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TIL my portfolio site went from 10 visits a month to over 200 after I started posting one case study a week on LinkedIn for 3 months.
I stopped just listing services and started showing the actual problem a client in Tampa had and how I fixed it, which made people actually want to click through. What's the best platform you've found for sharing your work?
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pat_harris1mo ago
So you're telling me the secret to getting people to care is to actually show them what you do? Groundbreaking. I've been posting "I make websites" like a broken robot for two years. Maybe I should try the whole "here's a real problem I solved" thing. Best platform for me is still Instagram, but only because my work looks pretty. For actual clients, boring old LinkedIn seems to be where the money talks.
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margaretr761mo ago
Honestly I've had the total opposite experience with LinkedIn. Tbh it just feels like shouting into a void of other people also shouting. My best clients actually came from just talking about specific coding headaches I fixed in web dev forums. The money followed because they already saw I could solve their exact problem.
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patel.eric1mo ago
It's interesting how different platforms work for different people. In my case, LinkedIn has been where most of my long-term contracts come from, but I had to stop just posting updates and start joining real conversations in the comments. That's where the connections actually happen for me. The forums you mentioned are great for showing deep skill, but I find the clients on LinkedIn are often looking for that ongoing partnership.
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