[Rejected] Freelancer DAO

Overview

Freelancer DAO has swiftly developed a robust framework in line with the NDC initiative’s principles, emphasizing community-driven governance, fund control, and independence. This structure is designed to promote active user participation within the NEAR Ecosystem by focusing on community outreach, education, and onboarding strategies. The proposal aims to foster awareness, educate individuals on NEAR’s infrastructure, and transform new-comers into engaged participants, ultimately contributing to the ecosystem’s growth and sustainability.

Purpose

The initiative’s objective is to empower the community in expanding the ecosystem’s outreach through a structured framework governing Freelancer DAO. All freelancers will operate within this framework to drive remarkable development and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) beneficial for both the DAO and the entire NEAR Ecosystem. By adhering to this structure, our aim is to foster substantial growth and measurable progress.

When the Engagers focus on onboarding the DAO aims to educate and expose to our community all the Ecosystem Apps and how they can find their bearing around it.

Section 1 - DAO Information

Freelancer DAO Application

The freelancer DAO is a community developed initiative, structured and managed by the community to create a governance system to guide freelancers with the aim to foster the growth and massive outreach including onboarding of new users from Web2.0& Web3.0 platform to NEAR.

More info can be found on our charter

This Initiative was established somewhere in Q2 and was led by the community and support from the Ecosystem and NDC.

Our telegram was created April 15th but I started the charter draft on the 6th of April.

Started public awareness by making an introduction post Which I got more support from core contributors after making an open post for Call to action for community support afterwards we were able to create polls on forum and on our telegram to get community feedback and opinions.

Freelancer Dao

Section 2. Previous Funding

We’ve received funds for 2 months AUG-SEPT

Reports :

Section 3. Project URLs

Our Social Media Distribution Channels are as follow

My project supports any region and we can work with a team of translators if necessary to reach out to all regions.

Section 4. Applicant Information

Point of Contact(POC): Psalm

Telegram : @psalmy69

Forums Profile - Psalmy - NEAR Forum

Wallet ID: psalm.near

Country: Nigeria

Twitter : https://twitter.com/crypto_psalm/

funds would be received directly to our DAO wallet.

Involvement in NEAR

Been in the Ecosystem almost getting to 2 year now and I’ve worked As a Mod, Admin, Marketer, Ambassador and Project Manager for the following project

  • Meta Pool

  • Mintbase

  • NDC

  • BBC & ZomboDuck (NearNFT)

  • OFP & JumpDefi etc

Section 5 & 6 -Team Members (Core Contributors)

Core Contributors Responsibilities.
Provide a profile for eligible engagers.

@Dos999

DAO Responsibility

The Author of the freelancer engagement strategy would be focused on

  • Community Engagement and livelihood in the community
  • Moderation of our telegram channel
  • Shilling and outreach

Experience

Desmond (dos999) Aka 1504_king

Avid Community Growth Manager and Moderator; Project Manager; Advisor and Business Development, social media and content manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Position: SOCIAL MEDIA & content Researcher and Analyst

Position: DAO COUNCIL AND PROJECT PROMOTER.

Company: FREE HORSE NFT (NEAR PROTOCOL)

Period: MAY. 2022-OCT. 2022

@The_darrk

DAO Responsibility

Hosting of the fleelancer community call and event planner would be focused on.

  • Hosting our weekly tweeter space and our community call on google meet.
  • Handling our Facebook group & page to post about NEAR and NDC to Web2.0 communities.
  • Provide Monthly report for activities done.

Experience

Currently pursuing a engineering degree in computer science.
Core contributor in FDAO since MAY 2023

Actively contributing towards near ecosystem since past 2 years

In this span of time i get a chance to work with some projects as a community moderator and event planner.

I plan the events, execute it and deliver results to the community.

My strong points are Calm nature, competitive sprit, familiar with techs and innovative thinking.

@damboy22

DAO Responsiblity

  • The Author and Architect of the Freelancer Governance structure, would be more involved in.
  • Imputing the final data evaluation of engagers after their report
  • Outreach for collab & strategic partnerships
  • Providing a monthly report on a doc for activities done ( nos of collabs and partnerships).

