I think we all know this: freelancing is hard. Currently in year 4 of my journey. 2025 was a reco...I think we all know this: freelancing is hard. Currently in year 4 of my journey. 2025 was a reco...
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I'm new here, so I thought I'd introduce myself and share a little milestone from my freelance journey.
I've been working as a designer for almost 8 years now, and I'm grateful to have maintained a 100% Job Success Score and Top Rated status on Upwork.
It's been a long journey of learning, improving, working with amazing clients, and sometimes spending way too many hours perfecting a design. 😅
I recently joined Contra and upgraded to Pro. Really excited to explore this platform, meet other creatives, and hopefully find some great projects here too!
I actually have a question for the experienced freelancers here.
Does Contra Pro help you get discovered by clients and receive project inquiries organically? Or do most of you find your own clients and bring them to Contra?
I'm still figuring out how things work here, so I'd genuinely love to hear about your experiences.
Any tips for someone who's experienced in freelancing but completely new to Contra?
I'm just starting my journey, and seeing milestones like this is genuinely inspiring. Still learning, exploring and putting things into practice. Hopefully, one day I'll have my own 10k story to share. Congratulations! 👏🚀
I hit $10K in earnings a few days ago and received so many messages asking what I did differently.
honestly, the only thing that really helped me was stopping the overthinking.I stopped thinking about all the possibilities. Stopped thinking about when it would happen. Stopped...
Built my portfolio in 1 hour after years of procrastinating. The trick: references first, design every motion yourself, dictate prompts with Wispr Flow, name #GSAP + #Lenis, build with Claude, publish with #Lovable. AI executes, you direct. 👇