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Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
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Top 1 of the creatives!
This is a journey and getting there bit by bit.
Thank you, Contra.
Big congrats!!
New here. My visibility score is 59 and I want to understand how this actually works.
If you've built up a profile on Contra what moved the needle? Projects, services, posting consistently, something else? I'd rather learn from people who've done it than guess.
Some context on where I'm coming from. I spent the last year on Upwork and hit Top Rated Plus with just over $100k earned. But I remember the start clearly: empty profile, no clients, no reviews, applying into silence. That part was not fun and it took a while.
So I know what this phase looks like. Empty profile again, score at 59, starting over. The difference is I've done it once, and I know it comes down to staying consistent when nothing's happening yet.
Here's my plan, and I'm posting it publicly so I actually stick to it: I'll ship work, publish every project, share what I'm building, and post updates as the profile grows including the parts that don't work.
I build AI agent systems and automation. Recent work: a multi-agent platform with 12 role-scoped specialists, a grant intelligence tool for nonprofits, and an n8n pipeline running unattended for a healthcare SaaS.
Follow along if you want to watch someone build a profile from zero. And if you've got advice on the discovery score, I'm listening.
Basically, when you hit certain milestones, the number goes up. Profile quality, number of likes, payment goals (1k, 5k, 10k...), client reviews... The higher the number, the better your visibility on the platform
Reminder for those getting client inquiries: people asking you to run code on your system before they've given you any money is likely a scam. Get real contact info, get a face to the name, and do your best to vet the client before you start doing anything like installing packages.
@Contra HQ does a really phenomenal job of handling issues once you flag them, if they don't catch them by the time you open your messages. There's a handy 'Report' button. Best to use that and not even let the scammer know you're onto them.
Stay safe, fake clients are everywhere. The only obstacle to you making more money is losing it all to a scam.
Good call on the Report button over calling them out directly, I hadn't thought about tipping off the scammer that way. Did something specific happen recently that made you write this up, or is it more a pattern you keep seeing in inquiries?