50+ designers asked 'how to get clients'
let me tell you 4 actionable things you can instantly do after reading this:
1. on Instagram, redesign an influencer's website, tag them in your story. it goes to their main inbox (not message requests), and they'll see it
2. post your design work in local Facebook groups (used to post a lot in groups like "Sydney startups")
3. send 5-10 DMs a day to founders & fellow designers and genuinely connect, not "do you have work for me?"
4. send an email to enterprises asking to re-design their internal software. most of them are horrible and need reworking (this is for the product designers)
if, after ALL of this, you can't get anything, just get a full-time job, build skills and connections, then go freelance and use your network
Hey founders,
Looking to connect with people building in:
🛠️ SaaS
🚀 Tech
💻 Full Stack
🧠 AI tools for growth
📱 Product Development
📈 Marketing
Drop what you're working on👇
you need to start posting on X.
every day, just post at least once.
i grew 24k followers, bootstrapped my last company to 50k/mo, raised money to build robots, made lifelong friends.
all from just posting into the void.
put yourself out there. you won't regret it.