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Vance Ashworth

• Mar 19

I want to say something to everyone laid off or sitting in a job application black hole right now. It's not your skills. It's the room. I spent years being told "You're not cultural fit." I submitted hundreds of applications. I had to figure out — alone — how to price my skills, find clients, and build something real with no safety net. I packaged everything I learned into "The Freelance Pivot Kit." A workbook that takes you from laid off to first invoice. 6 sections. Real prompts. Real framework. Instant download. If you know someone who needs this please share it. $39. Built from real experience, not theory. https://vancelaroy.gumroad.com/l/pivotkit

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The Freelance Pivot Kit: Turn Your Skills Into A Business Before Your Severance Runs Out

You didn’t get laid off because you weren’t good enough.You got laid off because companies make decisions about spreadsheets, not people. And now you’re sitting with a resume full of real skills, a LinkedIn full of applications that went nowhere, and a quiet voice asking what now?This workbook is what now.The Freelance Pivot Kit is a guided 6-section workbook built for anyone who is leaving a job, willingly or not and needs to figure out how to turn what they already know into something people will pay for. Not theory. Not motivation. A real framework with real prompts that gets you from “I don’t know where to start” to “I just sent my first invoice.”

Chantal Jemmott

pro

• Mar 14

How do you rebrand in a market where everyone says the same thing? 🧠

This Ibiza kombucha brand wanted to move beyond functional messaging. Inspired by Es Vedrà, the iconic island near Ibiza known for its magnetic energy, we created a brand identity that reflects the natural effervescence and vibrant spirit of kombucha. 🧚

3 key design decisions:

1. Label shape: Keeping a diamond-like label similar to the previous packaging to maintain a visual link with past.

2. Color system: Maintaining flavor color differentiation so returning customers can still easily recognize their favorite one.

3. Ingredient illustrations: A shared base of botanical elements across all bottles, with the center of the illustration highlighting the main flavor of each variant. Would you have kept more from the original brand, or started fresh?

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Anita Autorino

max

• Mar 16

Looks amazing! Such a smart rebrand!

Ana Kabengele

• Mar 16

Hi everyone! I just joined Contra as a marketing freelancer. I wear a lot of hats, mainly in communications and social with experience as a communications coordinator and marketing assistant, I'm excited to share my passion for template/graphic building and marketing strategy with you all!

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