New to Contra and excited to connect with clients and fellow freelancers. My focus is AI Virtual ...

New to Contra and excited to connect with clients and fellow freelancers. My focus is AI Virtual ...New to Contra and excited to connect with clients and fellow freelancers. My focus is AI Virtual ...

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Daniel Chidalu

• 11h

New to Contra and excited to connect with clients and fellow freelancers. My focus is AI Virtual Assistance, copywriting, and helping businesses save time through organized, high-quality support.

Samuel Olowe

• Jul 16

If you could give one piece of advice to someone trying to land their first client on Contra, what would it be?

I'm new here, but I've been spending time refining my portfolio, creating service offerings, and understanding the platform before sending proposals.

I'd love to hear what actually made the biggest difference for you.

Was it your portfolio? Better proposals? Consistent outreach? Client referrals? Or something else entirely?

Drop your best advice below. I'm sure it'll help not just me, but other new freelancers as well. 🚀

Abdullah Eroğlu

pro

• 2d

As someone who is about to land 2 works this week, here is a couple of advice for you.

Be ready to feel invisible be ready to slowness of the platform and this market. At first probably nothing is going to be anything like you wanted or you are going to like it for a while and...