Experience

Name: Damilola oguntola

Experience: 6 years experience in the cryptosphere, worked with Binance,NEAR, Polygon, Unilend and 15 other projects in areas in relation to project management, community building and Marketing.

He is the Co-founder of Blockchain BUK, a member of stakeholders in Blockchain association of Nigeria, one of the executives of Arewa Blockchain Community, a previous COO of two startups, Former team lead and Head of Partnership at NEAR NIGERIA and finally a Community Lead and Business Developer for Octopus network Africa.

A certified Project Manager with Google

Currently managing Octopus Network independent community called Octopus Nation with 80 members and 25 active contributors. He currently holds a MBBS degree

@Alphaflex

DAO Responsibility

  • Creating the Form and Onboarding process of the DAO would be more focused on.
  • Review of New recruits (twitter review and crosscheck if the recruiter did all the criteria as the form implies)

Moderate the community and provide all necessary resources and materials needed about FDAO and NDC.

  • Data Analysis

Experience

I’m Solomon, a community builder/ manager, growth & engagement strategist , technical analyst, web3 educator, NFT degen, content creator, social media marketer and influencer who is an excellent team player, capable of working-remotely. I have worked on several projects in several different roles. I find learning new things and scaling new challenges interesting and can perform responsibilities associated with any role confidently. And with my years of experience, I believe that I have the necessary skills to perform(work) at a very high level in several roles.

Joined Near 4th quarter of 2021 and Experience exploring lots of DApp on near currently co-lead TNEsociety & core contributor F-DAO and actively contributing to the growth of NEAR. also worked as an ambassador with octogamez and burrito battles, degen at AuroraNftClub.

@Psalmy

DAO Responsibility

Champions of the FDAO working hand in hand with other core contributors to make sure the process and implementation are smooth and in alignment.

  • Handle the Twitter and NearSocial Accounts of the DAO
  • Provide tools for community engagement on NEARSocial, twitter & telegram
  • Accumulate rewards, remuneration , DAO reports to the Ecosystem for transparency.
  • Check & balance ,evaluation and fairness in the ecosystem.
  • Brainstorming strategies on how to improve NEAR and our DAO
  • Provide Content to post for marketing.

Experience

With 4years plus experience on Web3.0 and I’ve focused more on NEAR Ecosystem because Etherium has few was an issue to interact with most DApps due to PoW mechanics.

Near has been my home and I’ve involved in most community as An Admin, Moderator, Ambassador, Marketer and Project Manager with my vast knowledge for Crypto been able to work for top NeAR project like Meta Pool, Mintbase, NDC etc

I’m keen and open to learn more and also educate people about Web3.0 to onboard new users to enjoy a new decentralized system.

Section 7 -DAO Charter and Goals

Freelancer DAO Charter

SECTION 7.1 : Project Overview: Presentation with a short High-Level 6 bullet points summary:

GOALS :

  • Alignment with NDC Principles: Freelancer DAO has embraced the NDC initiative since its introduction, aligning with the community’s desire for independence, and governance power.

  • Community-Focused Structure: The DAO has developed a comprehensive structure in line with NDC principles, incorporating various components for community contribution and support. This structure promotes awareness, onboarding, and active user participation within the NEAR Ecosystem.

  • Educational Focus: The initiative’s purpose is to educate and expose the community to Ecosystem Apps, fostering development, and achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) for both the DAO and the entire NEAR Ecosystem.

  • Addressing Ecosystem Challenges: The initiative aims to address several challenges within the ecosystem, including enhancing liveliness in areas such as NFTs, gaming, and DeFi. It also focuses on onboarding both newcomers and crypto experts, expanding outreach to Web2.0 users, increasing on-chain activities, fostering social growth and traction, and promoting community and social media engagement.

  • Collaborative Problem-Solving: The initiative seeks to collaborate with other projects to effectively address and solve ecosystem challenges.

