I helped this poker team grow to 16,000 followers across all socials, organically.
Here’s how.
Instagram: The poker players my client signed already had their own communities. I came up with using Instagram’s Collab posts to leverage their communities, which brought in our first waves of followers.
YouTube: Big poker names brought viewers in, and production manager’s storytelling kept them watching.
Brand: Consistent thumbnails, identity and feel everywhere, so new followers stayed.
The result: In under 2 years, the team went from unknown to recognized at the highest stages of poker!
That’s the part I’m proudest of!
To celebrate, I didn't want a generic thank-you graphic, so I algorithmically arranged 49 tiles of my actual shipped work (Palm, Direct Edits, and recent client builds) into the number 100 using parametric squircle math.
Huge thank you to everyone following the journey, supporting my work, and trusting me to build fast, clean web apps that actually look good.
We’re just getting started. Onto the next milestone! 🚀
When I moved from Upwork to Contra, I wasn’t sure whether I was making the right decision.
Now? I’m never going back.
Contra has given me more than a place to find work. It has connected me with clients who value my professional perspective, trust my expertise, and invest...