Personal trainer and fitness coach Aoife McAuliffe of empowerher.fitness shares her top nutrition and fitness tips for helping work-from-home web designers and entrepreneurs stay healthy, balanced and physically fit to combat all the temptations that working from home brings. In This Episode 04:48 - Greeting to Aoife 06:18 - Teach sustainable habits 09:47 - Where it all started 16:20 - Don’t use willpower 17:08 - Meal prep 20:31 - Veggie ideas 24:02 - Rules for food 26:18 - Staying hydrated 28:2...
Feb 01, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh shares his top 9 secret strategies on how to sell your web design services without coming across like a sweaty used car salesman. All of these strategies, if implemented, will actually help you enjoy instead of dread sales! In This Episode 01:56 - Enjoying web site sales 02:03 - 1) Listen first 04:16 - 2) Ask about user experience 06:18 - 3) Research competitors 08:32 - 4) Share your ideas 10:48 - 5) End goal plans 12:43 - 6) Talk conversion simply 14:36 - 7) Brag a little 15:58 - 8) Educat...
Jan 28, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Founder of TheEfficencyCoach.com and The Efficiency Coach podcast, Michael Horvath shares invaluable time management tips for running your day, being productive and in turn, getting more hours BACK! In This Episode 03:52 - Greeting to Michael 06:44 - Battle of productivity 10:28 - Time and freedom 11:20 - 1) Calendar Blocking 13:19 - Getting juices going 17:31 - 2) “Time Batching” 20:13 - 3) Planning 23:32 - List tasks to delegate 26:11 - How to “Win the day” 31:19 - 4) Problems with multitaskin...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh shares his top tips for not only just getting testimonials from clients, but getting amazing testimonials and reviews. In This Episode 01:17 - Featured podcast review shoutout 04:22 - The “Why” for testimonials 05:59 - Be aware of the struggle 08:03 - 1) The written email 10:15 - 2) Google Review 11:53 - 3) Video Review 13:14 - A unique approach 17:26 - Video examples 18:11 - Nine practical tips 18:28 - 1. ASK 21:11 - 2. Ask immediately 21:55 - 3. Guide them 24:21 - 4. Simplify the process ...
Jan 21, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Freelance web designer Alexis Myers shares her experience and lessons learned from her first big E-Commerce project. In This Episode 03:54 - Greeting to Alexis 05:50 - Ready, set, GO 10:04 - Proposal 14:26 - Seeing the value 15:44 - Content struggles 20:30 - Educate clients 30:28 - Image sizes 34:34 - Above and beyond 42:04 - WooCommerce or Divi 44:14 - Dealing with glitches 45:35 - Handling email 50:59 - Maintenance plan 57:08 - Initial design request 1:01:04 - Duplicating pages 1:03:00 - Googl...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh shares some of his top tips for getting your websites design to convert (i.e. turn website visitors into paying customers) In This Episode 02:47 - Challenge from Josh 03:46 - 1) Being clear 07:14 - 2) Call to action 10:25 - 3) Organized menu 13:20 - 4) Color palette 16:00 - 5) Typography 17:52 - 6) Personalize 21:59 - 7) Testimonials 25:18 - 8) Limit “exit” signs 26:58 - 9) Footer call to action 28:18 - 10) Challenge clients 30:45 - 11) Create urgency 33:05 - 12) Add a freebie 35:03 - Recap...
Jan 14, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Founder and President of Local SEO Search Inc, John Vuong, shares with us the best practices and strategies for optimizing small business websites to help businesses to get found online through local SEO. In This Episode 04:13 - Welcome to John 05:54 - Progression into SEO 11:58 - Team size now 13:04 - Great place to start 18:11 - Preparing a campaign 21:59 - Build loyalty 26:50 - Create the Avatar 28:54 - Competition study 25:17 - Behind the scenes 26:56 - Long term investment 39:55 - Quality o...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh shares 5 tips for standing out in a crowded space like web design. These strategies will help you differentiate yourself from other web designers and help you explain why clients should choose YOU over your competitors. In This Episode 01:07 - Good news 03:44 - Featured Podcast Review Shoutout 06:06 - How to learn from criticism 09:01 - Why choose you 11:18 - 1) Personalize site 13:27 - 2) Don’t false advertise 16:59 - 3) Teach to impress 21:39 - 4) Co-Opetition 26:38 - 5) Personal videos 2...
Jan 07, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the first episode of 2021, Founder and CEO of UX design agency amsd.co and host of The 6-Figure Freelancer Podcast, Avani Miriyala shares her experience with hiring designers and freelancers along with how to effectively build and manage a remote team. In This Episode 03:59 - Welcome to Avani 09:00 - Going with the flow 12:21 - New kind of “agency” 16:25 - Building the team 19:48 - Good people refer 23:38 - Here to scale 26:31 - Have to be scrappy 32:05 - Culture fit 38:01 - Design playbook ...
