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LadyPact -> RE: Seeking to be a pro -demo Bottom. Where to start? (6/18/2016 6:42:00 PM)
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Ummmm... I think we're using different terminology.
"Pro demo bottoms" aren't common in the US. Pro bottoms are usually those folks who book sessions to be paid for people who want to top. They also tend to be the professionals, (meaning they get paid and are NOT volunteers) for modeling shoots, the highlighted person for ventures like 'clips4sales', published authors (and I mean real books, not some e-book crud that goes for $1.99 on the net) who can book paid speaking engagements at cons, (i.e, LadyD, Vi, slavedavid, and other reputable names) and things of that nature.
Most demo bottoms are basically the person who the demo top (aka presenter) is having to be the person they are displaying topping skills on during the presentation. These are situations where the top is displaying techniques about whatever kind of skill they are teaching about. Usually, these are cases where the top is the person who has been invited to present, made arrangements with producers, and unless the top and bottom are promoted together, like classes that are specifically focused on M/s or D/s dynamics, it's really the top who is promoted because it's a class about topping skill. There are classes where the bottom is the headliner, but they tend to be about service, long term slavery, etc. Unless you are a "name," you aren't getting paid.
If it makes you feel better, most demo tops don't get paid, either. Usually, if I present somewhere, like at least 95% of presenters, I'm not getting paid. I'm not Rinella, Midori, or Wiseman. I'm not getting some fat check just for showing up. Most presentations, I do on my own dime. That includes my time, my travel, and my expenses for expendables. In some situations, I get room and board. (Usually a place to sleep at some kinksters house, somewhere.) I get comp'd at the door, so I don't pay for my admission to the event where I will be teaching. I might get dinner paid by the event. Some groups/producers will give you tickets to their next event or give you a gift basket for your stay. These things are nice but I promise they aren't profit.
More often than not, most demo tops provide their own bottom when making the agreement to teach a class. Sometimes, they will do an open cattle call to see who is available locally, but they usually choose people well known to the club. Those emails you are writing? I get twenty of them any time I teach a class. If I can't bring a demo bottom of my own, I go with the person with the longest standing reputation, who is proven reliable to whoever is organizing the event.
I'm sorry to discourage you, but if you think there are bunches of "pro demo bottom" situations out there, I'm going to tell you that's not my experience. Personally, I would never pay a demo bottom for a class I was teaching. They might get my +1 for entry to an event, be invited to stay with me during accommodations, be invited with me to whatever pot luck I'm attending, but if they think they are getting cash, I'd just laugh.
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