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Li | Design for Startups

1 month

Name your price for a landing page redesign, even if it's $1. Next week, I am opening 3 slots. The highest 3 prices get the slots. You only need to fit the following 3 criteria: 1. Never worked with me before 2. Have a landing page (copy) already 3. Allow me to share

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

I grew to 2000+ followers and earned $8K+ from X in 4 months. Looking back, I want to share how I have done it. I am a working mom with 2 young kids 👦👦 (3y and 8m) who wants to build a design business on the side. If you meet me a couple of months back, I had absolutely no

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

1 month

Cannot believe I am above $10K MRR now 😆🎉!! All from X!! I still remember spending the first month simply joining conversations on X, second month roast designs for free, and earned my first internet dollar $35 on the 3rd month. I want to share 3 lessons I learned in the

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

First sale!! I am beyond excited. After roasting on X for almost 1 month, I landed my very first customer on X @Mbounge_ Though I charged thousands of $$$$ on designing brands and websites for VC backed clients through my own networks, I have never landed anything through

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

5 months

1500+ followers and $3K+ from X in 3 months. Mid Oct 2023: - 100+ followers - Uncomfortable expressing myself, and don’t know where to start 😔 - 0 organic clients - 2 designers helping me Today (3 months later) 👇 - 100K impressions 👀 - 1500+ followers 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 - First $ earned

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

18 days

My small business just hit $40K ARR today. I earned first $35 from X just 5 months ago. I want to share 3 things that I did right: Dec 2023: - < 500 followers - 1 paid project from X - $35 earned Now (~ 5 months later) 👇 - 3600+ followers 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 - 50+ indie projects roasted 🎨 -

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

2600+ followers and almost $12K from X in 4 months. Here’s a breakdown of what I did stage by stage: ➡️< 1K followers: Your focus is never yourself, give value to others. 0-100 followers: I had 100+ followers for 10 years. I was never active, it’s always just a dead account

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

From $35 to almost $13K in 3 months, all from X! Feb is the shortest month but it's the highest I ever earned from X. The great thing is that half is also recurring monthly plan. That guarantees my March starting MRR is above $4K. While future is still unknown and kinda

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Just landed a $8K website project last day of Jan! It will take 228 websites to reach $8K if I kept charging $35/website. There's a reason why my price has to keep raising. I have lots of validation from VC backed startups in Silicon Valley about my skillsets and design

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

Crossed $20K gross revenue from X! What a journey. I still remember earning my first $35 from X on Dec 8, 2023. It’s been more than 3 months since then. To give back and add value to those who want to do the same, here’s a revenue breakdown and what I have done in the past

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

From $0 → $9K+: how to find the first client from X by doing design roasting The process isn’t easy, and the results can be frustrating too. I remembered those days when I spent days on improving someone’s landing pages, where a only like from the founder or builder was the

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

From 100 to 2K+ followers: how to use like, comments and DM. Like ❤️: Only like a post if you don’t know what to say, and like a post when you see a tweet has no likes. Otherwise, your "like" might go unnoticed. When I only had a few hundred followers, I cared about every

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

1 month

From $35 to ~$35K, 1000X my ARR in 5 months. Fully bootstrapped, part time for the initial 4.5 months, as a mom of two young kids (3 years & 11 months). Here are the top 6 lessons I've learned along the way. Lesson 1: Build an audience first. When I first started on X with

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Make posts that have 10x impression than your follower size. I only have 2K+ followers, but a lot of my posts have 10K, 20K and 30K impressions, why? 1. Get a premium account lol. I really notice the difference when I post and don’t have the blue checkmark. 2. Put a lot of

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

5 months

Designs roasted in the past 3 months on X! First month, I was trying to figure out how to grow on X. Thanks to @MeetKevon , @ThePeterMick and @callmeeugenius for the tips and support on how to engage with others on X. Second month, I followed @MrNick_Buzz 's proven steps to start

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

Second sale!! 🥳It’s true that growth brings more growth. I got my first $35 from X this past Friday, and that post then brought me to 900+ followers. I received several inquiries, and today I got the second sale (even before the work is delivered). Of course, I will always

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

First monthly client at $1299/M!! 😍🥳 This guarantees my revenue is >$1K from X every month. After earning my first $ on X since Dec 2023, this embarks a new journey of my studio: providing monthly design support to bootstrapped founders. Yes it's still a lot less than what