Jan 04, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh recaps 2020, gives actionable takeaways that you can apply to your business for the New Year and gives you a lookahead at what to expect in 2021! In This Episode 00:35 - 1) 2020 Review 02:32 - Launched two courses 06:24 - Selling the agency 07:15 - Update and automate 09:20 - Podcast commitment 12:05 - Getting help to grow 12:35 - Shoutout to listeners 14:38 - Big celebrations 15:31 - Membership launch 16:38 - 2)2020 Takeaways 16:52 - Be adaptable 20:52 - Trust your gut 23:12 - Listen to cu...
Dec 21, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh shares about how doing short, personalized videos can immediately help you grow your business, stand out from competition and create clients for life. In This Episode 01:25 - Featured Podcast Review Shoutout 04:15 - Why personalized video 10:22 - Where and when to send 19:04 - How to do video 21:19 - Josh’s challenge to you Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/082 Get my entire suite of courses in the Courses Tier = $49/mo Get courses + all community features in t...
Dec 17, 2020•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast CEO of Voy Media, a digital marketing agency based in New York, Kevin Urrutia shares how he went from being a gamer and Silicon Valley coder to embracing his entrepreneurial spirit by building multiple businesses and now running a digital agency with 25+ team members. In This Episode 04:25 - Kevin’s Introduction 05:31 - A little history 10:08 - Building experience 17:47 - Going to California 22:09 - Implementing experience 26:50 - Starting to grow a team 29:30 - Having other businesses 32:43 - C...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh gives practical tips for how you can finish off the year strong and effectively plan the start of the new year. In This Episode 02:05 - Feature review shoutout 05:46 - 1) Top of Mind W/Clients 11:10 - 2) Keep income strong 13:55 - 3) Plant money seeds 17:40 - 4) Learn from year 22:07 - 5) Plan intentionally 27:21 - Recap! Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/080 Get my entire suite of courses in the Courses Tier = $49/mo Get courses + all community features in the...
Dec 10, 2020•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh interviews business advisor, consultant and coach Patrick Dichter who, after working with all types of businesses and industries in 2020, shares with us which businesses and personality types are thriving during COVID. In This Episode 04:19 - Greeting to Patrick 06:27 - Some business impact 10:49 - Don’t do nothing 11:03 - Partner over vendor 14:47 - Proactive not reactive 16:12 - Comfortable with Zoom 21:23 - Virtual transaction 21:58 - Adding procedures 23:00 - Membership and forum 26:13 ...
Dec 07, 2020•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh covers why growth can often be misleading, overrated and costly and empowers those of you who want to stay small with how to practically do so. In This Episode 03:40 - Feature review shoutout 04:55 - No discouragement! 05:45 - Problems with growth 08:28 - Personality differences 09:43 - Growth expenses 12:11 - Implement “Small” 17:11 - Prioritizing systems 23:30 - Build community 25:28 - Focus on current clients 27:16 - Master your craft 30:48 - Getting Josh’s help Get all links, resources ...
Dec 03, 2020•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host of The Self Made Web Designer Podcast, Chris Misterek shares how he doubled his income with a web design side hustle and how that propelled him to go into web design full time. In This Episode 03:58 - Greeting to Chris 05:32 - Variety of design 12:45 - Where to start 17:59 - Starting to teach 20:19 - Side hustle & job 27:46 - Have confidence 32:24 - The rate dance 37:44 - Portfolio bulking 41:58 - Undersell yourself 46:38 - Client searching 56:20 - Internal conflict 1:03:04 - Changing m...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh shares his thoughts on having a personal brand vs business name for your web design business and gives you some tips to help you decide depending on your long term goals! In This Episode 01:56 - Featured review shoutout 05:29 - Pros for Personal 11:43 - Cons for Personal 20:57 - Pros for Business name 23:39 - Cons for Business 28:17 - How to choose 31:18 - Final thoughts Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/076 Get my entire suite of courses in the Courses Tier = ...
Nov 26, 2020•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Co-founder of FocusWP, Stephanie Hudson, shares her insight of running a website maintenance plan from the technical perspective. Her and Josh cover tools and processes for running website maintenance or "care" plans to help empower you to do the same In This Episode 03:07 - Greeting to Stephanie 05:25 - Need of Maintenance 09:50 - Tools for Maintenance 15:57 - Why it’s important 21:01 - Migrating 23:40 - When to update 28:42 - Caution on updates 36:12 - Categorize updates 39:41 - Secu...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh dives into why Staying Power is more important than Starting Power and guides you through 10 steps on how to build longevity for you and your business. In This Episode 01:49 - Featured Podcast Shoutout 07:50 - Have a mission 10:29 - Make commitment 15:03 - Be ok with failure 17:38 - Expect challenges 19:42 - Build routines 23:02 - Enjoy mundane 26:07 - Challenge yourself 27:39 - Celebrate wins 28:56 - Red flags mean change 31:06 - Find good community Get all links, resources and show notes ...
