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Title: Noor Frames Studio
One-liner:
A solo photographer in Lahore was losing her evenings to Instagram DMs and no-shows. Now clients book and pay a deposit on their own in 5 steps, and reminders and follow-ups happen automatically.
Description:
The business
Noor Frames Studio is a small photography studio in Gulberg III, Lahore, run by one person: Ayesha Noor.
The problem
Most clients message on Instagram asking "what is the price?" and "Is Saturday free?". One booking takes about 15 messages, and many clients stop replying.
Ayesha replies to DMs until 11pm.
Clients often miss Eid mini-sessions because no advance is taken.
Weddings need 2 editing days after them, and outdoor shoots only work at golden hour.
What I built
For clients:
Prices are shown upfront.
A live calendar shows only the times that are really free.
Clients book in 5 simple steps and pay a deposit.
They get confirmed instantly, with a booking ticket.
For Ayesha:
Reminders are sent automatically 2 days and 2 hours before the shoot.
Clients reschedule themselves using their own link.
People who leave the form halfway get a follow-up after 24 hours.
Editing days after weddings are blocked automatically.
One dashboard shows all bookings, leads and time saved.
Before → After
Before: about 15 messages and 2 days per booking, with frequent no-shows.
After: no messages needed, every booking is backed by a deposit, and Ayesha just shows up and shoots.
Lovable link: https://lively-sparkle-design.lovable.app
$10K earned on Contra. 🎉💸
Grateful for every client who took a chance on me. This is just the beginning. More great products, more real partnerships, more milestones to hit. 🙌
Thank you to everyone who's been part of it. Onward. 🚀
#10k #contraearnings #Freelance #Webflow #Framer #Webdesign
Congratulations nice job 🎉🎉
My first @Contra product sale, and the client came directly from Contra.
Contra Products has been one of the best updates so far. It allows freelancers to keep most of their earnings, unlike tools like Polar or Lemon Squeezy, which have much higher fees and can make it more difficult for sellers to cash out.
Yay, huge congrats!!