Contra

Contra builds freelancer portfolio websites from city-named themes with AI-generated content, commission-free payments, contracts and analytics. The free Sydney theme covers the basics; Pro adds customization, a custom domain and search priority.

Contra is a portfolio website builder aimed squarely at freelancers. Instead of starting from a blank canvas, users pick one of several named city themes (Sydney, Cape Town, Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, London, Amsterdam) and fill in their work. Portfolio Magic, the platform's AI layer, generates portfolio content so the initial draft is written for you rather than assembled by hand. Every portfolio sits on the wider Contra platform, which is built around freelancing rather than general website publishing. What separates Contra from a plain site builder is what happens after the portfolio is published. Contracts can be managed, clients signed, and payments collected inside the same product, and the platform takes no commission on those payments. A Pro tier adds customization and branding options, analytics, and priority placement in search results, plus the ability to attach a custom domain. Without a custom domain, a portfolio lives at a contra.com subdomain tied to the user's handle. The tool fits freelancers, independent designers, developers and other self-employed professionals who want a credible portfolio quickly and would rather not stitch together a site builder, an invoicing tool and a contract workflow. Contra positions its templates against Squarespace, Wix, Webflow and Carrd, arguing that its layouts and features are tuned to freelancer demand generation and earnings rather than generic publishing. The free Sydney theme is open to all users, and the tiered structure means a basic portfolio costs nothing while Pro covers the more polished, branded presentation. Beginners can realistically launch in a single sitting: sign up, choose a theme, add samples and a bio, adjust colors and fonts, preview, then publish. More experienced freelancers will get the most value from the analytics and domain connection, since those turn the portfolio into a measurable client acquisition channel rather than a static calling card.