  • Comprehensive Approach: With a focus on liveliness, education, onboarding, outreach, on-chain activities, Building on BOS, and community engagement, the initiative takes a holistic approach to contribute to the growth and success of the NEAR Ecosystem.

SECTION 7.2 : WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE AIMING TO SOLVE?

We are aiming to solve the several issues in the ecosystem and also collab if necessary to make this happen in the best and suitable way and the basic problems we are aiming to solve are

  • Liveliness in the Ecosystem (NFT, Gaming, Refi and Defi etc)

  • Onboarding Newbie and Expert in crypto to learn and contribute in our Ecosystem

  • Stretch to Web2.0 Ecosystem to Educate, create awareness and intro participation for Web2.0 users to participate in NEAR

  • Increase Onchain activities and interaction with DApps

  • Social growth and traction

  • Community and Social Media Engagement.

How Does This Project Help Solve the Problems You’ve Listed?

  • Livelihood in the Ecosystem? Liveliness in the Ecosystem is an encouragement and certainty that the ecosystem is alive and full with an active community and we’ve held several causes with the Community educating them on good reasons why they should be active, lively , vibing and also motivated them to participate in several opportunities.

  • We’re streamlining the onboarding of both newcomers and experts into our crypto ecosystem, transitioning them from Web2.0 and Web3.0 to NEAR. Utilizing platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook, we track progress through a dedicated link. Collaborations with MamaJ Foundation and other ecosystem leaders to enhance education about projects and NEAR. IRL events and hackathons are being integrated for real-world interactions, fostering community growth and enriching our ecosystem.

  • Social growth, we make sure all the participants doing the test phase follow our socials and also that of the NDC/NEAR, constant posting on our social handles , provision of vital information and collab.

  • To elevate onchain activity, we’ll host quizzes and competitions on NearSocial, fostering engagement and content creation. Active participants will be integrated into our DAO for voting and decision-making. Exploring development of reusable components on BOS, we aim to secure regular interactions, ensuring a dynamic and engaged community.

  • DApp interaction would be harnessed from collaboration with other projects(DEFI, NFT, REFI and Gamefi) and also Art competitions on Mintbase, Staking party etc.

SECTION 7.3 : ROADMAP/KPI TO TRACK SUCCESS

Road Map for 3 Months

Month 1

  • Content creation and Marketing
  • Posting Gigs for Devs
  • Builders Collaboration and Other Ecosystem Projects (internal)
  • Onchain engagement
  • Articles About Ambassador roles

Month 2

  • External Collaborations
  • Content Creation and Marketing
  • Selecting Ambassadors
  • Product Component as a Use Case
  • Workshop and Webinar
  • NFT Sales and Marketing

Month 3

  • Hosting an Event to Onboard Devs
  • Marketing and Content Creation
  • Building and Development
  • Education and Workshops
  • Collaboration (internal and external)

3 Month Deliverables

  • Atleast 12- 15 Calls for educational purposes About Near and Freelancer DAO
  • +100 Retained and Active accounts interacting with Near Ecosystem DApps
  • +7 components and widgets on BoS, 70% interaction with this component.
  • Onboarding +150 new Accounts and retaining at least 40%
  • Community Empowerment on content Skills and BoS Development

KPI TO TRACK SUCCESS

  • 30+ new users on near-social monthly
  • 50+ active users retained on near-social old and new engagers monthly
  • Tasked 3 posts daily from at least 40+ users with an average of 2 likes and reposts monthly.
  • 10,000+ transactions monthly would be tracked through pikespeak making 30k plus per Quarter
  • 45 Engagers providing +30 contents/ post about Near (30by45) 1350 contents / post from Engagers
  • 2 Collaboration and 1 partnership in progress additional 3 Collabs to improve onboarding and Community engagement etc for Near Ecosystem
  • Retaining At least 60% of newly and old Accounts with Activities and Active interactions with NEAR DApps

Ecosystem Dapps to be explored by onboarded and existing community members

  1. Near social
  2. Mintbase
  3. Rogues
  4. Meta-pool
  5. Astro dao
  6. Telegram tip bot

This list will be updated subsequently as we make more collaborations with ecosystem Dapps.

