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Be clear about your goals, tailor your CV, and keep your LinkedIn updated. Apply strategically not randomly and focus on roles that fit your skills. Network actively, prepare well for interviews, and always follow up professionally.
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The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
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Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
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Your LinkedIn profile is either working for you while you sleep, or quietly losing you clients you never knew existed.
Most people treat it like a CV.
List the experience. Add a job title. Upload a photo. Done.
But nobody hires you because your CV is well-formatted. They hire you because something made them trust you.
Your ideal client lands on your profile today. Eight seconds, maybe less, before they decide if you are worth their time.
Does your profile tell them who you help? What they will actually get? Why you over the other ten people who do something similar?
If you are not sure, it probably does not.
Click the link in the comments and I will send tell you what's holding it back.
Contra isnāt built like traditional freelance platforms.
There are no bids, no cut from your earnings, and no race to the lowest price.
Instead, your profile acts as your portfolio and proof of work, attracting clients based on quality, not competition.
You showcase projects, set your terms, and let opportunities come to you.
Itās less about chasing clients
and more about positioning yourself so the right ones find you.
Here's what usually happens when someone gets a warm referral to you:
They don't call. They Google.
They land on your site, spend 8 seconds on it, and make a decision before you've said a single word.
If the site feels generic, slow, or unclear, the answer is already no.
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