Oliver Meakings

Senja.io

Co-founder of Senja.io. Collect more, better video testimonials, manage them, and share them everywhere. My boostrapped indie SaaS with over 15,000 users.

Cofounder

Roast My Landing Page

What have you missed on your landing page? Let me show you: https://www.roastmylandingpage.com

Founder

Olly Meakings Marketing

Currently and recently working with London-based bootstrapped and seed-funded startups Corona Test Centre, SeatPlan, NailBuff, Clayton, Ferly, Noodle, Mindful Team, Lifetise, User Replay, The SaaaSy Co, Canopius and CharlieHR.

Freelance Marketing Consultancy

Lifetise

* Ongoing early-stage startup consultancy
* Advising on product and marketing strategy

Freelance: Senior Marketing & Product Consultant

Mindful Team

CharlieHR

* Content strategy and distribution
* Building an audience for The Workplace: https://blog.charliehr.com

Freelance: Content at Charlie HR

Canopius Group

Freelance: Senior Marketing Consultant

Rank

* Oversaw brand refinement for Bonkers Bingo
* Creation of strategy and wireframes for microsite build
* Creation of content strategy proposal

Freelance: Senior Product & Marketing Strategy Consultant [via BIGGER.]

Adventure Film Festival

* Communications and Marketing Director
* Planned and delivered complete marketing and digital strategy
* Partner engagement: Google, Meridian Line, Outside TV, Zeal Optics, Black Diamond
* Managed distributed team of 4: Designer, Videographer, Web Dev and Content Executive
* Introduced Early Bird messaging, selling $1000s of extra tickets

Freelance: Marketing Director

Maximum Pop!

* Managed distributed team of 12: content development, design and sales
* Delivered market-leading digital Gen Z product
* Created, delivered and measured product and marketing strategy
* Grew monthly unique visitors from 200,000 to 1,000,000
* Added 500,000 Facebook likes in 6 months
* Delivered 125,000 quiz plays each month
* Product managed the launch of a suite of products:
- 3 new web builds
- 4 Messenger Bot builds
- 2 new social profiles
* Clients included: Capital FM, Keds, HarperCollins, Egmont, Simon & Schuster, Nickelodeon, River Island

Founder &  Publisher

I'm the cofounder of Senja.io

Senja  helps founders, freelancers, creators and sales people collect and share video testimonials.

🔥 I've roasted over 900 landing pages: https://www.roastmylandingpage.com
Yep, the original and the best landing page roasting service. Nobody does it better.

Co-Founder

Co-founder of Senja.io. Collect, manage and share your testimonials.

Olly Meakings

✨ It's official ✨

Senja just hit $1,000,000 ARR

3 years 9 months
3,000 paying customers
100% bootstrapped and #buildinpublic
2-person team

Building a bootstrapped SaaS in public, without the BS

I don't think I'm going to hire an engineer

I think I am going to hire 2

The advice I've received is that 2 good engineers working together is better than one 'superstar'

More output, more accountability, review each other's code, no SPOF

What do you think?

Wedbush

I currently work at Wedbush, designing the new trading platform for financial advisors and clients.

Wedbush is a financial services firm founded in 1955 and based in Los Angeles. It's a major investment bank, broker-dealer and wealth management company. They provide services like securities brokerage, investment banking, equity research, private client services and asset management.

Product Designer

Repocket

I joined Repocket to help users have a better experience with their apps and website:

• Built a new design language across web and mobile, so users felt at home.
• Fixed important parts to improve conversion rates and keep users coming back.
• Improved the website by making it more clear for new visitors to understand Repocket's value.

Working with Repocket showed me how important it is to look at design from all angles - from someone's first visit to the website to becoming a regular user. I found that when things work simply and make sense, people naturally want to come back.

Senior Product Designer

Climate Savers

I joined Climate Savers to guide their product development and shape new features:

• Helped define clear goals and priorities for both web and mobile platforms.
• Created intuitive ways for users to track and reduce their environmental impact.
• Built an MVP mobile app for consumers to help make climate-friendly choices in their daily lives.

Balint Studio

Working with different companies and cultures taught me to be flexible while staying focused on what matters - solving real problems for real people. 

Every project added a new perspective to my design approach, showing me there's always more than one way to tackle a challenge. It's been rewarding to see how thoughtful design can help businesses grow, no matter where they're based.

Freelance

Plytrix Analytics

At Plytrix, I served as the sole designer, leading design efforts across all products and shaping the user experience for both customers and internal teams.

Key contributions:

• Designed the core web app platform: Turned complex data into clear insights for customers.
• Established an internal design system: Ensured consistency and efficiency across all products.
• Built the marketing website: Defined the company’s brand identity and communicated its value.

This work laid the foundation for Plytrix’s visual direction and user experience as the company moved into its next stage of growth.

Olyn

At Olyn, I helped bridge the gap between business needs and user goals to guide product development.

• Translated stakeholder needs into clear, actionable user stories to keep projects focused.
• Applied design principles to support product development and improve usability.
• Drove product vision and strategy to align teams and priorities for the long term.

Working at Olyn showed me how important it is to get everyone talking and working together, while always thinking about what users really need.

Abra

I joined Abra to help shape and build new features for their crypto app serving over 1 million users.
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• Built a robust design system that enabled everyone to work faster and keep designs consistent.
• Designed full experience of Market Order & Limit Order.
• Created new features for the Institutional Businesses platform.
• Contributed to several products like  Borrow, Earn, Fund and DeFi.

My time at Abra taught me what it's really like to work closely with a product team - seeing how small design changes could make a big difference in how people used the app.

Inbound FinTech

I joined Inbound FinTech Agency to help fintech companies grow and reach more customers by working alongside our marketing, design, and engineering teams:
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• Designed marketing websites and improved conversion rates.
• Created animations for products, presentations, social posts, and interfaces.
• Contributed to the development of several websites.

