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Hey all, π I am a Co-Founder at Contra!
Being able to share the ability to easily create the portfolio of your dreams has been one of my biggest dreams. It feels like the puzzle pieces are fitting together: commission-free payments, contracts, invoices, job-matching network, a global community, and now the ability to host your work as your own personal website. π¨
Working for yourself shouldnβt feel like a headache, which is why we are building the tools to make it easier than itβs ever been. Portfolios by Contra allows you to build your freelance career, while doing it in style. Connecting back to commission-free tools, now you can easily earn and work the way you want. π°
I could not be more proud of the work the Contra team has been able to do in such a short time. But truly, we could not have done it without our amazing community. By giving feedback, becoming early adopters of the product, and testing our crazy creations, you have been there through it all. We cannot wait to keep expanding our community around the world. π
The best is yet to come. π
@kuizinas thank you. I spent countless hours and money on other freelancing sites. Just to be undercut, have spammy leads, and frankly get no where. The transparency on contra is how these sites should be and enable everyone to work how they like! Thank you! Iβm excited to see where you all go!
Wow hunters! Congrats on the launch of your startup on the Product Hunt! π₯ I should try it. I just wanna clarify one thing. What do you think makes it unique?
@asaskevich thank you so much! we are STOKED! I would say what makes us unique is that we don't take commission from payments on the platform! and we build a beautiful portfolio website from your case studies in one click!
let me know if you end up trying it π₯
Portfolios by Contra is a freelancer's dream come true, and I'll explain why with a little story:
Five years back when I lost my job, I decided to freelance β but did not have a portfolio to showcase my work. As a designer, I had a very specific vision for how I wanted my personal website to look. I wasn't satisfied with what any of the portfolio sites and templated website builders were offering, so I took to task building my own site from scratch. While I learned a lot about building websites, coding, and responsive design, it took a solid couple of months to get this thing off the ground (delayed time to value), and once I started getting clients, I had to figure out contracts, invoicing, and payments (and the earnings I had to give up to processing fees), cobbling together different tools and hacky approaches. When I had new projects to showcase, updating the site was such a hassle that I didn't even bother; it hasn't been updated since I first built it. Does this sound familiar? π
Enter Contra π₯
Over the weekend, I was able to move all of my content from my old site into a Contra Portfolio is no more than twenty minutes. And the template I'm using looks almost exactly like my old site β except now, it comes connected with the entire stack of features that Contra offers to make freelancing a breeze: pre-made contracts, built in messaging, project management, invoicing and commission-free payments all π in π one π place π . This is a dream come true for 2018-me.
I am ever-grateful to have found Contra, to be a part of this incredibly talented team that is building the future of independent work, and the support of our global community that is helping us get there. We'll continue empowering freelancers to put their best selves forward β this is just the beginning and I can't wait for what's next! πͺ
@jpnagel Thank you so so much π We love our Independent community and wanted to build something special for you β¨ Just wait until you see what we have coming next!! π
@jmaaloe Yass so excited to have you officially onboarded and as a part of the Contra community!! π What did you decide to share as your first project π
Congratulations team!!!! This is the most beautiful portfolio builder I've ever used. With so many portfolio builder tools out there, I appreciate how Contra prioritizes efficiency and simplicity. I can't wait to share this with my audience :)
@travisdailey Commission-free payments are our jam!! π€ We have integrated with Stripe and we are always expanding our integrations so be on the look out π
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