Josh shares some insight on how web designers can utilize YouTube to get clients and repurpose video content for client training. This is a clip taken from a recent weekly coaching session in Web Designer Pro™ In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - Getting going 03:06 - Pixels to profit 04:25 - Making content 05:59 - Have a plan 07:24 - Regretting YouTube 08:44 - Different playlists 09:43 - Web Designer Pro Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/252 When you join W...
Mar 30, 2023•12 min
Owner of YourAgencyAuthority.com Melissa Morris shares her top tips for creating systems and operations that will help you save time, reduce overwhelm and enjoy your business day to day. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:21 - Greeting to Melissa 05:16 - Accidental mismatch 08:48 - Intentional SOP’s 11:44 - Stress is a systems problem 15:12 - Map the workflow first 21:37 - SOP’s are different 23:46 - Building your tool 29:35 - Do this first 31:31 - Get out of your head 34:37 - SOP’s for SOP...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Author of “Profit First”, the recent hit “Fix This Next” and a slew of other entrepreneurial business books, Mike Michalowicz shares his insight on how too many sales can potentially be a bad thing, standing out as an imposter, the challenges for accidental entrepreneurs and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:12 - Greeting to Mike 05:39 - Some challenges 07:52 - Perspective of success 09:48 - “I suck” syndrome 11:47 - Competition is small 14:47 - Making problems worse 17:07 - Go for t...
Mar 20, 2023•34 min
CEO and Founder of GeekPack.com Julia Taylor sheds light on the growing movement of “friendly web developers” and shares how she sees the industry narrative towards developers, which isn’t typically nice, changing with this new movement. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:34 - Greeting to Julia 05:07 - Original struggles 08:00 - Reason for community 11:27 - WordPress and code 13:36 - Knowing other languages 16:42 - Open doors 19:27 - The most important 22:12 - “Geek” personalities 26:38 - F...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Josh shares a behind the scenes look into what went into rebranding the Web Design Club to Web Designer Pro™ and pulls the lessons learned from revamping a strong existing online community. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - The 3 reasons 02:43 - 1) Why the change 09:20 - 2) Original Plan 13:27 - 3) Rebranding 15:16 - How to trademark 19:00 - The 3 big C’s 21:58 - Direct coaching 23:44 - Pro pricing and why 25:44 - Forward thoughts 27:59 - Pro help Get all links, resources and show not...
Mar 09, 2023•36 min
“Think like a creative… Act like a CEO.” Mat Casner of freelanceceo.com shares how to become a successful web design solopreneur and how he built his business up while living in a rural location. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Greeting to Mat 07:43 - Utilizing the network 10:17 - The secret “sauce” 15:48 - Cultivate relationships 20:17 - Retention first 24:19 - Lessons learned 28:47 - Simple things work 33:17 - AI opportunity 38:54 - The new mainstreet 43:19 - A rural niche 49:22 -...
Mar 06, 2023•59 min
Sarah Oates of Endure Web Studios and the Divi Chat Podcast shares her top lessons learned after a full decade of building and growing her web design business from a side hustle to full time endeavor. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:04 - Greeting to Sarah 04:10 - In the beginning 10:04 - Choosing a name 15:06 - Intentional web designing 20:12 - Starting a business 22:13 - First services 24:21 - Building confidence 26:41 - Staggered annual hosting 31:54 - Increasing prices 32:50 - Best ma...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Founder of CDBaby, TED Speaker and Author of “Hell Yeah or No” Derek Sivers shares his always provoking counter intuitive thoughts on positioning, brevity, musician entrepreneurs and much more in this wide-ranging conversation. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:28 - Greeting to Derek 06:28 - Musicians in business 11:02 - Power in the niche 18:54 - NIN technique 28:01 - Staying niche focused 34:49 - Testing other waters 40:42 - Keeping score 45:03 - Know what excites you 47:29 - Love of sim...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Josh explores the 4 types of common web designer paths to see which one you are now and which one is right for you. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:56 - 1) Freelance 06:50 - Pros & cons 11:06 - 2) Solopreneur 13:38 - Pros & cons 17:56 - 3) Business Owner 20:33 - Pros & cons 22:59 - 4) Webpreneur 26:20 - Pros & cons 28:56 - Recap Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/244 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to th...
