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I wrote this piece on what actually helps new freelancers succeed in their first month on a platform like Contra — verification, a clear bio, and fast, specific replies to clients. Instead of generic "10 tips" advice, I focused on the few things that make the biggest difference early on, based on how clients actually browse and choose who to hire. The goal was writing that's direct and useful, not padded just to hit a word count.
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Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
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Day 7 of posting my journey on contra until I earn 10x hired
My Discovery score is still the same no changes.
So I took some time off from posting and worked real hard on learning designing web pages and applications on Framer. Being a traditional developer I have learnt web developement using Html, CSS, Javascript and other code centered tools like MERN stack, flutter, typescript etc. I am trying and learning everyday to switch to the tools favourable to Contra and Client -first applications like Framer, Webflow, Retool, Figma, Zapier (no-code setups).
This might take long before actually taking off to work but I am gonna do it. A little update I just redesigned the cover image of the "fullstack custom SaaS dashboards service " using Framer and with this Playful Brutalism Design.
Never give up , you are just getting on the track
I'm top 1% on Contra, really happy with the progress. And exciting about the future. Keep growing!
awesome, congrats!