paid. So this is why I say if it goes over time because we are enjoying ourselves (or i’m enjoying myself teasing you lol) we can carry on and I won’t ask or expect any more tribute.
I will say…Many have gifted me with extra tribute and actual gifts but that is completely down to you. I am not demanding in any way and do not expect it.
The rest of the week was my long-term eager clients/friends that were desperate for haircuts and another pair of hands on them in whatever way I chose to do so.
Being used to my own time for the past 5 months or longer has made me do as I please. Having appointments does give me a routine as I’m sure you agree.
I now truly know that mistressing is in my blood. I knew that before but the experience over the years has made me realize that I will never change.
The sad news of Prince Philip’s passing has made me also realize that I may have Mistress Lucy engraved on my headstone.
‘Mistress Lucy a powerful but hard businesswoman, that wouldn’t take any backchat from anyone. She will be missed but will be tattooed on every heart that she has punished’.
I’m not being down on the subject but just being reflective. As we all have a good thing or 2 that we would like to be remembered for.
Wednesday 10th March 2021
Blog No.133.
Good evening sweetie 😊
I have decided to change my blogs a little. Addressing it as if its a message to yourself seems a little quirky, don’t your think? 😏
So if you have been trying to contact me lately I’m sorry I have not replied or replied as quickly as I normally would.
The website that I am presently putting together is taking up more of my time than I imagined.
Take a look if you wish to but it has got a coming soon page on it. So I can hide it from you until I am happy.
I would like to have a big launch day that will unveil it in all its glory. So you can look through it and let it unleash all the emotions you could possibly experience 😏
It’s extremely interesting but very time-consuming. So if your not web savvy then like me before, I used to ask my web designer “can you change this for me please?” and expecting it to be done in 10 minutes it’s not always the case.
Now I have learnt more about it I am learning to respect him more and when we talk I.T as your call it 😆 (ark at me as if I know what I am talking about) I understand more of what he is saying.
So I do apologize for not responding but if you want to get through to me quicker then please text me and then we can arrange to talk if need be.
Appointments are literally resting on the lockdown rules but saying that when I do resume bookings I will only be taking my regulars for the first couple of months at least.
I would love to take everybody’s appointment but I am still very cautious of peoples were abouts and how much connection they have had with everyone else if you know what I mean.
Sorry to be short and sweet but I just wanted you to know that I am still Mistress Lucy and I haven’t neglected you but if I could lengthen the number of hours in the day to 36 or 48hours that would be very convenient.
So if you can do that for me I would much appreciate it 🤣
So on that note, I will bid you a good day (even though it is not that of a joyful day with the weather) and I will look forward to hearing from you 😊😷🙏
Wednesday 17th February 2021
Blog No.132.
Well let me start by apologizing for the lack of blogging on here lately, In the past month or so I have had a turnaround with mistress Lucy. Don’t worry I’m not going anywhere, I will still be here as I was before but I have expanded business in a big way.
As you know I have been a big lover of corsets and stockings for a long time now (as many of you are in one way or another as well). I may not have worn them very much in the past but I will be in the future.
Ever since I have started in the industry I have grown to involve my own personal fetishes in my appointments and some more than others.
I have tried to build websites in the past but always have come to a brick wall that I can’t get past. I now have found out that if you don’t spend money you don’t get anywhere in the website industry.
It all started when I had an email around 2 months ago from yet another cowboy website company. I get lots of them because of this website being in the cyber net world. Once you’re out there everyone gravitates to you wanting to sell their business.
I was at that time when I was in a light-hearted mood so I replied to say “Well what can you do for me?” expecting the claptrap speel that is normally said when replied.
Instead, I received a call a few days later from a lovely gentleman introducing himself in a way that appealed to my ear.
He wasn’t sell, sell but very much wanted to know why I wanted to build a website and what subject on.
To tell you the truth I think he was a little intrigued by my mistressing skills but that for me to presume as I’m sure he wouldn’t say.
Well, long story short… He helped me in such a way that I really feel I have the knowledge to complete a very appealing website to your everyone’s fetishes.
I can’t thank Prem @Bosscatwebdesign enough for the way he handled my requests. He really listened to my points of view and my continuous chat as I do go on a bit when I’m passionate about a topic.
So basically what he did for me (that could help you also if you’re interested) is he started me off on a home page on the website of my choice (meaning my domain name) and guided me in the right direction to video tutorials that would build me a website through my fingers and brain (what computer basic brain I have got). If I can do it trust anyone can.
There are some start-up costs:
- Domain Name
- Web Hosting
- Security for the website
- Video tutorials
I think that was it, I may have missed a couple of things but trust me it’s all worth it. I am not telling you to sell it but if something is working for me I will want to talk about it.
No problem if it’s not for you but I thought you would like to know what is happening in Mistress Lucy’s life right now.
So you are probably wondering what this new website is going to be all about…..Well, it is going to be the answer to all your dreams.
As anyone knows in anything you have to start off small before you can expand into something that will blow your mind.
It is a fetish website that you can buy all that your heart desires. Now as I say starting of small that means 2 or 3 niches to begin with then i will add to them as the website becomes more established.
I’m starting off with corsets and stockings with lingerie. Although corsets are an over-clothing garment they are very much an underclothing garment as well.
I am looking into cross-dressing friendly sizing making panties etc to your requirements. I know myself being different sizes throughout my life that the sizing matrix out in the world differs from one country to another.
So my i may not go for sizes like small, medium or large, etc but to something that will not make anyone’s size continuous at all but you will learn to love the size, shape, and height that you are.
Everyone is beautiful in their own way.
I am really excited about this to start for you all as it will be a technicolor world of total fabulousness and glorify that you never have experienced before.
When I have everything ready for launch day I will have a grand opening blog and it will be all across my social media.
So follow me on my social media links below and you can follow the journey of Lucys Fetish Closet from a small business to well, i don’t know how big it will get. We will have to wait and see.
Do contact me anytime and say hi and I will reply asap. Take care and keep smiling…