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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ
Here's a pattern I notice when reviewing business websites.
The homepage tries to say everything.
Every service.
Every achievement.
Every detail.
Instead of helping visitors...
It overwhelms them.
A homepage isn't your entire business story.
It's the beginning of the conversation.
Its job is simple:
โ Capture attention.
โ Build trust.
โ Encourage the next click.
Sometimes, removing sections improves a homepage more than adding new ones.
Less clutter.
More clarity.
Better results.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐?
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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:
โจ Use less AI when applying or posting on the community, please!! People can tell. Make your message sound like you.
๐ Build case studies and show your process.
๐ฏ 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?
great๐๐
what tip can you give to someone new on this platform
Especially that using less AIโฆ people be sounding robotic and fake itโs almost hard to read what they say hereโฆ
thanks for the insight
Over the past two weekends, ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ค๐ I expected to learn about personality types, but instead I learned a lot about communication ๐ซ
My results leaned toward a ๐ดD/๐ตC profile โ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐. It explained many of my leadership and decision-making patterns.
But the biggest takeaway was realizing that not everyone communicates, makes decisions, or responds to feedback the same way. That's the biggest value of the DISC framework
Whether you lead a team, work with clients, or collaborate with others, understanding different communication styles helps you build stronger relationships and avoid unnecessary friction. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ญ
Have you ever taken a DISC assessment?
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ:
๐ Current followers: 624 / 1000
๐ All other metrics remained unchanged
By the way, you can even try exploring your DISC profile with ChatGPT ๐ It won't replace a professional assessment, but if you've been chatting with it for a while, it can already reflect quite a lot about your communication style and give you useful insights.
that's interesting
โข Jul 24
Your website doesn't need more animations.
It needs more clarity.
One of the biggest mistakes I see on business websites is trying to impress visitors instead of guiding them.
Before adding fancy effects, make sure your homepage answers these questions:
๐ Who are you?
Visitors should know who you are and what your business does within the first few seconds.
๐ฏ What problem do you solve?
Don't just list services. Explain the value and outcomes customers can expect.
๐ What's the next step?
Every page should have one clear call-to-actionโwhether that's booking a call, requesting a quote, or making a purchase.
A simple, well-structured website will almost always outperform a beautiful website that's confusing to navigate.
Good design isn't about adding more.
It's about making every click feel effortless.
What do you think is the biggest mistake businesses make on their websites?:
โข 1d
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