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I just passed $100k on Contra in under 18 months 🔥
I documented my Day 1 restart strategy in a free Notion file for anyone looking to grow at Contra 📄
Grab it...
In 2024, I was driving for Uber between client calls.
Third time leaving a 9-5.
Building skills but going nowhere.
Then my car broke down 😕
Had to get another 9-5.
Minimum wage at a Fortune 500.
My wife?
4 months pregnant.
I was out of options.
So I did what desperate people do:
I worked like my life depended on it.
Because it did.
My strategy was simple:
Built my portfolio on freelancing platforms
Networked on LinkedIn and X during lunch
Worked side hustle until midnight
Treated every client like gold (I still do)
Reinvested every dollar earned into learning and mastering tools
90 days later...
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Hi!
Maybe you can refer to this guide? It walks you through how to add a Verified Project step by step:
https://help.contra.com/en/articles/10591423-how-to-add-a-verified-project-on-contra
help.contra.com
How to Add a Verified Project on Contra | Contra Help Center
Your work speaks for itself—but now, you can prove it with Verified Projects.
I'm turning 33 today.
took a short vacation to celebrate with my family and wrote a short article from the hotel with 3 lessons I wish someone had handed me at 23:
- Patience builds what urgency destroys
- Family first is a strategy, not a sacrifice
- God's timing is better than your plan
Feel free to read it here.
Happy birthday @Ismel
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