I learned that good work comes from really listening to everyone - marketers need to tell good stories, developers need practical solutions, and customers need things that just work.

UX/UI Designer

Startupz.com

As the company's sole designer, I managed all aspects of design for startups including web design, product design and marketing assets.
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• I redesigned all marketing websites by improving their look and experience.
• Improved user experience on the web applications to make the product easier for new users.
• Created animations and illustrations to give users a better understanding of the product.
• Designed sales decks and guides for investors.

Being the only designer was challenging but rewarding. I learned to spot what needed fixing first and how to make the biggest impact with limited time.

Rainfall Branding

Graphic Designer

Rainfall was my ever first experience working in a marketing agency, they gave me opportunity to experience what it's like to work in a professional team at a very young age.
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• Learned how websites work and how to code them.
• Delivered design marketing assets for clients.
• Contributed with feedback and improvements of small projects.

Frontend Developer

Product Designer in Fintech & SaaS | Webflow Developer | Author of The Psychology Behind Design | Product Owner at Olyn

Hey there 👋 thanks for stopping by my profile!

In a nutshell:

I'm a Product Designer with expertise in Fintech and SaaS — who believes in the power of simplicity and psychology.

I’ve spent 6 years turning complex ideas into user-friendly designs, leading to at least a 30% increase in user satisfaction for people I worked with.

What I do:

- Make products easier to use
- Improve conversion & retention rate
- Help customers understand the product’s value

I care about these things, good work and making things better.

Balint Bogdan

I quietly shipped a new version of the Brisk landing page  🎉

The old one was okay. This one is honest.

What I let go of:

- Corporate “all-in-one platform” talk
- Long paragraphs nobody reads
- Outdated dashboard mockups
- Too many features at once

What I added:

- One clear value proposition
- One giant button that does the thing
- Real screenshots from the actual MVP
- Words from the 25 freelancers I talked to

Beta waitlist is now open for the first 100 freelancers. 
Phase 1 drops late December.

Check it out here - https://staybrisk.com

P.S. If you’ve ever sent an invoice and then spent the next few days wondering “did they even see it?”, just reply “same” and I’ll save you a beta spot.

Brisk

I design products that look great and feel just right for users | Senior Product Designer in Fintech & SaaS | Webflow Developer | Author of "The Psychology Behind Design" 🧠

I've been sharing design psychology tips for 2 years.

But here's what I never talked about:

I'm a freelancer too.

Last year I almost lost €2500.

Not because a client refused to pay.

Because I forgot to follow up.

(I eventually got it, but only after an awkward conversation)

I realized: I can share design principles all day.

But if I can't run my own business without losing money to basic admin?

What's the point?

So I started building systems.

Then I started building a tool.

Here's what's changing:

I'm still sharing design insights.

But I'm also sharing the stuff nobody wants to deal with:

→ How to get paid without the awkwardness
→ Systems that keep you organized
→ Templates you can steal

Less theory. More "do this today."

First up: Payment reminder templates.

Chasing payments is the worst part of freelancing.

Not because clients are evil.

Most just forget.

But sending that reminder? Awkward.

"Am I being pushy?" 
"Should I wait a few more days?" 
"How do I say this without sounding desperate?"

I've sent hundreds of payment reminders.

These 3 templates work most of the time.

Copy them. Save them. Use them next time a client "forgets."

3 Payment reminders that don't feel generic

I used to think user psychology was all about clever tricks, nudges, colors, microcopy that gets people to click.

But the longer I work in product design, the more I realize it’s about respect.

Respect for people’s time. Their attention. Their trust.

It’s easy to get caught up in conversion rates and engagement metrics. I’ve done it. I still do, sometimes. But the best experiences I’ve built didn’t come from optimizing a funnel. They came from actually listening to what people needed, even if it wasn’t what I expected.

Sometimes that means making things simpler, not flashier. Sometimes it means saying no to a feature that looks good on paper but just adds noise.

I don’t always get it right. But I’m trying to get better at asking, "What would make this feel good for the person using it?" Not just, "What would make them click?"

It’s a small shift. But it changes everything.

Client ghosting is the worst.

You send a proposal. They love it. "Let's do this!"

Then... nothing.

You follow up. Crickets.

You follow up again. Still nothing.

Did they hate it? 
Did something happen? 
Are they just busy?

You'll never know.

Here's what I learned after being ghosted dozens of times:

It's rarely about you, but it's always preventable.

Why Clients Ghost & What to Do About It

Why does asking for money feel so weird?

You did the work. 
You delivered value. 
They agreed to your rate.

But when it's time to actually talk about payment?

Your stomach tightens. 
You rewrite the email 5 times. 
You add "sorry to bother you" without thinking.

The awkwardness isn't about the money.
It's about what the money represents to your brain.

Here is what to do about it...

The Awkwardness of Asking for Money

I caught myself yesterday doing the thing I hate: checking LinkedIn reactions every ten minutes like a teenager waiting for a text. 

A bunch of followers and I still feel like the kid yelling in the hallway that nobody hears.

Brisk is almost ready and part of me is terrified it’ll launch to the sound of crickets. 

The other half remembers exactly why I started.

It was never about building in public or content points. 

It was 1 am, day 48 overdue and I was writing yet another “just following up :)” email.

I don’t want anyone else to feel that small.

So yes, Brisk sends reminders that don’t make you cringe. 
Yes, invoices finally look decent and take 2 minutes to create. 
Yes, everything to manage your clients lives in one calm place.

But mostly it just… works in the background so you can stop thinking about money you’re already owed.

If that sounds like something you’d use, say anything below or DM me.

I’ll save you a spot in the first tiny batch.

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