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I've been on Upwork since it was called oDesk. That was 2010. 475+ projects, 100% Job Success, Top Rated Plus.
This month I set up shop on Contra too.
Not a rage-quit. Upwork built my career. Some of my best client relationships started there, including a founder whose API platform did $250K in its first 60 days. I respect what that platform gave me, and I'm not walking away from it.
But somewhere past project 400, I did some honest math. Sixteen years of reputation and relationships, all living on infrastructure I don't control. If an algorithm shifts tomorrow, my pipeline shifts with it. That's not Upwork's fault. I'm the one who let it get that concentrated.
The best time to diversify is while you're still winning. Wait until the work slows down and every move you make smells like desperation.
Why Contra specifically: most of what I lead now is team-based, fixed-price product builds in the $3K-$80K range, delivered with people across the US, Europe and LATAM. Scoped upfront, shipped as a team. Contra's model fits how we already work instead of asking us to bend around it.
If everything you've built lives on one platform, hear this from someone with a 100% score on his: your track record is real, but you're renting the shelf it sits on. Start building the second shelf before you need it.
And if you're on Contra and need a product scoped and shipped, my profile's live. Come say hi.
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I grew up around money without having it.
I learned early what looking like you belong does to how people treat you.
I drew paintings in every class I ever sat in instead of listening, a face is a few marks that settle what people believe about a person. I was drawing the problem I work on now.
I got fired more than once, I was a bad employee and a good builder.
I left the one job I liked because I wanted my own thing and the studio came out of that. A founder who has built something real and is still treated as small is standing in the room I grew up in.
So I read a company the way that room read me, at least from what it can see.
🤝 Looking for a Creative Collaborator on Contra
I’m looking to connect with a UI/UX Designer for future website projects.
The workflow is simple:
🎨 You: Handle UI/UX design, layouts, branding & Figma
💻 Me: Handle frontend/full-stack development, responsiveness, integrations & deployment
I’ll take the approved design and turn it into a fully functional, responsive website.
What I’m Looking For
Strong UI/UX & Figma skills
Clean, modern design sense
Good communication
Interest in working on real client and website-template projects
Someone interested in building a long-term collaboration
I’m also open to designers who have their own development skills — the goal is to combine our strengths and create better websites together.
🚀 If you're a designer on Contra and interested in collaborating, drop a comment!
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Clear design-to-development responsibilities make collaboration much easier.
🚀 Another milestone reached, and we’re just getting started.🚀
Grateful for every client, project, and opportunity that helped us get here. We’re continuing to build, deliver, and create meaningful digital products for businesses around the world.
$1K earned. More milestones ahead. 🚀
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Congrats🎉