$120k/month with No-code? (Story inside)

…BUT HOW?!

How Brett Williams is running a $1.2m/year design agency alone with No-code tools.

Get ready for an absolutely amazing founder story that’ll leave you wanting to learn more no-code tools.

Let’s get straight into it.

Brett, a solo entrepreneur, successfully scaled his design subscription agency, Design Joy, leveraging no-code tools.

With a background in design, Brett transformed his skills into a productized service.

His agency, averaging $120,000 monthly revenue without any employees, operates uniquely with minimal client communication, focusing on only efficient design delivery.

Key to his success are systems like Trello for project management and a simple, fast subscription model, offering services like branding and web design. But more on the details later.

His approach focuses on speed and quality, providing value through a Netflix-like unlimited design service.

Unlimited? How?

Well, the trick here is that you can only have “one request” at the time. Until that request is done, you can’t request a new asset to be made.

Genius.

Brett’s business and journey perfectly demonstrates the power of no-code tools.

Now let’s go more in depth on what exact tools he used…

THE TOOLS

Okay - but what tools did he use?

Trello:

Trello is crucial in Brett's design agency for managing design projects. It helps him keep track of each client's single design request, following the "one request at a time" rule. Trello's easy-to-use setup allows Brett to organize tasks, keep clear records, and ensure each project gets proper focus. This tool is key to keeping projects organized and clients happy in a simple, effective way.

Airtable:

Airtable is a key tool for managing clients and projects. It helps keep all client information and project details in one easy-to-access place. Airtable makes work more efficient by automating some tasks. This helps stay organized.

Stripe:

Pretty straightforward - Stripe is used to collect payments from clients. It’s a simple and reliable way for clients to pay for the design subscriptions. The best thing about Stripe is that you don’t have to send out invoices every month to clients - it automatically charges the client monthly.

Webflow:

Brett used Webflow for his own website designjoy.com (one of the best landing pages I’ve ever seen) - but he offers Webflow development as a service too! Webflow also allows you to create a client portal where clients can manage their payments.

More on this below👇

Figma:

Design Joy uses Figma as their main software to deliver amazing designs. I’d say Figma is one of the best software solutions out there currently when it comes to anything design (speaking from experience, probably spent a few thousand hours in front of it haha).

Memberstack:

Memberstack is used to create login and register pages for clients. When you go on his website you’ll be able to create an account where you can manage your subscription (cancel, upgrade etc..) Memberstack is important for managing client accounts and making payments easier, which is crucial for Brett's business.

CHECK THEM OUT

You can check out their (very cool) website here and learn more about this awesome business model.

ACTION ITEM

And the action item for today is…

If you have a service based business - try implementing some of the tools mentioned above to streamline your processes.

Are you making websites?

Use Trello for client communication.

Are you charging your clients monthly?

Implement Stripe so you don’t have to manually send out monthly invoices.

Do you want me to go more in depth on these tools and how you can apply them to your business?

Please let me know by replying to this email what you would like to learn more about. 🤙