Ksenia Larina

ex-CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) at Lemon.io

About the author

Entrepreneur. And marketer.
In that exact order 🙃
Kseniia Larina’s career is a mix of working on the client side and agency side, hiring and entrepreneurship, B2B and businesses focused on end consumers.
She’s built successful businesses and brands from scratch — and made her fair share of painful mistakes along the way.
All of that allows her to look at business processes — both in her own projects and in others’ — without bias. And it helps you save time, money, and nerves by learning from the mistakes she’s already made, so you don’t have to 🙂

Experience

Kseniia Larina is a 3x founder and ex-CMO with a proven track record of turning ideas into revenue — fast.
At Lemon.io, she led a full rebranding and 10x’ed MRR through organic marketing while keeping the team lean and efficient. As the founder of Short Legs, she built a profitable agency in wartime conditions, hitting $20k+ MRR in 6 months with zero ad spend.

Ksenia’s latest articles

Top 10 free design courses for engineers

Check out the best selection of free online design courses for developers and non-developers covering the basic principles of web design.
Ksenia Larina
Dec 27
7 min read
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23 Web3 books to read

Web3 is around the corner. Are you ready for it? We've made a list of 23 books helping you to get around.
Ksenia Larina
Dec 19
11 min read

Virtual Traps: Freelance Fraud on Popular Platforms

The IT freelance world is diverse and well-established but still full of dark corners and scam traps. If you work for yourself and don’t sign any agreements, no one has to protect you — and, alas, no one will.
Ksenia Larina
Jul 20
6 min read

7 Reasons to Hire an Eastern European Developer

Why you should hire Eastern European developers: high quality, wide variety, affordable price, great English, cultural similarities, high quality education and convenient location
Ksenia Larina
May 4
4 min read

How to Start Freelancing as a Front End Developer?

10 tips for getting clients as a freelance front-end developer: define your why, choose a niche, legal research, set an income goal, find your audience, decide on the price, create a portfolio, choose a platform, work on your brand, join a community.
Ksenia Larina
May 2
5 min read

How Much Can Earn As A Freelance Developer at Lemon.io

If you are a strong Middle or Senior web developer, it would be good to know about lucrative remote options. One of them is Lemon.io, a marketplace offering European specialists to the blossoming American startups. How much can you earn there — and what do you get in addition to the decent rate? 
Ksenia Larina
Apr 22
8 min read