Most startups don’t have a lead problem…
They have a follow-up problem.
I’ve worked with early-stage teams where leads come in, but nothing happens after the first contact. No structure, no tracking, no consistent follow-up.
That’s how opportunities get lost.
What I do is help fix that-by creating simple systems to track leads, manage conversations, and follow up consistently until they convert.
Still early in my journey on Contra, but I’ll be sharing more about lead generation, outreach, and how startups can actually turn prospects into customers.
That's a fib, but here's a truth, you sell more when you fit into your customers' routines.
Need an example? Afters is for finding underground parties in Berlin. There are so many ways people can find parties from Resident Advisor to posters on lampposts.
The easy CTA for a brand like Afters is "Find Underground Parties in Berlin".
Short, clear, to the point,
But most people already search on Resident Advisor, how would that line convince them to change their behaviour and search Afters? Unfortunately being a "cooler" app doesn't motivate many people.
With a clear strategy, I delivered a way in that RA could never hope for.
Afters pulls from sources where line ups are posted last minute or after the event – Telegram groups, fan websites, Soundcloud – and being for people in the scene, they're the kind of folk who go to a party for the vibe and look up DJs after the fact.
So I did the opposite of what you'd expect.
If you want to know who you just danced to, ask Afters.
Instead of competing to be the place to find parties in the future, I found a key moment the target audience has a problem that Afters is uniquely positioned to solve and built the strategy around it. No one can compete, because no one else works like Afters.
Automation doesn't mean making your business complicated.
It means removing the repetitive work that keeps you busy.
Whether you run a coaching business, real estate company, online course, agency, cleaning service, gym, or e-commerce brand, there are usually parts of your workflow that can happen automatically.
A new lead fills out a form → their information is saved → they receive the right email → the team gets notified → the lead enters the right pipeline → follow-ups happen automatically → once they book or buy, the next step starts.
The same idea can work for onboarding, appointment reminders, abandoned leads, customer follow-ups, course access, payments, email marketing, reviews, reporting, and more.
The goal isn't to automate everything.
It's to identify the parts of your business that happen repeatedly and build a system that handles them consistently, while you focus on the work that actually needs you.
I build these systems using tools like GoHighLevel, Kajabi, Make, Zapier, n8n, email platforms, CRMs, forms, payment systems, and AI automation.
What part of your business are you still doing manually that probably shouldn't be?
Building my freelance journey as a brand identity and packaging designer has been a learning experience. Every project, connection, and conversation is another step forward.
I’m curious, for those of you on Contra, how much attention do you pay to your Discovery Score, and what have you found actually helps improve your visibility on the platform?