Adalo Expert Leads: Tips For Maximizing Your Freelance Sales Pipeline

You've joined the Adalo Experts program, but now you're wondering how to actually turn that listing into paying clients. What separates the top-performing Experts who consistently land projects from those whose profiles go unnoticed?

Adalo lets you build database-driven web apps and native iOS and Android apps — published to the App Store and Google Play — from a single no-code editor. By optimizing your Adalo Experts profile, you can showcase your skills effectively and maximize the free leads that come directly through the platform.

At Adalo—a no-code app builder for database-driven web apps and native iOS and Android apps, with one version across all three platforms published to the Apple App Store and Google Play—we want to see you succeed as an Adalo Expert.

On the Adalo Experts website, we've given all of our Experts a space where they can showcase their skills and get access to 100% free leads. Many of our Adalo Experts agree with Adalo Expert Eric Goins from Flywheel Agency that "A lot of our clients come direct from Adalo.com." Some, like Adalo Expert Zaylan Jacobsen, state that "Most of my leads have come through the Adalo Experts platform."

Making great use of the Adalo Experts website can lead directly to paying clients. However, not all Adalo Experts profiles are created equally—so let's share the Adalo Expert team's back-end tips for what it takes to rise to the top of the rankings and get the best client conversion.

Why the Adalo Experts Platform Delivers Quality Leads

The Adalo Experts directory connects you with clients who already understand the value of building with a modern app platform. With over 3 million apps created on Adalo and a visual builder described as "easy as PowerPoint," the platform attracts businesses serious about launching real applications—not just exploring options.

Since Adalo 3.0's infrastructure overhaul in late 2026, the platform runs 3-4x faster with modular architecture that scales to over 1 million monthly active users. When you tell clients you build on Adalo, you're telling them their app can grow without hitting artificial ceilings. Paid plans now include unlimited database records and no usage-based charges—meaning you can quote projects confidently without worrying about surprise costs eating into margins.

Tip 1: Showcase Great Apps on Your Profile

This might seem obvious: clients want their Adalo Expert to build an app for them, so the apps that show up on your microsite are hugely important to demonstrating your craftsmanship and skill. The better app examples you have, the more highly Adalo will rank you on the Experts page because we want prospective clients to go "wow" at everything our Experts have built.

Consider featuring apps that demonstrate the platform's full capabilities. Show a native mobile app published to both app stores. Include a data-intensive application that proves you understand database architecture. If you've built something that handles complex user flows or integrations, make it prominent.

The AI-assisted features like Magic Start and Magic Add have made it faster than ever to prototype impressive apps. Use that speed advantage to build portfolio pieces that showcase specific industries or use cases—a booking app for service businesses, a membership platform for communities, or an inventory tracker for retail. Specialized examples attract specialized clients willing to pay premium rates.

Tip 2: Build a Professional Profile

This might seem even more obvious than Tip 1, but let's reinforce it. You're trying to convince prospective clients that you're the one they should work with—why not use the space you have to convince them they'd be foolish not to send a lead your way?

Having a professional microsite is straightforward, but many Experts leave low-hanging fruit in how they maximize their presence. Try scrolling through the front page of adalo.com/experts and see what top-ranking profiles look like. Do you have beautiful images that would feel right at home on page 1? Do you have polished web apps on your profile that show you're an Adalo magician?

What about your self-description? Often Adalo Experts highlight their life stories when clients want to hear about what makes you better than the other Experts they've bulk-opened across thirty tabs. Focus on outcomes: projects delivered, industries served, turnaround times achieved.

Want to have some fun? Try having friends or family members rank a few profiles and see how yours performs. If your mother wouldn't choose your profile, perhaps there are opportunities to improve.

Tip 3: Position Yourself Strategically

This tip might be slightly less obvious. Often Adalo Experts just highlight that they're awesome at Adalo—but this risks you being one of many awesome Experts. Why not think about what your special offering can be?

• UX testing professional
• Get v1 within 10 days
• Guaranteed 1,000 users
• Best-in-class analytics integration
• Scale your app to handle 1M+ users
• Get coaching from an Adalo App Academy instructor

Clients browse the Adalo Experts directory like a food menu where they already have an idea of what they want to order. If other Experts are cheeseburgers, maybe try being sushi or a salad. Identify what prospective clients want from their Expert and see if there's a niche you can own.

The platform's no-cap database storage and elimination of usage-based charges mean you can confidently offer guarantees around scale. Position yourself as the Expert who builds apps ready for growth from day one—that's a compelling differentiator when clients have been burned by platforms with hidden limits.

Other Tips for Finding New Leads

While all of us at Adalo are proud of the Experts program, your Adalo.com microsite is just one source of leads. As Adalo Expert Erik Goins from Flywheel shares on his Adalo App Academy course: "Anywhere that someone can find you helps them to hire you."

Here are strategies that Adalo Experts have shared for maximizing their income leads. Remember to highlight your credentials as an official Adalo Expert everywhere you advertise—it's a great way to prove your bonafides.

Tip 4: Create Profiles on All Freelancing Platforms

While obviously Adalo Experts is the bees knees, we promise we won't be jealous if we see your profiles on other freelancer sites like UpWork, Fiverr, CodeMap, and Heep.

