Dear Council,

Under the tipping system our freelancers invest time up front without really knowing what kind of reward their work will yield. In the absence of a fixed “salary”, it is vital for them to monitor their tip requests closely to ensure that they get the rewards they deserve.

As a Dotsama freelancer myself, I have spent my fair share of time refreshing doTreasury as well. But that ends today… 

…with the **TipAlert bot**!

I have built a **notification bot** on telegram that **alerts** users of any **changes** to tip requests relevant to their wallets (finder/beneficiary). 

With this tool the reward tracking process is now very **smooth** and **convenient**. This allows our freelancers to focus on building and creating!

Try it out: [tipAlertBot](https://t.me/tipAlertKusamaBot) (works for all tip requests created after block 10344510)

The code is **open source**: [repo](https://github.com/gabrieljaegerde/tipAlert_telegram)

The **KSM address** of the receiver (me) can be **verified** in the **README** of the GitHub repo.

Total time spent on this project: **75 hours**.

I am looking forward to being conveniently notified of your tips on my phone and remain at your disposal for any questions. :D

Thanks for your time.

P.S. In light of what happened with my last tip request for this project (now retracted) I wrote an [article](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1202) in polkassembly to encourage a conversation on improving the tipping process. It would be great to hear from the council members there too!

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- **Problem Statement:** Freelancers investing time without knowing tip rewards, needing to monitor tip requests closely.
- **Significance:** Vital for freelancers to track tip requests to ensure deserved rewards.
- **Proposed Solution:** Introducing the TipAlert bot on Telegram to notify users of changes to tip requests relevant to their wallets.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Smooth and convenient reward tracking process, allowing freelancers to focus on creating.

Tip Alert Bot

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