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Gajus Kuizinas
Portfolio Magic by Contra β€” AI-powered portfolios for freelancers w/ payments+analytics
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Launch in minutes, not months. AI-powered tools let freelancers make customized portfolios fast, designed to get you discovered and grow your business. Show off your work, manage contracts, get clients, and get paid commission-freeβ€”all from your portfolio.
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Gajus Kuizinas
Launching Portfolios by Contra was like a dream come true! But we didn't stop there. Our goal of making it easy to create the portfolio of your dreams still stands. As someone who started out as a freelancer, I know how important it is to launch a portfolio quickly to get the business running. But sometimes it can take FOREVER. And that's not how it’s supposed to be. Creating and launching your portfolio doesn't have to take months. That's why we created AI Portfolios! Our AI-powered tools are here to help you customize your portfolio and make sure clients can find you easily. And with our commission-free payments, job-matching network, and a global community, you can grow your business all in one place. I want to give a huge shoutout to the whole Contra team and our supportive global community. Everyone was hard at work to make this possible, and here we are now. We cannot wait to build more tools and make things happen for all the freelancers out there. The best is yet to come. πŸš€
Zoe Colivas
@kuizinas such an exciting launch! So grateful to be building Contra with you these last 3.5 years πŸš€ The best is yet to come!
Gajus Kuizinas
@leena_jose There is _a lot_! We ask you a few questions that are the pillars of a great identity and use those answers to generate a headline and a bio, suggest projects and services to add to your portfolio, generate visuals for your cover images, help you to import and write your portfolio projects, ... You will have to see it to believe it – it is magic. πŸͺ„πŸŽ©
Charles Patterson
Huge congratulations team! It's looking really incredible. Great time for designers around the world ✨ Can't wait to jump in and launch πŸš€
Zoe Colivas
@charlespattson Weooo love to hear it! Definitely no better time to be a designer + Independent πŸš€ Excited to check out your portfolio!
Allison Nulty
@charlespattson Appreciate the boost! Thanks for keeping things exciting on the design Twitter sphere - excited for all to come!
Garen Orchyan
Looks nice, congrats team
Zoe Colivas
@orchyan Thank you!! We appreciate the support today!
Madi Pignetti
@orchyan ahhhh thank you! you rock!
Alexander Isora πŸ¦„
The product got dem makers πŸ˜…
Zoe Colivas
@alexanderisora πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ We are hyped to be the makers
Julian Philipp Nagel
What a great addition to the Contra universe! Keep doing what you are doing - portfolios is a great benefit and makes so much sense πŸ”₯
Zoe Colivas
@jpnagel Thanks for the support! We could not agree more ✨
max
Great use of ai once again by Contra!
Olivia Jones
@maxdo Ahhh thank you so much! The best is yet to come at Contra! Let us know once you test it out!!
Allison Nulty
@maxdo Appreciate the love! What else would you like to see AI used on in Contra?
Joseph Hall
@maxdo Thanks Max! We're always leveraging the latest-and-greatest tech, can't wait to see how this evolves!
Zoe Colivas
@maxdo Woooo love to hear it!
Sergey Radzishevskyi
Launching AI Portfolios by Contra is a milestone! From my personal journey as a freelancer, the immediate need for an efficient portfolio is paramount. AI Portfolios: a seamless, intuitive tool that not only speeds up the process but also leverages advanced algorithms for optimal client outreach. Our platform isn’t just a tool, it's a holistic ecosystem with commission-free payments, targeted job matches, and a thriving global community. Immense gratitude to the Contra team and our global supporters. We're on the cusp of reshaping freelancing. The journey's just begun. πŸš€
Zoe Colivas
@radzserg Yep it has just begun!! Let's keep doing this!! Grateful to have you on the team Sergey!
Luba Yudasina
this is awesome as always, congrats on the launch!!
Madi Pignetti
@lifeofluba thank you so much, appreciate your support πŸ’›
Zoe Colivas
@lifeofluba Thanks for all the support Luba!
Oleksii
Yes, Contra has good tools for freelancers ✨ With AI we can concentrate on the design πŸ–ŒπŸŽ¨ TEXTless with Contra πŸ™ Welcome, you can look at some of my designs: https://contra.com/okaiukov
Olivia Jones
@okaiukov ahhh I love your Portfolio! Thank you so so much for your support! 🀩
Sankeerth Julapally
The mention of commission-free payments is a significant benefit for freelancers, as it allows them to keep more of their earnings. This shows that Contra is focused on supporting the financial success of freelancers. Congrats on the launch team, praying for Contra to grow even higher highs
Zoe Colivas
@sankeerth_julapally you got it right! It's all about the success of freelancers for us! πŸš€ Thanks for your support!
Allison Nulty
@sankeerth_julapally - Contra always has, and always will be commission-free! We want to enable everyone to work independently!
Jelly May M
@sankeerth_julapally Thanks for the nice words!! It's our mission to make freelancers' life easier. ✨✨
Kulshekhar Kabra
@sankeerth_julapally This aligns our interests with that of our users (both clients and freelancers) and pushes us to make decisions and build features that are in their best interests πŸ’ͺ
Iulia Ghevrea
Congrats Contra team for the new launch! How does it feel to develop such an amazing platform we've all been waiting for, for like years? I'm a freelancer for 10y now and I've been waiting a lot for such a platform, to have the opportunity of a great portfolio and flawless proposals and contract, and now supercharged with the power of AI, you guys are the best! But I have to say it here and again, the most amazing "ingredient" you have in your craft is your stellar customer services, and I cannot love more a company that really cares about the customers at any time. I love all your emails and all the interactions with you! Looking forward to all the goodies you're preparing and thank you for listening to us, the hustling independents. Keep on blooming! 🌟
Zoe Colivas
@iulia_ghevrea ah I LOVE this and absolutely love to hear that our customer service has made your experience on Contra (they are the best)!!
