Hey everyone Curious question for the community, how long did it take you to land your first clie...Hey everyone Curious question for the community, how long did it take you to land your first clie...
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It took me alot of time almost a year also it was just luck I got it from my content game randomly, since then I am again trying to understand how are they getting the leads from contra
In my opinion, the jobs posted here on Contra have a highly corporate and demanding level. Because the platform pays much more than others and charges zero fees, the competition is fierce, making it difficult to get selected.
Took me a few weeks of actively posting and engaging before the first inquiry came through, not just having a profile up. The tip I'd add: respond to inquiries fast, even a quick acknowledgment matters more than people think. Has anyone noticed a specific type of post that...
Not really a scripted hook, honestly. I just answer their actual question first before pitching anything, then ask one specific thing about the project so it feels like a real conversation instead of a sales reply. People jump on a call a lot faster once they feel heard rather than sold to.
I started by inviting clients outside the platform. That helped me build my presence. Asked previous clients for a review. Tried to meet most of the criteria on my profile to bump the score as high as possible.
It's easier to get hired once your profile gains a certain credibility.
I think it helps build your profile. Visibility will come with your score and progress. So, having case studies, strong reviews, and earned milestones together will be key.
I just applied to a job that contra matched my profile with, though it was 10 days ago😭, I pray I still get the job because i have not landed any client too
It took me about two weeks of optimizing my profile and sending proposals. My best tip is to focus your bio entirely on the specific problem you solve for clients, it adds more value!
🚀 FEATURED AGAIN.
THE INTERESTING PART IS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE UI.
Traveling Up was the first mobile concept I created purely for myself in almost three years.
No client brief.
No existing product.
No predefined feature list.Just one observation from a short trip:
🌍 Most travel products start by asking where you want to go.
I wanted to start one step earlier.
How do you want to feel?
That single shift changed the whole product logic.
✨ Destination search became mood led discovery.
⏳ Time became part of the recommendation.
🎲 Uncertainty became part of the experience instead of something the product had to remove.
That became Traveling Up.
And now Contra has hand picked the project for Featured and placed it in the AI Projects section on the homepage.
The most interesting part for me is not the feature itself.
It is how often the strongest product directions begin before the interface.
In the framing.
In the question.
In understanding what the user is actually trying to experience.
That is the kind of work we keep pushing at Asol Design.
Not just better screens. Better product decisions before the screens exist.
If you are building a mobile product and want more than polished UI, if you want stronger product thinking, sharper UX direction and a visual system built around a clear idea, let’s talk.
Keeping uncertainty in the product instead of designing it out is the risky half of that shift. Curious what the screen shows when the mood input is thin.
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