the secret writers are paid 50% of the SBD. I began paying everyone in Bitcoin because of anonymity issues. Each secret writer is paid by the day after at the latest. I set this up originally outside of Steemit, and I created this service on Medium with no monetary rewards. I was doing this work entirely for free, as a real service. Here's the link to that original service: https://medium.com/@secretwriter
I am doing this as a service and many of the secrets come to me in broken English. Some secrets I have to rewrite and rephrase quite a bit. I see this as a job, and I also need to get paid for the work I do, both in editing and the choosing of the images. While I hear what you are saying that the secret writer, you believe should earn 100% of the rewards, many of the secret writer posts are hovering around $100 in total rewards now. The whales have mostly stopped voting for them, so this is not a lucrative endeavor, actually. I never intended it for it to be a lucrative endeavor, and I think the rewards are perhaps where they might be realistically.
I will continue to do this project because I feel that it serves a greater purpose. I also, have rejected several submissions because I detected that they were not secrets. If I have any indicators that the secrets are not by the person who is submitting it, I don't accept it. Generally, most have been quite happy to get anonymous feedback and the 50% of the SBD. None have expressed that it should be more. I am sticking to my original setup because that is how I feel most comfortable running the Secret Writer. It's a voluntary service that I have decided to run. If anyone can run it better, please do so. If any secret writers are upset that I didn't offer them 100% of SBD, they are free to set up their own system or go with others who offer that.
I am the head of my household, entirely responsible for providing for an extended family. If I did not have direct needs associated with survival and providing income for both of my parents as well as a child, I might be interested in just volunteering my time. That, however, is not the case.
I could send you screenshots of all the bitcoin transactions, if you want. However, keep in mind, I have paid out every single secret writer post 50% of the SBD. If I hadn't paid, we all would see that anger on the blockchain and I wouldn't have a high rep. I have never missed paying anyone.
@stellabelle I think there is a misperception about what you are trying to accomplish. You have provided a voice for those without one. You have communicated with the authors. If they are happy, you have done them a service.
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I think he noted you as an exception because your service provides a service greater than just exposure. I was glad to see that, because your style of featuring authors is still my favorite on Steemit. In my opinion, this is a great topic to bring up just in case anyone is abusing style, and you're perfect to include in it because you do it well and have been upfront always.
Hell, one interaction with you re-sparked my writing obsession.
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I didn't realize you were having to edit the pieces @stellabelle. That can be a lot of extra work. I view you more like a publisher. You can publish your story in a local newspaper and a few people might read it. Or you can send it to a publisher and they'll get you in all kinds of magazines so you make more money. Yet you have to share the money with the publisher. Yet you ask people or with you it is better, they ask you.
These other people just feature people and send them a note saying "you're featured in today's super secret sauce post, congratulations!!!!" :)
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I agree that if he's putting in work and helping people she's eligible for some form of compensation!
However I think as a community it'd be sweet if we could come up with a range of percentile that we figure is "fair" so that in the future people whom are looking to get featured are the ones benifiting the most from their work.
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The difference is that @stellabelle talks to them up front. They agree to her terms. That makes it fair. What people do on a contract and agree to is not for you or I to determine fairness. That is between the people the contract involves. If they are fine with her taking what she does, then so be it.
I can tell you if I wrote something and gave it to @stellabelle that 30% would likely be my biggest payday to date. I'd be ecstatic!!
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What you're trying to tell me here is that you figure your time is worth over 70% of the author's reward for adding a few images, making it look pretty and having it featured by you? Cmon now Stella. Even though you are one of the brightest here on Steemit when you start putting your own needs in front of others and making large amounts of money on other people's blood, sweat and tears I'm going to blow a whistle and make it apparent. In no way do I look down on you. I truly believe deep down you're a good soul and will do the right thing here. :) It's impressive you set up the secret writer on twitter, that is awesome! However I have to raise the question... Why are you insisting the authors of Steemit you feature now pay for your previous unmonetized efforts? Seems a wee bit short sighted from my perspective and I know you're an intelligent woman.
To put things into perspective for you a little better:
Your account is currently already valued at nearly $150,000 USD.
You can power down over the next 2 years and receive roughly ~0.91 Bitcoin worth of every week.
Assuming BTC and STEEM stayed the same price you'd make around $520 USD weekly doing NOTHING.
So assuming steady price (doubtful but used as an example) you make $2080 a month just for being you.
Making that $2080 a month with 1 dependant in the USA still puts you in the top 5% of wealthy in the world.
So already before having to even work ever again in your life, you're now in the top 5% of the wealthy elite.
Now I know you're not going to sit idle, it's not your nature. You are always doing something!
A 5%-10% off the top to feature authors articles I would be completely behind! But when you factor in SP and the 50% SBD you're taking currently the math starts to look more like you're taking a far larger chunk than most would consider fair. You're a good person Stellabelle and I know you want fairness and justice for all, I feel it.
To be honest 3 months ago I had all the free time in the world and would have snapped at the offer for a job to help you disperse the funds to their owners. Sadly these days I barely have free time at all to do anything.
<3 Stellabelle. Thank you for replying. I do appreciate hearing your side of things.
I ask you not only as a young up and comer on Steemit but also as a future witness and guardian of the Steem Network and her people, consider getting those SBD and SP you decide fair after sleeping on it back to the people whom created the content.
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@klye,,,,,I'm asking you to let this go. For you to insinuate that the highest rep ambassador of Steemit is greedy is out of line. She has explained that she has paid each one of the secret writers according to their agreement. She is helping them with their emotional baggage. Hell, psychiatrists charge 150 an hour to hear that stuff. She deserves monetary reward for her efforts. Please concentrate your efforts on the other ones who have yet to be heard from. Thanks.
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Yes, but psychiatrists are also trained (ie. have years of education) to help individuals and potentially prescribe.
Not really a valid comparison.
He's simply sharing his opinion and prompting discussion... And continuing on that discussion in a civil matter.
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I'm all about discussion. I'm being civil also. This article is mostly about people being used and not paid. She is not using anyone and she has paid them. Any question about that? I would think not.
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I spend a good 4-8 hours a day counselling people on the Steemit.chat. Now I've got not much for education but a bit of Psychology 101 and life experience.
I'll never ask for money or feel that I'm entitled to ANYTHING for helping people.
When you start charging for "help" it no longer is helping and becomes business.
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It's entirely focused on the wrong aspect. All of the above users, are brilliant. I would love to have thought of this and joined early enough, and paid my "dues" with the quality of work they have each submitted to be eligible to do just this.
I have heard them referred to a few times now as the "problem" with steemit. I think the absolute worst thing that could be said, is that they are opportunistic.
Both of your whistleblower posts deal with a problem, one I am happy to see being addressed, but offer no solution.
Is it safe to say that in the last two days since "How to Stop Worrying About Money" your attitude has changed?
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Is it safe to say that in the last two days since "How to Stop Worrying About Money" your attitude has changed?
Absolutely not. Infact I have a pretty high respect for most of these users listed above hence why I'm not raising a bigger issue and really getting into it. There is something sinister going on here in my mind. Whether or not I'm entirely correct on this matter is null really.
The possibility exists. People had concerns so I wrote an article.
I don't just wake up and go "Hey, Let's go piss in @stellabelle cereal"
She's a respectable woman and I consider her an asset here.
However I do infact think charging 70% of a writers earnings is pretty steep.
@stellabelle - @knozaki2015 and the rest all deserve a bit of pay for sure for helping people, no one making an effort should go unpaid... But when you start putting yourself first in monetary rewards rather than the people you're claiming to try and help, I will raise the issue!
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