Paid for Contra Pro today. Big hopes, zero guarantees 😄
Goal for the next 30 days: land my first client on Contra, built on real work and real conversations in the community.
So I'm curious what you think 👇
Is Contra Pro worth it for a freelancer who is still looking for the first clients?
A) Yes, worth it
B) Not yet
C) Depends on your niche
D) Ask me in 30 days 😄
Drop your letter in the comments and tell me why.
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Along the way my PTS score on Contra went up too, which makes this milestone even more meaningful. It’s not just about the number: it’s all the projects, clients, late nights, ideas, mistakes, and lessons that got...
Good question to ask in public. A tip that tends to work well on platforms like this: write to a prospect about their specific problem and ask one honest question, instead of sending a generic pitch. Real conversations beat templates, and they are a lot more fun too.
A little reminder that freelancers are humans, too. ❤️
This freelancer is moving apartments next week, and not all stress comes from work.
After a year of amazing clients, projects, and even winning Contra hackathons that helped make this new chapter possible, it feels like a lot is changing at once. I'm scared, but happy.
And right after the move, I’m off to Europe to visit Christmas markets, something I’ve dreamed about for years. 🎄
So I probably won’t be as available as usual for a little while, and I’m learning to be okay with that.
Sometimes growth looks like new projects. Sometimes it looks like a new home, a long-awaited trip, and making room for life outside your laptop.
Been freelancing on Contra and building a tool for freelancers at the same time lol.
It's called ProposalForge. You give it a client brief and your rate and it drafts the proposal, and I use it on my own drafts too.
It's live now and free to try (3 proposals, no card). The video shows a free checker I made along the way that marks the phrases that make a proposal sound like ChatGPT. No sign-in: proposalforge.site/check
I'm trying to see where people actually get stuck. What part of writing a proposal takes you the longest? The opening, scoping and pricing, or just getting started?