Founder of swyftsites.com (websites for online coaches) Jason Gracia is back on the podcast pulling the curtain back on exactly how he built a 7-figure, completely productized web design service that gets his clients results. In This Episode 00:00 - Productizing Web Design 05:50 - Building a Successful Service 19:25 - Proven Website System for Coaches 27:47 - Business Strategy in Design 39:17 - Content Collection and Website Development Process 49:37 - Efficient Website Building and Client Acqui...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Web designer for non-profit organizations and accessibility expert Andrea Shirey shares the ins and outs of how much opportunity there is for web designers who build websites for nonprofits and busts many myths about nonprofits like them not having money to invest in websites and marketing. In This Episode 00:00 - Web Design Opportunities for Nonprofits 07:01 - Nonprofits vs. Small Businesses 16:34 - Managing Boundaries and Decision Making 27:29 - Grant Funding and Website Services 31:07 - Maxim...
Feb 05, 2024•58 min
CEO of Smart Passive Income and Pat Flynn’s biz partner Matt Gartland is back on the podcast to help you cast a vision for your business and help you identify what you really want to create as a web designer…a job, business or potentially an exit. In This Episode 01:43 - Create a Vision for Web Design 13:36 - Understanding Mission, Vision, and Goals 24:29 - Incubators and Small Business Growth 30:56 - Pivoting a Business Model 34:41 - Sunsetting Services and Pursuing New Business 42:16 - Apple&a...
Jan 29, 2024•57 min
Josh shares how he scaled his web design studio with a small, remote team after being left with no other option while having 23 projects on his plate all at once. He also shares how his experience with scaling changed his mindset and gave him freedom, time and mental bandwidth back. In This Episode 0 0:02 - Scaling Your Web Design Business 12:17 - Scaling Through Delegation 20:43 - Scaling and Hiring for Growth 27:00 - Benefits 35:39 - Pursue Passion Projects 42:18 - Scale Your Way Get all links...
Jan 22, 2024•44 min
Josh shares a hidden gem of how to land more web design clients and stand out from the crowd of other web designers by implementing a “founders note” on the homepage of your website. In This Episode 00:02 - Founder's Note 05:36 - How to do a Founder's Note 08:02 - Listing Specialties 11:11 - InTransit Studios 14:47 - Content Creation 21:00 - Boost Your Website and Get Coaching 24:36 - Join Pro, Increase Website Pricing Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/308...
Jan 15, 2024•26 min
Founder and CEO of Magnfi.com, Doug Dibert, is back on the podcast to share how web designers can utilize video marketing (in a way that works best for you) to grow your web biz in 2024 and beyond. In This Episode 00:00 - Video Marketing for Web Design Businesses 04:10 - The Power of Video Marketing 13:53 - Video for Web Designers 23:15 - Consistency 35:28 - Optimizing for Local Search 43:42 - The Future of AI in Video 52:54 - Video Marketing Tips and Magnify Services Get all links, resources an...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Jennifer Alford of jennylainedesigns.com, one of the most active members in Web Designer Pro™, shares how she’s crafted a business that is attracting passion and purpose driven business owners to her and has laid the foundation for a business that she loves showing up for week after week. In This Episode 00:00 - Attracting Ideal Clients by Niche Personality 04:12 - Business Growth and Learning Platforms 14:12 - Evolving as a Business Owner 27:08 - Paid Discovery Calls 32:17 - Niching by Personal...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Josh shares a personal message as we end 2023 and a look ahead at what’s in store for 2024 in the way of courses, content, coaching and more. When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to the new private audio course feeds for: Web Design Business Course Maintenance Plan Course Scale Your Way Course Join Web Designer Pro™ and enjoy instant access to these courses in audio format along with the full courses inside Pro!...
Dec 28, 2023•48 min
CEO of eatmywords.com Alexandra Watkins (whose claim to fame is naming Wendy’s Baconator) along with other notable brands shares how you as a web designer can create a brand, theme and name for your business that stands out and passes the “smile and scratch” test. In This Episode 00:00 - Naming Your Business and Brand 13:28 - Brand Themes and Multiple Asset Management 22:44 - Naming Brands and Niche Businesses 29:53 - Importance of Naming in Business 40:25 - Product Naming and Brand Theme 51:24 ...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Co-host of the WPBuilds Podcast and of the uber popular Page Builder Summit, Nathan Wrigley, shares his enthusiasm and hopefulness for the much maligned WordPress Block Editor. In This Episode 00:00 - Future of WordPress Block Editor 03:32 - Changes and Evolution of Web Design 12:01 - The Popularity of Web Design Platforms 18:27 - WordPress Block's Excitement and Future 31:37 - WordPress Tools 43:13 - Feedback and Cheers for WordPress Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://josh...
