The $19 contract fee is applied at the time of payment. It is simply added as another line item on the project checkout screen. Learn more here.

The first project for clients is free. After that, clients will pay a $19 contract fee per project, or $19 per month for ongoing projects. Learn more here.

It’s free for freelancers to send a proposal to any client on Contra. Send a proposal here.

Contra supports the following project structures:

• One-time projects: Best for single projects with a clear start and end date

• Ongoing projects: Best for ongoing projects where the end date is undefined

• Milestone projects: Best for projects with multiple checkpoints

Cancellations can be made within your project’s “Actions” dropdown. From there, select “End project” to cancel or dispute the project.

Note that you can only cancel a project if payment has not yet been made. If a payment has been made, you will need to submit a project dispute, which will be reviewed by our support team, where a resolution will be made.

To send a proposal: go to your Projects & Invoices page and click “Send proposal”. Or, go straight to the new proposal flow here. Follow the prompts to add a timeline, details, and deliverables, then send to any client on (or off) Contra.

Nope, you can send a proposal to anyone who is on or off Contra. For those who aren’t yet using Contra, they’ll just need to sign up for free by verifying their email address to see the proposal.

Yes! Upfront payments are available for one-time projects only. Remember upfront payments are non-refundable and only apply to a project's first payment.

Upfront payments are non-refundable.