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You cannot own a design agency in 2025 and expect to get clients while ignoring ChatGPT, Google, Perplexity, Bing, Gemini, etc. You will get smoked by your competitors, plain and simple. Design agencies on X pretty consistently left $25,000+ per month on the table in 2024. Now they’re doing it again in 2025. It’s already April. Let’s plug that hole right now with no steps left out.

Fair warning: this is a long one. Bookmark it for later.

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Let’s get into it...

No matter how great your work is, if you're not building authority, you’re invisible.

Authority = Backlinks.

Backlinks = rankings.

Rankings = revenue.

How to get them for free:

Guest Posts – Write for design blogs and link back to your work.

Partnership Swaps – Pair up with marketing agencies or freelancers.

Outreach – Contribute to local business or SaaS blogs.

Infographics – “10 UX Mistakes in 2025” still gets links if it looks good.

No time for this? I get it.

Buy clean, niche-relevant backlinks. Check my site if you want it done for you.

SEO/AIO Foundation

Without this, nothing else works.

Fix these first:

Mobile Optimization – 80% of your traffic is on phones. Look good there.

Site Speed – Sub 2-second load times. Use WebP, a CDN, compress everything.

Crawl Errors – No 404s. No broken links. Canonicals set.

Service Pages – Don’t cram it all on one page.

Create pages like:

/brand-identity-design

/ecommerce-website-design

/ux-for-saas-startups

Keyword Strategy = Intent Only

Don’t chase “design agency.”

Go after buyer language.

Examples:

“UX design agency for fintech startups”

“Affordable brand design for SaaS founders”

“Webflow experts for B2B landing pages”

Use a tool like SEO Stuff to find:

Low KD, high CPC

Clear search intent

Commercial-ready queries

Portfolio That Converts

Most portfolios look good but don’t sell.

Here’s what yours should do:

Show business impact → “Mobile sales up 35%” > “Nice UI”

Include mini case studies → Explain before/after

Link out → Back to service pages or blog posts

Design for SEO → Headings, image alts, internal links

Every project = proof.

Local SEO/AIO = Easy Wins

Almost no one does this. Which means you can win it fast.

Set up now:

Google Business Profile – Fill it out, post weekly.

Landing Pages → /web-design-agency-nyc, /design-agency-denver

Citations – Clutch, Yelp, DesignRush

Ask for Reviews – Every time you wrap a project

Dominate your metro. Local traffic = qualified leads.

Content That Pulls Leads

Show your expertise in public.

Examples:

“Top Web Design Trends in 2025 (That Actually Drive Revenue)”

“How to Build a Landing Page That Converts at 8%+”

“How We Helped [Client] Add $80K in MRR With a Redesign”

“Logo Design Pricing: What You Need to Know in 2025”

Link everything:

Blog → Service Page

Service Page → Case Study

Case Study → Lead Magnet

Authority Building

You want authority? Show up in the right places.

Here’s how:

Write guest posts for design, SaaS, or startup blogs

Build data-backed infographics

Partner with devs, marketing pros, and B2B founders

Get featured on podcasts or industry roundups

Even 2–3 backlinks a month adds up fast.

Social Proof That Sells

Design is crowded. Trust wins.

What to add:

Client Quotes – Text or video, doesn’t matter

Data Visuals – “+40% time on site” sells

Badges – Clutch, G2, Google reviews

Before/After – Nothing converts like proof

Technical Optimization

Fix what’s under the hood.

Checklist:

LocalBusiness + Service Schema

Lazy load images

Clean up broken links

Sitemap + robots.txt

Canonical tags for every page

HTTPS + sub-3s speed

Run Screaming Frog monthly. Set it and scale.

Conversion Infrastructure

Don’t just get traffic. Turn it into leads.

Add this:

Primary CTA – “Book a Free Strategy Call”

Short Forms – No 10-field monsters

Lead Magnet – “10 Homepage Mistakes Killing Your Conversions”

Live Chat or Auto-Booking – Make it frictionless

Every click should have a path.

90-Day Plan

Month 1

Fix tech SEO

Create/optimize service pages

Set up Google Business + directories

Launch review system

Month 2

Publish 2–3 blog posts

Add 2–3 optimized case studies

Start link-building (or buy links)

Begin social repurposing

Month 3

Expand local landing pages

Launch a lead magnet

Add email capture + retargeting

Track, test, iterate

Run this for 90 days and your inbound lead gen won’t look the same.

Prefer to stay heads-down on your design work while someone else runs this?

Check my site for a done-for-you, white-glove SEO/AIO solution made for agencies.

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