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The Web Design Business Podcast with host Josh Hall is here to help you build a web design business that allows you to have freedom and a lifestyle you love. As a web designer and web agency owner of over a decade, Josh knows the challenges, struggles and often painful lessons of building a web design business without any guidance, proven strategies or a mentor to help you along the way, which is why this show exists. Think of this podcast as your weekly dose of coaching, mentorship and guid ...
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The Designerless Show is here to make web design concepts and strategies accessible to entrepreneurs, DIY designers, and professional designers alike. Hosted by Ysmay, a web designer with 20+ years of experience, this podcast will empower you to make more informed choices about your own web design, and designs for clients. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/designerless/support
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Josh shares a recent Q&A session sharing insight and honest thoughts on the TheAdminBar 2024 WordPress Professional Survey Results. This is a good look at what is working (and what isn’t) in web design today regardless if you’re a WordPress user or not. In This Episode 01:01 - Web Design Business Survey Insights 16:32 - Shifts in Web Design Trends …
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If you’re a graphic designer who’s capped at a revenue level, it might be time to transition to web and luckily, there are so many ways to do it in a way that works for you. I hope my journey helps give you a proven path to follow 🙂 In This Episode 01:01 - Graphic Design to Web Design Transition 13:44 - Challenges and Opportunities in Web Design 23…
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Ran Segall, founder of Flux-Academy.com shares his insights on how to craft the right offers today as a beginning web designer and how to package up your services in a way that builds your web business sustainably in 2024 and beyond. In This Episode 00:00 - Web Design Services and Referral Partners 05:26 - Webflow and Trends 18:12 - Web Design Chal…
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If you're a web designer who's serious about starting or building your web design biz, I'm guessing there are some glaring challenges and struggles you're going through. And if you feel alone in those struggles...you're not. There are so many common challenges I hear from web designers who are serious about starting, building and growing their web …
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Kyle Prinsloo, founder of freelancerfam.com, a private (and free) discord community for web design freelancers shares how he started as a freelance web designer with a “value ladder” approach to getting clients. In This Episode 00:00 -Introduction 07:32 - Web Design Journey 12:51 - Learning the Basics 17:38 - Being in a Community 22:13 - Clients ar…
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Copywriter & Brand Messaging Strategist Sarah Guilliot shares how to create client case studies to make more and easily attract new web design clients based off of client stories and results. In This Episode 00:00 - Creating Effective Web Design Case Studies 04:51 - Uncovering the Power of Case Studies 08:17 - Effective Case Studies for SEO 13:46 -…
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Brad Hussey of the Creative Crew Community shares how you as a web designer can create content that attracts the right type of customers for you. In This Episode 00:00 - Content Creation Strategies 10:42 - Thought Leadership 17:13 - Amplifying Through Interview Series 30:46 - Building a Business on Rented Ground 37:10 - Tool-Specific Content 52:20 …
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This is a replay of the live Q&A Josh held for Web Designer Pro™ members on Scaling a Web Design Biz In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:10 - Starting with Finances 10:15 - Raise Rates to Scale 15:00 - Testing New Waters 19:36 - Clients Pay for Quality 26:48 - Go MAD with SOP 32:40 - Password Sharing 35:20 - Team Communication 41:03 - Project M…
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Co-founder of Circle.so Andy Guttormsen is back on the podcast sharing his insights on what’s working well for the top engaged and profitable communities and membership sites today. In This Episode 00:00 - Online Community and Membership Trends 05:06 - Evolution of Online Memberships and Communities 19:46 - Community Experiences and Engagement 25:0…
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Lindsay Halsey of Pathfinder SEO is one of the industry leaders for teaching web designers SEO and how to package up and sell SEO services. She’s on the forefront of the latest SEO trends including Google's new Generative Search Experience which is essentially Google AI. In this episode, she’s sharing everything she knows to help you prepare for bo…
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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 Coac…
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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 Nonpr…
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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 Goal…
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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 00:02 - Scaling Your Web Design Business 12:17 - S…
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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 …
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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 - Consisten…
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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 Pe…
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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 Multi…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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This episode is a recent conversation between Josh and Steve Shramm pulled from The Subscription Web Design podcast. In This Episode 00:50 - The Evolution of Web Design Careers 08:10 - 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…
