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I’m at ~227 points and currently in the top 1% of creatives on Contra
Here’s what worked for me:
→ Get Pro
→ Take payments through Contra
→ Upload strong case studies from client work + get them verified
→ Post. A lot. I mean every single day. More reach = More points
→ For posts, use Taste Tests. They get way more reach.
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Just reached a 235 Discovery Score on Contra.
Grateful for every client, collaboration, and opportunity. On to the next milestone.
Amazing. How long did it take you?
Question for freelancers on Contra.
Has anyone landed client work while using the free plan through profile discovery?
I'm currently focused on strengthening my portfolio and growing my profile before upgrading to Pro. I'd love to hear about your experience.
No. Even using a Pro plan with a pre-existing portfolio took me months to land my first client here
9 years of design. Here's where things stand.
Discovery score is now 141, up from 122 last time I posted. Still top 5% of creatives.
What's actually moved the needle: proposals. Not profile tweaks, not tags, not waiting to be discovered. I checked my traffic breakdown recently and only 3% of my portfolio views come from Contra's discovery. The rest is direct, mostly people clicking through from proposals I sent, and search.
So if your profile is complete and nothing's happening, the profile probably isn't the problem. The volume is.
The other thing I've learned this round: the proposal that gets a reply usually isn't the one listing credentials. It's the one that names a real risk in the client's project before they've thought of it. Clients get twenty messages saying "9 years experience, I'd love to help." They remember the one that said "your subscription app is going to fight your theme."
What I do: one-person studio. Brand identity, packaging with production-ready files and 3D mockups, and full website builds, handled end to end so nothing gets lost between design and execution.
Happy to give back here. If you're working on your Contra profile and want a second pair of eyes on case studies, services, or positioning, send it over and I'll help however I can.
