Sabitlenmiş Tweet
July’s been productive. Wrapping it up with these 4 designs I made. I think they're my favourite.
English
Mária Savkaničová
1.8K posts
Mária Savkaničová
@Marki_Tweet
⟡ Website Designer and @framer Developer ⟡ Co-founder & Senior Designer at https://t.co/J46J7yZlXz ⟡ My Framer templates: https://t.co/d0mxbRfExH
Brno, Czech republic Katılım Mart 2014
210 Takip Edilen709 Takipçiler
Mária Savkaničová retweetledi
This is a good question, and the answer is, it depends.
There's no simple answer to this.
It all depends on your vision and focus. Your ideal customer. Before I talk about the "how" I'd approach it if I were starting at zero. I want to talk about the client you want to attract first.
If you want to attract the kind of customer who sees the DID I COOK designs and says, "Hell yeah! I want that" Sure, go for it.
If your communication is so good that you can convince a client to pay $5k for that kind of design, Kudos to you all out there. I could never do it.
Also, most MRR and ARR are fake. People just post it so they seem like they are getting clients to attract more. Rinse and repeat. The client never comes back so onto finding another one.
The thing I've learned, a little too late, and I can't stress enough, is the importance of networking.
Have you ever seen a good designer talking about money? About how they need more work? Not really right? Because they know that networking matters.
They know that one or two long-term clients are superior to having a new client each month. Look at @stevelauda_ for example. He has a client for over a year now. How happy that guy has to be to pay him every month for a year straight and more?
Networking is the king, but many people are afraid to go out and talk to other people these days. They think that posting those same templates and making Dribbble eye candy is enough to get attention.
People like it one day, forget about it the next.
There are many ways to get clients today. Here's how I'd do it.
Show up daily - post your work, post the work you want to attract. Show variety, but post every day.
-- I've been posting daily for around 10 months now. Every day, sometimes twice. You'll be amazed what growth you can achieve if you design daily, practice daily. Thanks to that if someone asks me, what can you do? I just point them out to here or Savee or whatever and tell them, this is the style I'd love to do, this is all the variety I can do. I have so much work to show, it's crazy.
That's the easy part; everyone can do that.
Now, if you're just starting out. A non-profit is the way to go. You get experience, you get to know how things work. You get more confident, get a REAL project to your portfolio, and more. Thanks to @michalmalewicz for helping people in the community he created and telling them exactly this.
Go out to events, meet people. Talk to OTHER people. The more people you know, the more likely someone will recommend you. When I say know, I don't mean just a Hello, how are you doing.
You spend time with them, you're on their radar daily. You show up in their comments, and after a while, when the time is right, they will message you. Don't be pushy, be human.
A wise man once said this @robably__ , @torreydawley thanks guys!
--I've been doing this too for the past 8 months. I follow people, I talk to people. I help people, for FREE! I don't gatekeep shit. People helped me to get where I am now, in their own time. Went out of their way to help me. So, I try to do the same and help other people if I can, too. I don't expect anything back for it. I'm glad I'm at a spot that I can help other because I've been there. I genuinely do. There's nothing better than a warm message of someone thanking you and being grateful. It's an amazing feeling.
Being human, talking and helping people go way beyond anything else. You will attract the same people with the same energy you give out.
Combine this with the daily posting, I had a great French designer, whose work I love and took inspiration from, reach out to me, that I'm on their list, and they'd love to collab when the time is right. That was dope as fuck I'll tell you. All thanks to being active, talking, and being human.
Now that's the long path, it's a marathon, not a sprint. It always has been, it takes time to get to where you want to. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.
Now for a little more comfy path, after you have some work in your portfolio, go get a job at an agency for a year or three... Same thing, you learn how things work, get more confident, actually network and make connections since you are in a circle of the same-minded people. Plus in the meantime, you will have over 1,000 daily posts and work. Developing a style and your vision is way clearer.
Then, when the time is right, go freelance and do all that, rinse and repeat every day. It took me 7 years to get to the point I'm now, with the last two years exploding all thanks to the work, showing up daily, and sometimes being bold, telling a Polish guy that I'll work with him this year. Not asking, stating. Lil too cocky I was lol
Being visible isn't the problem. The work and kind of client you want to get is. It's impossible to scale a templatized design. Eventually, you will end up on Upwork, competing with the $ offering a $300 website design with development.
People don't like to risk; all they see is money.
I want to put out work that attracts the projects I want to get. Just look at my profile. What kind of work do you see 99% of the time? It's editorial, it's Swiss, it's geometric, it's 3D. It's simple, it aims at emotion that is rooted in foundational basics.
Thanks to @lifeofmansoor for reminding me to design for emotions and more.
When the time is right, and I have enough work in that style, I can make an announcement with all the work under that post and thanks to the network and awesome people I've met. I'm sure someone will help me share my wish and get it out to the world, or they won't and that is totally fine too.
Just be yourself, people will follow sooner or later, who cares? In the past 4 months, I've met some amazing people, created a group with them, and we all help each other, share ideas and just talk shit. I'm super glad for them.
The important thing is to show up, every day. With no likes, no support. Just you and your vision. Don't get hung up on fake MRR and people posting here. Don't compare yourself to them; compare yourself to where you were yesterday.
Eventually, it will click. Once it does, you're in for a ride.
arushi@arushi_upmanyu
@moucka_adam i agree but then how are you supposed to get clients if you're not visible?
English
The reason I’m not rich yet?
Brain: build a template for a marketing agency.
Me: sure… starts created a mood board for handcrafted furniture studio template
English
Bringing your UI cards to life with AI is simpler than ever.
- Define your style (isometric, flat, etc.)
- Generate high-quality visuals with MidJourney (using your defined style as reference)
- Animate them in just a few clicks
- Drop them into Framer for smooth card interactions
In short → Concept + Style + AI Illustration + AI Animation + Card Design = Engaging UI
English
Since my flower animation blew up, I decided to make my first tutorial!
It’s a little messy, kind of like my life 😅—but I’d love your support to see if this is something you’d be interested in.
Thank you!
Victoria@victoria_framer
In @framer, nothing’s impossible! Made some cute animations today 🌸
English