Hey everyone,
I started planning to start my design subscription business 4-5 months ago. The preparation and launching took me almost 3 months.
What methods I tried
Then I started digging to acquire clients. I tried posting on Linkedin, X, Facebook Page, Reddit, Indie Hackers, Hackernews and some other platforms.
I am also trying FB boosting, Dribbble boosting, and X ads. I tried cold emailing too, but this needs another level of expertise, I think in the future I might hire people to do cold emailing.
Wait I forgot to share my website, here it is ๐ Pentaclay
What methods I might try next
I'll try influencer marketing, shoutouts, and paid featured on various websites in the near future. Maybe after getting 2 more clients. This will help me gain some cash to run these.
How I got my first client
Two months ago a prospect messaged me on LinkedIn. I convinced him to jump into a call, I hadn't released my design subscription website yet.
After two months of back-and-forth communication, and cold follow-ups, finally he subscribed for a 15-day trial subscription for $1090. That's a clear win for me.
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I know taking this long to land a client won't be feasible for this business, but for starting or for may be first 5 clients I need to dig this way.
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Let me know your thoughts ๐ Thanks.
No, why that should be lies?
I've been designing for 11 years now. I've shared my projects in the portfolio.
I shared the accumulated clients that I've been working with. And only shared the numbers that I worked with bigger projects.
Yes for subscription-based I might get the first client, but for a whole 11+ years of experiences, I worked with hundreds of clients and projects.
Maybe I need to rework the wording here. Good catch.