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Your next post doesn’t need to serve everyone.
It just needs to help one person clearly.
You start thinking:
→ Who is this for?
→ What type of content should I make?
→ Is this educational enough?
→ Is this personal enough?
→ Is this even relevant?
And suddenly, creating one post feels like trying to solve a 1000 piece strategy puzzle before breakfast
When that happens, I think the best thing you can do is go back to the basics.
Don’t write for “your audience.”
Write for one person (as if you're speaking to them + how you can help them):
→ The person who is one step behind you.
→ The person asking a question you already figured out.
→ The person who needs the reminder you wish someone gave you earlier.
→ The person who is overwhelmed, confused, stuck, curious, or trying to make a better decision.
So when you don’t know what to post, ask:
Who can I help today?
Then write to them
When you talk to your past self, the tone naturally shifts from lecturing to actually helping.
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I get a lot of comments like this one, and I wanted to share a few things I've learned about getting clients on Contra:
✨ Use less AI when applying or posting on the community, please!! People can tell. Make your message sound like you.
📖 Build case studies and show your process.
🎯 Apply only to projects that genuinely match your skills and portfolio. Fewer, better applications beat sending dozens.
And one more thing... I don't land every job I apply for and when I have a very slow month, I use that time to improve my portfolio and keep showing my work. Eventually, the right clients find me.
What advice would you add?
great🎉🎉
what tip can you give to someone new on this platform
Especially that using less AI… people be sounding robotic and fake it’s almost hard to read what they say here…
thanks for the insight
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This week, I shifted my focus from layouts to product storytelling.
I spent time studying the landing pages of Notion, Granola, Metronome, and Anthropic, looking beyond the visuals to understand how they communicate their products.
One pattern kept appearing.
The hero section did most of the heavy lifting.
It introduced the promise, made it clear who the product was for, and used the product itself to reinforce the message. Instead of trying to explain everything, the interface answered many of the questions I had before I even started reading the rest of the page.
The sections that followed simply built on that promise. Whether it was showcasing the solution, demonstrating how the product empowers users, reinforcing trust through testimonials, or ending with a clear call to action, every section had a purpose.
My biggest takeaway?
You don't need to talk about everything on a landing page.
Decide what's most important to your audience. Make your hero section communicate that promise with clarity, then let the product visuals prove it. The rest of the page should reinforce that promise by showing how your product helps people achieve the outcome they're looking for.
That's what I'll be taking into my next design.
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