The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free
Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
Back to feedPost
In Jan, my Upwork account got nuked after 3+ years of work there.
I moved to Contra for commission-free payments, quality clients, and no competing with 50 people for a $200 job.
Today marks my 8th months. ~20 projects completed/invoiced.
$50,000 earned.
What worked for me:
Overdeliver.
Trust people.
Get very good at what you’re already good at.
Keep building cool stuff.
On to the next $50k.
Great win bro
Losing an account after 3 years is brutal, but 50K in 8 months somewhere better is the best kind of revenge. Not competing with 50 people for a $200 job might be the most underrated line in that whole story.
Congratulations
Congratulations Ali Shan...Keep the growing!!
Just share your tips to us how we can grow also like you!! And what's a ratio of Contra's client and your personal clients!!
Thanks
Congrats brother @Ali Shan 🎉
Can you share about the journey? How you got the first project here? Is it necessary to have pro plan to get a project?
Congratulations Ali
Getting your Upwork account banned after years of work is genuinely painful. The fact that you rebuilt to $50K in 8 months says a lot about your skills and approach. That line about not competing with 50 people for a $200 job hits different when you've been there.
8 months and 50k. wow. what was the biggest job?
Congratulations and this is a great motivation for me, and congrats once again on the milestone
Hmmmm, you are motivating me 🤗
congratulations
congrats!
Congrats and this is really inspiring.
And I am going to turn a new leaf in contra after 12 yrs in one platform..
Wow Woww...This is huge, Ali!!!
Weldone..More to come!
Congrats
wow wow , Congratulations
Congratulations. And thank you for sharing what worked for you. Were you on the contra pro before you landed your first client here?
Congratulations
Congratulations!
Congratulations I just moved from upwork as well after gettinf nuked on my 50k earning account
Congratulations 🎊 That's a great work
Congratulations Ali
Damn
Congratulations!
Congratulations Ali!
Congratulations!
I got banned from UpWork too, so I really love this comeback story.
The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free
Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
Challenges
View all
Related posts
My Contra Discovery Score has reached 114 points, placing me in the top 10% of creatives on the platform. My profile quality and profile completion are both at 100%, with a 5/5 average rating and availability turned on.
As a software engineer specializing in React, .NET, API development, and SAP Business One, I'm continuing to strengthen my Contra presence, showcase my portfolio, and connect with potential clients for new freelance opportunities.
:A bit over 6 months of actively using Contra. 💻🪩 ✨ This year also marks 10 years for me in the professional world, and I can say without a doubt that Contra is the #1 platform for creator growth right now.
Nowhere else is it this seamless to collaborate with high-tier.
I used to freelance on Upwork back in 2019–2020, and recently found Contra.
Joined today and got some of my work together in one place.
Love seeing so many talented people here.
Here's me and my Mom lol
welcome to Contra! love the photo with your mom haha