How do you make your intentions clear to a girl right from the start?

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Whenever I meet a girl I seem to like, I always try to be very friendly to her. It comes sort of instinctively to me. I always think that if I become good friends with her, then I can take the next step. But that has never helped and I have always been cast away into the friend zone. People say to me that I have to start giving the girl hints right from the start. But I can't understand how to do it.

Please give me some tips on what exactly can I do to not sound too friendly but instead let her understand that I like her right from the start.
How do you make your intentions clear to a girl right from the start?
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