Feb 16, 2023•32 min
Keynote speaker and professional communication coach Karen Laos In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:03 - Greeting to Karen 05:24 - Marketing yourself 07:30 - First tip 12:33 - Communication concepts 18:34 - Timeframes 23:12 - Listen don’t pitch 29:12 - Create clarity 31:40 - Curse of knowledge 33:48 - Trust factor importance 38:47 - Have warmth 45:04 - Listen to yourself 48:40 - Don’t fill the air 51:28 - Being credible 55:54 - Meet the right person 58:28 - Final thought Get all links, resou...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Acting and performance coach for entrepreneurs Tom O’Brien shares how to gain confidence and clarity in sales, calls, coming across like “you” on camera, in your marketing and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:54 - Greeting to Tom 04:29 - What is performance 08:14 - In your own way 10:14 - An imaginary friend 13:25 - Overcome challenges 18:48 - Having confidence 20:28 - Belief into truth 23:12 - Tip before you speak 28:30 - Core desired wants 33:54 - Be in “Doing” mode 36:25 - Become...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Co-founder of embeddable online course platform Owwlish.com, Alyssa Marshall, shares her lessons learned in going from the academic and corporate world via a dental practice to the wild west of online business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:52 - Greeting to Alyssa 07:27 - From dentist… 11:18 - …To entrepreneur 20:12 - Discovering freedom 23:01 - Utilize what you know 26:03 - A not so clear path 37:11 - Trust your instinct 39:30 - Pivoting into plugins 42:13 - Adding a family 44:36 - Ch...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Josh breaks down the average annual expenses that it costs to start and run a “lean and mean” web design business. Hint…it’s crazy affordable compared to other industries when getting started! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:38 - Legal liabilities 06:41 - 1) Domain name 07:39 - 2) Hosting 09:15 - Email hosting 10:54 - 3) Website builder 12:07 - 4) Project management 14:00 - 5) Client management 15:15 - 6) Graphic design 16:20 - 7) Client videos 17:22 - Yearly total 20:35 - Spreadsheet to...
Jan 26, 2023•24 min
Czech based web designer, white-label designer and Divi expert Richard Pruzek shares how he’s built his web design business solely online as an overseas web designer. Richard says he’s “Living the American Dream while never having stepped foot in America” and in this episode, we get into how he practically gets ideal clients online all over the world. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:22 - Greeting to Richard 05:35 - International strategy 08:15 - Positivity mindset 12:56 - Beyond language...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Hunter Lowder, co-founder of the Husband and Wife brand Tortoise and the Bear shares the counterintuitive approaches to breaking the rules, embracing your inner weirdo and building an online business YOUR way. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:12 - Greeting to Hunter 05:20 - Niche of people 07:18 - Weddings to weirdo 09:12 - Go through values 12:28 - Burnout issues 16:18 - High stress industries 19:03 - An anti-label extrovert 24:15 - Be self-aware 26:37 - Doing what scares you 29:36 - Res...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Josh shares 3 tips on how to empower your clients to help you avoid the common trap of complaining about web design clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 00:31 - Controversial post 02:53 - Turns to resentment 04:07 - Why it’s your fault 04:31 - 1) Setting boundaries 09:20 - 2) Empower clients 12:54 - 3) Funnel good clients 15:45 - Bonus - Templatize 20:22 - Recap Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/237 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get i...
Jan 12, 2023•25 min
The pioneer of the subscription web design business model Steve Shramm is back on the podcast, this time to share all he’s learned about niching down his services in counter intuitive ways like niching by customer persona, project type and even business model. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:39 - Greeting to Steve 06:14 - To scale or find ICA 09:31 - Niching choices 11:08 - Benefits of failing 13:45 - How to get good clients 15:35 - Imposing your will 21:00 - Not niching by industry 24:0...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Business Coach for Designers Kady Sandel of Aventive Academy unpacks all the strategies she’s learned over the years in getting her BEST clients to help you as web designers do the same. All while choosing the right marketing strategy that suits you. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:36 - Greeting to Kady 08:19 - Nomad networking 11:48 - Switching to SM 13:35 - Finding ideal clients 15:44 - Utilizing LinkedIn 18:44 - Social media strategy 21:22 - Using time wisely 23:44 - Decide & chan...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Josh shares the top 10 trends that are working now and into the New Year for effectively growing your web design business to help you prioritize WHAT to focus on in 2023. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:05 - 1) Market for results 06:23 - 2) Website journey 09:49 - 3) Messaging & copy 12:16 - 4) Personalization 14:39 - 5) Doing video 16:48 - 6) Blogging 18:16 - 7) Accessibility 20:24 - 8) Privacy Policies 22:32 - 9) Be a Webmaster 24:04 - 10) Have success stories 27:43 - Quick recap G...
Dec 29, 2022•31 min
If you didn’t hit your goals for 2022 or maybe you just didn’t have a great year, it’s ok. You’re not alone and luckily, a new year is right around the corner. Josh shares some struggles and challenges he went through as well and gives some actionable tips for heading into 2023 with some positive steam! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - 1) It’s ok 03:23 - Goal setting is interesting 04:58 - 2) You are not alone 05:35 - Josh shares his heart 09:19 - Danger of Social Media 12:46 - Being...
