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A commission-free professional network for hiring independent creatives, studios, and experts
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Industry
Productivity
Style
Minimal, Bento
Stage
Series B
Built with
Custom
About the site
Contra is a professional network where companies hire independent designers, developers, and studios, and freelancers get paid commission-free. The logged-out homepage works like a live feed: an AI prompt box asks 'How can I help you?', trending challenges carry prize pools, verified studios show their earnings and ratings, and rows of real Framer, AI, brand, and video projects fill the rest of the page. A useful reference for marketplaces that let the work itself do the selling.
How this page sells
For companies hiring creatives: lead with the work itself, a feed of verified studios and real projects, with free job posts and commission-free pay.
Primary navigation
- Payments
- Partnerships
- Contra Labs
- Post a job
- Sign up
- Log in
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'Get more creative' and 'The network for creative intelligence' above an AI prompt box asking 'How can I help you?', with chips for 'Find the best brand designers' and 'Get paid commission-free'.
Why it converts: One box serves both sides of the marketplace: a hirer can describe a project in plain words, and a freelancer sees the commission-free promise straight away.
A row of sponsored challenges (Rive Halloween, Lovable's small-business build, a Cantina challenge with $50K in prizes, Retro Futurism), each with prize money and entrant avatars.
Why it converts: Live contests with brand sponsors show the network is active right now, and prize pools give freelancers a reason to join before they have clients.
'Hand-picked independent studios trusted by ambitious brands' with cards showing earnings, hires and ratings, such as '$1M+ Earned, 75x Hired, 5.0'.
Why it converts: Verified earnings and ratings give a hiring manager the signals they'd get from an agency's references, lowering the risk of hiring an independent.
A grid of real work (a charity: water campaign, an eyewear e-commerce site, an explainer video for Paper), each card with a Message button and view counts.
Why it converts: Browsing finished work first lets buyers judge quality before signing up, and a Message button on every card makes the next step a conversation.
A slim banner, 'Post a job for free – creatives apply directly', with a Post a job for free button and a stack of creator avatars.
Why it converts: Free posting removes the cost objection for a first hire, and 'apply directly' promises no middleman between the company and the talent.
A row of Framer-built websites with an official card, 'Framer is the leading tool for building websites, fast', and a Hire experts button.
Why it converts: A partnership with a tool the buyer already uses makes Contra the default place to find vetted experts for that tool.
Rows for AI projects, brand design, video editing and standout projects, each with 'View more', ending in a long masonry feed and an Explore projects button.
Why it converts: Organizing the feed by discipline lets a hirer jump straight to the skill they need, and the volume of work signals a deep bench of talent.
