Kelvin Mwenda, SMM

19/06/2025

18/06/2025

🚫 5 Signs Your Portfolio Is Repelling Clients 😬

Wondering why clients are ghosting you after checking your work?
It might be your portfolio. Fixes: 👇

🔻 1. It’s All Over the Place
No clear niche and lacks direction. A quick glance shows a chaotic mix of unrelated posts. Remeber clients want specialists, not generalists, yeah?

🔻 2. No Clear Results
Your portfolio is just showing what you did… but not what it achieved. Always include metrics, growth, engagement boosts. I'm talking about proof.

🔻 3. It’s Too “Me”-Focused
If every sentence starts with “I”, clients will scroll away. Focus on what you did for others and how you can help them. Together?

🔻 4. Outdated or Inactive
Your last post is from 2022? 😅 Clients think you’re not active, updated, or interested.

🔻 5. Bad Design & UX
Cluttered, confusing, or unprofessional layout are an instant turnoff. Make your portfolio easy to navigate and visually appealing.

Want portfolio tips, real job leads, and guidance?

Join 5k+ fellow SMMs on Telegram → t.me/socialmediamanagers1

17/06/2025

7 Traits of a Dream Social Media Client

Every social media manager has that dream client; the kind who makes your job smoother, more rewarding, and a whole lot more fun.

Here are 7 traits that make up the perfect social media client:

1️⃣ Clear Goals & Expectations:
They know what success looks like and can communicate it effortlessly.

2️⃣ Trusts Your Expertise:
They let you do your job without micromanaging every move.

3️⃣ Values Communication:
They respond promptly, give constructive feedback, and appreciate collaboration.

4️⃣ Respects Your Time:
Meetings, payments, and reviews are always on schedule because time is money.

5️⃣ Allows Creativity:
They’re not afraid to try something new or innovate.

6️⃣ Understands Your Worth:
They pay fairly for your services and appreciate the expertise you bring.

7️⃣ Partners in Success:
They view you as a team member — not a contractor — and celebrate wins together.

13/06/2025

I fell into social media management by pure accident.

Back in 2018, I was just someone who liked to tell stories online. I’d post photos, short clips, and whatever crossed my mind...until one of those posts went viral.

Suddenly, businesses were in my DMs, asking me to promote their products. I made my first cash from social media without even realizing it was a "job."

That accident opened my eyes and I turned it into a mission. In the months after I became a freelance social media manager…
Then formed a small team in 2022,
Then started a community of 200,000+ social media managers across all major platforms.

I simply grew alongside this industry.

Today, I specialize in coaching, content strategy, and helping aspiring social media managers find their first clients and income.

This journey led me to write The $0–$1k Guidebook for Aspiring Social Media Managers, a step-by-step roadmap for turning your skills into profits, just like I did.

🔥 If you’re a beginner and want to learn from someone who started from zero, this guide is for you.

Grab it here 👇
https://kayvin.gumroad.com/l/Smmguide

12/06/2025

Everything changed the moment I realized I didn’t need to be an expert to get paid...

You just need to be 2 steps ahead of the person you're helping.

That mindset alone unlocked my first paying client.

I stopped waiting to feel “ready" and started sharing what I knew; and step by step, I built confidence, a small audience, and then consistent income.

That journey from $0 to $1k/month as a social media manager is exactly what I’ve shared in my new guide.

If you're stuck at the beginning or unsure what to do next… this is for you.

🔥 The launch price is just $9.99 until tomorrow.
After that, it goes back to $19.99.

👇 Grab it here:

Struggling to land your first client? This powerful, practical guide shows you how to go from no experience to earning your first $1K—step by step. ✅ Mastering Major Platforms ✅ Content Creation & Scheduling — Tools of the Trade ✅ Proven strategies to get clients ✅ Tools, pricing, pi...

08/06/2025

8 Times You Should Fire a Client Immediately

05/06/2025

Ever thought about something in your head, then suddenly, your phone shows you ads or posts about it? 😳

Like... I never searched it, never said it out loud... so how does my smartphone know what I was thinking?

Creepy or just super advanced tech? 🤔

03/06/2025

We did it! complete! 🎯

What started as a challenge to boost consistency—mainly on LinkedIn—quickly grew into a cross-platform push for discipline, visibility, and growth. And I got some impressive results:

✅ 24 inbound leads
✅ 11 from LinkedIn alone
✅ 3 conversions
✅ 1 bought ad space
✅ 6 in serious talks
✅ Follower growth on LinkedIn: 1,200 ➡️ 2,500+
✅My Telegram channel {t.me/socialmediamanagers1} grew from 4225 members on March 24 to 5100 subs as at the close of the challenge .
✅TikTok grew from 0 to 164 followers.
✅Quora views skyrocketted to 1700, up from 14.

There are so many good things I can say about all other platforms, but, in summary, all my pages experienced some real growth.

The numbers are great, but the real win is Discipline. I craved it, and this challenge gave it to me. Posting daily meant showing up daily and staying visible throughout the challenge. Consistency is now my other name.

Massive shout-out to the amazing team at Powpap.com 💻
Their social media management tool kept me energized and on track across multiple platforms. If you're serious about social media in 2025, go explore what they offer. You’ll thank me later.😉

To everyone who saw this challenge through, you already know the feeling. I hope you got some wins, too 💪

I'll announce what’s next this week.
Let’s keep growing and showing up.

❤️ this if you love consistency.