Getting found
How to get more design agency clients
A client judges your design by your own site first, then your portfolio. Win more by making both outstanding. Here is how.
From £297, live in 7 days, on your own domain.
Get more design agency clients
Where more design agency clients come from
More design agency clients come from making your own site excellent and presenting a strong portfolio. A client judging whether to hire you looks first at the design of your own site, because it is a direct, first-hand sample of your craft, and then at the work in your portfolio. So getting more clients means making your site itself a piece of great design, showcasing your best projects beautifully, and being found by businesses that need design. The agency whose craft is most evident, in its own site and its work, is the one a client hires. This is the trade where your presentation and your proof are the same thing, because you sell design and your own site is designed, so growth flows from letting your craft show, first in your own site and then in the portfolio it frames. It is capability demonstrated, not described.
That show-don’t-tell character is the key. Your product is design, and your own site is a piece of it, so everything is about making that piece, and the portfolio it presents, prove your ability.
Make your own site your best work
The most powerful lever is making your own site outstanding, because it is the first proof a client sees. They judge your craft by your site before any case study, so an agency whose own site is beautifully designed, considered and distinctive wins the trust that a generic, template-looking one loses, and it sets the standard your whole portfolio is judged against. So your site has to be a piece of your best work, not an afterthought, because it sells your craft by being it. A client who sees a beautifully crafted site concludes you can do the same for them, which no claim can achieve, so investing your best design in your own presence is the heart of getting more clients. Let your site prove your ability, and the businesses that value design come to you.
Present a strong portfolio and be found
Your own site proves your craft; your portfolio proves your range, so showcase your best projects beautifully, letting a business see the quality and breadth of what you produce and picture what you would create for them. Case studies that show the thinking and outcome behind the design add substance, proving to a business hiring design for a purpose that your craft solves problems, not just decorates. And being found connects it all: businesses search for a design agency or for the kind of design they need, so a site that ranks for those searches and is itself beautifully designed puts your craft in front of them at the moment they are looking. Getting more design agency clients comes down to making your own site your best work, presenting a strong portfolio, showing the substance behind it, and being found, and a beautifully crafted, portfolio-led site does all of it, which is how an agency turns its own design into won clients.
How it works
From message to live in four steps.
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Message me
Tell me your trade and your town on WhatsApp. No forms to wade through, no call to book.
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£99 to start
A £99 deposit gets your build going and comes off your quote. It covers some of the build time.
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I build it, you see it
I build the whole site, framed around your work, and send it to you finished to look at.
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Pay the rest, go live
Happy with it? You pay the balance, it goes live on your own domain, and it is yours to keep.
What you get
What a design site from me includes.
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Built on spec
I build it first and send it finished. You see the real thing before you decide, not a mock-up.
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Live in 7 days
From the go-ahead, your site is live within a week. No months of back and forth.
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On your own domain
It goes live in your name. You own the site and everything on it, with no lock-in.
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Genuinely fast
Static pages, no WordPress. Fast pages rank better and turn more visitors into calls.
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Found on Google
Built to be found in local search, with the plumbing done properly from day one.
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Looked after
Someone looks after it and changes it when you need. Two small edits a month, your listing kept current.
What it costs
A straight price.
From £297 to build it, first three months of Care included, then £49 a month.
You own the site outright and can stop the monthly plan whenever you like. Hosting is part of Care and Grow, so one of those keeps it online after the first three months, or you host it yourself. See the full pricing.
Common questions
Questions I get asked.
How do design agencies get more clients?
By making their own site excellent and presenting a strong portfolio. A client judges a design agency first by the design of its own site, then by its work, so getting more clients means making your site itself a piece of great design, showcasing your best projects, and being found by businesses that need design. The agency whose craft is most evident wins the client.
What is the single best way to get more design agency clients?
Make your own site your best piece of work, because it is the first proof a client sees. Since they judge your craft by your site before any case study, an agency whose own site is beautifully designed wins the trust a weak one loses. Letting your own site prove your ability is the highest-value thing you can do.
How does my own site win me clients?
Because it is a direct, first-hand sample of your design, so a client who sees a beautifully crafted site concludes you can do the same for them. It is the impression everything else is judged against, so making it excellent proves your capability before you have shown a single project. Your site sells your craft by being it.
How does my portfolio help me get more clients?
Because a client wants to see the range and quality of what you produce, so a strong, well-presented portfolio proves you deliver excellent work across projects. Showcasing your best design lets a business picture what you would create for them, which a claim cannot, so a portfolio presented beautifully, on a beautifully designed site, wins the client.
Do case studies or client work help a design agency get more clients?
Yes, because showing not just the finished design but the thinking and outcome behind it reassures a client you solve problems, not just decorate. Case studies that show how your design met a brief prove your craft has substance, which matters to a business hiring design for a purpose. That depth wins clients alongside the visual quality.
How do businesses find a design agency online?
They search for a design agency or for the kind of design they need, and they judge agencies by their own presentation. A site that ranks for relevant searches and is itself beautifully designed puts your craft in front of businesses looking for design, so being found, through a site that proves your ability, is how you reach them.
Do I need to pay for ads to get more design agency clients?
Not necessarily. Businesses search for design agencies and judge them on presentation, so ranking for relevant searches with a beautifully designed, portfolio-led site can bring clients without paid ads. Ads can add reach, but your own site does the convincing by proving your craft. Build the owned presence first.
Tell me your town and I'll build you a design site on spec, so you can see it before you pay. Or read Get found on Google, see the full pricing, or get in touch.