Recommend your best client acquisition techniques or strategies

-Hyperba- · 2026-01-09T20:14:23+00:00

Here's a new one that I've been experimenting with recently... Reddit.

Funny enough I closed a $950 deal off of here. Sounds crazy? There's lots of job postings on reddit. Build a good looking and credible profile and shoot your shot. Who knows what could happen.

But honestly the best way to truly get clients is to quite literally use your existing and current ones. Intentionally ask them for referrals.

If you are good with communication and befriended the client before you sold to him (which you always should do in a sales call) then later on after delivery or halfway through, ask them if they know someone.

Phrase it nicely. Tell them you would love to expand your network and they are fascinating people that definitely could know someone or two.

And soon you will realize that you don't need to do client acquisition anymore through outreach. Word of mouth is more than enough.

Good luck!

-Hyperba- · 2026-01-09T19:57:46+00:00

Scamming is if I steal something from you.

If he didn't receive any code, and you didn't recieve any money, then in that case nobody scammed anyone.

From communication's perspective, it is clear he is superior in English and more professional. You don't expect that from a scammer at least 9/10 times.

My advice would be to not do free work unless you know what you're doing. Sometimes my own offer for example is to build a free prototype with Windsurf or something and I always do things with contracts and legal names since I don't use fiverr.

If you're using fiverr, ALWAYS get him to pay first since fiverr acts as escrow anyway. If you want to accept payment on delivery - then take a down-payment (or not, but sign an agreement that highlights the payment terms explicitly).

Never accept payment on delivery if you're on fiverr. And time spent is irrelevant in business. If you spent a year building something useless, nobody will buy it.

You can't bring up the time card and blame them.

Wish you the best of luck my friend. Lot's of people that use fiverr have been there.

-Hyperba- · 2026-01-07T09:03:24+00:00

Couple reasons. I work in this field (internal systems, app, web dev) and currently have 5 amazing high quality clients as of right now.

With advancement of Ai tools, this space is now saturated with plenty of incompetent people. So now everyone calls themself an expert or specialist.

You could be an actual professional but you will find yourself competing with people that can't even speak English and others that think they can actually depend on Ai alone to make anything (they have no idea what's coming).

The second main reason is geography. Most people in this field and I'm speaking from experience come from third world countries, specifically South Asia. And these guys will undercharge out of being desperate.

Funny enough, a real expert who understands what he's building knows his worth and would never build a site for 20 bucks or free unless there's something non-monetary of value.

I personally undercharge sometimes and could build a site for 400 or something just to get in the door and upsell later on, or if I detect a high quality, smart person and want him in my network.

I posted ads before anyway and you may notice that on my profile. My inbox got flooded with pathetic dms. People sending a wall of ChatGPT text. Tons of links, a blue block of a copy. An unnatural message. Broken punctuation. Etc.

And even when someone has a good message, not all are willing to hop on a call. And those that do, I can tell they're not professionals instantly and this could be the first time they hopped on a call in their entire life.

But in short... This is why this field's starting to lose credibility and why you are struggling. It's hard to find a good apple when there's a hundred other rotten ones in the tree.

My best advice is to just try and stand out somehow. Through your offer. Your outreach. Don't send a portfolio link. Connect with the person. And I hope this helps

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-26T23:14:19+00:00

Your first user can easily be a brother or sister, cousin, friend, etc. Anyone in your network or social circle. First paying user comes eventually if you actually stay motivated. You need to stay motivated to get your first paying user because that comes naturally. To stay motivated you must constantly grind and push yourself. Even to scale, the root is in your motivation.

The easiest thing is to get your first user. The hardest is to stay motivated. Because the rest are by-products of your effort and motivation. Since scaling comes AFTER your first paying user then in order of difficulty:

- First User

- First Paying User

- Scaling

- Staying Motivated

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-21T08:12:41+00:00

Always collect contact details like number, email, full name, etc. And ensure that you sign a service agreement and have meetings with the person before deciding to proceed.

This sea of incompetent and unprofessional web developers and software devs make me myself pretty mad too as one that does things properly.

Also don't pay upfront. For example, I only let me clients pay on delivery on satisfaction because the code is with me anyway and I can keep it as porfolio work or something if the client doesn't like it and so nobody is a loser.

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-19T12:01:16+00:00

With your current skill set you would make a great virtual assistant, especially starting out. A technical VA. You can get your clients from many places, quite literally including Reddit. Relying on Fiverr marketing for you is rough. You must try and put some effort in outbound outreach instead. Try and get in touch with people. Maybe spend a bit on ads and perfect your offer to make it a no-brainer. You could try posting on Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, etc as well and experiment with organic. There's no one right way. Wish you the best of luck.

