Let’s talk numbers: Contra vs. Upwork. On Upwork, winning a high-ticket contract often requires a

Let’s talk numbers: Contra vs. Upwork. On Upwork, winning a high-ticket contract often requires aLet’s talk numbers: Contra vs. Upwork. On Upwork, winning a high-ticket contract often requires a

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Tayyab Ul Islam

• May 20

Let’s talk numbers: Contra vs. Upwork.

On Upwork, winning a high-ticket contract often requires a heavy investment in connects and a massive volume of pitches.

Contra feels like a totally different landscape—more focused on premium, independent expertise and direct matching. But I want to see what the actual data looks like across different niches.

If you are winning work here: 1️⃣ What is your proposal-to-win ratio? (e.g., 5 pitches = 1 win?) 2️⃣ Do you find that clients here respond faster than on traditional marketplaces?

Drop your experience in the comments. Let's help each other understand the landscape. 🤝 #react #next.js #webflow #wordpress #claude #AI #AI_development #AI_automation #Supabase #Cloudflare #Cloudflare_Workers #SAAS #MVP #designer #developer #freelancerlife

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Kris Anfalova

pro

• Sep 13

Ledger — AI CFO Platform Ledger is an AI platform that acts as an always-on Chief Financial Officer for founders — connecting to accounts, learning cash rhythm, and surfacing risks before they become real problems. I designed the full landing page. My role: UI/UX Design Scope: Landing page Financial tools for founders usually feel either cold (dashboards) or intimidating (accounting software).

For Ledger, we borrowed from old-world institutional finance instead — serif type, oil-painting textures, classical architecture — so an AI CFO feels like real authority, not another app.

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Dane Kowachek

pro

• Sep 14

This color pallet works so well with data and makes everything look premium. love it!

Hristiyan Stratev

pro

• Sep 13

Progress update on the SILO interactive web experience. Now supporting version1 of the VR environment. Low poly for now, runs with 60fps in browser

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Rohan Ahmed

pro

• Sep 13

The low-poly scene already has a strong sense of place, and the 60fps browser target makes the interaction feel ambitious in the best way. I especially like how the restrained palette lets the “Explore the Silo” typography lead the experience.

Sebastian Wieser

pro

• Sep 13

did some home cleaning - works page is now my homepage i've lost over 50% of traffic because people dropped off on my previous homepage (about now) that didn't give any value check it out yourself: https://seb-astian.com

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