Helping Agency Owners & B2B Founders close 2-10 clients on Linkedin in the next 180 days (Or You Don't Pay).

I help founders turn Linkedin into a consistent lead-gen channel. 2M+ b2b revenue generated, case studies attached below.

Naim Ahmed

3 weird ways to get more clients on Linkedin (this will be controversial)...

All things we've tested for clients:

1/ Post 2x a day

This will not decrease your reach. If you can manage this level of output, I guarantee your impressions overall will shoot up.

2/ Put links in posts

Add links to your posts. These can go to lead-magnets, booking links and other pieces of long-form content where you can sell your services in more depth.

3/ Stop commenting on big influencers

Focus 80% of your comments on ideal prospects, 20% on other creators.

Show up in prospects world and “warm” them up before sending a DM.
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What other weird tip would you add?

One of my clients is getting the most engagement he's ever gotten on Linkedin.

The funny thing is...

11k impressions is actually low when you compare it to 100k+ impressions screenshots gurus share.

However, there is a BIG difference here.

My clients impressions are HIGH QUALITY views from HIGH QUALITY prospects.

8 and 9 figure eCom founders are seeing his posts regularly and engaging.

He's posting niche insights about eCom that make his expertise undeniable.

He's NOT going viral with stories about his cat.

He's NOT spamming giveaways every day.

He's building real authority.

That's why he's winning.

Linkedin outbound tip:

If you're sending automated outreach, your goal is NOT to trick people into thinking you sent it manually.

Your goal is to make the message/offer so good that they DON'T CARE if it's automated or not.

Prospects respond because they WANT that you have.

Offer > Fake Personalisation.

Day 1 on Linkedin? Here’s what I’d focus on:

1. Study competitors & observe what’s working
2. Send some connections to your ICP
3. Start conversations daily 5 with ICP & 2 with peers

No engagement pods. No 100 comments a day. No 2 posts a day.

Study what content performs and take notes.

Think about how you could things better/differently.

Then, connect with a few prospects and shoot some DMs.

Get used to reaching out to decision makers via chat.

Network with creators and build a relationship or two.

This'll give you a foundation, now you can start posting and sky is your limit.

"Don't post on Linkedin on Sunday"... is dumb advice.

As I've been prospecting wealthier buyers...

I've realised they are SUPER busy during the week.

But, evenings and weekends they a have a lil more time.

Many of them use Sunday to prepare for the week ahead.

They scroll more on Linkedin that day.

Respond to some emails, DMs that are less urgent.

Make the most of this.

Don't assume Linkedin is dead on Sundays.

I'd argue it's very much alive and well, ESPECIALLY if your buyers are busy c-suite decision makers.

Post as normal, shoot your shot in the DMs as normal.

You'll book way more meetings.

Employee Generated Content is the BIG opportunity in 2026.

I’ve been working with orgs on this since late 2024 and it’s only getting bigger.

Just imagine you’re able to build multiple personal brands across your whole executive team.

. CEO generating thousands of impressions.
. CMO/CSO generating thousands of impressions.
. VP Marketing generating thousands of impressions.

All building influence and promoting the company.

. CEO shares strategies & the journey.
. CMO shares marketing behind-the-scenes.
. Sales director talks sales process optimisation.

Collectively you can easily break 50-100k impressions a week.

On the backend you can monetize in multiple ways...

For example, each c-suite exec could promote a singular bi-monthly webinar and all content from Linkedin could be pushed here.

Imagine the sheer number of prospects you could attract.

The amount of pipeline you could drive.

The amount of demos you’d book.

All for free.

This is the future.

What do you call founders that outsource all their outbound to AI-SDRs?

Poor.

Obviously this is a joke, but it’s rooted in reality.

A lot of leaders feel like the ENTIRE sales process needs be automated IMMEDIATELY.

Which means they end up with AI-Agents sending bad outreach at scale.

Basically a mass public humiliation ritual.

I’m a big believer in putting in a little work to figure out a system that works THEN automate parts of the process.

All while maintaining human touch-points, so you can stand out.

As the world becomes more obsessed with automating everything with AI-agents.

It’s easier than ever to stand out by showing up as a REAL human that's willing to do the unscalable.

Had a chat with a Linkedin creator with 13,000 followers and 100s of likes on his posts...

We went back & forth in the DMs and I asked him: "how many calls you booking for your agency on Linkedin?"

His answer: 0

"How much revenue generated from your content?"

