DTMs are often required to do 4 or more kits a month, sometimes a week! I barely get three layouts done a month, and there are months when I have a creative dry spell, and just can’t create for anything! Add to that when I feel “pressured” to do something, it hampers my creativity, and adds stress to my life. As a DTM you are supposed to be using the free kits as a way of promoting the website you work for, kind of a subtle advertising ploy. DTMs are also often expected to be active in forums, and run challenges, and all that jazz.
As much as I would love the free kits, I just don’t have the time to deal with all that pressure. Besides, I have sooo many kits that I have paid money for, that I haven’t managed to use yet. If I become a DTM, I won’t get to use my purchased kits because I will feel so pressured to fulfill the requirements of being a DTM, that I won’t get around to the kits I’ve bought!
It is still very tempting to see all those DTM calls.