How I Landed My First Contra Client After 66 Applications

How I Landed My First Contra Client After 66 ApplicationsHow I Landed My First Contra Client After 66 Applications

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Mauricio Bejota ★

pro

• Apr 23

6 months and 66 applications is what it took me to land my first client on Contra 🤯

Guess I hit the Devil's number lol 😈

I took this screenshot that same day and wanted to share it here because, when I started, I also wanted to have a sense of how much time and effort it would take.

But every niche is different, and so is the level. Mine is high-end video editing 🎥🎞️

They say it gets easier after the first client… we'll see ✌️😁

Video Editing freelancerlife Filmmaking

Mankirat Singh

• Apr 25

congratulations

Mauricio Bejota ★

pro

• 3h

Thank you @Mankirat Singh !! 🙌

David Roeske

pro

• Apr 23

Let's gooo! Congrats Mauricio!!

Mauricio Bejota ★

pro

• Apr 24

Thank you @David Roeske 🙌

Zafar Saleem

• Apr 24

Congrats

Mauricio Bejota ★

pro

• Apr 24

Thank you @Zafar Saleem 🙏

Abhishek Mishra

pro

• Apr 20

6 months ago, I had no idea what I was doing. Today, I’m in the top 5% on Contra.

No shortcuts. Just consistency. If you’re starting out — keep going.

Contra design freelancerlife Framer Website Design UI Design UX Design

Eniola Adegbesan

pro

• Apr 22

Huge congrats on hitting the top 5%! That shift from "no idea" to top-tier status in just 6 months is a massive testament to your workflow. Consistency really is the only "secret sauce" that actually works. Keep crushing it!