His answer: 0

All his likes were from peers, pods and other marketers.

He had no systems to turn his followers into calls.

A few days later I had a catch up with an old client

He has way less followers, way less likes.

He told me he’d made $15k that week, alone.

Getting likes & getting paid are 2 COMPLETELY different skill-sets.

P.S. Most of my clients like Umair, Noah, Nicolas and many more ALL have audiences on the smaller side but book calls consistently. Living proof it’s not your follower count holding you back. It’s your sales system.

99 Styles, 1 Goal: I Help Brands Pop with Pixel-Perfect Designs!

You’re amazing at what you do!!
But your online presence doesn’t show it.

You're a coach or founder with real impact,
Yet your LinkedIn, website, and messaging feels... off.

→ It’s scattered.
→ It’s unclear.
→ It’s not doing justice to your brilliance.

And you know that in today’s world,
If your brand isn’t working for you,
You’re leaving visibility, credibility and clients on the table.

You’ve tried fixing it.
Maybe updated your profile.
Hired a freelancer.
Posted a few times.

But the results?
Inconsistent. Forgettable.
Definitely not the authority-building presence you envisioned.

You deserve more than templates and surface-level edits.
You deserve a BRAND that feels like you.
And works for you 24/7.

I’m Zeba Mirza, Founder of The Dezine Hive.
I help coaches and founders turn their story into authority online through profile positioning, LinkedIn strategy, website storytelling, and audience-aligned messaging.

⭐5/5 client feedback
⭐95% retention rate
⭐100+ personal brands built
⭐Custom-crafted strategy + standout visuals
⭐ No fluff. No copy-paste. Just clarity and impact.

Let’s make your brand the most powerful introduction you’ve ever had.

👇 Grab your Free Brand Audit from my Featured section.

Zeba Mirza

Two people wake up to the same 24 hours.
One moves forward. One stays stuck.

The difference?
Priorities.

I use the “Two Jars” visual to explain this.

Jar 1:
Sand first.

Emails.
Notifications.
Low-impact meetings.
Other people’s urgencies.

Then pebbles.
Admin tasks.
Minor requests.
Quick wins.

And when it’s time for the rocks?

There’s no space left.

The rocks are the things that actually change your trajectory:

→ Health
→ Skill building
→ Strategic thinking
→ Long-term projects
→ Relationship building
→ Difficult but necessary decisions

They get postponed. Again.

Now Jar 2.

Rocks first.

You protect thinking space.
You block time for deep work.
You schedule strategy before status updates.
You decide what matters before the world decides for you.

Then pebbles fit around it.
Then sand fills the rest.

Everything fits.

Because priorities are not about what is urgent.
They are about what is important.

Most professionals don’t lack time.
They lack priority discipline.

They confuse activity with progress.
Noise with impact.
Motion with direction.

Leadership starts when you stop reacting
and start choosing.

Your calendar is a mirror.

It shows what you value.
Not what you say you value.

So ask yourself:

What are your 3 rocks this quarter?
And are they scheduled… or just wished for?

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Your “big vision” is probably the reason you’re stuck.

Not because it’s wrong.
But because it’s comfortable.

It lets you dream about the pyramid
without laying a single brick.

Most professionals fall in love with the outcome.

The title.
The recognition.
The finished version of themselves.

But they avoid the part that actually builds it:

Looking small.

Because starting small feels embarrassing.

→ One awkward post.
→ One imperfect proposal.
→ One conversation you’re not fully ready for.
→ One version of you that isn’t impressive yet.

That’s the brick.

And that’s the part most people skip.

You don’t need more clarity.
You don’t need more confidence.
You don’t need another plan.

You need friction.

Momentum isn’t built at the top of the pyramid.
It’s built at the bottom.

Brick by brick.
Repetition by repetition.
Day by day.

Have a big vision.
But detach from the fantasy of the finished product.

Start where it’s visible.
Start where it’s imperfect.
Start where it’s uncomfortable.

Because the only people who ever reach the top are the ones who were willing to look small in the beginning.

💬 What’s one brick you’ve been avoiding because it feels “too small”?

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90% of professionals believe they’re “doers.”

Most are just busy talkers.

Every workplace has the same 3 people.

1️⃣ Critics

They sit back.
They evaluate.
They highlight flaws.

“That’s not how we’ve done it.”
“That won’t work.”
“That’s risky.”

They feel sharp.
But sharpness without movement changes nothing.

