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Profitable Web Designer with Shannon Mattern

Shannon Matternwebdesigneracademy.com
Profitable Web Designer is the top podcast for women web designers who started their web design businesses for freedom and fulfillment—but somehow ended up overworked, underpaid, and wondering what went wrong. If you're tired of saying yes to underpaid web design projects, doubting your prices, or bending over backward to keep clients happy, you're not alone. Host Shannon Mattern shares the mindset shifts, business strategies, and behind-the-scenes stories you need to stop overdelivering, raise your prices, and finally create the freedom and income you started your web design business for in the first place. This podcast is your backstage pass to the coaching, strategies, and transformations happening inside the Web Designer Academy—Shannon’s mentorship program that helps women web designers book higher-paying web design projects without overworking. 👉🏻 Get our Profitable Web Design Business Roadmap Training and find out how to go from undercharging and hustling to booking projects you love (at higher prices than you thought possible) at webdesigneracademy.com/roadmap
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Episodes

Managing Your Web Design Business Finances with Rocky Lalvani EP 88

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m sharing a candid conversation about finances with certified Profit First Professional Rocky Lalvani. He teaches business owners how to ensure they get paid and make profit a priority! Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/088 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium: Get...

May 01, 202447 minSeason 1Ep. 88

February + March 2024 Income Report EP 87

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today, I'm sharing something super special—my combined February and March income report. It’s all about the nitty-gritty behind the scenes of my business: what we earned, spent, and the profound lessons learned along the way. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/087 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Prof...

Apr 24, 20241 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 87

How to Build SEO-Friendly Websites for Your Clients with Mariah Liszewski of Mariah Magazine EP 86

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by SEO or unsure about how to integrate it into your web design projects, this episode is a goldmine. Today, I had the pleasure of chatting with Mariah Liszewski, an award-winning Organic SEO Consultant, who demystifies SEO for web designers, making it not just approachable but genuinely exciting. Mariah shared how web designers can make their creations not on...

Apr 17, 202457 minSeason 1Ep. 86

Thinking Your Way to $10K Months with Lauren Paige EP 85

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. If you're jumping from course to course, searching for the magic solution to make your design business easier, or more profitable or more sustainable, then you are not gonna want to miss this week's episode! I'm talking to Lauren Paige, a business and mindset coach who helps entrepreneurs become aware of the thoughts that are keeping them stuck, and get them taking powerful action. Get the f...

Apr 10, 202450 minSeason 1Ep. 85

Increase Your Recurring Revenue with SEO Services with Lindsay Halsey of Pathfinder SEO EP 84

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. If you are like most web designers, SEO is overwhelming and, as a result, not part of your core offering. And yet, you may be looking to increase your recurring revenue. In this session, you'll learn how to package, price, market, sell, and deliver SEO services so you can grow your recurring revenue without overwhelm. Today I'm speaking with Lindsay Halsey, co-founder of Pathfinder SEO. She ...

Apr 03, 202443 minSeason 1Ep. 84

Three Pillars of a Profitable Design Business EP 83

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode I’m gonna break down the 3 pillars of a profitable design business, because after working with hundreds of women inside our programs and having the unique opportunity to have audited and taken a behind-the-scenes look at over a thousand web design businesses… I’ve developed a unique insight into what it TRULY takes to create a profitable, sustainable web design business. Get ...

Mar 27, 202445 minSeason 1Ep. 83

Freelance Freedom without the Grind with Tim Noetzel of Freelance GPS EP 82

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week I'm talking to Tim Noetzel of Freelance GPS all about how to price your services for profit, how to find clients, and how to create freelance freedom without the grind. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/082 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium - Get behind-the-sc...

Mar 20, 202446 minSeason 1Ep. 82

Selling High Ticket Websites with Chaitra Radhakrishna of High-End Web Designer EP 81

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week I'm talking to Chaitra Radhakrishna of High-End Web Designer and PinkPot Studio all about using website strategy to sell $10K websites. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/081 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium - Get behind-the-scenes, insider access to our archi...

Mar 13, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 81

How to Niche Down the Right Way with Kady Sandel of Aventive Academy EP 80

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week I'm talking to Kady Sandel of the Profitable Graphic Designer podcast and Aventive Academy all about how to price your services as a web designer and niche down the right way. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/080 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium - Get behind...

