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I have a confession—I'm really loving the new Verified Project feature! But I must say, most of my clients only allow me to share projects once they're published, especially when it comes to startup work. So, I guess that means I have to wait months and months before I can verify them?
Also, curious—what are your thoughts on verifying projects done outside of Contra? Around 80% of my clients come through referrals, so I’m wondering if the lack of verified projects might make it harder to build trust here, even though my work is legit.
Just thinking out loud—would love to hear people's opinion!
@Cami Ortiz I was wondering about that too! I have a handful of clients that came to me from contra but had an internal system for contract and all that… I guess the goal here is to do what we can in order to bring them in
@Cami Ortiz I have the same question! It would be great to verify work done outside of Contra, maybe through a link from the business I worked with. I also tend to wait until projects are launched before sharing them, so I totally get the struggle. It would be interesting to see if...
@Cami Ortiz The reason verified projects are so valuable is because there is no way to fake them. It is the realest of real data that provides credibility to people on Contra. It is really important for us to keep it that way. Allowing people to verify projects outside of Contra would...
@Gajus Kuizinas ohhhh!! this makes total sense in terms of keeping the platform safe.
In terms of converting my clients to contra the biggest hesitation I get from them is:
- Too many extra steps for them to create an account.
- The extra fee they have to pay when they book the project.
I...
@Cami Ortiz There isn't an extra fee for clients that you invite.
@Allison Nulty Should we introduce some sort of one-pager for indys that they could use to talk about the benefits of bringing clients on Contra?
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