# \[GRANT REQUEST\] OAK Research Grant Proposal

**URL:** <https://gov.velora.xyz/t/grant-request-oak-research-grant-proposal/2015>\
**Category:** Rejected Proposals\
**Created:** [January 8, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://gov.velora.xyz/t/grant-request-oak-research-grant-proposal/2015 "2025-01-08T15:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Avantgarde](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/gov.velora.xyz/avantgarde/32/589_2.png) [@Avantgarde](https://gov.velora.xyz/u/Avantgarde)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://gov.velora.xyz/t/grant-request-oak-research-grant-proposal/2015/2 "2025-01-13T05:35:37Z")

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Hi @ArtemOAK and thank you for this proposal, Erik from Avantgarde Finance here.

Generally speaking, I definitely think Paraswap should publish some content around the roadmap, both teasing upcoming changes and announcing new implementations.

However, I would like to know more about the analytical pieces you suggest.

1. Am I understanding it right that you’re suggesting 3 written pieces as part of this prop, i.e. on Portikus, fee-sharing/staking, and intents?
2. What sort of word count are you targeting for these articles?
3. Will the articles involve any data analysis and/or look to provide some kind of unique insights, or will they mainly be repurposing descriptive, educational content?

Would be great if you could share a few selected pieces you’ve already produced that gives an idea of what to expect here.

Also, could you please elaborate on milestone 2 and what you mean by “implementation of Paraswap’s timeline and cross-communication” - does this simply mean co-marketing/sharing announcements on your X channel?

Checking your website traffic via free analytic tools also gives me quite different numbers, for example:

- Total Visits Last 3 Months: 14k in October, 32.5k in November, and 20k in December from [https://www.similarweb.com/website/oakresearch.io/#traffic](https://www.similarweb.com/website/oakresearch.io/#traffic), which is quite far from the 2-3k/day you suggest.

With X being the main crypto social channel, the 233 followers you have on the English-speaking account will obviously not do anything to move the needle in any meaningful way. While 15k followers on the French account is better, I don’t think it makes sense to specifically target a French audience here, which is also what the majority of the website traffic comes from.

My sense is that the price tag is a bit steep for the type of content that could be produced here, and I’m not sure the co-marketing will be very effective.

My recommendation would be to focus on 3 written pieces in greater detail, paid retroactively per article. Since the price tag depends in large on the scope of the articles, I’d ask you to provide a quote along with the outline of the proposed articles.

To clarify, I am very much for seeing high-quality Paraswap content being produced, just want to make sure the DAO secures competitive deals and minimises spending in areas where ROI is unclear. Thank you!

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