Mar 06, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 80

January 2024 Income Report EP 79

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Each month I publish an income report to take you behind the scenes of my business and reveal how much money the business makes each month, how we make it, how much we spend, and all the lessons I learn along the way. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/079 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable W...

Feb 28, 20241 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Revenue Reset Part 3: Confident Money Conversations EP 78

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This is Part 3 of the Revenue Reset Challenge we hosted back in the Fall of 2023. In Part 1, we got clear on your numbers and identified any mindtrash you have around and showed you how to turn your mindtrash into gold. In Part 2, we uncovered and transformed your pricing paradigm. And in Part 3, we'll teach you how to have confident money conversations with your clients so that you can incr...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Revenue Reset Part 2: Transforming Your Pricing Paradigm EP 77

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This is Part 2 of the Revenue Reset Challenge we hosted back in the Fall of 2023. In Part 1 (https://webdesigneracademy.com/076), we got clear on your numbers and identified any mindtrash you have around and showed you how to turn your mindtrash into gold. In Part 2, we'll uncover and transform your pricing paradigm. Take the quiz mentioned in this episode at https://webdesigneracademy.com/p...

Feb 14, 202429 minSeason 1Ep. 77

Revenue Reset Part 1: Turning Mindtrash Into Gold EP 76

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Over the next few episodes I'm sharing replays of the Revenue Reset Challenge we hosted back in the Fall of 2023. In Part 1, we'll get clear on your numbers and identify any mindtrash you have around them so later on we can turn your mindtrash into gold! Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/076 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design bu...

Feb 07, 202454 minSeason 1Ep. 76

2023 Year in Review + December Income Report EP 75

Find out how much money we made in 2023, how much we spent, and all the lessons learned along the way! Go behind the scenes of our most recent Web Designer Academy open enrollment, my upper limit problem, lessons I learned about self-sabotage, our December 2023 numbers, and all the lessons I learned this year as a CEO. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/075 When you're ready, here are 3 ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 1) 🎧 Listen to the Profitable Web...

Jan 31, 20241 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 75

How to Sell in a Way That Doesn't Feel Gross with Heather Wylde Smith EP 74

This week I'm talking to sales coach Heather Wylde Smith all about how to sell without feeling gross. We explore topics like imposter syndrome, marketing tactics, and the importance of commitment and vulnerability in the coaching process. Heather shares her best tips on pitching and selling with confidence. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/074 When you're ready, here are 3 ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 1) 🎧 Listen to the Profitable Web Designer Po...

Jan 24, 202454 minSeason 1Ep. 74

Zombie Projects: 7 Tips for Finishing Neverending Web Design Projects EP 73

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week on the show I’m talking about a topic that comes up A LOT, especially around the holidays, around summertime, well, any time really! I’m talking about Zombie Projects. Zombie projects are a huge reason you feel stressed, overwhelmed, burnt out and not making nearly enough money in your web design business. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/073 When you're re...

Jan 17, 202428 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Become Limitless: Double Your Energy + Focus to Make More Money with Tanessa Shears EP 72

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Tanessa Shears is a Kinesiologist, Certified Sleep Science Coach, and health consultant who helps entrepreneurs double their energy and focus so they can make more money in their business with her 12 Becoming Limitless Protocols. She works closely with business owners to eliminate brain fog and wake up well rested so they can get more done in less time, maintain consistent, stable energy thr...

Jan 10, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 72

Make 2024 Your Most Profitable Year Yet EP 71

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. One of the biggest frustrations a lot of our web designers have before coming to work with us inside the Web Designer Academy is that they’ve taken a bunch of courses to help them get more clients and make more money… Courses that teach them strategies like choosing a niche or the latest social media marketing trends, courses that teach tech skills that you think will allow you to charge mor...

Jan 03, 202448 minSeason 1Ep. 71

November 2023 Income Report EP 70

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Each month I publish an income report to take you behind the scenes of my business and reveal how much money the business makes each month, how we make it, how much we spend, and all the lessons I learn along the way. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/070 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable W...

Dec 20, 20231 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 70

From Plateaued to Profitable: 11 Stories from the Web Designer Academy EP 69

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week I’m bringing you the stories of 11 ambitious women web designers who went from undercharging, overdelivering, overworking and overwhelmed to creating freedom, flexibility and financial independence. This episode is a mashup of 3 different Web Designer Academy student panel discussions from some of the live events we’ve held over the past couple of years… ...and I put this episode t...