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Finding a business partner is very hard, I tried and will keep trying! 😔 I have been wanting to build my business for years but I haven’t met the right partner or co-founder at the right time just yet. “Finding the right co-founder is one of the most important things you can

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

Being too obsessed with work and business makes my day pass by so fast. Everyday it repeats and not much new stimulation to my brain with new experience or memory. Anyone feels the same? How can I make a day pass by slower and create more memories? I hope the answer is

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

Under 500? Introduce yourself and give people 1 reason to follow you. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

Why charges $7K but I sell $35 website design on X? The same concept applies when you pay for a membership and groceries at Costco, where you also get to taste some free food. How did I arrive at this $7K pricing, especially when the market is flooded

Studio Salt

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Allen Boening

@allenboening

6 months

@lizengco @EntreEden Indont get it your site days $7k/month but you're talking about $35 here. Can you explain?

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

2757% increase in revenue within 1 week! 😮 Last Friday, I made my first $35 on X. This Friday, it became $1000! ( I woke up at 4:30am to check it lol). Some purchased and didn't even contact me. Until I was reminded to email them back and ask for a link. How did this happen?

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

7 months

I had a client who was paying me $5K per month, along with 1% equity in his startups, but I decided to cut the ties after less than 3 months. Here's why: • Disregard for Agreements: Despite signing a contract that clearly outlined our agreement to handle one request at a time,

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Under 1000? Introduce yourself and give people a reason to follow you. What's even better? List your current follower size after intro, and find people in similar bucket. Let's make more connections on weekends :) #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

Why DM isn’t working well for you when connecting on X? I used to do the same: DM to those whom I find interesting or just ask them questions. But after growing to 2K+ in several months, I understand exactly why DM is not working for networking (not to mention selling). The

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

Get a landing page design for whatever price you pay. Even if it's $1. I call this "Name your price" first time design service. Every week, I will take 1 "name your price" project and design in public. Let me test this out for 1 month and see how it goes. This week, I will

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

Why is the agency subscription model not as stable as a full-time hire? I had two clients initially intending to hire a full-time designer, willing to pay a yearly salary, benefits, and equity, but they ended up working with my studio, paying cash only. However, even with a

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

I had maybe 160+ followers for the past ten years. Only until recently I started to consciously building my X presence. For about a month since Oct, I reached to 400 followers. This is the first stage @MeetKevon calls it the hardest. Besides that I genuinely enjoyed

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

$0 → $16K: are you interested in my growth tips? Nov 2023: - 100 + followers - Don’t know what to post 😔 - 0 organic clients and $0 from X Mar 2024: 4 Months later - 80K+ impressions 👀 - 3K followers 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 - $16K+ monetized from X 💰 All while working a 9-5 💜, having 2 young

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

5 months

“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” – Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-founder I am a fan of founders who launch with minimal MVP, brand design and ui, but with great user experience in mind. #buildinpublic

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

SEO experts, how important to have a blog on my studio site? Rate 1-10.

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

5857% increase in revenue within 10 days (including two weekends)! 😮 I made my first $35 on X about 10 days ago. Today, it became $2085! That's 5857% increase in revenue. If you saw this post first time and curious what I sell: I sell designs to bootstrapped startups and

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Biggest month ever! Jan revenue: ~ $28K 🥳 This might have been the biggest month since I started . Of course it’s a mix of last year's payouts, some total payments for the next 6 months, extra hours billed for urgent deliverables, and a brand new project

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

Only 24 to go to hit 1K followers. Who can help me with that magic number? 😊 #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

Why is charging a price the perfect way to know if you are getting in front of the right group of customers? When I initially provided free redesign services for the indie hackers community, I created landing pages for anyone who asked one, regardless of their account size,

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Grow on X with people who are in similar bucket. When I had less than 400 followers last November, this has been the best advice I have heard: grow with people who are similar at your stage (Thanks @MeetKevon !). Because of this tip, I unfollowed big accounts, stopped

Joel

@neuejoel

4 months

@lizengco @MeetKevon What tips would you have on growing your audience on Twitter?

