I don’t know if my opinion regarding the proposal is relevant here because I am not a member of the Marketing DAO, but I have been in the marketing field for 7 years and have my own marketing agency in Berlin since 2020. I know that some of my competitors outsource their work to India or other developing countries, so I know the prices that are charged for research, creating content, and maintaining social media channels.
I really want to support your proposal because you guys have done a lot in a short period of time and I think NEAR Insider’s work is definitely valuable for the community, but also for NEAR. We on the Project Ops team will certainly be making some more requests to NEAR Insider.
However, your proposal lacks transparency and a breakdown of what the $8,000 is being requested. In my experience, anything between $1,800-$,2,600 dollars is reasonable for the activities you list.
I think if you better address the issues raised by the community and adjust your pricing structure, your proposal will meet with approval.
Good luck with it 