E Lai
@elaiuiux.bsky.social
Founder @dripdesigns.bsky.social | Open for new projects → http://dripdesigns.io/#book-a-call
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Keys 🔑
Exploring a compact portfolio view that brings value, ownership, and performance into one clear snapshot.
Focused, data-driven, and designed to help users move with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #FintechDesign #DataVisualization #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Exploring a compact portfolio view that brings value, ownership, and performance into one clear snapshot.
Focused, data-driven, and designed to help users move with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #FintechDesign #DataVisualization #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Keys 🔑
Exploring a compact portfolio view that brings value, ownership, and performance into one clear snapshot.
Focused, data-driven, and designed to help users move with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #FintechDesign #DataVisualization #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Exploring a compact portfolio view that brings value, ownership, and performance into one clear snapshot.
Focused, data-driven, and designed to help users move with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #FintechDesign #DataVisualization #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Hiring designers is not a gamble.
X people can handle Y clients at Z revenue per client.
That is your hiring formula.
Do the math early and hire before the team hits the wall.
#Business #Scaling #AgencyLife
X people can handle Y clients at Z revenue per client.
That is your hiring formula.
Do the math early and hire before the team hits the wall.
#Business #Scaling #AgencyLife
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hiring designers is not a gamble.
X people can handle Y clients at Z revenue per client.
That is your hiring formula.
Do the math early and hire before the team hits the wall.
#Business #Scaling #AgencyLife
X people can handle Y clients at Z revenue per client.
That is your hiring formula.
Do the math early and hire before the team hits the wall.
#Business #Scaling #AgencyLife
CTA cards 🏀
Exploring stronger hierarchy, clearer actions, and more immersive visuals to drive engagement.
Small moments of clarity that guide users through the experience with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Exploring stronger hierarchy, clearer actions, and more immersive visuals to drive engagement.
Small moments of clarity that guide users through the experience with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CTA cards 🏀
Exploring stronger hierarchy, clearer actions, and more immersive visuals to drive engagement.
Small moments of clarity that guide users through the experience with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Exploring stronger hierarchy, clearer actions, and more immersive visuals to drive engagement.
Small moments of clarity that guide users through the experience with confidence.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Most designers never scale because they will not let go.
They keep doing the client work.
They keep running ops.
They keep being the bottleneck.
Get out of fulfillment.
Delegate and scale.
#Design #Business #AgencyLife
They keep doing the client work.
They keep running ops.
They keep being the bottleneck.
Get out of fulfillment.
Delegate and scale.
#Design #Business #AgencyLife
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Most designers never scale because they will not let go.
They keep doing the client work.
They keep running ops.
They keep being the bottleneck.
Get out of fulfillment.
Delegate and scale.
#Design #Business #AgencyLife
They keep doing the client work.
They keep running ops.
They keep being the bottleneck.
Get out of fulfillment.
Delegate and scale.
#Design #Business #AgencyLife
Scrolling card component 🎞️
Exploring motion, hierarchy, and clarity to make suggestions feel more dynamic and engaging.
A small interaction that brings personality and flow to the experience.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Exploring motion, hierarchy, and clarity to make suggestions feel more dynamic and engaging.
A small interaction that brings personality and flow to the experience.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Scrolling card component 🎞️
Exploring motion, hierarchy, and clarity to make suggestions feel more dynamic and engaging.
A small interaction that brings personality and flow to the experience.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Exploring motion, hierarchy, and clarity to make suggestions feel more dynamic and engaging.
A small interaction that brings personality and flow to the experience.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
$15k retainers sound expensive until you see clients paying $50k per month.
We lost a project because we could not meet a need for 400 plus hours a month.
Sometimes the barrier is not price.
It is capacity.
#Business #AgencyLife #Scaling
We lost a project because we could not meet a need for 400 plus hours a month.
Sometimes the barrier is not price.
It is capacity.
#Business #AgencyLife #Scaling
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
$15k retainers sound expensive until you see clients paying $50k per month.
We lost a project because we could not meet a need for 400 plus hours a month.
Sometimes the barrier is not price.
It is capacity.
#Business #AgencyLife #Scaling
We lost a project because we could not meet a need for 400 plus hours a month.
Sometimes the barrier is not price.
It is capacity.
#Business #AgencyLife #Scaling
Tab bars exploration
Refining navigation patterns, icon weight, and interaction states to create a smoother mobile experience.
Small decisions that shape how the entire product feels.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Refining navigation patterns, icon weight, and interaction states to create a smoother mobile experience.
Small decisions that shape how the entire product feels.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tab bars exploration
Refining navigation patterns, icon weight, and interaction states to create a smoother mobile experience.