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@lizengco

6 months

I noticed a pattern from my recent most engaged tweets: Anything I posted relates to X growth has more impressions and replies. Why? Because everyone is trying to do the same. They can resonate the pain, the milestones and success. Anyone feels the same? #buildinpublic

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

I was trying @hypefury today as @mrcabasvidani and @callmeeugenius suggested from their recent posts. As I clicked around as a user, I noticed something is off on the dashboard page. The main issue I faced was: too many navs on the left side and some works and some don't. I

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

2 gone! Final slot left for $1299/M design subscription. Also, 2 onboarding emails was sent, waiting to see if any one of them would take the final slot. The deal closing part fascinates me as someone who was never in the front part of selling. I will share more of my

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

5 months

What an honor to be on someone’s birthday wish list as a designer who offers services. I would never thought it’s possible unless I have a physical product. Thank you so much for your trust! I’ll try my best to give something special when I receive this design request.

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

😍Just posted my 2nd sale last night, I woke up seeing more! Okay, I gave up tracking on # of sales, let's count MRR from now on. @EntreEden gave me an idea to compound my price. I thought it’s brilliant! As I build my presence within the indie builders community on X, I am

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

From 100+ to 1K followers in about two months. Though I wasn’t active on X for the last 10 years, I’m excited to see what’s ahead. For those who just followed me, let me introduce myself: I’m Li, founder of , a design studio that helps startups to launch

Studio Salt

Studio Salt is a design agency specializing in serving Web 3 +AI companies. From pioneering blockchain-based platforms to cutting-edge AI-powered applications, we are passionately committed to...

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

7 months

This is where I am starting on X. Making a mark here, and I am curious to see how it will look like in 3, 6, and 12 months. Anyone is similar on the 200-800 follower bucket? We should be friends and grow together :D

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

Under 2000? Comment with: 1. Your follower size 2. Introduce yourself 3. Attach a link E.g. 2000+, Hey I am Li, founder at , I help startups with their design. Find people in the same size bucket. Go! #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

Studio Salt

Studio Salt is a design agency specializing in serving Web 3 +AI companies. From pioneering blockchain-based platforms to cutting-edge AI-powered applications, we are passionately committed to...

www.studiosalt.co

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

1 month

After 3.5K followers and ~ $35K from X, here are 8 tips to grow on X when starting small. I started with 100+ followers at the end of last year. When I was struggling to grow my business, I decided to give X a try and see what I could achieve. What I learned along the way

Jack Mitchell

@jack_mitchell01

1 month

@lizengco Tremendous achievement Li Wondering if you had any more tips on growing on X

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

7 slots at $320/page sold! A total $2K+ just 5 days into February. I will accept 1 more at this price before I increase the price to $640/page. Who purchased the design slots? Mr. A who bought a $70/site in Jan returns to buy 4 pages at my current price of $320. Mr. B who was

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Wow! First time that my number of followers is above the number of posts! Thanks to those who just followed me recently. If you one of them, comment below to introduce yourself! I’ll try to shake hands virtually 😆 #buildinpublic

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Fear of expressing → 1.5K followers in 3 months Even just 4 months ago, I found myself expressing my concerns to a friend in PR/marketing (Hi~ @miakoddda ) admitting my perceived inadequacy in marketing and expressing my thoughts. I was unsure how to begin on X. Fast

not stressed at all 🔮

@notstressedceo

5 months

@lizengco Really admire how you build in public Li! I wanna learn more on how you overcame the fear of expressing yourself in your next tweet! :)

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

I cannot believe @MrNick_Buzz made a post just for me! 😆 I call this "public mentorship". Thanks Nick! How fortunate I am to have stumbled upon Nick's posts early on, receiving guidance at every critical juncture of my journey on X. Nick also retweeted my first sale helped me

Nick

@MrNick_Buzz

4 months

Congrats Li, on growing your revenue from $0 to $9k. Happy to see "roasting" designs in public have inspired you and others to build and earn on X. Now, let's do 100x in the next 1 year 🔥 Here are a few things that helped me reach 162033% since Feb 2023 Find a partner: Most

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

How to close a client efficiently? I offer 3 slots at $1299 per month, and I request a 15-minute call with the founders to discuss their project before sending out a monthly payment link. As anticipated, the first slot has been secured by a previous one time project client.