Developers BOS building (widgets/components) bounty can be done by open gig style or a monthly competition where reusable components were made by pre-set rules and regulation set by FDAO council.

Section 8- Budget

DETAILED BUDGET FOR TRANSPARENCY : Freelancer Dao BUDGET - Google Docs

DEVELOPERS ONBOARDING PLAN : FDAO Developers Onboarding Plan - Google Docs

Section 9 : DAO longevity

Does your project/DAO require one-time or continuous funding?

Our DAO requires continuous findings from the community treasury till we attain the goal of being sustainable and able to yield our own funds and partially dependent on CT
Our DAO would be able to sustain when the necessary infrastructure to do so is available and mass engagement .

What are the possible roadblocks to the success of your project/DAO?

Our draw back or roadblocks of the success of our DAO is not able to get a good developer to build and help create what we’ve planned to achieve, We’ll overcome our DAO’s hurdle by expanding our search for skilled developers, fostering partnerships with developer communities, and offering incentives to attract talent.

Establishing and nurturing an involved and vibrant community on the Socializer platform, To deal with this, we’ll do things like involving the community more, keeping communication open, and using what users tell us to make the platform better.

Many other platforms in the NEAR blockchain and decentralized app space exist, and new ones could emerge, making it a competitive field. To stay ahead, Socializer will keep inventing, staying updated on what’s happening in the industry, and quickly meeting what users want.

The basic concept and scopes the freelancer DAO has introduced is to Promote, Build and Market NEAR in the process of onboarding newly interested users to Educate and dilute them with the knowledge about NEAR and it’s Decentralized Applications.

NEAR Needs the community to grow, NEAR needs the community to be active users and make use of its Infrastructure and enjoy the benefits and opportunities of Ecosystem DApps.

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SET KPI FOR THE DAO

The Freelancer DAO will regularly analyze these KPIs to assess the effectiveness of its onboarding strategies and make data-driven decisions for improvements. For example, if the Accounts Retention KPI shows a drop in user retention after 4 weeks, the DAO can investigate the cause and make adjustments to improve user engagement during that critical period. Similarly, if the account acquisition cost is high, the F-DAO will surely explore more cost-effective onboarding methods.

By monitoring and optimizing these KPIs, the Freelancer DAO can refine its onboarding process, enhance user retention, and expand the user base on the Near Protocol blockchain.

Accounts Retention after 4/8/12 Weeks:

  1. Application: Track the percentage of new accounts that continue to interact with the Near Protocol blockchain over specific time periods expected to retain 80% on onboarded engager( 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks).

User Onboarding and Education:

  • F-DAO will provide more comprehensive onboarding materials and tutorials that guide engagers through the process of creating and managing their dapp profile on Near Protocol. Make these resources easy to understand and accessible to users, like articles, infographics, and videos.

  • On-chain contests and workshops on how to leverage near protocol . Educating users about the benefits of BOS, Defi, and NFTs can increase their motivation to stay engaged with the platform.

  • While motivating users to interact with multiple dApps, the DAO can increase their overall engagement and make them more integrated into the ecosystem. F-DAO has set up contests to facilitate and keep the engagement coming.

We are fully aware that this KPI is set to measure the effectiveness of the onboarding process in retaining new users. It provides insights into user engagement and can help identify any drop-offs in the onboarding journey.

Tracking tool 0n-Chain

Pikeshare AI

Account Acquisition Cost:

  1. Application: Calculate the cost of acquiring new users by dividing the budget allocated for onboarding initiatives by the number of accounts that successfully interact with the Near Protocol blockchain.

Marketing and Promotion Costs:

This includes expenses related to marketing campaigns, advertisements, social media promotions, content creation, and other promotional activities aimed at reaching potential users.

Educational Resources: Expenses related to creating and disseminating educational content to help new users understand and utilize the Near Protocol blockchain. This includes tutorials, workshops, documentation, and onboarding materials.