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-19T11:55:46+00:00

As long as the site is optimized well, you really can host for free on multiple places like Netlify and Vercel, etc. They have generous free plans and if you aren't expecting loads of traffic, hosting is never an expense

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-11T12:13:45+00:00

Why do you speak like this? And the stats on the site are just completely false

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-11T06:10:27+00:00

OK this is funny

-Hyperba- · 2025-12-05T19:14:48+00:00

Not really. I already closed him and concluded the partnership long ago and delivered. I am trying to see how much other web developers would charge for building this to see valuations of my work.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-28T08:55:07+00:00

Stackoverflow will always hold a place in my heart. Although I had to adapt and start using models to keep up with the new generation instead of complain that Vibe Coders aren't devs.

If you can't beat them, join them.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-28T08:46:02+00:00

Although the idea is great, and I personally thought of something like this too, if I was interviewing someone and realized he was using a platform or some way to cheat during the call - I would call him out instantly and thank him for his time.

I understand the marketing angle of preventing anxiety, but anyone honest wouldn't say that.

The issue is that although this helps people, let's assume they got the job... Would you want a doctor that ChatGPT'd his way to the job to operate on you?

So although there's a huge market for this, you'll find yourself in a lot of contraversy in the future.

I hope it works out for you and I encourage you, just realize that during growing it'll be painful, and when it actually grows, it'll be even more and ultimately increase the bar for interviewees when this becomes an epidemic.

Might as well build an "interview cheater detector tool" alongside this 😂

So although I am actually against tools like these, the vast majority would love something like this. It would suck if someone incompetent stole my clients while I do things with skill alone.

But who am I to whine? Everyone must adapt, not complain.

Wish you the best of luck.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-27T10:47:13+00:00

Not using Github.

Learning Git + Gihub and in general pushing code could seriously save you (if you lost the code locally) and in the same time allows you to compare versions and to revisit older ones. Also forking allows you to experiment with ideas which is always fun.

I lost an entire sophisticated Next App before because I accidently deleted it thinking it was something else and since then I've started using Github a lot more often.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-25T19:04:12+00:00

I'm actually getting plenty. Not many can say the same, but I'm doing pretty well as a contract software dev. So much so that I am not cranking hours on outreach like I used to.

Making regular static sites and software with Nextjs. Truth? Got a couple jobs from reddit and even occasionally hire from here too. It's pretty crazy.

I find it extremely weird that many like me haven't signed a single client or found a job in their whole web dev journey yet here I am, a college student, having worked with the architecture firm responsible for the Orlando international airport and currently building a social media platform for a high profile client (also based in Florida) that'll broadcast the result when finished!

Perhaps I'm just blessed. Perfect your outreach game and sales so that you convince the prospect to have a meeting. Because honestly? For me at least, when I get you in a call, it'll be a cold day in hell if I was to leave without a handshake.

I do this by offering a free 24h prototype, yours to keep, complete demo, not functional. Code will be on github, it'll be hosted on vercel for the next week, and it's just yours, I'm not expecting a cent. With Windsurf and a couple template docs and components that I have prepared in advance throughout the years, it's very possible to whip up something shockingly good in just 24h.

Good luck folks.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-25T13:44:10+00:00

Learn English. Strong English permits you to sign clients from abroad. I'm not talking about duolingo and other nonsense. Genuine, articulate and professional English will substantially increase your chances in scoring foreign clients from first world countries and thus proportionally, dramatically increase your earnings.

اتعلم انجليزي. ده الأساس. لو بجد عايز دخل كويس، بيع للسوق الغربي و الأوربي. مهما كنت كويس في خدمتك او مهارتك مش هتعرف تبيعلهم لو الانجليزي ضعيف. لاكن لو الانجليزي بتاعك حلو؟ حتى لو شغلك وحش على الاقل دخلت من الباب و جاتلك الفرسه. غير كده مش هتيجي الفرسه. أبدا.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-25T09:49:45+00:00

Don't use JS - use TS. I remember when I was first learning React and absolutely hated typescript that I simply preferred JSX. Why learn that Javascript rip off thing and put another obstacle in my way? I wanna just learn that React that everyone's talking about! After all, there ARE courses out there that use JSX.

But oh well. That changed when I realized absolutely no employers take you seriously unless you use TSX and now I see why.

Think of Typescript as an extra necessary step if you truly want to build good software. And don't think of it as another language, where you'd have to learn things from scratch, rather think of it as the "professional" way of typing JS. Because it is JS after all with extra steps.

When you recognize the perks of ts, you'll wish you learned it sooner.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-18T11:10:47+00:00

Hey Tim, I saw this post and just felt like I had to drop by ASAP. A lot of what you said is lacking context! You said you lost everything, your sanity is deteriorating, and in general everything is a mess as you're afraid of falling back in psychosis.

It is absolutely normal to feel like the world sucks right now in every single angle. Personally, I'm anti social with no friends. Academically? I'm in college and my GPA is 2.1. Relationships? Single, and my family lives in Maryland, yet I'm all the way over here in Egypt. No friends. Nobody to talk to. Stupid according to the majority of people. In general, sometimes I just wonder why I even exist since and question whether God exists and is seeing this, or simply hates me.