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

Canceling all $300/M design subscriptions: What have I learned? In January, I offered 3 monthly design slots for indie founders at $300/M. However, it has become evident that this price point is too low and not conducive to sustaining quality work. Here's why: 1. Project

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

17 days

Wow! I gained over 100 followers overnight 😆. After failing, experimenting, and succeeding with many posts, I want to share 3 tips I recently learned. 1. Post long-form content on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I tried posting long-form content on Monday and Friday, but it

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

Wow! 1.3 million impressions in 91 days! How did it happen? My past 10 years I used to struggle so much with social media, especially growing on X. In the past, I would sporadically post, leave a few comments here and there, and constantly tweak my profiles. I even attempted

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

From $35 to $350! Within 3 business days it's already 10x. Only 10 spots left at this price, act quick if you want to reserve one. Also, don't forget to DM me your link, otherwise I don't know why you are paying lol. You might wonder what kind of deal you are getting as a

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

How to grow from 0 to 3K+ followers in several months? I started my X journey end of last year, I was never active and I didn't know how to start. However, fast forward to today, I am active daily and have learned numerous lessons about what works and what doesn't. Here are 3

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

How to start roasting on X? With or without permission? Here are my tips after earning $5K on X from roasting for 3 months. When starting free, I’m a fan of roasting to receive appreciation and recognition. That requires you to roast with a certain group or fit criteria

Emin Jasarevic

@eminjasarevic

4 months

may you know @lizengco ? do you do roasts/before/after without asking for permission first?

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Guess what? Final spot for $320 sold!! Now my price for individual landing page/logo/product page is officially above $600! I picked $666 as 6 a super lucky number in Chinese culture (Btw, Happy lunar new year everyone! 🥳) 8 slots again and let's see how long it will take

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Just updated a new twitter banner with some previous design in logo, web, app and illustrations. Is it too busy or too vibrant? lol I do work with neon and bright colors a lot because Web 3 and Ai are trendy tech fields. Many ask me if I make my own graphics. I leverage some

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

12 days

Last week, I shared 10 must have design resources with my 90+ newsletter subscribers. Either you are a founders, dev or designers, you will find it helpful. If you missed it, you can also get it here:

10 Must Save Design Resources for Beginners

From a designer with 10+ years of experience

lizeng.beehiiv.com

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Sample landing pages did over the past 6 months. First row: - VC backed startups - Brought $100K+ revenue - Landing pages are just add ons after the product and UX design Second row: - Indie hackers/bootstrapped startups - Brought < $1K in revenue -

fullstack

@DavidFSWD

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@lizengco can you post some samples

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

5 Followers to go before reaching 3K followers. Who will be my lucky 5 followers today? 😊 If you are the first 5, comment below and I will: 1. Follow you back 2. Retweet one of your post 3. Send you one of my most valuable learning that helped me grow on X Appreciate those

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

How many hours of sleep do you need every night? Building a business while being a working mom with young kids is one of the most difficult things I experienced in my life. Recently, my little one entered leap 7, waking up 3-4 times between 1am to 6 am, significantly impacting

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

Today, I hired my first full time designer!! But I am still a part time founder 😅. Initially I always thought my goal was to quit myself, never did I knew I would hired someone full time first. I am usually a risk taker and I like taking bold moves. But as a mom for two

@levelsio

3 months

Same When I did 12 startups in 12 months in 2014 I still had income (although decreasing) from my YouTube music channels that I started in 2008 I'd never quit my job and just live off savings and try build a startup I'd always build side project first then quit job when $$$

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@lizengco

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I gave up on looking for a co-founder. After chatting with several mentors who started and sold agencies, I decided to stop pursuing a co-founder for my studio at this stage. Why is having a cofounder isn’t ideal when building an agency? Here are 4 things I learned from these

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@lizengco

2 months

It was 3:05am, I’m holding my crying baby who just vomited due to constant fever. I called the doctor and they said I can go to ER. I remembered last time going to ER, we spent 6 hours waiting, examining and waiting, but the doctor couldn't do anything. My baby was too young to

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@lizengco

2 months

"When in doubt, bootstrap. Using your own personal resources is the easiest way to start a business. You don’t have to convince investors about the merits of your idea. You just have to convince yourself." --- Ryan Holmes, Co-founder of Hootsuite Who else is bootstrapping?

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

12 inquiries received for $300/M design subscription in 3 days. I try to enter the bootstrapped founders’ market with $300/M design services. This sounds unreal, because one meal with friends in Silicon Valley cost more than that. Thanks to those who keep reminding me that I am

Nassim Loukil

@naslouki

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@lizengco Is that 300 USD? If I've learned anything from @MrNick_Buzz , raise your prices!

