That Webflow guy…. 🤭

Five years. Five editions. UDC 2026 is here. October 17. Regal Hall, Ikeja. 3,000+ designers. Keynotes. Workshops. Networking. Designers from Kuda, Chowdeck, and some of the best companies on the continent will be there. Partners, our DMs are open. Tickets are live. Get yours before your excuse becomes "I missed it."

I've seen a lot of bosses register for UDC and honestly, I cannot wait to see you guys in Lagos! The founder of @JumpaHQ (@a_nitapounds ) reached out to sponsor 2 creatives who will be interested in attending the @untitledsgnrs conference Note: Those interested please! Drop your email and one reason why you would love to attend. Do well to follow @JumpaHQ Will pick by 6pm🦾

One mistake freelancers make is thinking that getting better at their skill automatically means they’ll make more money. If I am to start from zero today, here is how I will approach things differently Most creative freelancers fall into the trap of thinking sharper skills automatically mean a bigger bank account naa my breakthrough happened when I started studying businesses, following company founders, and attending conferences back-to-back. I travel most times to other states for conferences, and sitting at the intersection of high-level craft and commercial strategy taught me a lot!! And here are the shifts that happened. I started treating business acumen as half of my primary craft: instead of spending 100% of my time sharpening my creative tools or artistic technique, I would dedicate equal time to studying business fundamentals.  I'd actively follow founders, growth strategists, and business thinkers, attend industry conferences, and immerse myself in sales and marketing. Shifting my mindset from purely "creating design or art" to "solving commercial problems" changed everything for me. Operating on both tracks, creative mastery and business execution, is where true leverage and scale happen. These are few activities i really took so seriously;  🔻 I Shifted from pricing deliverables to pricing business outcomes; clients don't pay high retainers or project fees for a logo, a piece of code, or a video edit; they pay for revenue growth, elevated market positioning, and efficiency.  Instead of charging flat rates based on estimated labor, I would learn to run strategic discovery calls that uncover what a project is worth to the client’s bottom line, then price according to that value. When pinning conversations on the outcome instead of time, you can charge huge! 🔻I built distribution before I felt ready; Relying entirely on word-of-mouth creates a cycle that keeps freelancers trapped in survival mode. From day one, I publicly document my process, share breakdown case studies, and build a dedicated personal case foe each project across content channels and boom, conversion flew! 🔻 I systematized client acquisition into a daily, non-negotiable routine; Most freelancers search for new work only after a client project finishes, leading to unpredictable income gaps. You go wait till when the money is finished before you start to de fine the client? Okay!! He he... This last one helped me so massively!!! 🔻I started treating client pipeline management like an essential daily operational task, dedicating fixed time every week to warm outreach, follow-ups, standardizing pitch assets, and building long-term industry relationships regardless of current workload. And trust me, the effort is paying me so well! This and more I will be sharing on the freelancers' money room this Friday at no cost to help 2000 African freelancers in partnership with Goflex get your space below. I hope you grabbed one or 10? Do X10 this week!.

We can now have touch screens on our existing MacBooks 😍😍