Small decisions that shape how the entire product feels.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Refining navigation patterns, icon weight, and interaction states to create a smoother mobile experience.
Small decisions that shape how the entire product feels.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #InteractionDesign #MobileDesign #DesignSystems #DesignInspiration
Why are some designers stuck at $2K sites while others charge $30K or more?
One sells pages.
The other sells outcomes.
Speed, expertise, niche knowledge, helping startups raise millions.
More value means higher pricing.
#Design #Pricing #AgencyLife
One sells pages.
The other sells outcomes.
Speed, expertise, niche knowledge, helping startups raise millions.
More value means higher pricing.
#Design #Pricing #AgencyLife
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Why are some designers stuck at $2K sites while others charge $30K or more?
One sells pages.
The other sells outcomes.
Speed, expertise, niche knowledge, helping startups raise millions.
More value means higher pricing.
#Design #Pricing #AgencyLife
One sells pages.
The other sells outcomes.
Speed, expertise, niche knowledge, helping startups raise millions.
More value means higher pricing.
#Design #Pricing #AgencyLife
Score widget for MetricFlow AI ✨
A compact and intuitive way to understand performance at a glance.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
A compact and intuitive way to understand performance at a glance.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Score widget for MetricFlow AI ✨
A compact and intuitive way to understand performance at a glance.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
A compact and intuitive way to understand performance at a glance.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
Your price is not the problem.
The real problem is being seen as another option instead of the obvious choice.
Shift the perception and the pricing conversation changes with it.
#BrandPositioning #SalesStrategy #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth #Marketing
The real problem is being seen as another option instead of the obvious choice.
Shift the perception and the pricing conversation changes with it.
#BrandPositioning #SalesStrategy #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth #Marketing
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your price is not the problem.
The real problem is being seen as another option instead of the obvious choice.
Shift the perception and the pricing conversation changes with it.
#BrandPositioning #SalesStrategy #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth #Marketing
The real problem is being seen as another option instead of the obvious choice.
Shift the perception and the pricing conversation changes with it.
#BrandPositioning #SalesStrategy #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth #Marketing
Knowledge base design for SocialLeadAI 📚
A simple and organized way to manage documents and insights across the team.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
A simple and organized way to manage documents and insights across the team.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Knowledge base design for SocialLeadAI 📚
A simple and organized way to manage documents and insights across the team.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
A simple and organized way to manage documents and insights across the team.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #WebDesign
Do not justify your existence to prospects.
They are not waiting to be convinced by a dancing monkey show.
They have problems and you have solutions.
Approach the conversation as equals. That is where real partnerships begin.
#SalesStrategy #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #Entrepreneurship
They are not waiting to be convinced by a dancing monkey show.
They have problems and you have solutions.
Approach the conversation as equals. That is where real partnerships begin.
#SalesStrategy #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #Entrepreneurship
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Do not justify your existence to prospects.
They are not waiting to be convinced by a dancing monkey show.
They have problems and you have solutions.
Approach the conversation as equals. That is where real partnerships begin.
#SalesStrategy #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #Entrepreneurship
They are not waiting to be convinced by a dancing monkey show.
They have problems and you have solutions.
Approach the conversation as equals. That is where real partnerships begin.
#SalesStrategy #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #Entrepreneurship
Campaign calendar for SocialLeadAI 🗓️
A clearer way to plan, track, and manage every campaign in one place.
Visual, intuitive, and designed to keep teams aligned without the chaos.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #SaaSDesign #MarketingTech #WorkflowDesign #DesignInspiration
A clearer way to plan, track, and manage every campaign in one place.
Visual, intuitive, and designed to keep teams aligned without the chaos.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #SaaSDesign #MarketingTech #WorkflowDesign #DesignInspiration
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Campaign calendar for SocialLeadAI 🗓️
A clearer way to plan, track, and manage every campaign in one place.
Visual, intuitive, and designed to keep teams aligned without the chaos.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #SaaSDesign #MarketingTech #WorkflowDesign #DesignInspiration
A clearer way to plan, track, and manage every campaign in one place.
Visual, intuitive, and designed to keep teams aligned without the chaos.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #SaaSDesign #MarketingTech #WorkflowDesign #DesignInspiration
Discounts do not solve slow lead flow.
Clear messaging does.
Consistent outreach does.
Knowing your ICP does.
Fix that before you try to fix your pricing.
#MarketingStrategy #LeadGeneration #ICP #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth
Clear messaging does.
Consistent outreach does.
Knowing your ICP does.
Fix that before you try to fix your pricing.
#MarketingStrategy #LeadGeneration #ICP #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Discounts do not solve slow lead flow.
Clear messaging does.
Consistent outreach does.
Knowing your ICP does.
Fix that before you try to fix your pricing.
