A thriving economy for "Discord grinding" has emerged on freelance services marketplace Fiverr. For as little as $5 an hour, freelancers will chat, moderate, and perform tasks in the Discord of your choice — a service critical in DAOs, which operate almost exclusively on the platform.
Whitelists:
A huge use case for discord grinders is to work to get whitelist spots on hyped NFT projects.
- Getting a whitelist spot gives NFT investors the right to mint an NFT at a set price.
- For many projects, it is virtually impossible to mint one of their NFTs without a whitelist spot — forcing would-be buyers to purchase on secondary markets like OpenSea at higher prices.
NFT projects commonly give people an opportunity to earn a whitelist spot by completing a series of tasks associated with the project's Discord. That's where the freelancers come in.
The freelancers will complete these time-intensive tasks on your behalf, giving you a shot at the whitelist.
Community management:
Running a DAO or NFT project is a ton of work — keep your community engaged, whitelist members, award token compensation, and much more.
- Although bots and smart contracts can perform many of these tasks, core team members can often become overwhelmed.
Discord grinders help the core team keep the Discord running smoothly, interacting with members, answering questions, and building hype on social media.
- The new role is viewed by some as a new way for people, many of whom live in developing countries, to make money in the emerging Web3 economy.
- Critics say Discord grinders are different than traditional community managers and can hurt the integrity of the DAO.
