Hey, I'm Rachel completely new to Contra. Millennial over here so this feels like a new world! Wh...

Hey, I'm Rachel completely new to Contra. Millennial over here so this feels like a new world! Wh...Hey, I'm Rachel completely new to Contra. Millennial over here so this feels like a new world! Wh...

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Rachel Fountain

• Jan 15

Hey, I'm Rachel completely new to Contra. Millennial over here so this feels like a new world! What's your top 5 tips to get started?

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Celia | BEFAR Studio

max

• Jan 15

Welcome to Contra, Rachel! One tip would be to showcase your best projects on your profile to show clients your top work 🔥

Diego Colino - Vítrea Studio

max

• Jan 15

Hi Rachel, welcome :)

I’d suggest checking your discoverability dashboard to see what helps to increase visibility in Contra. From there, focus on sharing your work and ideas, and engaging with others about what they’re doing.

Jason Glynn

• Jan 16

Hi Rachel, Welcome to the best place for freelancers and independents. Once your profile looks a bit more polished, you'll look much more convincing when applying to jobs. So, I'd suggest writing up some case studies that show what you can do (or even better, have done)....

Lauren John

• Jan 18

same here rachel im here wondering how i can make money

Dane Kowachek

pro

• 8h

Thought I’d share something besides polished design work for once ✨

I’ve been designing here in Berlin for the past 4+ years, but only really started taking Contra seriously this past year.

Before that, I always had a reliable client or retainer keeping things stable. Then I lost my job because of funding changes at the company, and suddenly had to figure out what was next.

Putting real effort into freelancing and growing on Contra has honestly been a big boost for me. I’m getting to keep doing what I love, work with great clients, and slowly build something of my own.

Recently hit the top 1% of creatives on Contra, which feels pretty cool considering where I was not that long ago.

Still building. Still figuring it out. Keep going 🚀

Yusuf Sodiq

pro

• 2h

Congrats Dane! Weldone✨

Shamim Miah

pro

• 9h

🚀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟱% — 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿.

Just hit the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟮𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 on Contra! 🎉

Still learning, building, and improving every day.

What helped you grow the most on Contra? 👇

Tim Affram

pro

• 7h

I think you can set up the contra Webflow badge on your profile for extra points (https://contra.com/webflow ). It also helps if you get clients from past projects to verify the projects on contra and give you ratings. Besides those, receiving likes and comments helps a lot. Good luck!