Nov 19, 2020•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh interviews his agency's top white label referral partner, Kirby Hasseman, CEO of Hasseman and uncovers what marketing agencies are looking for when hiring whitelabel web design partners. In This Episode 04:06 - Greeting to Kirby 08:08 - Trusted partnership 12:58 - Communication is key 17:48 - Be a marketing student 21:30 - Sense of intent 23:40 - Transitioning into it 28:27 - Feeling the change 30:35 - Determining pricing 34:18 - Creating 20 year client 36:24 - Secondary services 39:53...
Nov 16, 2020•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh gives you a peek into his 5-phase, web design process for planning, building and launching a website effectively. In This Episode 02:51 - Featured review 04:16 - Diving in 05:00 - 1) Planning 15:13 - 2) Layout/design 21:04 - 3) Revisions 27:03 - 4) Revise/Optimize 33:17 - 5) Empower/launch 38:41 - Recapping Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/072 Get my entire suite of courses in the Courses Tier = $49/mo Get courses + all community features in the Community Tier...
Nov 12, 2020•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh interviews Chris Badgett, Founder and CEO of LifterLMS which is one of the most popular learning management systems for Wordpress about his journey from living on an Alaskan glacier running Sled Dog tours to becoming an entrepreneur and building LifterLMS. In This Episode 03:58 - Greeting to Chris 06:21 - Lobster history 10:36 - Learning & adapting 13:59 - Being content 15:16 - Searching a mentor 17:07 - Be good with people 20:17 - LifterLMS evolution 25:48 - Money making niche 28:00 - ...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh explains why you can make a good living in web design NOW more than ever before and tackles 3 common objections to getting into web design. In This Episode 01:36 - Featured Review Shoutout 03:37 - Three main questions 11:16 - Oversaturation 19:51 - Building organically 22:51 - Quality over quantity 23:33 - Success is... 24:39 - Feelings on luck 32:09 - Recap and courses Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/070 Get my entire suite of courses in the Courses Tier = $...
Nov 05, 2020•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Senior Content Manager of Pat Flynn's brand Smart Passive Income, Karen Beattie, shares with us what they learned with planning, building and running their successful membership at SPI Pro. In This Episode 03:26 - Greeting to Karen 06:22 - Different reasons 10:11 - Bring tribe together 13:36 - Launch Plan 15:14 - Why paid not free 19:20 - Purposeful 23:46 - Platform decision 30:58 - Setting up 34:38 - Active members 41:10 - Pricing 43:59 - Maintaining is work 52:29 - Final thoughts Get all ...
Nov 01, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh teaches you how to speed up your website design process through 9 tips from his experience with building websites for clients for a decade. In This Episode 02:15 - Featured podcast review 03:24 - Plan before you build 06:15 - Start with staging site 08:40 - Set global styles 11:14 - Save, reuse layouts 14:58 - Save coding snippets 18:07 - Limit new tricks 19:58 - Make a deadline 23:25 - Get in a flow state 27:01 - Follow a process 30:34 - Recap of tips Get all links, resources and show note...
Oct 29, 2020•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Creator of the Freelancing School Jay Clouse has a mission of helping people start and build their freelancing business. One of the hardest areas of doing so is finding the confidence (in your services and in yourself) to be able to sell when you're just starting out. But in this episode, Jay dishes out practical advice, strategies and tips that you can implement right now to help! In This Episode 03:32 - Greeting to Jay 04:25 - Being a “Creator” 07:14 - Changing a work style 09:35 - Creati...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast This month, October 2020, my web design agency In Transit Studios turns 10! It's been an amazing decade of lessons learned, experience gained and amazing relationships formed and in this episode, I wanted to highlight the top 10 "most important" lessons I learned in the decade of starting, building, running and eventually selling my web design agency. There are countless other tips and important lessons learned but if I were to sit down with an inspiring agency owner and dish out ...
Oct 22, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Author of The Profit Planner book series and Co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Danielle Hayden, shares with us some practical steps and strategies on how we can make our web design businesses more profitable. I.e. making sure we're actually MAKING money in our business, not LOOSING it. In This Episode: 03:25 - Greeting to Danielle 04:16 - Promise to keep fun 07:30 - Why Profit is important 09:42 - Fulfill your goals 10:40 - Pricing 13:59 - Charging more 17:41 - Watch the numbers 21:44 - Whe...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Choosing the right tools for your business is an important decision. In web design, our tools are the foundation of our business and will be where we "live" for years to come. In this episode, I'm dishing out 10 tips for helping you decide which tools will be best for YOU and worth investing in and adding to your toolbox. In This Episode 01:16 - Featured podcast review 04:29 - Know needs first 06:07 - Company research 08:16 - Community values 10:10 - Real world examples 12:03 - Ta...
Oct 15, 2020•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Founder of RemoteVideoTeam.com, David Kilkelly, shares some invaluable video marketing tips that we can implement into our web design businesses to help grow our business and make better connections with our clients. We also cover a lot of strategies for getting better on camera and how to get started with video. In This Episode 00:28 - Video is King 04:06 - Greeting David 08:27 - Visual, engaging 12:27 - Outside comfort zone 19:53 - Power in editing 26:48 - YouTube search engine 29:14 - Social ...
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