Incentives and Rewards: incentives rewards for contests and community activities we will offer to encourage new users to join and actively engage with the blockchain. The cost of these incentives contributes to AAC.

We are fully aware that this KPI assesses the efficiency of the onboarding process. By reducing the acquisition cost, the Freelancer DAO willoptimize its budget allocation and improve cost-effectiveness.

Median Number of dApps Used by P95 Accounts Retained for 1+ Week:

  1. Application: Measure the median number of decentralized applications (dApps) used by the top 5% (P95) of retained accounts who have been interacting with the Near Protocol blockchain for at least fourweek.

While we have a list of Dapps to explore we will also give room to our engagers to explore other dapps and tell we at F-DAO interesting dapps that we should consider adding to our dashboard.

We are fully aware that his KPI reflects the depth of user engagement and their willingness to explore and use multiple dApps. It helps the DAO assess the diversity of user interactions and adapt onboarding strategies accordingly.

Number of Accounts Retained for 1+ Week Using at Least Three dApps:

  1. Application: Count the number of accounts that remain engaged for at least one week and actively use at least three different dApps.

While we have the most-active engagement contest for ecosystem dapps and be able to track the numbers easily from our events.

We are fully aware This KPI promotes the retention of users who are actively engaged with multiple dApps. It indicates that users are exploring the ecosystem and finding value in various applications.

Social Engagement Score:

  1. Application: Develop a composite metric that combines the number of user-generated social media posts, likes, and followers/views. 70% increase on F-DAO socials

Twitter analytics will be available for all users.

Telegram bot analytics of community member engagement

We will use Pikespeak AI to track on-chain engagements.

Manual and Pikespeak metrics to track engagements based on numbers of DAO near-social likes, reposts, and comments

We are fully aware the social engagement score measures the level of activity and influence users have on social media. It can be a reflection of the success of the onboarding process and the enthusiasm of new users in promoting the Near Protocol blockchain.

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Greetings, Freelancer Dao team, As a member of the NDC House of Merit, I will be your NDC V1 sponsor, Thanks!

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Thanks. @Dk_51 for taking the front line and believing in F-DAO. Would love to see other members vote positively on Astra

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Due to budget reduction for interim period in V1 and limited funding, Freelancer DAO has decided to reduce the requested funds for this
stage.
Changes made:
a). Building on BOS Budget has been reduced but NO change on building strategies, Widget + Smart Contract
b). Remuneration for Core has been
decreased.
c). External marketing & Community Contest budget reduced but again NO change on KPIs.

Reducing budget doesn’t aim in Reducing building, Freelancer DAO aims to increase metrics by 30% / Month.

Plans to achieve the goals set by KPIs remain
unchanged.

Updated budget

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Dear Freelance team!

Poll created: https://near.org/astraplusplus.ndctools.near/widget/home?page=dao&tab=proposals&daoId=congress-hom-v1.ndc-gwg.near&proposalId=56

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Good morning, Freelancer DAO Team! As a HoM member, Happy to support FDAO! :green_heart:

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One question I have about the proposal is why council remuneration is planned to increase, but the number of engagers supported does not seem to be increased in the budget?

What additional duties are expected of council on subsequent months to warrant the additional funding?

Would love to see F DAO as part of the NDC, but imo I would like to see clear metrics hit before the budget is expanded from the initial 15k. Voting yes to FDAO joining the NDC, looking forward to seeing the report at the end of month one :pray:t4::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:.

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Thanks for your support, council remuneration tend to increase cause of Cost of OPs as we are 5 councils.
The actual budget was 3600$ for 5 Councils budget cause budget were slashed we had to reduce from January and also reduced from January as for March was increased due to building, would be making documents and guides on how to use infra also create a framework for engagers too by given them a targets & KPIs for each month to meet to be eligible for funding since we have created a tier system for funding according to engagers achievements.
Also we would be creating App form and holding interviews section for Ambassadors to get the best.
This task could be done earlier before March just fixed the budget during March.
These are the reasons why

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