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Moved a client from ClickUp to Notion recently and honestly? Game changer for her.
She and her client were stuck with a flat task list. Everything just... piled in together.
No separation between big picture projects and the day-to-day stuff. It was chaotic to look at, let alone work from.
Built her out a proper workspace in Notion. Everything has a home now. Projects live where projects should, tasks live where tasks should.
She loved it. And she can actually think clearly when she opens it and help her client
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I think we're heading towards a stage where everyone will have their own unique tools and workflows, which they won't even bother sharing or selling, knowing others can simply reverse-engineer and adapt them. Feels like we're entering an era of truly unique creativity.
Minimal packaging is not less work. It’s MORE decisions 🤍
On a recent project, I spent a whole day on one thing: the spacing between two phrases in a label. Nobody will ever notice it. But everyone will feel it.
When there is nothing else on the label, every small adjustment has to carry the brand.
Do you also lose hours on details no client will ever mention? 😅
My first client hired me five months after first seeing my work.
That changed how I read messages like this.
Someone I recently reached out to replied that his current focus was pipeline generation and outbound.
He mentioned that a side project might need some Webflow support later, but for now, he wanted us to stay connected.
A while ago, I would have read a message like this as a dead end.
I'd probably mark the person as uninterested and move on to the next name on my lead sheet.
But my first client taught me to look at networking differently.
Five months!
That experience changed how I look at professional relationships.
Not every conversation needs to turn into a project immediately.
Sometimes people have other priorities. Sometimes the timing isn't right. Sometimes they simply need to know you and your work a little longer.
I'm not assuming this conversation will become a client. And I'm not going to keep pitching someone who has already explained their priorities.
I'd rather build a genuine relationship, take an interest in what they're doing and reconnect when there's a natural reason to.
Not every conversation belongs in your active lead pipeline. Some belong in your relationship pipeline.
Have you ever had a conversation that turned into a client, collaboration or opportunity months later?
What helped you keep that relationship alive?