Kulshekhar Kabra
@iulia_ghevrea 🀩🀩🀩
Madi Pignetti
@iulia_ghevrea thank you Iulia! we love all of our conversations with you too πŸ’›
Josh Sperling
This was such a fun launch to work on! We spent tons of time and attention making sure that the Portfolio AI integration isn't just there for show, but helps to generate a relevant, high quality portfolio that is effective at attracting Clients and landing new business. Then we really dug in to understand the most valuable analytics enabling Independents to optimize their portfolio for both SEO and conversion. And we're just getting started. What else would you like to see from portfolios and analytics on Contra? Drop a comment!
Zoe Colivas
@josh_sperling +++ to all of this! And yes... we are just getting started πŸ’ͺ
marisa chentakul
I've been using Contra portfolio for the longest time since they first launched and I'm so excited to see innovation and improvement on this! Congratulations team!
Augustus Edem
Such and epic platform and the portfolios just make it. The portfolios that other platforms offer are normally flat, ugly and generic - without any real capacity to customise but these portfolio's are alive and busting with personality. Pretty cool.
Zoe Colivas
@augustus_edem YAY love to hear this! We definitely agree they are busting with personality!!
Madi Pignetti
@augustus_edem ahhh thank you! they are designed to CONVERT πŸ‘
AndrΓ© J
I think the design is very good. Simple and unobtrusive. Would love to see a competitor slide, with key differences etc.
Zoe Colivas
@sentry_co Ooo this is a great idea! We have plans to share something like this on social in the coming weeks so feel free to follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/contra/
Vaibhav Khulbe
Wuhoo! Look at what just launched! πŸš€ No more "I don't have time to make a portfolio...or I don't know how to make my portfolio". I like how easy it is to give a prompt and how nicely the AI provides helpful content. The implementation is top-notch, and this will help a lot of independents to not just have a new Contra profile, detailed projects and services but, more importantly, all of this converts to our portfolio 🀩 What a super cool idea and how well it's executed. Of course, what else to expect from such a great team of hardworking individuals at Contra other than great ideas and an even awesome release? Today is a big day for the freelancer community and I'm sure we will see more and more Contra portfolios from now on πŸ”₯ Bring it on guys!! Share your Contra portfolio in the comments so all of us can see and (hopefully) someone reach out to you πŸ‘€ Here's mine: https://vaibhavkhulbe.contra.com/ PS: Portfolio Magic helped me to refine my profile bio in a positive way. Try it, you won't regret πŸ’― Also, Contra members, please have a party today and here's a virtual hug πŸ«‚ Keep rocking! 🀘
Zoe Colivas
@vaibhav_khulbe you are incredible!! Thanks for always being our biggest fan and providing such helpful feedback along the way!
Emily Lonetto
This is such a win for independents β€” cause let's face it... we've all awkwardly stalled on updating our portfolios for longer than we shoud. So excited to see what this unlocks for freelancers!
Madi Pignetti
@emilylonetto thank you for your support as always Emily!! πŸ’› πŸ™Œ
Zoe Colivas
@emilylonetto Thank you Emily!! I think everyone here can related to stalling πŸ˜‚
Rami - Browsingbuddies.com
what benefits does contra give freelancers at all? I tried the platform and there was 0 reason to stay on it.
Zoe Colivas
@kingromstar Sorry to hear that but we definitely appreciate this feedback! πŸ™Œ Some of the many benefits include: - Commission-free payment - meaning you get 100% of what you earn - Customizable portfolios (we also launched a free portfolio theme today so EVERYONE can have a portfolio) - Job feed where you can apply to freelance jobs and discover new clients - Free invoicing - send and receive invoices for free on Contra, custom branding - Add your logo to invoices, contracts and proposals, social sharing - Generate beautiful social assets to share on social - and more! I could go on and on πŸ˜‚ If it would be helpful to schedule a call next week to walk through the benefits of Contra, we would be more than happy to do that! Let me know!
Josh Sperling
@kingromstar we're evolving quickly and adding new functionality daily, all focused on helping you land more opportunities and manage your Independent business, commission-free. We hope you'll give us another try!
Alex Presa
The promo video was incredibly done! What a great initiative, I hope many benefit from! :)
Celia Mesa
@alexpresa Thanks so much for the love, Alex! It was edited by the one and only https://diegorotmistrovsky.contr...
Jelly May M
@alexpresa Thank you!! And I agree. The promo video is sick!
Daniel Rearden
Thanks for the positive vibes @alexpresa ! πŸ’›
Julio Gudino
@alexpresa Right!? So buttery smooth. How about the music by none other than @benhuffman !?!
Zoe Colivas
@alexpresa same same same! That's our goal!
Sevan Gatsby
It has been such an honor and pleasure working alongside the Contra team to build Portfolio Magic ✨ We've been quietly working on this feature set for months so that freelancers _don't have to_ work on their portfolios for months before launching their freelance business πŸ’ͺ Knowing how to build a website, coming up with a design, and even wondering how to write about yourself and the services you offer shouldn't be a blocker to freelancing. Portfolio Magic helps freelancers take that first step towards independence in minutes. As with everything we build at Contra, this is just the beginning! I can't wait to see how we evolve Portfolio Magic and all of the powerful tools connected to it -- lead gen, contracts, invoices, analytics -- with the valuable feedback from our global community and our users 🀝 The best is indeed yet to come -- happy launch day! πŸš€
Zoe Colivas
@sevangatsby INDEED it is!!! Grateful to be on this exciting Contra adventure together!
Madi Pignetti
@sevangatsby HAPPY LAUNCH DAY πŸ•Ί great work on this, Contra would not be the same without your design mind!