How to Ace Your Contra Application: Land Multiple Jobs

How to Ace Your Contra Application: Land Multiple JobsHow to Ace Your Contra Application: Land Multiple Jobs

The network for creativity

Join 1.25M professional creatives like you

Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free

Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started

Back to feedPost

Sabrina Polanco

max

• Mar 20

She landed two jobs from one application!

This is how you can create a great Contra application too.

Here is a walkthrough of why @Sevd Atas stood out, what made me say yes on the spot, and the three things that will make clients instantly excited to work with you.

Because yes, you can (and should) make people fall in love with your work even before you even hit apply!

P.S. Re-sharing this because I know a lot of new people have joined Contra recently and I’m so excited for all of us to get more work!

pitchdeck

Isabel Feuerstein

pro

• Mar 25

loove this. knowing how to craft a great application is so essential.

Elias Curtis

pro

• Mar 20

What do you think made their application stand out the most compared to others you see?

Mordi Kesther

• Mar 20

Yes I believe this should be the first thought a hiring person should consider while looking to hire someone. But what if later on, you discovered their communication style doesn't align with yours?

Obi Amadi

pro

• Mar 20

Timeless information! Will definitely implement!

Toms Stals

pro

• Mar 20

thanks for sharing your experience Sabrina, very refreshing to see it from the clients perspective 👍

Siddiq Tashfeen

pro

• Mar 20

good

Alex Ginsberg

• Mar 20

Oh man love this, great tips @Sabrina Polanco ! Posting is key 🔑

Paola Falcon

• Mar 23

This is gold! tyvm!

Stephanie Asoegwu

pro

• Mar 20

Two jobs from one application is such a powerful result — and it shows how much a clear, well-positioned profile matters. Watching the video now. Thanks for sharing this for all of us new to Contra!

Kendrah Martinez

pro

• Mar 20

Loved hearing your point of view 🔑

Hayley Cantor

max

• Mar 20

So nice and helpful to see things from the other side, really appreciate this, thanks Sabrina!

Trashu Vashisth

• Mar 21

Great1

Brian | Carbon Design World

• Mar 21

Love this! Thank you for sharing!

Asad Synt

pro

• Mar 21

Love the part where she had her figma link for a proper intro of herself

Corwin Moore

pro

• Mar 22

Thank you.

Ali Kashif

pro

• Mar 22

you are a goat for this

thank you so much for sharing this! I download the video and as well share this to many people! really appreciate this

Karim Dari

max

• Mar 23

Always love designers teaming up on projects together 😍 Manifesting this !! 🔥

Kehinde Ibironke

• Mar 23

Thank you for this great insight. It will help me a lot

Dolapo Adedeji

pro

• Mar 23

Thank you Sabrina for showing this side of Contra to us and for the great tips

KAKPO René

pro

• Mar 23

Insightful

Bob Vasic

pro

• Mar 23

Kudos!

MD RAKIBUL ISLAM RAKIB

pro

• Mar 23

great

Nouman Arshad

pro

• Mar 24

Thanks, @Sabrina Polanco, it helped me discover the mistakes I was making: 1. Focusing on applications only, while the client sees the profile view first 2. Follow templates for writing applications, not always needed Moreover, I got to know the perspective from the client's view, which is really helpful. Keep this up

Golden Ekpendu

pro

• Mar 24

Thanks for sharing this gem. I’ve noticed areas for improvement in my application submissions, and I’m bookmarking this for regular reference.

Michael Kulesza

• Mar 24

I tried adding Figma links to my case studies - barely anyone clicked. Love the idea of showing your process this way but most people won't engage enough to actually browse through someone's file and see how they think.

Alioune Thiam

• Mar 24

Thanks for the tip!

Valeriya NōME

• Mar 24

Love to know behind the scenes! I remember applying and I actually see my application in your video 😁 Contra is a small world 🫶

Taimur Ali

• Mar 25

You made me start posting on contra again haha! Thanks a lot for the tips Sabrina.

ch shahzad

• Mar 26

perfect

Arman Tamboli

• Mar 27

Thanks for sharing this . You are so kind Sabrina

Mishaal MiMi

pro

• Mar 28

Clarity, confidence, and presentation really do make clients say yes instantly! Amazing Sabrina🙌

Mcnove Pineda

• 2d

Work with me💖

Marketing Strategy Video Editing Web Development CapCut

Ramir Ladanga

• 2d

Good work!

Toms Stals

pro

• 2d

Had a fun scroll through @Contralabs site, well done @Contra HQ team 🙌

Contra contralabs scrollwithtoms

Madob Acharjya

• 2d

Nice!

Jadeon Abt

max

• Apr 21

My thoughts on Contra lately have been increasingly negative and here's why.

— They've reduce quality of C Pro, and then made it $80 — Constantly spamming my inbox with "contests" — They've made little effort to onboard more businesses recently — The gigs that I'm "chosen" for are rarely relevant to me — The platform feels like it diluting fast Contra support is usually great, Ben seems like a genuine person, and the platform looks much better than any other. But I signed up to Contra 4 years ago because I wanted high quality clients, not a social feed, not a product catalog, and certainly not for contests. Their top priority should be ushering businesses to the platform, nothing else matters at this point. You have the backend built, you have the talent, and you have experience dialed in.

But I did the math, and it looks like there's an average of 4 jobs posted a day on my feed (web design/dev & branding). None of this matters to me if there's no money to be made here. I hope that this is addressed soon. Written with love!

Contra

Jadeon Abt

max

• Apr 21

Lol, went to check if any gigs posted today and there was a single one, and it was this one. Easily $20k worth of work. This is 80% of the customers on Contra now.