#MarketingStrategy #LeadGeneration #ICP #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth
Clear messaging does.
Consistent outreach does.
Knowing your ICP does.
Fix that before you try to fix your pricing.
#MarketingStrategy #LeadGeneration #ICP #AgencyLife #BusinessGrowth
Inline editing 📝
Smoother workflows, faster updates, and a writing experience that feels natural.
Small details that make the entire product feel sharper and more intuitive.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #InteractionDesign #SaaSDesign #DesignInspiration
Smoother workflows, faster updates, and a writing experience that feels natural.
Small details that make the entire product feel sharper and more intuitive.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #InteractionDesign #SaaSDesign #DesignInspiration
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Inline editing 📝
Smoother workflows, faster updates, and a writing experience that feels natural.
Small details that make the entire product feel sharper and more intuitive.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #InteractionDesign #SaaSDesign #DesignInspiration
Smoother workflows, faster updates, and a writing experience that feels natural.
Small details that make the entire product feel sharper and more intuitive.
#ProductDesign #UIDesign #UXDesign #DesignSystems #InteractionDesign #SaaSDesign #DesignInspiration
The client relationship begins at the close.
If you discount your price, they will expect discounts forever.
If you overpromise, they will expect miracles every time.
How you sell is how people expect you to serve.
#BusinessGrowth #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #SalesStrategy #Entrepreneurship
If you discount your price, they will expect discounts forever.
If you overpromise, they will expect miracles every time.
How you sell is how people expect you to serve.
#BusinessGrowth #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #SalesStrategy #Entrepreneurship
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The client relationship begins at the close.
If you discount your price, they will expect discounts forever.
If you overpromise, they will expect miracles every time.
How you sell is how people expect you to serve.
#BusinessGrowth #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #SalesStrategy #Entrepreneurship
If you discount your price, they will expect discounts forever.
If you overpromise, they will expect miracles every time.
How you sell is how people expect you to serve.
#BusinessGrowth #ClientRelationships #AgencyLife #SalesStrategy #Entrepreneurship
Bento for an upcoming site redesign ✨
Exploring how journeys adapt, automate, and scale.
Refining structure, elevating flow, and making every interaction feel intentional.
More soon.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignProcess #WebDesign #DesignInspiration #SaaSDesign #AIDesign
Exploring how journeys adapt, automate, and scale.
Refining structure, elevating flow, and making every interaction feel intentional.
More soon.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignProcess #WebDesign #DesignInspiration #SaaSDesign #AIDesign
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Bento for an upcoming site redesign ✨
Exploring how journeys adapt, automate, and scale.
Refining structure, elevating flow, and making every interaction feel intentional.
More soon.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignProcess #WebDesign #DesignInspiration #SaaSDesign #AIDesign
Exploring how journeys adapt, automate, and scale.
Refining structure, elevating flow, and making every interaction feel intentional.
More soon.
#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignProcess #WebDesign #DesignInspiration #SaaSDesign #AIDesign
Over-reliance on user data can kill creativity.
Data tells you what has been done, not what is possible.
Sometimes you need to trust your designer intuition and take more creative risks. That is often where the breakthrough work happens.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #Creativity #DesignThinking
Data tells you what has been done, not what is possible.
Sometimes you need to trust your designer intuition and take more creative risks. That is often where the breakthrough work happens.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #Creativity #DesignThinking
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Over-reliance on user data can kill creativity.
Data tells you what has been done, not what is possible.
Sometimes you need to trust your designer intuition and take more creative risks. That is often where the breakthrough work happens.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #Creativity #DesignThinking
Data tells you what has been done, not what is possible.
Sometimes you need to trust your designer intuition and take more creative risks. That is often where the breakthrough work happens.
#ProductDesign #UXDesign #Creativity #DesignThinking
How can AI improve agency workflows without adding complexity?
Use it for content briefs, timeline predictions, client comms, and smarter resource allocation.
AI should enhance your systems, not replace them.
What would you automate first?
#AI #Operations #AgencyLife
Use it for content briefs, timeline predictions, client comms, and smarter resource allocation.
AI should enhance your systems, not replace them.
What would you automate first?
#AI #Operations #AgencyLife
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How can AI improve agency workflows without adding complexity?
Use it for content briefs, timeline predictions, client comms, and smarter resource allocation.
AI should enhance your systems, not replace them.
What would you automate first?
#AI #Operations #AgencyLife
Use it for content briefs, timeline predictions, client comms, and smarter resource allocation.
AI should enhance your systems, not replace them.
What would you automate first?
#AI #Operations #AgencyLife
We moved back to Notion and it has been one of our best ops decisions.
