How Do I Contribute (and Get Paid) for My Independent Research?
One of the greatest opportunities for blockchain technology is the ability for participants in a platform to be fairly compensated for what they contribute.
As Don Tapscott, a thought leader in blockchain technology, states, the blockchain gives us an “internet of value,” one where those that build value are more fairly compensated. This way, we can “create a more democratic economy.”
At XResearch, the first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency insights portal and media platform, we not only plan to offer independent research content from our own expert team, we also plan to enable participants — like yourself — to contribute research and get paid.
Here’s how that will work:
How contributing research works on the XResearch platform
To contribute content, you must own XRES tokens — that’s the first step towards being able to contribute content.
The next step is to use our mobile or desktop application’s investment tools to analyze data and information, and create your own content. All submitted content is reviewed by validating nodes before being passed onto to the core team for final review.
Your analysis will be published on XResearch’s decentralized platform, which includes two portals:
- Public website: A free, content-heavy publication, the public website will source news stories and market data. Think CoinDesk, but with more analysis and research. Some content will come from XRES token holders who wish to provide their analysis to the general public. This content will be ranked according to traffic and engagement metrics. The contributor model will be similar to that of Entrepreneur or Forbes. You won’t get paid, but you will gain exposure, personal brand awareness, and in-network recognition.
- Members-only website and dashboard: This is for Level 1 to Level 3 members who want more subscription services. At this level, you can contribute your own content, become verified as a contributor by submitting documentation, and set up smart contracts to begin charging and receiving payments for your research, just like the core XResearch team.
How you become a verified contributor on the XResearch platform
XResearch aims to a recognized source of accurate information for investors and traders in cryptocurrencies, blockchain firms, and ICOs. We want to attract everyone who has an interest in learning more about crypto or investing in crypto, and we also want to empower and incentivize the best investment research talent from around the world to contribute content to our platform.
To guarantee contributors can help XResearch achieve that goal, we’ll leverage the power of blockchain technology to rank both non-XRES token holder contributors and verified contributors. This is done by utilizing the XRES DApp to monitor trading activity through our integrated exchange APIs. This will enable us to generate real-time performance tracking and an immutable audit trail of performance.
By doing this, we can ensure our members enjoy the benefits of having timely access to the best possible data and analysis, as healthy competition between verified contributors and unverified ones will allow us to build a customer-centric environment.
To become verified, and make money from your research, you must submit additional identity information for compliance purposes. Once approved, you can then start making money.
To charge for your content, you may apply a payment gate to your content. What this means is that only XRES token holders who have subscribed (i.e., paid) for your research channel can see the content. You receive payments by establishing smart contracts.
The convenience of the smart contract payment method boils down to transparency, convenience, and flexibility. As Vitalik Buterin writes, “a smart contract is the simplest form of decentralized automation.” Digital assets can be transferred between two or parties in a way that ensures trust and speed.
This means you never have to worry about not receiving proper payment for your work. The XRES DApp will only deliver content to subscribers once payment is received.
Flexibility of payment is something verified contributors can enjoy. For instance, you could:
- Charge a one-off payment for one-time content.
- Charge a monthly subscription for regularly published content.
As you can see, this kind of decentralized peer-to-peer network gives great talents in investment research the chance to securely earn money and make a name for themselves.
Become an XResearch contributor
XResearch plans to bring the best investment research talent within one decentralized ecosystem. This way, investors and traders in the crypto world have a recognized source of accurate information.
This goal would not be possible without great crypto enthusiasts like yourself.
To join the XResearch community and start earning XRES tokens, click here — and start the process of becoming a contributor.