2️⃣ Talkers

They thrive in meetings.
They speak in big ideas.
They use confident language.

Vision.
Strategy.
Alignment.

But when execution gets messy?

Silence.

3️⃣ Doers

They don’t perform productivity.
They produce outcomes.

They act before everything is perfect.
They take ownership when things break.
They move even when it’s uncomfortable.

Here’s the part people don’t like hearing:

Careers don’t stall because of critics.
They stall because of hesitation disguised as thinking.

Critics observe.
Talkers explain.
Doers decide.

And decision is leverage.

So ask yourself:

When something needs to happen…
Do you add commentary?
Or do you create momentum?

Be honest.

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Most people think their future is already decided.
That belief quietly ruins decades.

What is decided…
is everything behind you.

Look closely at this image.

Every black line?
A path that could have been.
A version of life that’s now closed.

Not because you failed.
But because you chose.

And here’s the part most people miss:

Today isn’t a dead end.
It’s a filter.

The past narrows your options.
The future expands them.

From this exact moment forward:
* You’re not limited by who you were
* You’re not trapped by old decisions
* You’re not defined by paths you didn’t take

You only have one real responsibility today:

Choose intentionally.

Because the direction you pick now
doesn’t just shape tomorrow
it multiplies it.

Your future isn’t a single road.
It’s a widening set of possibilities
that responds to one thing:

What you choose today.

💬 What did this image make you rethink?

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Some people don’t just enter a room.
They change how it feels.

You are one of them who bring a rare mix of clarity, drive, and influence paired with a jovial, kid-at-heart spirit that makes even serious conversations feel lighter (and a lot more fun). 

You have a way of moving people forward without trying too hard.

And that’s how our paths crossed.

It started in classic BNI fashion,
You as the BNI ED,
Me as a BNI member.

Very formal. Very structured.

And then… life happened 😄

Somewhere along the way, you became a client, a supporter, and eventually a mentor I genuinely admire.

Always showing up, always encouraging, especially on days when I doubted myself.

So today’s post is simply a thank you,
For the belief,
The support,
The laughs,
and the constant good energy.

Happy Birthday, Bhaveshh 🎉

Here’s to another year of growth, impact, and staying young at heart 🎂

Looking forward to where this journey takes us next.

Warmly,
Zeba

He was abandoned at birth.

And the world fell in love with him.

Punch, a baby monkey in Japan,
Was rejected by his mother shortly after he was born.

→ Too small.
→ Too fragile.
→ Left alone.

Zookeepers stepped in.

But what melted millions of hearts wasn’t just that he survived.
It was what he chose to hold onto.

A stuffed toy.

He clings to it like it’s safety.
Like it’s warmth.
Like it’s love.

And suddenly… it felt familiar.
This wasn’t about a monkey.

→ It was about us.

We weren’t reacting to Punch.
We were reacting to the part of ourselves that has felt:

→ Rejected
→ Not enough
→ Overwhelmed
→ Forced to be strong too soon

When we saw his tired eyes,
heavy with storms he doesn’t yet understand,

We recognised our own silent battles.

The ones we fight at work.
In leadership.
In life.

Here’s the leadership truth beneath the emotion:
Resilience doesn’t always look powerful.

Sometimes it looks:

→ Quiet
→ Small
→ Vulnerable
→ Holding on by a thread

Punch didn’t get the start he deserved.

But he adapted.
He bonded.
He kept going.

That’s what real strength is.

Not pretending it doesn’t hurt.
But finding comfort anyway.

Not denying the loneliness.
But choosing connection anyway.

The higher you rise in leadership,
The more you’re expected to appear unshakable.

But even the strongest leaders
need something to hold onto.

A person.
A principle.
A purpose.
A moment of gentleness in a hard season.

If a tiny abandoned monkey can learn to trust again…
So can we.

Strength isn’t the absence of hurt.

It’s the decision to keep going,
While holding onto something that steadies you.

💬 What’s something that helped you through a hard season?

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You’re not a real leader
Until someone you trained can replace you.

Read that again.

If your team can’t function without you…
You didn’t build leaders.

You built dependence.
And dependence feels good.

It makes you important.
It keeps you needed.
It protects your ego.

But it kills scale.

Most managers create followers.

→ They give answers instead of context
→ They control instead of empower
→ They stay the hero in every story
→ They correct instead of coach

It works.
Until they burn out.

Or leave.
Or become the bottleneck.