On these platforms, emphasize what makes Adalo different from other tools clients might encounter. One codebase that publishes to web, iOS App Store, and Google Play Store—that's a concrete advantage over competitors like Glide (which doesn't support app store publishing) or Softr (which only offers Progressive Web Apps starting at $167/month).

When clients compare quotes from developers using different platforms, your Adalo expertise translates to faster delivery and lower ongoing costs. Bubble projects often require hiring additional experts to manage performance at scale due to Workload Units and record limits. Flutterflow requires clients to source, set up, and pay for their own database separately. With Adalo, the database is built-in with no record limits on paid plans—simpler for clients to understand and budget for.

Tip 5: Build Your Brand with Good Deeds

This tip blew the Adalo team's mind when Expert Zaylan Jacobsen from Wadalo shared it.

Zaylan, who went from private Adalo Maker to Adalo Expert case study at the speed of light, shares that Experts should:

"Approach organizations that may not have been able to afford or may have never even thought of developing custom software for their specific needs. Whether that be a non-profit like a food bank, or a homeless shelter, or a church, or a school—you can approach them and go 'Hey, I'm offering app development services and I can build an application for your members, or for a specific process, or something you are trying to manage in your business.'"

"Not only will that help you to develop your portfolio, but you'll be able to add a great deal of value to your community. If you do this successfully where you solve the needs of that specific organization, you will be amazed by how fast word of mouth travels, and how quickly that leads to more clients if you are really able to deliver on what you say."

The platform's $36/month starting price with unlimited usage makes this approach financially viable. You can build genuinely useful apps for organizations without worrying about usage charges eating into donated time. And when those organizations grow, the infrastructure scales with them—no awkward conversations about needing to migrate to a more expensive solution.

Tip 6: Flat Out Hustle

Building on Zaylan's point above, why not try to get some of these initial altruistic clients to give you some money? You're building value for them while any payment transforms and professionalizes the working relationship.

For a physical example: Start on one end of the busiest commercial street in your city and go from business to business asking "what are your ideas for apps that would unlock your business?"

For a digital example: Go online and look for businesses that have shown they take value from apps, like gyms and coffee shops. Share with them an app you've built that you "can customize for their business for a very fair price" and tighten the sales pitch for each business you reach out to.

Remember, awareness of how AI-powered app builders enable apps to be built at a fraction of the time of traditional development is still not mainstream knowledge. Leverage your skills while clients are still thinking apps cost what they did five years ago. Magic Start can generate complete app foundations from a simple description—what used to take days of planning happens in minutes. That speed advantage is yours to monetize.

Tip 7: Become an Influence Maker

Finally! A business reason for internet fame, where maybe all those internet points can actually be converted to cash in the bank. Clients like working with known entities: position yourself as a no-code thought leader and make clients feel starstruck when a big-deal influencer like yourself hops on that introductory phone call.

While those of us in the no-code bubble may eat, sleep, and breathe no-code, most of the internet still has no idea what no-code is—which means there are plenty of gaps for no-code influencers to hop in and build their brand.

Platform-Specific Strategies

The Adalo Forum: Flaunt your Adalo Experts badge with a signature to book a free introductory call, then start responding to as many posts as possible. Demonstrating expertise publicly builds trust before prospects ever reach out.

LinkedIn: A great place to let your aspiring tech entrepreneur persona go into overdrive. Keep highlighting the amazing things you're doing so that when someone in your network thinks "I need an app," you're the first person that comes to mind.

YouTube: Several Adalo Experts have shared that there's a direct conversion funnel in creating educational content leading to direct leads. As Paul NoCode says in his Adalo App Academy course: "People will write comments on my YouTube video saying I want to build this"—and who better to build for them than the video creator?

Twitter/X: On platforms like TweetDeck you can follow several no-code related hashtags, where you can make a point of hopping into conversations. Real-time engagement builds relationships that convert to clients.

Facebook: What business these days doesn't have a Facebook page? Strategize your Facebook presence and reach out so that Facebook becomes your bespoke Yellow Pages of businesses that could buy an app from you.

TikTok: Creating fresh content for TikTok seems to get the most engagement on any platform in the world these days. While TikTok is not an easy channel to unlock, if you have a creative personality you can make interesting content that gets high engagement. Short demos of app-building speed resonate particularly well.

TEDx: Are there any local TEDx events in your region? No-code is revolutionary in how it allows many new personas to make awesome apps—why don't you offer to introduce the power of what no-code can do at a friendly venue like TEDx, Impact Hubs, or at university tech talks.

Google Alerts: Are you specialized in some interesting Adalo or no-code niche? Set up Google Alerts so that when anyone on the web is talking about something relevant to your skill set, you can appear like magic and enter the discussion.

Remember, be unified in your online strategy. Have well-positioned calls to action on all of your online presences and make sure that your profiles are always closing. Lean towards the gravitas of thought leadership and being helpful rather than sounding desperate and annoying.

Get Ready to Rockstar Lead Generation

If you've gotten this far, hopefully your brain is buzzing with ideas of how you can add an extra zero or two behind your number of leads and clients. Check out Adalo's blog post for Adalo Experts on how to respond to a lead once it's active, remember to be data-driven and organized in how you approach customer generation, and finally bring your best, most professional, and maximally charming self to every conversation you have with a potential client.

Good luck!

Have any thoughts on how to generate leads that would be valuable to share with the Adalo Expert community? Feel free to share with the Adalo Experts team at experts@adalo.com.

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