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If you could give one piece of advice to someone trying to land their first client on Contra, what would it be?
I'm new here, but I've been spending time refining my portfolio, creating service offerings, and understanding the platform before sending proposals.
I'd love to hear what actually made the biggest difference for you.
Was it your portfolio?
Better proposals?
Consistent outreach?
Client referrals?
Or something else entirely?
Drop your best advice below. I'm sure it'll help not just me, but other new freelancers as well. 🚀
As someone who is about to land 2 works this week, here is a couple of advice for you.
Be ready to feel invisible be ready to slowness of the platform and this market. At first probably nothing is going to be anything like you wanted or you are going to like it for a while and...
Thank you very much for taking your time to write out this. It really means a lot to me!!
You definitely don't know how much this mean to me.
Taking your time to write such an amazing insights on how the platform works.
I can't wait to share and celebrate my first win on here...
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