Dec 11, 2023•45 min
Josh shares his strategies for sending personalized welcome videos for both web design students and to clients as a web designer and how game-changing they’ll be for your web design business as well. In This Episode 00:02 - Web Design Business Growth With Videos 07:57 - Using Personal Welcome Videos 13:36 - The Power of Welcome Videos Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/302 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to the new private audi...
Dec 07, 2023•22 min
Julia Taylor of GeekPack.com shares how she’s secured over 300k in grant funding for her business over the last year and a half and how you as a web designer can explore getting grants for your business no matter if you’re just starting out or already established! In This Episode 00:00 - Exploring Grants for Web Design Businesses 04:01 - Exploring Grants for Business Growth 15:30 - Understanding Grants for Small Business Owners 29:36 - Grant Applications and Business Networking 40:09 - Grant Fun...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min
For the big 300 milestone, Josh hosts the first ever “Web Designer Roundtable” on the podcast featuring Kyle Van Duesen of theadminbar.com Shannon Matter of webdesigneracademy.com and Chris Badgett of lifterlms.com In This Episode 00:50 - Web Design Trends and Perspectives 13:24 - Experience and Age in Web Design 17:39 - Exploring WordPress and Web Design Options 24:39 - Websites in a Changing Technological Landscape 32:42 - Niche Selection and Solving Business Problems 37:56 - Teaching Expertis...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min
This episode is a recent conversation between Josh and Steve Shramm pulled from The Subscription Web Design podcast. In This Episode 0 0:50 - The Evolution of Web Design Careers 0 8:10 - Choosing the Right Web Design Tools 13:05 - Choose a Business Model for Freedom 26:18 - Niche Market for Web Design and Digital Marketing 34:37 - Web Design Services for Business Growth 47:30 - The Importance of Marketing Agency Communication 51:57 - Scaling Web Design Business Investment Get all links, resource...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Canadian based freelance web designer, founder and owner of sandfire.ca, Sandy Burns shares the ins and outs of her 10 year journey so far in web design including how she almost gave it all up, what tool kept her in the game, battled cancer while keeping her business afloat and how she reluctantly but inevitably fell in love with scaling her agency with a small remote team. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:11 - Sandy's Journey 12:29 - Discovering the Power of Divi 16:42 - Divi's...
Nov 20, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Web design educator Dave Foy (the go to 101 resource for learning the Bricks WordPress Page Builder) shares his insight on how Bricks stacks up next to other page builders like Divi and Elementor and gives his perspective on the pros and cons of where WordPress is headed. In This Episode 00:00 - The Battle of WordPress Page Builders 05:15 - Page Builders 09:51 - WordPress Community Debate and Division 22:13 - Comparing Page Builder Options 35:32 - Progression to Bricks and Teaching Methods 40:20...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Josh pulls the curtain back on launching his new weekly web designer newsletter “Web Biz Weekly™” and shares more about why now is the time for a newsletter (for both entrepreneurs and web designers) and what to expect moving forward. In This Episode 01:03 - Launching a Newsletter 10:13 - Introducing Web Biz Weekly Newsletter 19:30 - Launching This Sunday Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/296 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to...
Nov 09, 2023•20 min
Co host of the uber popular Page Builder Summit and freelance web designer Anchen le Roux shares how she built her web design business primarily online while despising “selling” websites. In This Episode 00:00 - Selling Without Sleazy Tactics 06:53 - Choosing a Local or International URL 10:35 - Building an Online Client Network 18:38 - Build Authority, Get Clients Without Sales 29:50 - Web Design Maintenance Strategies 39:55 - Networking and Finding Clients Through Meetups 46:22 - Marketing Wit...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Jen Ellsworth of clickcharisma.com is back on the podcast to share what’s working for her in offering marketing services along with web design and branding for her clients. More importantly, how she manages it all without burning out. In This Episode 00:00 - Web Design and Marketing Services 05:18 - Web Design Services and Branding Evolution 16:51 - Website and Branding in Marketing 20:00 - Comparing Website Options 32:11 - Expanding Services, Planning for Future 38:51 - Content Creation Challen...
Oct 30, 2023•56 min
Josh shares 10 proven strategies that are working right now in 2023 with boosting revenue and landing more web design projects with current clients vs constantly having to find new clients. In This Episode 1:16 - Boost Revenue in Web Design Strategies 12:43 - Maximizing Engagement and Revenue 20:23 - Build and Maintain Client Relationships 26:30 - Strategy Suggestions Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/293 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get inst...