Current focus:
✅ Video SOPs
✅ Client portal
✅ Finance automation
✅ OKRs
#Operations #Notion #Productivity #AgencyLife
Current focus:
✅ Video SOPs
✅ Client portal
✅ Finance automation
✅ OKRs
#Operations #Notion #Productivity #AgencyLife
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We moved back to Notion and it has been one of our best ops decisions.
Current focus:
✅ Video SOPs
✅ Client portal
✅ Finance automation
✅ OKRs
#Operations #Notion #Productivity #AgencyLife
Current focus:
✅ Video SOPs
✅ Client portal
✅ Finance automation
✅ OKRs
#Operations #Notion #Productivity #AgencyLife
Uploaded 48 weeks of my 2024 posts into Claude and GPT.
Asked them what worked, what did not, and why some weeks brought more leads.
They pulled out patterns I never would have caught. Best marketing feedback I have had in a long time.
Mind blown 🤯
#Marketing #AI #Growth
Asked them what worked, what did not, and why some weeks brought more leads.
They pulled out patterns I never would have caught. Best marketing feedback I have had in a long time.
Mind blown 🤯
#Marketing #AI #Growth
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Uploaded 48 weeks of my 2024 posts into Claude and GPT.
Asked them what worked, what did not, and why some weeks brought more leads.
They pulled out patterns I never would have caught. Best marketing feedback I have had in a long time.
Mind blown 🤯
#Marketing #AI #Growth
Asked them what worked, what did not, and why some weeks brought more leads.
They pulled out patterns I never would have caught. Best marketing feedback I have had in a long time.
Mind blown 🤯
#Marketing #AI #Growth
Want to scale your MRR? Focus on retention.
Most clients become long-term partners.
Avg LTV is $60k and some go beyond $100k in 12 months.
Start at $7k to $8k, deliver results, they expand, referrals come in.
You do not need hundreds of leads. Retention does the heavy lifting.
#MRR #Retention
Most clients become long-term partners.
Avg LTV is $60k and some go beyond $100k in 12 months.
Start at $7k to $8k, deliver results, they expand, referrals come in.
You do not need hundreds of leads. Retention does the heavy lifting.
#MRR #Retention
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Want to scale your MRR? Focus on retention.
Most clients become long-term partners.
Avg LTV is $60k and some go beyond $100k in 12 months.
Start at $7k to $8k, deliver results, they expand, referrals come in.
You do not need hundreds of leads. Retention does the heavy lifting.
#MRR #Retention
Most clients become long-term partners.
Avg LTV is $60k and some go beyond $100k in 12 months.
Start at $7k to $8k, deliver results, they expand, referrals come in.
You do not need hundreds of leads. Retention does the heavy lifting.
#MRR #Retention
Your pipeline grows the moment you stop posting for other designers and start posting for your ideal clients.
Clean up your feed and post with intention. That is where the real shift happens.
#MarketingStrategy #AgencyLife #LeadGeneration #DesignLeadership #BusinessGrowth
Clean up your feed and post with intention. That is where the real shift happens.
#MarketingStrategy #AgencyLife #LeadGeneration #DesignLeadership #BusinessGrowth
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your pipeline grows the moment you stop posting for other designers and start posting for your ideal clients.
Clean up your feed and post with intention. That is where the real shift happens.
#MarketingStrategy #AgencyLife #LeadGeneration #DesignLeadership #BusinessGrowth
Clean up your feed and post with intention. That is where the real shift happens.
#MarketingStrategy #AgencyLife #LeadGeneration #DesignLeadership #BusinessGrowth
Why is it always the UX designers with the most average-looking portfolios who give the loudest feedback on everyone else’s work 🥲
#UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignCommunity #UIUX
#UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignCommunity #UIUX
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why is it always the UX designers with the most average-looking portfolios who give the loudest feedback on everyone else’s work 🥲
#UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignCommunity #UIUX
#UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignCommunity #UIUX
Never post that you are closed for work.
Sales cycles often take two to four weeks. Stopping your lead gen when things are moving is a risk.
Say you have limited capacity and keep building your pipeline.
#Entrepreneurship #LeadGen #AgencyLife
Sales cycles often take two to four weeks. Stopping your lead gen when things are moving is a risk.
Say you have limited capacity and keep building your pipeline.
#Entrepreneurship #LeadGen #AgencyLife
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Never post that you are closed for work.
Sales cycles often take two to four weeks. Stopping your lead gen when things are moving is a risk.
Say you have limited capacity and keep building your pipeline.
#Entrepreneurship #LeadGen #AgencyLife
Sales cycles often take two to four weeks. Stopping your lead gen when things are moving is a risk.
Say you have limited capacity and keep building your pipeline.
#Entrepreneurship #LeadGen #AgencyLife