A milestone I wanted to document.

I joined Contra around six months ago with a Discovery Score around 30.

Today I’m at 163 and in the Top 1% of creatives.

Most of that growth happened while I was consistently building, publishing and improving without much client validation.

Since then, the portfolio has grown, the work has become much stronger, I’ve earned expert recognition across Rive, Jitter and Ideogram, and client conversations are finally starting to turn into real work.

Still a long way to go, but I’m very glad I kept going.

Thanks to everyone who followed the work along the way.

The freelancer starter pack for Contra that nobody gives you.

📚 Cuared portfolio with similar work than the clients that you want to get.

⏳ Save a couple minutes or hours a day to engage with the community and apply to Contra Jobs.

📄 Contract (protect yourself before you need to)

📊 Presentation template to stop rebuilding every one from scratch.

💸 Price list (custom quotes, yes. Starting from zero every time, no.)

📋 Client onboarding questionnaire (get the info before the chaos)

✉️ A few email templates for proposals, feedback reminders, and awkward payment conversations.

What would you add to the starter pack?

Great list. Showing up in the community every day is the part most people skip, and it really makes a difference.