Real leaders do something harder.

→ They share the “why,” not just the “what”
→ They step back when they could step in
→ They let others make decisions (and mistakes)
→ They measure success by who grows, not who obeys

Because leadership isn’t about being needed.
It’s about building people who don’t need you anymore.

That’s uncomfortable.
But that’s power.

When you create followers,
You stay at the center.

When you create leaders,
Your impact multiplies without you.

And that’s the difference between control and legacy.

So ask yourself:
If you disappeared for 30 days…
Would everything collapse?

Or would someone you developed rise?

♻ Repost this for the leader who’s ready to let go of control.
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At 27, I started my business
And felt 5 years behind everyone.

I’d scroll LinkedIn and see:

22-year-old founders scaling.
24-year-olds raising funding.
“Built in public” success stories everywhere.

And there I was.

No big network.
No investor friends.
No head start.

Just skills.
And pressure.

Pressure to prove I wasn’t late.
Pressure to catch up.
Pressure to move fast.

I genuinely thought I had missed my window.

Like everyone else had already taken their seat —
and I was standing outside the room.

But here’s what 27 actually gave me:

Clarity.

I didn’t want hype.
I wanted sustainability.

I didn’t want validation.
I wanted ownership.

I didn’t want to look successful.
I wanted to build something that lasts.

Starting “late” forced me to:

✓ Think long term
✓ Charge based on value, not insecurity
✓ Build skills before chasing visibility
✓ Care about positioning, not applause

If I had started at 22,
I might’ve chased attention.

At 27,
I built foundation.

Big difference.

Now I see it clearly:

You’re not behind.

You’re just early in a room
that actually fits you.

And sometimes…
the years you think you lost
are the ones that prepare you to lead.

If you’re starting at 27.
Or 32.
Or 40.

You’re not late.

You’re building depth.

And depth outlasts speed.

♻️ If this resonated, repost it for someone who thinks they’re “late.”

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The more you learn,
the less confident you become.

That’s not weakness.
That’s awareness.

When you know very little,
Everything feels simple.

Clear answers.
Strong opinions.
Zero doubt.

But then you grow.

You read more.
You build more.
You lead more.

And suddenly you see the layers.

The trade-offs.
The unintended consequences.
The variables no one talks about.

Here’s the truth most people won’t admit:

The most dangerous person in any room
is the one who thinks they know enough.

Because real expertise doesn’t inflate your ego.
It humbles it.

1⃣ Beginners collect information.
2⃣ Professionals connect patterns.
3⃣ Masters question their own conclusions.

The small circle of knowledge feels full.
The bigger circle feels empty.

Not because you know less.
But because you finally see the edge.

And that edge?
It keeps expanding.

Confidence without curiosity creates stagnation.
Curiosity with competence creates leadership.

The leaders who last 20+ years all share one trait:
They remain teachable.

Not publicly.
Privately.

They revisit assumptions.
They invite dissent.
They change their minds.

Because the moment you feel certain about everything…
You’ve stopped growing.

And growth doesn’t slow gradually.
It stops suddenly.

💬 What belief have you changed your mind about in the last 2 years?

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If the whole world was blind…
Would your business still win?

Entrepreneurs, this question feels different.
Because so much of building today is performance.

→ Revenue screenshots
→ Funding announcements
→ “10K MRR” milestones
→ Podcast features
→ Blue check validation

But remove visibility…

What survives?

No one sees your office.
No one sees your car.
No one sees your press.

So what’s left?

→ Your product quality
→ Your execution speed
→ Your customer retention
→ Your resilience in silence
→ Your ability to solve painful problems

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

Many founders optimise for attention.
Very few optimise for durability.

Attention builds hype.
Durability builds empires.

If Instagram disappeared tomorrow…

Would customers still pay?
Would your team still trust you?
Would your systems still scale?

Because real entrepreneurship isn’t loud.

It’s consistent.
It’s disciplined.
It’s built in rooms where nobody is clapping.

The best founders I know?
They build like no one is watching.

And ironically,
That’s why everyone eventually does.

💬 If visibility vanished today, what would still make your business valuable?

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If all your business eggs are in one basket,
you don’t have focus.

You have fragility.

One client.
One platform.
One revenue stream.

That’s not entrepreneurship.
That’s concentration risk.

Most entrepreneurs spend their early years optimizing what’s working today.
While quietly ignoring the leverage they’ll need when it stops working tomorrow.

