Wow appreciate the feature @Contra HQ !! Recently reached my 1 year mark on Contra and I can only...Wow appreciate the feature @Contra HQ !! Recently reached my 1 year mark on Contra and I can only...
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hi, Benjamin
I’ve been at this for less than a month.
However, I haven't managed to get a single assignment.
Is there any trick to getting assignments?
There's no trick, there's no shortcuts. It's just hard work. So first things first, fix your profile and make sure you showcase your proof. Make sure you showcase case studies, and then go and be fast every single day. Apply to good fit jobs and make sure to include value in your applications.
Built myself a little command center for my freelance work this week. It’s called Bench.
Contra handles the contracts and payments, but my day-to-day was scattered across Contra chats, Gmail, my calendar, Notion, and a notes app. So I pulled it all into one place:
• A dashboard showing what needs me today: unread messages, overdue tasks, past-due invoices, leads that have gone quiet
• Each project gets its own page with scope, deliveries, tasks, links, and the full message thread from Contra and email
• A pipeline for leads, including a “Ghosted” column, because we’ve all been there
• A time tracker for the hourly stuff
• It syncs with my Contra projects and invoices every morning
Curious how other freelancers here keep track of everything. Spreadsheets? Notion? Pure chaos?
25K on Contra 🎉
What started as another platform to share my work has turned into a place where I’ve connected with some really great clients and worked on projects across branding, social, content, and growth marketing.
Very grateful for every opportunity, referral, and client...