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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…
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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 Bu…
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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…
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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 Autho…
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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 …
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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 - …
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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 00:05 - Greeting to Joe 04:37 - Transitioning From Freelancer to Ag…
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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 05:06 - Welcome to Abby 12:26 - The Importance of Authenticity in Branding 16:39 - Positive & Negative of AI on Copywriting 20:09 - …
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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…
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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 sc…
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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 …
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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…
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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 - Mea…
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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 - …
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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 wit…
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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 05:05 - The Importance of Public Speaking 15:12 - Importance of Nervousness …
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Fellow web design educator Kevin Geary (creator of automatic.css and frames for WordPress) is on the show to share his perspective on where WordPress is headed, the role of page builders moving forward, CSS class first design for scalability and more. In This Episode 00:00 - The Future of WordPress 11:15 - Comparing Page Builders for Web Design 18:…
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Josh recaps WordCamp US 2023 and shares takeaways from the first Web Designer Pro in person meetup, thoughts on Matt Mullenweg’s keynote talk on the future of WordPress, the latest on Ai in web design, Accessibility, what’s going on with Divi and much more! In This Episode 00:02 - Recapping WordCamp 2023 and Hot Topics 11:24 - Imposter Syndrome and…
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We are taking our own advice! If you caught the previous episode, you know we all believe in the importance of taking a break. The many panel members who have been a part of Divi Chat have been sharing advice, tips, and lessons learned for almost 7 years. (‼️) All of the panelists participate voluntarily and are all running their own business (or m…
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Katie Lake of StudioLagoDesign.com shares exactly what she did in order to get a swarm of web design clients fast after starting 2023 with a dry pipeline of leads to being fully booked out by Summer time. In This Episode 0:02 - From Scarcity to Success 4:49 - Transitioning From Scarce to Swamped 14:23 - Marketing Strategy and Sales Power 24:01 - Bu…
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Sand and Saltwater may do wonders for you, but they are mortal enemies of your laptop! That’s not the only reason to leave the laptop at home, though. Dive into the pool of work-life balance with this episode of Divi Chat, titled “How To Take a Vacation When You Own a Business.” Come hear the strategies, tips, and resources the Divi Chat panel has …
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Josh reflects on 6 years of joshhall.co and answers questions fielded from colleague and web designer attorney Ann Kopphuza. In This Episode 0:02 - Building a Web Design Business Reflection 12:16 - Evolution of Josh Hall.co 17:22 - Building Online Courses 26:31 - Web Design Business Advice and Plans 40:02 - Past Experience and Future Approaches 47:…
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AI is everywhere, including baked right in to your favorite WordPress pagebuilder! The Divi Chat crew will take you through their first impressions of this hot new feature and share suggestions for making the most of it. What are the best ways to use Divi AI? Is there reason for concern? 💬 Join us in the live chat at 5 p.m. EST on FB or YouTube! ht…
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Business consultant Jessica Lackey shares her top tips for dealing with growing pains as your business grows and lays out how you can practically scale small and one little step at a time if you want to avoid becoming a big web agency. In This Episode 0:00 - Navigating Growth Stages in Your Business 3:52 - Choosing the Path to Business Growth 17:53…
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Get ready to bring your marketing to life! We all know video killed the radio star*… is it taking over marketing too? Nearly all the top social media platforms have a focus on video content, and YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. I think it’s time we take the hint! So how can you make good use of video to get more leads and s…
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Josh shares how to turn things around if your year has been less than a 5 (out of 10) or what to do to continue to make the year amazing if you’re over a 5 (out of 10) In This Episode 01:08 - Maximize Web Design Business in 2023 04:06 - Encouragement 06:32 - Five and Under 08:17 - Switching Gears and Doubling Down 11:10 - Over Five 18:34 - The Worl…
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