No offense, but I hope the decreased demand is a telling indicator that people don't want these services, as they hurt the many more than help the few. Is 8% and your split really worth it when it's harmful to the economy and Steem's image?

Positioning this for people to spend to fix trending when bid-bots are the root of it is a head scratching proposition. This will be less and less important as people continue to network/build organic relationships with people/communities (and curation groups) that will upvote their content naturally -- where it has true value.