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Four months ago I quit my job with zero clients lined up.
Today Contra shows $10,000.
I left a stable Design Lead role to build websites and video. No backup plan.
The first month brought nothing. I pitched, got rejected, and kept pitching.
Then a 3D animation job landed. Next a Framer site, then Webflow.
A week ago my partner and I launched Duvo Studio. Motion design and video for B2B. We already booked our first client as a studio.
$10,000 in four months.
Who else jumped into freelancing this year with no safety net? 👇
Congrats @Denys Dod 🎉
Power to you dude 🎉
Congrats, man! I feel like I’m exactly where you were four months ago. I just started on Contra and haven’t landed anything yet, but I’m showing up every day, improving my profile, staying active, and doing everything I can to land that first job. Hopefully I’ll be able to share a success story like yours soon!
Do not give up Şevki abi 🙌
Wow, I'm just getting started. I discovered Contra after I asked my assistant chat gp. Even though I'm not a professional in the field, I'll go all out in my work.
Congratulations🎉
Congrats, man! Took me more time than just four months. This year was the one when things actually started to feel steady. But I do feel that 2026 was a great year to make the change. Glad things are going well
Congrats bro
Congrats!
Congratulations, inspiring story
Congratulations.🎉
That’s a huge jump in just four months. Respect for taking the risk and sticking with it when the first month was quiet. Congrats!
Congrats mate!
Congratulation bro...
Pls share tips to help us too
Congratulations mate
four months from zero to that, congrats man
Congratulations, as a designer, you got to be limitless in your creativity and that's exactly how you add value to products!
You took a big risk and proved that hard work pays off👏🏻
Congratulations man, I actually quit my job recently
Congratulations Denys
Congrats, this hit close to home 🎉 That first month of nothing but rejections is the part people skip when they tell their success story later. You didn't skip it, you just kept pitching anyway. That's the actual skill. Excited to see where Duvo Studio goes from here.
Congratulations Denys
Congratulations to you 🎉
Congrats! ❤️
incredible! congrats to you!
congrat
Congratulations!🎊🍾🎉
Congratulations Denys🎉 ..... Wishing you mroe success💯
congrats!
What a great motivation. Congratulations!!
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I think I’ve been using Contra backwards 😂
Most people come here looking for clients.
Meanwhile, I’ve been finding clients through Google, referrals, inbound, and my own network...
then bringing them here.
Contract signed.
Milestones set.
Payment handled.
Project starts.
Rinse and repeat.
And somehow I never really stopped to think:
I’ve been building a track record on Contra without actually trying to build a presence on Contra.
That feels like leaving something on the table.
So maybe it’s time to change that.
More work.
More building.
More sharing the stuff we’re actually creating behind the scenes.
And hopefully, for once...
I won’t have to bring the next client to Contra.
They’ll find me here first. 👀
The best part is using it both ways, YES 🙌
1K on Contra! 🚀
What started as a place to share my work and experiments has slowly turned into a really fun little community.
Thank you to everyone who’s been following along, engaging with my posts, sharing feedback, or just quietly checking out my work. 🙌
I’ve got plenty more design experiments, AI explorations, and product ideas coming.
Thanks for being here. ❤️
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