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Guys I have a list of linkedin urls, I want to check whether they are open profiles or not.

Any way to do it at scale?

Guys I have a list of linkedin urls, I want to check whether they are open profiles or not.

Any way to do it at scale?

Guys I have a list of linkedin urls, I want to check whether they are open profiles or not.

Any way to do it at scale?

Guys I have a list of linkedin urls, I want to check whether they are open profiles or not.

Any way to do it at scale?

Guys I have a list of linkedin urls, I want to check whether they are open profiles or not.

Any way to do it at scale?

Guys I have a list of linkedin urls, I want to check whether they are open profiles or not.

Any way to do it at scale?

Hi guys,

This is not a design-related post, but if you’re in the design services space (UI/UX, branding, etc.), this might help you get clients and close deals.

I recently helped a design agency close 7 deals over the last year.

They were mostly relying on referrals earlier and wanted to grow.

For the first two months, I tried everything - companies hiring UI/UX designers, recently funded startups, and so on.

But nothing seemed to work.

After sending around 10,000 emails, I started seeing patterns that actually worked, and I doubled down on them.

Instead of targeting companies that had just raised funds, I started focusing on companies that raised 5–12 months ago and didn’t have an in-house designer. After funding, companies are usually busy building operations, so it’s not the best time to reach out immediately.

I also focused on companies that hired a CTO 7–12 months ago. By that time, the product is usually in the market, and design starts becoming a priority.

CPO is not a strong ICP. Better focus is: Founder / CEO > CTO > CPO.

Offer something free upfront: a one-page redesign, audit, competitor benchmarking, etc.

Follow up consistently.

Companies actively hiring designers are usually not a good fit - they’ve already decided not to outsource.

Once someone replies positively, don’t just send a generic pitch. Reply with something thoughtful based on observations about their product.

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Hi guys,

This is not a design-related post, but if you’re in the design services space (UI/UX, branding, etc.), this might help you get clients and close deals.

I recently helped a design agency close 7 deals over the last year.

They were mostly relying on referrals earlier and wanted to grow.

For the first two months, I tried everything - companies hiring UI/UX designers, recently funded startups, and so on.

But nothing seemed to work.

After sending around 10,000 emails, I started seeing patterns that actually worked, and I doubled down on them.

Instead of targeting companies that had just raised funds, I started focusing on companies that raised 5–12 months ago and didn’t have an in-house designer. After funding, companies are usually busy building operations, so it’s not the best time to reach out immediately.

I also focused on companies that hired a CTO 7–12 months ago. By that time, the product is usually in the market, and design starts becoming a priority.

CPO is not a strong ICP. Better focus is: Founder / CEO > CTO > CPO.

Offer something free upfront: a one-page redesign, audit, competitor benchmarking, etc.

Follow up consistently.

Companies actively hiring designers are usually not a good fit - they’ve already decided not to outsource.

Once someone replies positively, don’t just send a generic pitch. Reply with something thoughtful based on observations about their product.

If you have any questions on how you can sell your design services, happy to answer

Hey guys,

So recently I worked with a marketing agency that sells performance marketing and aeo services.

Here are my key learnings.

When does company want to buy your services should be your main focus.

- It is mostly a signal that shows they are investing in marketing.

For example, a company that raised last year, was closed by my client because they had a case study in the same niche and timing was perfect.

- Another client was already investing in ads but they were having some issues with their current performance, so the free audit gave my client and entry point.

Offer something upfront.

- See signals like if a company is investing in seo they might be interested to do Google ads.

A founder who hired a growth manager 3 months back might be a good fit.

- Do free audits of their current setup.

- Reaching out to marketing managers of a 11-50 size company is no point.

Better to directly connect with founders

- It is difficult to convert companies that are not running ads, they will be curious but conversion is difficult.

Timing is the key.

Play around it to get maximum opportunities.

If you have any questions on how you can generate pipeline through outbound, happy to answer.

Dm