Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Josh shares the second phase of his journey exploring how he went from agency owner to full time course creator. In This Episode 03:42 - Fall 2019 started the podcast (formerly Josh Hall Web Design Show) 05:23 - Spring 2020 completed suite of web design courses 07:55 - Summer 2020 sold In Transit Studios to Eric (view josh.intransit studios.com) for my freelancer example site 15:15 - Fall 2020 lau...

Lawyer/web designer Ann Koppuzha of powerhouse-legal.com shares her insight on the legal side of web design including what web designers need to know and have in place with contracts, copyrights, tax setups and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:52 - Greeting to Ann 05:09 - Being a unicorn 07:32 - Starting out 12:39 - Good rule to remember 15:41 - Contracts 23:51 - Two sections 29:50 -...

Networking coach, personal friend of Josh and author of the new book “Networking Essentials for Success” Chris Borja shares his proven framework for making networking easy, fun and doable for even the world’s most introverted introvert. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:04 - Greeting to Chris 06:28 - Current landscape 10:53 - Networking tip 15:32 - Helping others 18:10 - Personal development...

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 -...

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...

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 0...

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...

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 -...

“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...

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...

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...

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: h...

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 th...

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 tru...

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 cle...

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 manag...

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 - G...

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 indust...

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 a...

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 fai...

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 -...

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 -...

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:...

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...

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 - Negotia...