Oct 26, 2023•35 min
CEO of SmartPricingTable.com Joe Ardeeser joins the podcast to share how he, as a former digital agency owner, productized, templatized and streamlined his proposal process to be able to scale and become more profitable in his web design agency. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 0 0:0 5 - Greeting to Joe 0 4:37 - Transitioning From Freelancer to Agency Owner 11:53 - Scaling and Productizing Proposals in Business 20:18 - The Value of Productizing Web Design 28:26 - Creating Effective Proposals...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Content Strategist Abby Wood of thecontentlab.ie shares her insight to whether or not AI has alleviated the need for human copywriters for website copy, content marketing and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 0 5:06 - Welcome to Abby 12:26 - The Importance of Authenticity in Branding 16:39 - Positive & Negative of AI on Copywriting 20:09 - Human Motivations 29:25 - The Rise of Newsletters 34:37 - Building or Establishing Trust 36:49 - CTA Link Color 38:01 - Social Media Strategies a...
Oct 16, 2023•57 min
Josh shares his top tips and insight on getting through his most challenging year in business. In This Episode 01:16 - Surviving Tough Season in Business 13:50 - Challenges and Lessons Learned in 2023 26:04 - Double Down on What's Working 38:27 - Client Care and Recognizing Business Success 48:10 - Web Design Pro and Scaling Promotion Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/290 When you join Web Designer Pro™ (on any tier) you'll get instant access to the new private...
Oct 12, 2023•49 min
Josh shares his top 10 lessons learned after recently crossing 7-figures (1 million dollars) in sales with education, coaching and community building via joshhall.co In This Episode 03:38 - Marketing with one channel for discovery and one for relationship 07:21 - Listen to your customers and provide solutions they’re looking for (if it’s in your scope) 11:19 - Put an emphasis on recurring income 16:39 - Offer a higher tier product (for those who want it) 21:19 - Delegating is a needle mover 23:2...
Oct 09, 2023•47 min
Elizabeth McCravy is back on the podcast to share her insight on the decision to close her membership despite having over 170 members join and how that actually helped grow her business and reduced her personal bandwidth overwhelm. In This Episode 00:05 - Pivot or Quit in Business 04:48 - Pivoting or Quitting 16:21 - Membership Offering Challenges and Changes 21:21 - Managing Business and Personal Life 26:26 - Managing Priorities in Business and Parenthood 33:39 - Discussion on Decision to Close...
Oct 02, 2023•59 min
Josh share’s his proven, client-loving framework for organizing your services so that clients understand what you do and how you’ll help them. Best part is, no matter what or how many services you offer, they can fit into these 3 categories! In This Episode 00:02 - Organizing Web Design Services 11:10 - Building, Supporting, and Growing Websites 23:11 - Categorizing Services for Web Designers 32:01 - Promotion of Web Designer Pro Course Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhal...
Sep 28, 2023•34 min
CEO of Kickstart Accounting DANIELLE Hayden is back on the podcast, this time to share tips and strategies on what to do if your business is in a bit of a decline. In This Episode 00:00 - Solutions for Declining Business Revenue 07:11 - Money Mindset and Long-Term Profitability 15:07 - Understanding Spending Habits and Financial Mindset 26:33 - Measuring Success and Setting Intentions 34:26 - Set Realistic Revenue Goals Based on Expenses 46:36 - Owner Mindset's Importance in Business 54:29 ...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Web design agency owner and fellow web design business coach Tristan Parker joins the show to talk shop about web design in general, selling websites nowadays, how to differentiate yourself as a designer and much more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 00:05 - Web Design Business Podcast 06:04 - Web Design Coaching and Business Insights 09:21 - Web Designers 21:53 - Booking Call Processes and Strategies 32:35 - Consistency & Long-Lasting Content Importance 43:59 - The Evolution of Web Des...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Josh uncovers 7 common strategies and trends that successful web designers are doing today to make at least 6-figures per year consistently. In This Episode 01:39 - Building a Successful Web Design Business 04:45 - Offering a complete web design experience 09:15 - Recurring income channels 12:21 - Upselling to existing clients 14:58 - Marketing with 1-2 primary channels 18:40 - Referral partner relationships 22:00 - In person networking 24:04 - Proactive with client communications 26:26 - Recap ...
Sep 14, 2023•30 min
Presentation and speaking skills coach Marianna Swallow shares tactical, actionable strategies that you can use today to get better at managing your nerves during web design presentations or sales meetings. In This Episode 0 0:00 - Overcoming Nervousness in Public Speaking 0 5:05 - The Importance of Public Speaking 15:12 - Importance of Nervousness in Public Speaking 19:17 - Manage Nerves in Public Speaking 32:37 - Managing Nerves and Finding Confidence 42:27 - Calibrating and Scaling Energy for...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min
