Your perfect about page is quietly repelling clients Because you're treating positioning l

By Kyle Campbell, founder of Clients.ai · · Originally on LinkedIn

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Your perfect about page is quietly repelling clients Because you're treating positioning like a brand photoshoot instead of an invitation... Here are 4 things I tell solo founders when they want to stand out without sounding staged - do them in this order and you actually get more calls.

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Your perfect about page is quietly repelling clients Because you're treating positioning like a brand photoshoot instead of an invitation... Here are 4 things I tell solo founders when they want to stand out without sounding staged - do them in this order and you actually get more calls. 1) Narrow the problem you solve - not the industry. Pick one painful outcome (the exact sentence a client mutters at 3am). Replace generic claims with that sentence. Quick test: if your headline could be said by five competitors, it's too vague. 2) Swap curated bio for 3 micro-stories. Short, specific moments that show you doing the work (not talking about values). Each story: situation, tiny action, result. Publish one per week as a LinkedIn post, one as a pinned testimonial on your site, one inside your lead magnet. 3) Publish predictable friction. Tell people exactly what the first awkward step looks like (pricing range, timeline, prep). It filters noise and makes the right people raise their hand faster. Real clients prefer clarity over polish. 4) Let follow-up be human-feeling but hands-off. I run these voice-templates through Clients.ai so outreach sounds like a helpful note not a sales cadence. It sends three timed messages that reference which micro-story they read, then asks one simple question. Automation that sounds like a person wins. Do this in 90 minutes: 20 to pick the outcome, 30 to draft 3 micro-stories, 20 to add friction copy, 20 to plug into your auto tool and test. It beats another week of tweaking your brand photos If you want a tiny checklist that maps this to your profile and funnel, I’ll have the Clients.ai team build one for you - they stop what they're doing for 20-30 minutes and make it specific to your top lead source. Tap like, then DM SIMPLE POSITIONING CHECKLIST and I’ll get it done.