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$50k+ in revenue on Contra. Big milestone.
Here's my full revenue breakdown.
I started freelancing in April 2025 after leaving my job at a design studio. Since then, my income has come from a few different places (not all of it is visible on contra).
Most of it came from ongoing freelance work with startups. As I started working directly with clients on framer websites, I also began offering a monthly retainer for updates, maintenance, and improvements after launch. More recently, I joined Contra Labs, which has been a nice extra source of projects.
Here's the breakdown:
• Freelance work: 70% (worked with framer, contra, magicpath etc.)
• Direct clients: 24%
• Retainers: 4.3%
• Contra Labs: 1.7%
The number is nice, but knowing where it comes from is what actually helps you understand how to build something sustainable.
Congrats mate
Congrats Natália, thats an incredible milestone. Wish to see you on more!
Congrats, Natalia! Very inspiring. I’m just getting started on Contra after 10 years working in a design studio. Posts like this give me a lot of motivation. Wishing you continued success! 🚀
huge congrats!
The breakdown is the useful part, not the total. Seeing retainers sit at only 4.3% versus 70% from ongoing freelance work says a lot about where the actual stability comes from. Did you go looking for Contra Labs once the numbers were already solid, or did it show up earlier and help you diversify?
I only started offering retainer services not so long ago, so the percentage is probably going to be higher as we go on! With the contra labs, I wanted to diversify my income, but I was also curious about the work!
BIG congrats 👏
Nice
Congratulations! Great year
Congratulations!!
Awesome!🔥
That's awesome! Congrats!🎉
congratulations
congratulations for milestone
Congrats Natalia
Congrats!
Congratulations and thanks for the breakdown.
This is very good keep going
What's contra labs income means how you make money with it
Congratulations Nat
Congratulations Natalia
Congratulations!
Congrats
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations ☺️
🎉 🎉 🎉
congratulations
wow congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing your breakdown
Congratulations, when you started on contra, did you start with free version or pro and how long does it take you to get you first gig. i would appreciate it if you answer my questions. thanks
Congratulations 🎉 Natalia
Congratulations.🙌
Congratulations 🎉
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