Dec 13, 20231 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 69

How to Create a Project Calendar EP 68

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Something we see over and over again - with not only with our Web Designer Academy students before working with us but also just across the board with web designers is that once you get over that initial hump of learning how to get clients, you start saying YES to everything and everyone because a) you want to make enough money, and b) you want to keep the money coming in consistently. So an...

Dec 06, 202337 minSeason 1Ep. 68

The 4-Letter Word That Will Make or Break Your Web Design Business EP 67

What if I told you that there’s a 4-letter word that’s so powerful that if you stopped saying it... ...thinking it... ...or believing it when people say it to you… Your entire web design business would change. If you stopped saying it, thinking it and believing it… You’d automatically charge more, without hesitation. It’s a word that seems so insignificant that you probably don’t even notice it. And if you’re someone who’s taken allllll the web design and business and marketing courses… But ther...

Nov 29, 202333 minSeason 1Ep. 67

Mindtrash Makeover EP 66

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week on the show I'm teaching you the exact strategy we teach our Web Designer Academy students to make over their mindtrash so that they can create the results they want in their business! When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium: Get behind-the-scenes, insider access to our archive of web desi...

Nov 22, 202327 minSeason 1Ep. 66

October 2023 Income Report EP 65

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Each month I'll be publishing an income report to take you behind the scenes of my business and reveal how much money the business makes each month, how we make it, how much we spend, and all the lessons I learn along the way. This month I'm picking up income reports again after setting them down back in December of 2022... and hold onto your hats because a LOT has changed. Get the full show...

Nov 15, 20231 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 65

Web Designer Academy Strategy Call Replay - Staying Out of Your Clients' Wallets EP 64

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of what our Web Designer Academy Live Strategy Calls are like... and you get to hear me coach a WDA member on staying out of her client's wallet, and how to turn a casual conversation about a potential web design project into a consultation. When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to ...

Nov 08, 202355 minSeason 1Ep. 64

Making Lots of Money as a Web Designer with Nikki Hamilton of Women Wealth WordPress EP 63

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. I’m super excited for you to listen to my recent interview with the amazing Nikki Hamilton, the founder of Women Wealth WordPress all about how to make lots of money as a web designer! Nikki’s story is seriously inspiring and shows just how bold and determined she is. Nikki and I talk about: Her journey from starting a skincare business to leaving her corporate job and starting her web desig...

Nov 01, 202346 minSeason 1Ep. 63

Accessible Design for Web Designers with Andrea Shirey of OneNine Design EP 62

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today we've got Andrea Shirey, the brains behind One Nine Design in the house to share her insights on accessibility. You'll learn about her journey into web design, her passion for accessible design, and her new course on accessibility for web designers. When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business:​ 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium: Get...

Oct 25, 202352 minSeason 1Ep. 62

Simplifying the Admin Side of Your Web Design Business with Sarah Linklater of Designer Admin EP 61

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode, I sat down with Sarah Linklater, the brains behind Designer Admin, a hub of resources and expertise for graphic and web designers. Sarah started Designer Admin because she noticed that while there are a whole lotta very talented designers in our industry, the admin side of the business isn’t everyone’s forte. After all, we didn’t become designers because we were good at writ...

Oct 18, 202348 minSeason 1Ep. 61

Giving Yourself Permission to Make Money with Ann Koppuzha of Powerhouse Legal Strategy EP 60

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week I’m chatting with Ann Koppuzha about giving yourself permission to make money in your web design business through premium services. Ann Koppuzha isn’t just a writer, lawyer, entrepreneur, and designer—she’s a creative force blending her business and legal prowess with an innate passion for innovation. Her mission is to empower forward-thinking entrepreneurs, dynamic creatives, and ...

Oct 11, 202350 minSeason 1Ep. 60

How Jason Gracia of Swyft Sites Built a Multi 7-Figure Web Design Business EP 59

👩‍💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week I’m chatting with Jason Gracia about the power of mentorship and creating systems in your web design business. Jason Gracia started his web design business after being diagnosed with cancer and not knowing how he would support his family and pay the medical bills. He’s the founder of Swyft sites, a done-for-you web design company used by some of the biggest names in coaching from a...

Oct 04, 202354 minSeason 1Ep. 59
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