I think that deserves some level of payment, doesn't it, so doesn't steemvoter as well?
Yes. You deserve payment to run your business. Curie deserves payment to run their business. Steemsports deserves payment to run their business.
But the payment shouldnt come out of the reward pool, because eventually, when there is nothing to vote on except you guys fuding your businesses, no one is going to have any use for your business.
ya, I think the steem opportunity where people pay with votes is certainly an easy entry point for a business, but I do like your point, that it can be paid for from outside money, which would then feed more into the steem eco systems really. I'll likely look at a payment option to pay for my app as an alternative and promote, or some other way to "invest in steem" to use my app, as I truly want it to help grow the community, not damage the rewards system in any way.