Dec 22, 2022•27 min
Business coach for coaches, Betty Kempa, shares how she battled stage four cancer and still managed to grow her business to have her most profitable year to date. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:42 - Greeting to Betty 07:55 - Cancer revealed 13:27 - Finding resiliency 17:57 - When it affects business 21:18 - Launch hold and SOPs 25:13 - The team’s response 23:23 - The client’s response 33:52 - Business as a diversion 37:53 - Appreciating opportunities 44:14 - Paying it forward 49:32 - Li...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr
CEO of the American Negotiation Institute, Kwame Christian, shares his top strategies and methods for how to sell better, how to handle negotiations and how to handle conflict when it arises. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - Greeting to Kwame 04:54 - Confidence in titles 08:05 - Importance of communication 11:18 - Three parts to be effective 14:29 - the biggest struggle 17:25 - Negotiation is learned 19:07 - The Steps 21:30 - Earn the right to persuade 23:14 - Challenges of people 24...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Josh shares the top 3 things you can do to build your web design business fast (aka move the needle forward) In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - 1) Have few services 02:44 - Magic in three 04:29 - Would you buy it 05:02 - 2) Pricing correctly 08:21 - 3) Delegating 09:10 - Focus on super power 11:33 - Avoiding burnout 12:53 - Recap Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/230 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to the new private...
Dec 08, 2022•18 min
Web designer and business strategist Marie Brown of “Beyond The Kitchen Table” shares how she markets and gets the majority of her clients now through Instagram along with other worthwhile marketing channels you can explore for your web design business as well. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Greeting to Marie 04:43 - Branding study 08:28 - Identifying the niche 12:02 - Know your superpower 15:24 - Client focus 17:44 - Building the base 21:06 - Switching social platforms 23:45 - Mar...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Up and coming online creator, podcaster and community builder Jay Clouse is back on the podcast sharing all the lessons he’s learned bringing his online creator business to be on track for over a quarter-million dollars this year in 2022. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - Greeting to Jay 06:38 - Diversifying thoughts 10:24 - Learning without regrets 12:15 - Evaluate by quarter 13:41 - Pricing mindset 16:22 - How to find sales 22:30 - Selling on Social Media 31:29 - Keeping others in m...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Josh shares the exciting news about turning the Divi Web Designers Facebook Group over to Tim Strifler of DiviLife.com In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Reason for change 03:16 - Is Josh leaving? 04:35 - Greeting to Tim 06:57 - Divi-centric 09:46 - Josh in the future 11:51 - Goals for Divi group Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/227 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to the new private audio course feeds for: Web Desig...
Nov 24, 2022•16 min
Presentation Designer and Online Educator Adrienne Johnston shares how she found a sweet spot by going hyper niche and becoming exclusively a presentation designer. All while not burning her current client base as she pivoted her business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Greeting to Adrienne 06:12 - From chaos to niche 08:59 - Adopting the mindset 12:57 - How to rank #3 on Google 15:21 - No backup plan 17:50 - Utilize your network 20:26 - Clear from the start 22:36 - Be sticky 23:35...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Fan favorite Wes McDowell is back on the podcast to share what has worked well (and what hasn’t) after focusing solely on ONE marketing channel…his YouTube channel! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:55 - Greeting to Wes 04:01 - Ultimate business hack 05:31 - YouTube locally 09:29 - Weighing the choice 13:07 - Long form content first 15:50 - Subscriber awareness 19:29 - Attractors 24:13 - Clarify your niche 27:51 - Personal branding 29:54 - Have more authenticity 34:25 - Can lead to monetiz...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, we turn the tables and share an interview that Josh recently did on Shannon Mattern’s podcast “The Profitable Web Designer” addressing some of the common struggles and challenges all web designers face today with actionable tips and strategies to combat them. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:58 - Josh’s catalyst 09:07 - Biggest challenges 09:35 - Money mindset 12:47 - Value concept 18:34 - Rate increase reaction 20:38 - Evolution to get a coach 25:45 - Client mindsets dif...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Business Productivity Consultant and CEO of TasklyGroup.com Shanice Miller shares her top tips for managing projects and how having the proper systems can help you save time and be more profitable in your business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Greeting to Shanice 05:54 - Start eliminating 07:20 - All in your head 08:52 - Starting SOP’s 10:56 - 3 general basics 13:08 - What to delegate 15:16 - Utilize automation 16:48 - Setting client boundaries 21:35 - Create packages 28:02 - Do ...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min
