Get certified as an Instant Expert on Contra
We’re excited to announce we’re partnering with Instant to launch the Instant Expert Network! This network is the new hub for Instant Certified Experts to highlight their expertise, projects, and services. If you’re looking to source a Instant expert, you can easily find and hire verified Instant Certified Experts with just a few clicks.
If you’re a Instant Certified Partner in our network, you’ll earn commission-free and appeal to more clients with your verified Instant Expert badge ✨
What is Instant?
Instant empowers Shopify merchants to create high-converting product pages, landing pages, home pages, blog posts, and custom sections—all without needing code. With a user-friendly drag-and-drop builder, pre-built templates, and seamless third-party app integrations, Instant makes it easy to launch and optimize your store.
Whether you're starting out or scaling up, Instant offers full design flexibility, empowering you to build and customize your store quickly. Plus, with Instant's free Figma to Shopify plugin, you can copy any design frame from Figma and paste it directly into Instant for quick customization. Build, connect, and publish—all in an Instant!
What is Contra’s Partner Program?
Contra's Partner Program help companies stay at the cutting edge by introducing the latest tools freelancers are using to optimize their workflows. Our Partner programs also empower growing communities of creators to earn a living by utilizing our partners' tools. Contra actively helps experts in our networks get discovered by new clients for projects where they’ll be paid 100% commission free.
Experts are featured on both the partner company's and Contra's expert pages, and they receive an expert badge on their Contra profile. This increases their visibility with clients hiring on Contra and boosts their chances of winning new work.
We currently host Partner programs with Framer, Spline, Relume, BuildShip and more! Partner with Contra to showcase your platform’s top experts. Increase visibility, adoption and affinity with an Expert Network marketed to 700K+ contractors and 20K+ clients on Contra. Learn more here ⬇️
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What is the Instant Expert Network?
Instant empowers Shopify merchants to create high-converting product pages, landing pages, home pages, blog posts, and custom sections—all without needing code.
Whether you're starting out or scaling up, Instant offers full design flexibility, empowering you to build and customize your store quickly. Build, connect, and publish—all in an Instant!
The Instant Expert Network gives top Instant developers the opportunity to stand out from the crowd with a “Instant Expert” badge featured on their profile, and allows companies to find top Instant designers all in one place.
You can see all current Instant experts on our Instant Discover Feed or Instant Experts page!
How do I become an Instant Certified Expert?
To become an Instant Certified Expert, complete your Contra profile and mention that you are an Instant Expert in your bio.
List Instant as a preferred tool and publish at least two projects that use Instant. Make sure your profile offers at least one service using Instant. These requirements should show off your Instant expertise, so make sure you’re showcasing your best work!
Finally, you can apply here for the Instant expert badge.
What happens after I apply?
The Instant team will personally review all submitted profiles to make sure they are truly Instant experts, via the Instant Certified Partner Program. Once expert status is verified, the Contra team will add the badge to make it official, and your profile will appear on the Instant experts page!
What are the benefits of becoming an Instant Expert?
New leads
When clients approach Contra to hire Shopify designers, our Instant Experts are the first ones we recommend and match to the job!
Credibility
Getting the Instant Expert badge is essentially a stamp of approval from the Instant team, letting potential clients know you are a skilled developer — how cool is that?
Boosted in search
Instant experts will be boosted in our Discover Feed when clients are searching for their skills!
Can I see some examples of Instant Expert projects?
Here are some of our favorite Instant projects on Contra ↓
Kind Patches - Custom Landing Page Built With Instant by Ben Rosenberg
Epta - E-commerce Design & Dev on Shopify by Noah Maia
Have more questions?
Learn more about becoming an Instant Expert, or reach out to hello@contra.com 🙌