And here’s the part many avoid:

👉 Your personal brand is not optional. It’s a risk buffer.

Here’s what real entrepreneurial optionality looks like:

1️⃣ Proof that exists beyond one business model
❌ Wins locked inside a single offer or brand
✅ Public credibility that travels with you

When markets shift,
your reputation shouldn’t reset to zero.

2️⃣ Relationships that aren’t transactional
❌ Networks that only respond when you’re “useful”
✅ Trust built on insight, not invoices

The test:
Would they collaborate with you even if this venture paused?

That’s brand equity.

3️⃣ Skills that transfer when the game changes
❌ Over-identifying with one tool, one channel, one trend
✅ Capabilities that move across industries

Your edge isn’t what you do.
It’s how fast you can reposition.

4️⃣ A name people recognise before your pitch
❌ Explaining yourself from scratch every time
✅ Authority that enters the room ahead of you

Visibility shortens sales cycles.
Silence lengthens them.

5️⃣ Financial space to say no
❌ Desperation forces bad deals
✅ Optionality creates negotiating power

Revenue gives survival.
A personal brand gives choice.

The strongest entrepreneurs don’t rely on one offer,
one platform,
or one lucky break.

They build trust at scale.

Because the power isn’t in protecting one business.

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Most professionals aren’t stuck because they lack knowledge.

They’re stuck because knowledge feels productive…
while action feels risky.

If you’re lost,
Education is the answer.

You need direction.
Clarity.
A better question.

But once you’re clear?

More learning becomes procrastination in disguise.

Courses.
Podcasts.
Another certification.

All safe.
All impressive.
All is invisible to the real world.

If you’re educated,
The answer is execution.

Post the idea.
Pitch the strategy.
Launch before you feel ready.

Because execution exposes you.

It exposes your gaps.
Your ego.
Your fear of being judged.

That’s why most people retreat back to learning.

But let’s say you’re already executing.

Now the answer is consistency.

Not motivation.
Not intensity.
Consistency.

The boring reps.
The uncelebrated drafts.
The quiet improvements no one applauds.

Lost → Learn.
Learn → Execute.
Execute → Repeat.

That’s the difference between people who talk about potential…
and people who compound it.

Be honest.

Which phase are you hiding in right now?

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Want to quit?

Good.

Don’t.

Every founder I’ve studied closely,
from solo creators to scaled CEOs,
has one thing in common:

They didn’t grow in straight lines.

They grew through:
→ Bad hires
→ Revenue dips
→ Failed launches
→ Burned savings
→ Wrong partnerships
→ “Maybe I’m not cut out for this” days

What most people call failure
is usually just unprocessed data.

But here’s the shift:

Failure feels chaotic.
Experience looks messy.
Success looks strategic.

It’s the same journey,
just seen after survival.

The entrepreneurs who win
aren’t the most funded.
Or the most connected.
Or even the most talented.

They’re the ones who stay in the game
long enough
to turn mistakes into pattern recognition.

And pattern recognition is everything.

It sharpens decisions.
Speeds up instincts.
Builds conviction.

You don’t need a flawless strategy.

You need staying power.

Because in entrepreneurship,
quitting doesn’t protect you.

It just guarantees regret.

Keep building.
Even if it’s slow.
Even if revenue is uneven.
Even if nobody sees the vision yet.

Data is being gathered.
Edges are being sharpened.
Experience is compounding.

💬 What’s one “failed” move that later became your unfair advantage?

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“I don’t have time.”

That sentence has killed more dreams
than failure ever did.

Because “I don’t have time”
almost never means that.

It means:

It’s not a priority.

Look at any calendar.

It’s full.
Meetings.
Deadlines.
Obligations.

Busy from 1 PM to 5 PM.
Busy from Monday to Friday.
Busy for the next 5 years.

But busy doing what?

Scrolling.
Reacting.
Attending things that don’t move your life forward.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

You don’t find time.
You make it.

And making time requires sacrifice.

Less Netflix.
Less noise.
Less “urgent” nonsense.

More focus.
More intention.
More ownership.

The difference between average and exceptional
isn’t intelligence.

It’s calendar control.

High performers don’t say
“I don’t have time.”

They say
“I haven’t made time yet.”

That shift changes everything.

Because once you admit it’s a priority problem…

You take your power back.

So be honest.

What are you saying you “don’t have time” for
that you actually just haven’t chosen?

♻ Repost this for someone who needs the reminder.
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