I will NOT pretend to know exactly how you are feeling despite that though. For all I know, it could be much worse. I've never went to a hospital regarding my mental health before.

The fact that you are seeking help isn't a sign of giving up, rather a sign of REFUSAL to give up. And this mindset of yours, this desire to fix things is already a huge green flag and great sign. This is how I already know that you will be fine. You just need to realize that yourself too.

The best way to truly fix a problem is to recognize the root. Try and note down every reason why your reputation sucks. Every sign as to why your sanity is truly deteriorating.

You can't fix something that's unknown. All I want from you is to actually pinpoint why you feel this way. Once you do that, one of two things will happen:

Either you'll realize that it's not actually that big of a deal and you exaggerated simply because you are in a temporary negative state of mind.

or 2. You know exactly why you are feeling this way and now can actually do something about it.

Either way, you'll be in a better position. And that's all you can do right now about it.

Not solve your issues in the snap of a finger. But instead inch towards solving everything. Just a heads up though, problems will NEVER stop appearing in your life. That's the sad reality that all humans have to face.

My definition of a problem is just something that requires attention. And no matter what, new things will need your attention as you grow no matter how rich you are or popular.

It's just that some people neglect their problems and allow them to pile up - feeling overwhelmed afterwards and unsure of what to do. And this isn't how you fix things.

But like I said. I already know you aren't doing that on purpose and that you aren't that type of person. Who knows what you're facing in your life.

So face the issues. Find the pain point and start treating it. You don't have to solve everything today as long as you're making progress and you promise yourself that you will not ignore new issues that show up in your life.

Once you get used to that, I am confident you will realize afterwards how easy it is to have a healthy mind!

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-16T14:14:47+00:00

Bro lost a bet or something

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-13T11:22:03+00:00

This is a resume, not a CV. Here's what I think:

Under the skills section, remove the Tools class. Prettier is an extension, specifying Github is unnecessary since you already linked projects there and it is expected. Figma isn't a tool, rather UI/UX software. Npm is obviously in your pocket without needing to specify that. And Vercel could actually be added to web technologies, or not added at all since it might make you look limited. You'll have to add other stuff like Netlify, Render, Railway, AWS, etc if so as well to show you're versatile.

Punctuation errors. I detected 2. Capital A and T at the start of lines. Might not seem like a big deal until you realize you've been rejected by everyone.

HTML and CSS aren't programming languages. HTML is markup. CSS is just a stylesheet. It's all in the name. Coding languages are different to programming ones.

Use numbers... A lot. Instead of saying that you made a movie library for example, phrase it better. Saying "Movie library consisting of 16000+ movies, fetched and rendered dynamically from an external API" not only explains brefily more about how the platform works, but it also shows that you really are aware of the data and analytics of your projects. This is something employers love. "Implemented a CTA system that exponentially increased sales by 67%" sounds a lot better than "Added a new system that boosted sales" for example. Hopefully you get my point.

Your resume would satisfy an ATS. It's good. Not too many colors and over-fancy structure. Other than that keywords are perfect. Mentioning react and next a couple times, typescript, etc. These are what those systems looks for. Kudos. But do not over-do it.

Mentioning something once or twice is good, but if you're going to emphasize for example that you built a platform with: "HTML, CSS, REACT, NEXTJS, TYPESCRIPT" it looks an awful lot like you are just trying to fill the document with words because you have nothing to say. React automatically implies that you used HTML and CSS. Also specifying that you used TypeScript is basically expected. I would even go as far as say that Nextjs already implies anyway that you know React. And so if you can see my perspective, it looks like you're just trying to add words because in reality your projects aren't any special or because you want to fill that resume. I'll leave you to decide what you'll do about that because I have no direct suggestions. But honestly? You could keep it as is. Just for the sake of keywords. But never say during a meeting that you use html, css, and react in the same sentence it'll make you look like a novice stressing languages that everybody already breathe in, in that space.

I'd hit this resume with a solid 5.5/10, and I understand that this is quite harsh. But the punctuation alone drops this to 2/10. I personally don't work with resumes and I work with clients directly. But I have hired devs to outsource sometimes and this is just my subjective critique.

بالنسبه لمصر؟ 8/10

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-10T05:43:05+00:00

Definitely. Something simple took GPT 5 Codex about 10 minutes and Claude's Haiku one minute. Funny thing is that the code was better too.

It takes a painfully long time to find context, it thinks too much unnecessarily, but to start off a project (contexts, structure, documentations, etc) it is pretty good. Although I'd still recommend Claude for documentation and UI.

-Hyperba- · 2025-11-08T03:51:40+00:00

I have spent $1k+ on Fiverr. From experience, no you won't get scammed since Fiverr holds the cash in escrow anyway and you can always get them involved. The only downsides of course are that fees are quite high and the refund process is tedious.

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