Many people have gotten their dream jobs on X (formerly known as Twitter) simply from the right client seeing their posts.
As a designer, you must prioritize the reach of your posts. I can brag about getting at least 4-5 potential leads every month. Now, job hunting can be difficult, with having to submit CVs and interviews, but when a potential client stumbles on your work on X, it makes the process so much easier.
By optimizing your X posts, you can significantly increase your visibility and attract potential clients, paving the way for your dream job.
Here are some effective methods to help you achieve this.
1. Creating high-quality content is paramount: Your post should be visually appealing and informative. Remember, Content is the king of X. Share your design process insights, case studies, before-and-after visuals, and design trends analysis. Provide valuable tips and resources for fellow designers and businesses seeking to enhance their user experience.
2. Optimize Timing for Design Community: Post your content when the design community is most active on X; according to my research, some of the best times to post on X are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Early morning hours, typically between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM, can be effective as professionals check their X feeds while starting their workday. The evening, particularly between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, can reach professionals who check their X feeds after wrapping up their workday.
3. Encourage Engagement: Prompt your connections to like, comment, and share your posts. Ask questions, seek opinions, or encourage discussions to foster engagement and increase the visibility of your content.
4. Tweak posts that are already performing well: If there's one thing I have learned, it is that a post that did well years or months ago can do well again, and all you have to do is tweak some things. So, research creators like you who are doing great in the niche and reimagine some of their top posts.
5. Engage with Your Network: Actively engage with your network by liking, commenting, and sharing their posts. Building meaningful connections and fostering engagement within your network can increase the likelihood of your content being reciprocated and amplified.
6. Be Consistent: I saw a tweet about MKBHD, who had only 72 subscribers when he uploaded his 100th video on YouTube. Now, he's the most significant tech creator in the world, with over 18 million subscribers. So, the idea is to stay consistent. Even when you do not have any reach yet, keep on going; the tides will soon turn in your favor.
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A lot of designers would grow faster in agencies than freelancing early on.
6 months in a good agency can change how you design, communicate and handle clients forever.
But NDA will make it look like you’ve been unemployed the whole time 😂.
I know I talk about consistency and discipline being one of the pillars for success. Yes. But see most times it’s not by might nor by power. It’s not by how many hours you show up.
When God grace shows up in your life. What takes 3 months. You achieve it in 3 days. It’s not about speed and who’s better skilled. Christ is all you need.
Every response from God to your prayers is an answer
If God says No, its an answer
If God says Yes, its an answer
If you get no response, its an answer
I think some of you don’t actually research but just want mentors to mentor you. When most things are learnt by trying and failing.
But most of yall want people to hold your hands through everything.
Go out there. Try stuff. And if you fail fail forward.
This was created by ChatGPT 2.0 of my workspace.
Prompt Below. 👇🏾
Generate an SNS-style image that combines magazine-style design with realistic handwritten decorations for a chosen photo subject. Do not place any text or decoration over the main subject of the photo.
Ensure 10-15% margin around the subject. Place all text only in background areas such as walls, tables, or empty space. Fully preserve the subject's texture, depth, and visibility. -- [Title (Required • Magazine Style)] Exactly one title must be included Size should be 2-3x larger than other text Highly readable and attention-grabbing like a magazine headline Position: top center or upper area (avoiding the subject) Keep it short and impactful (10-20 characters) Use one accent color for part of the title Emphasize with handwritten underline, box, or lines -- [Memo Elements (Required)] Include 1-2 elements Styled like sticky notes or paper taped with masking tape Apply light shadow, slight tilt, and subtle distortion Write short phrases (hashtags or one-line comments) Place them in side spaces (left/right margins, wall, table, etc.) -- [Layout Design] Create visual flow centered around the title (Z-shape or circular flow)
Distribute text across top, bottom, left, and right (no random placement) Keep the central subject area completely empty Arrange text along the outer area of the subject without enclosing it If overlap occurs, resize or reposition elements -- [Text Style (Most Important:
Handwritten Texture)] Do NOT use digital fonts Must look like real handwriting Texture Expression Use dry brush, chalk, or slightly broken ink pen effects Lines should be uneven with variations in thickness and opacity Include smudges, breaks, and pressure differences Some strokes may be intentionally incomplete Stroke ends should fade naturally Physical Expression Mimic ink bleeding into paper or wall surfaces Avoid overly clean or perfect lines (intentionally imperfect) - [Text Design Rules] Use size hierarchy (large / medium / small) Default text color: white Use only one accent color Apply variation in stroke weight, shakiness, and ink spread Maintain a balance of neatness and natural roughness like expert handwriting ---[Decorative Elements] Add small icons like hearts, stars, sparkles, or music notes Include 1-2 loose hand-drawn illustrations Use speech bubbles, arrows, and lines to guide the eye Keep decoration style consistent throughout -- [Text Composition] Title: 1 (required) Sub-comments: 4-6 Impressions / evaluations: 2-3 Total: 8-12 text elements --- [Mood] Hybrid of magazine layout and SNS post Rich but well-organized Feels like capturing a moment from everyday life ---[Prohibited (Important)] Uniform or overly clean lines Smooth, font-like text Excessively high-resolution, overly polished text Clustering text in the center Placing text over the subject --- [Final Checklist] Is the subject the most prominent element? Does the title act as the visual focal point? Do the texts have natural ink variation and flow? Is the layout intentional rather than random?
Sometimes it really blows my mind how people will go out of their way to not be on your side.
They’ll see what you’ve created, they know it’s good, they know you, and still… they’ll choose anything but you.
Sometimes they’ll even promote someone doing the same thing as you, not because they genuinely care about it, but just because it’s not you.
And the wild part is, I don’t even think some people realize they’re doing it.
The creator of Claude Code teaches more about vibe-coding in 30 minutes than most tutorials do in hours.
Save this — it'll change how you build forever.
Set a deadline that pushes you, not a reasonable one.
Deadlines force you to meet the version of yourself that only exists under pressure. The one who stops negotiating and starts delivering. You’ve never met that person because you’ve never given them a reason to show up.
You keep protecting yourself from the very compression that would reveal what you’re actually capable of. And deep down, that’s what terrifies you. Not that you’ll fail to meet the deadline. That you’ll meet it and discover you could have been moving at this speed the whole time.
That every year you spent in the comfort of unlimited timelines was a year you chose mediocrity and called it patience. Pick a date. A real and pressing one. Then let the pressure do what your endless preparation never could. That is, force you to become someone who finishes what they started.
At first it will look like it’s over. Multiple rejections. Showing up with no leads. Already broke. Then…
That call, that email that message.
“Are you available for a gig”
“Congratulations “
That feeling is golden.