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First week on Contra, done ✨
Coming from Upwork, this has definitely been a bit of a learning curve, but I’ve been enjoying it so far. Gonna be honest, by day 3 I wasn’t fully into it yet.
I started with a discover score of 53 and I’m now at 86, which honestly just makes me want to keep improving and see how far I can take it.
Any advice for newbies here on Contra? 👀
Thankss a lot 😊 @Madi 💫
Welcome to Contro. Sounds like an amazing first week. I wish you the best of luck.
Thanks a lot @Daniel G Bright Yess, exicted for what is coming 😊
Impressive :)
Thanks!! @Umar Tanveer :)
Welcome Francisca!
Thanks @Thiago Patriota !
Be consistent, and you’ll see results here. I also came from Upwork about 5 months ago, and now my discovery score is 273.
That's truly amazing! @Ali Hassan thanks for the advice and congrats for your work 😁🙏
So glad to hear @Wasim Dia thanks for the advice 🙏
Awesome, keep it up! 👍
Thanks!! @Wael ElSawi
I am from upwork and fiverr. Just started 2 weeks ago. trying to take clients from outside.
That's a great ideia @Md Mehdi Hasan Wishing you all the luck as well :) !
hat's really motivating for someone just starting out like me! The honesty about day 3 is so real !! How did you push through that early slow phase?
Hi Francisca, I'm also new to Contra, so I don't have any tips unfortunately, but maybe you have some for me ? How did you increase your discovery score ? I also noticed we're quite close geographically, you're in Hendaye and I'm in Bordeaux :)
Hii Jade 😊 Ahh no way, we are so near! Welcome to Contra!
Still in a learning curve, but from what I've explored so far, here's some stuff that's been helping me:
1 - Apply to projects regularly
2 - Make sure the profile projects are optimized
3 - Engage with community
4 -...
Hey again! Thanks a lot for your reply, I'm gonna try to work on all these things. I didn't know that applying to projects regularly makes a difference, but it makes sense. Looking forward to seeing your next project Francisca ! See you around :)
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