Day 3 of 100: The Journey to 2026 Growth! I see this scenario play out almost every week: 1. A cl...

Day 3 of 100: The Journey to 2026 Growth! I see this scenario play out almost every week: 1. A cl...Day 3 of 100: The Journey to 2026 Growth! I see this scenario play out almost every week: 1. A cl...

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Stefan Schilder

pro

• Jan 14

Day 3 of 100: The Journey to 2026 Growth! I see this scenario play out almost every week: 1. A client invests in a stunning new website. 2. The designer makes it look premium. 3. The developer makes it lightning-fast. 4. The ads specialist turns on the traffic.

And then? Silence.

The ads are running, the money is being spent, but the dashboard shows 0 conversions. Is the website bad? Are the ads wrong? Or is the tracking just broken?

My advice to Designers & Developers: don’t forget to tell the client they need tracking. When you hand over a project, always ask: "Who is responsible for the tracking implementation?" If no one is responsible, that marketing budget isn't an investment, it's a gamble.

Let’s talk about the "oh no" moments in the comments! 👇

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Stefan Schilder

pro

• Jan 14

I'm not kidding. A couple of hours ago I received a Call from a potential client in South-Africa. They made an amazing website, the ads are running, but the client isn't happy. The cause: they didn't measure the conversions. That's when I get a call to fix the...

Victor Elera

max

• 1d

Being a freelancer and building my branding studio, I am kinda used to doing stuffs myself, but at this point I now understand that I need to just outsource some things, even if I have some knowledge on it, I believe the experts know better, getting an SEO/GEO expert for my website, will be working with an SM manager for my IG and LinkedIn and UGC creator for a new product I am launching (Productivity Calendar), I am really excited about this phase

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Ivan Pozdnovskii

• 2d

My best work means clients won't be back anytime soon. Sounds like bad business, but it's actually what clients need. For example, a client asked me to create a CTA section for their seasonal sale on their Shopify store. What did I do? I developed a flexible, reusable section that can be used as a CTA banner or page header. I built it with Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Store admins have full control through the theme editor — no code changes are needed. They can update content, adjust styles, and choose semantic tags for SEO. They can also control how videos load. The section adapts to different needs while maintaining performance and accessibility. Will this client call me before the next seasonal sale, or will they set it up themselves in minutes?

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Anastasiya Pavlyk

• 1d

The opening is very provocative 🔥

Maia Anderson

pro

• 2d

on Saturday i celebrated my 27th birthday 🥹 birthdays always make me reflect, and this year i’ve been thinking a lot about my career journey. 21: started a business as a junior in college in the middle of a global pandemic. 24: transitioned and said yes to corporate. 27: betting on myself again! careers aren’t linear. they evolve. and if you’re paying attention, every season is preparation for the next. the best advice i can give any early professional: treat every job and company you work for like it’s yours. serve with excellence, build like you own it, care like your name is on the door. because one day, it might be! and you’d hope someone gave your business that same respect. 1/2