I'd like to pickup on Wasteland's point here.
Shooting BDSM content is an entirely different animal than most other adult oriented material. And I believe one of the strong points over at Kink.com has been shooting models that are known more for "vanilla porn" and fans of these particular models will join sites of Kink.com purely for the thrill of seeing their favorite vanilla models in a rough BDSM scene. The downside can be, as Wasteland was mentioning is that these performers are not lifestyle BDSM players, and a big part of being able to withstand some of these tortures is pleasure. If they derive no pleasure from bondage itself - it can be a traumatic experience...however all in all Kink.com has proven itself time and time again to be the best at what they do.
Looking over records and communicating with members of Everydayslaves.com I've noticed an striking resemblance to Wasteland's.
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Originally Posted by wasteland
1. Income average > $100k a year;
2. Predominant number of college and post graduate educated;
3. Predominant number in advanced level careers;
4. Average age of member: 48 years old
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I think this has a lot to do with the fact that the BDSM community really is just that...a community. And so people who enter it, tend to stay in it a lot longer and have that much more dedication towards it, partly because it's very hard for many people to enact many of these fantasies on their own in their real lives, and so they rely on the internet and paysites to provide them their need.
The point I think is, BDSM is one of the harder niches to shoot because it involves pain. And with that knowledge in mind - Kink.com has done a spectacular job at what they do.
I also agree that shooting models that are BDSM players, or even in our case living in 24/7 D/s relationships is much easier and realistic, which has proven to play well with the average BDSM surfer, as Wasteland said - these surfers have become extremely savvy. And many of them are looking for the "real thing", 24/7 D/s couples are like the amateur of vanilla porn, and its become a marketplace that is simply ripe for the picking.