Hello Polkadot community,
DAOs need business models that allow them to ensure the continuity of their project and therefore of their community; this can only be achieved by generating income that allows the DAO to continue its operations.

[Markedot.com](https://markedot.com/) aims to **sale items with the polkadot and kusama brands** through markedot.com, which includes t-shirts, caps, mugs, stickers, hoodies, bags and much more and at the same time promote the ecosystem throught marketing and content creation. **100% of the profits from the sales will go to the treasury and can be used at the convenience of the community.**

The budget will be used for:

**Six months of work from November 2023 to March 2024** including:

- The creation of [collections with the Polkadot and Kusama brand](https://markedot.com/collections/polkadot).

- Accounting and tax management for the sale of the items.

- Management  of orders and deliveries.

- Customer Support.

- Campaigns on social networks to promote the sale of items with the Polkadot and Kusama brands. (X, Instagram, Tiktok)

- **Content creation**. (X, Instagram, Tiktok)

- Monthly earnings reports.

[Markedot](https://markedot.com/) proposal include campaings on social networks such as X, Instagram and Tiktok which is why we think this project cover both not only content creation but ecommerce as well in order to look for cost-effectiveness and we think in this way we can reach more potential users at the same time we generate profits for the community.

Markedot will share metrics each month in a monthly report that include:

- Sales obtained and profits generated. (most selled products, products with higher profits, top selling location, etc)

- Same metrics of content creators (views, likes, shares, comments, visibility in general).

How does the Polkadot community benefit from this proposal?

1. The community will generate profits by selling Polkadot and Kusama branded items. These profits will be sent to the Treasury where the community can use them at their convenience.

2. Markedot will conduct social media marketing campaigns to promote the sale of items with the Polkadot and Kusama brands (X, Instagram, Tiktok).

3. Event organizers in the Polkadot ecosystem will have a Marketplace available to purchase their favorite products and individual token holders or Polkadot enthusiasts will have a Marketplace available to purchase their favorite products.

4. By selling items that carry the Polkadot and Kusama brand, both ecosystems are made known, this is because each person who buys an item with the Polkadot and Kusama logos indirectly becomes an ambassador who publicizes the projects in their social environment.

5. Markedot.com provides one more alternative to generate income for NFT Marketplaces and NFT artists in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.

Team members

- Isabel: Polkadot Senior Ambassador. 

Isabel from Spain has been contributing to the Polkadot ecosystem since June 2022 by creating content about Polkadot & Kusama on YouTube, Twitter and Medium (interviews, reels, newsletters, translations, articles and threads). She has also participated in Polkadot World event in Madrid as part of the Social Media Marketing team, and as MC at Polkadot Decoded 2023 in Copenhaguen.

- Luis: Polkadot Ambassador. 

Luis is a computer systems engineer and has participated in the Polkadot ecosystem since 2022, spreading the word and attending events such as Polkadot Decoded 2023 that took place in Denmark and Polkadot Hub Mexico. Luis’ main goal is to implement Polkadot Blockchain Tecnology for traditional businesses. 

- Erick Ramos: Polkadot Senior Ambassador.

Erick is from Mexico, he has a great passion for the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem since 2020. In 2022, together with other ambassadors, they created the Polkadot Mexico community to promote education and the adoption of the Polkadot ecosystem throughout the country's region. He has created educational content on twitter (X) and on YouTube in Spanish. He has great educational technical knowledge of different parachains of the ecosystem. Since when he participates in face-to-face events or conducts workshops, he does so in the best possible way so that the user learns correctly.
His favorite parachain is KILT Protocol since he is passionate about digital identity and partnership with Deloitte for the promotion of institutional and professional adoption for the Web3 ecosystem.


You can see the **full document** of our proposal [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_pZhiBzhDFpyAJw0UJbWUU9pMd6gOs4o/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101215699939617016176&rtpof=true&sd=true).


For further details or clarifications **reach out to us at** contact@markedot.com 

Thank you in advance for considering our proposal!

- Markedot.com wants to sell items with the Polkadot and Kusama brands and use the profits to support the Polkadot community.
- The budget will be used for six months of work, including creating collections, managing orders, customer support, and social media campaigns.
- Markedot will share monthly reports on sales, profits, and content creator metrics.
- The Polkadot community benefits by generating profits, promoting the brands, and providing a marketplace for event organizers and individual token holders.
- The team members include Isabel, Luis, and Erick, who are ambassadors for Polkadot.

#488 Markedot: Marketplace and marketing with profits for the Polkadot and Kusama community.