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@lizengco

22 days

I am launching my newsletter tomorrow! As someone who loves writing, a newsletter is a perfect form. I have written 100+ pages since I started my X journey. If you enjoyed my content and design tips in the past, consider subscribe: #buildinpublic

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@lizengco

3 months

Happy weekend everybody! I’m taking a break and creating some memories with my boys! 😃 What’s your favorite thing to do to recharge and relax? #buildinpublic #indiehackers

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@lizengco

2 months

March has been difficult for me, and as a result, both my growth on X and the studio slowed down a bit. - Took a 2 weeks break with family - Taking care of my sick little one - Lots of changes in day job (new team, new manager, new scope of work) - Feeling tired (still waking

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@lizengco

3 months

After/ Before for Yellow is my favorite color as it brings hope and brightens the world. Try to bring that "great future" feel to the customers from this site. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

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@lizengco

3 months

Why is a subscription model ideal for female or parent entrepreneurs? In short, it offers the flexibility to allocate time for family and rest during weekends, fostering a balanced life. Allow me to share two experiences as an hourly contractor designer and why I’ve chosen not

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@lizengco

6 months

I plan to expand my organic client reach on X by building connections and providing value. Currently, I’m torn between two directions: A. Focus on critiquing other websites to showcase my expertise. B. Comment and engage with the community, adding value to their

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@lizengco

4 months

I am offering 3 more spots at $140, and next week I am raising the design roasting price to $320/page. If you have a landing page, logo or product page that needs improvement, or just want to reserve a spot in the future, take this chance :) Expect 3-4 weeks on delivery date,

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

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I need to get better at closing deals. Since @callmehouck last shared testimonials for my monthly plan post, I've had numerous inquiries that led to calls. While every indie founder I spoke with expressed interest in signing up for my $2688/m plan, none have followed through

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

From $35→$320, ~ 10X my price in less than 2 months. About 2 months ago, I sold my first website redesign on X for $35 (Thanks @deifosv and @Mbounge_ ) and things started rolling. Then I worked on many logo, landing page and product UX projects at $35, $70 and $140. Today, I

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@lizengco

2 months

10x impression than your followers size I grew to 3K followers in several months and I want to share 3 tips to get you a 10-30X impression than your follower size. I tested the following tips with several posts. The most recent one: 48K impressions (16x my follower size) and I

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@lizengco

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Founders and indie builders under 500 followers, what can I do to help you? 1. Follow you 2. Retweet one of your posts 3. Fulfill a design request from you (under 1h work) Comment below and I will do exactly what you need. #buildinpublic #indiebuilders #founders

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

2 months

"If you can offer a free tier that provides a lot of value, it will naturally help your product to spread much more rapidly." -Melanie Perkins, Co-founder of Canva Free tier is the right strategy for software pricing, what about agencies? Anyone is offering free trial?

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@lizengco

1 month

Before → After hero section for Key lesson: - Serif can be a great fit for content/editorial type of business - Visualization doesn't have to be limited by illustration, subtle color and forms can work @imlaurieowen more to come #buildinpublic

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

How to increase the price from $35 to $8000? Since I started last May, I have set my price around 7K-8K and I don’t intend to lower it on my website. It’s meant for VC backed startups. Not only because I have done many freelance projects above 10K, but

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Mohamad Jr

@Mo_Jarideh

3 months

@lizengco I remember when you were selling slots for 35$ I was following your journey (with my personal account), I was shocked why an expert designer is selling her skills for such a low price but I think it finally worked! I just started my journey, you are a huge inspiration for me Li!

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@lizengco

3 months

I may have the chance to hire the very first full time designer for my studio! Tell me your advice bringing the first FT person onboard. Thank you!!!🙏

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

2 proven pricing strategies that turn $0 to $13K in 3 months. 1. Start free or cheap If your product and service is super valuable that is worth thousands of dollars, I still suggest starting cheap or free to open up the market. Even if you have built a phone that’s way better

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@lizengco

3 months

Before/After hero design for Key lessons: - Visualize key message - Utilize full web width if possible - Create contrast between sections @helloIamWilly already implemented, what a founder speed! #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups #landingpage

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@lizengco

3 months

Spent some time and organized some sample works did last year. What do you think? Though there are many branding and visual design, my studio's main focus is product design for startups. Either web app or mobile app, if you are curious how I can improve

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

New things learned: weekend promotion works too! Indie hackers check X and make purchase decision even on weekends. I am usually not so active on X during weekends due to family plans and kids duties. Just want to test and see if anyone sees + acts on my promo posts on weekends.

Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

I am offering 3 more spots at $140, and next week I am raising the design roasting price to $320/page. If you have a landing page, logo or product page that needs improvement, or just want to reserve a spot in the future, take this chance :) Expect 3-4 weeks on delivery date,

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@lizengco

6 months

Fun facts when you chase growth on X: ➔ When you spend hours planning good content with pic/video, you get a few likes. ➔ But when you randomly share something, you get 10K+ impressions and dozens of followers overnight. Anyone had similar experiences? #buildinpublic

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@lizengco

6 months

Roasting a whole landing page takes time! The hard part is not the design, it's suggesting the copy, creating graphics and make it a complete looking site! In the coming weeks, instead of a whole site, I think I will roast section by section. lol #buildinpublic #uidesign

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

21 days

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” – Steve Jobs Apple taught many other tech companies why design matters. Designers are paid equal to lawyers because how much tech companies valued design. Do you think design matters or not?

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

When the client says: we want a drift bottle concept for the message. From a reference pic to actual vector based UI. Not all product designers can do this. It takes some graphic design/Illustration skills to be a versatile UX/UI designer lol #buildinpublic #web3design

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

5 months

As my growth creates some buzz in the indie and creator community, I hear and see people want to “copy” what I am doing exactly. One thing I've learned in building products is to let your customers and market guide your business decisions and product iterations. Everyone's

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

18 days

4 versions! Guess which one founder picked? Since started designing on X, I'd say 95% of my design is "one shot". Revising 3 times is the max I have done so far lol. Definitely there are lessons to be learned. But I am just happy that @stevebeyatte is happy :) #buildinpublic

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Hero redesign for @kaizenhacker Key lessons - Stick to logo color to enhance brand on website - Visualize 1 key offering (not 6) - Show "spark" and "flow" in visuals support #buildinpublic #indiehackers #startups

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

I got a flat tire this morning after dropping my baby at daycare. 😔 But, when I finish my day, I am totally brighten up because of the sweet messages I get from clients! 😃 I love what I do and I find joy delivering great work to founders and make their product/brand standout

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

5 months

Today marks the first month since I made my first $ on X. Total MRR is $2925. I am considering opening the $140 design improvement slots for only 4 hours between 6-10PM PST tomorrow. If I get 20 spots filled quickly, I will disabled the link immediately. If not, I will close

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

One $688/request slot gone! It's a referral. Despite working for free or $35 to start with, the referral pays my current price! Start low is fine. I am looking to get 2 more monthly clients, who want to take the lowest price and keep it at $1299/M? #buildinpublic #startups

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@lizengco

4 months

Do whatever it takes to showcase your expertise. As I just started on X end of last year, I did more than 20 landing pages in a short period: event booking, budget management, wedding games, dev shops, photo editing services and personal site et, categories that I would never

Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

4 months

Sample landing pages did over the past 6 months. First row: - VC backed startups - Brought $100K+ revenue - Landing pages are just add ons after the product and UX design Second row: - Indie hackers/bootstrapped startups - Brought < $1K in revenue -

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

6 months

Hi Everyone! I am Li, founder of , a design studio that helps founders to launch brand and product. I look forward to grow with this community, give feedbacks, roast your design, and anything I can help :)

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

How to handle clients who disregard contracts and consistently push boundaries? A one-time project can stretch indefinitely if constant iterations, copy revisions, and ongoing queries from the startup's engineers, project managers, and internal design team persist. To address

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

Wow! Waking up, I found 7-8 people already paid! I cannot believe this can sell as it's one of my very first mini testing project on X! Appreciate you all who trusted me! I also realize that I haven't add a deadline for the 30 customers goal: Let's say by Friday Mar 22 5PM

Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

3 months

$0 → $16K: are you interested in my growth tips? Nov 2023: - 100 + followers - Don’t know what to post 😔 - 0 organic clients and $0 from X Mar 2024: 4 Months later - 80K+ impressions 👀 - 3K followers 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 - $16K+ monetized from X 💰 All while working a 9-5 💜, having 2 young

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Li | Design for Startups

@lizengco

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In February, I launched my $1299/M design subscription to indie founders and sold all 3 slots. In March, I took the time to focus on delivering design and managing studio operation. I learned a lot, and my designers definitely goes above and beyond to impress these clients.

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