Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Bailey Collins has now landed 500+ website in a day clients since 2021. This free masterclass is a behind-scenes-look at her entire process which she shared live in my community Web Designer Pro®. If you're ready to launch your website in a day offer and confidently charge 1k-5k per day, I recommend Bailey's full Design Day Blueprint course which I'm a proud affiliate for. We'v...

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As a web designer, I’m sure you’ve had plenty of people ask “is AI going to take your job?” Well, my position is firmly NO. But one adjacent part of the industry I was curious/cautious about is copywriting. After all, I’m primarily using AI for copywriting and messaging help these days. To hear how copywriters are surviving, even thriving in an AI world, here’s copywriter for web designers Nikki T...

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In this solo/case-study episode, I’m sharing a super simple—but insanely effective—pricing tweak that helped one of our Web Designer Pro® members, Tom, land a $5,000/yr SEO deal… on the same day he made the change. We break down: why too many plan options confuse clients how to structure your plans to make the right option stand out what Tom changed to close the deal immediately his updated SEO pl...

To kick off the New Year, I wanted to share this convo I had recently for my email/DNS partner specialist Amr Selim which we recorded for his podcast where we do a recap of my journey from cabinet maker/drummer to designer/agency owner to course creator/community builder. We also get into how different the industry of web design is today in 2026 compared to when I got started in 2010. But also, ho...

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I’m in reflection mode right now and as we get ready for the New Year, I’m been thinking a lot about these 5 timeless lessons from high-profile guests on my podcast that have really helped me over the last few years. Hope they help you as well as you gear up to build and grow your web design biz in 2026! In this episode: Amy Porterfield On Managing Doubt (from ep #185 ) Pat Flynn On Risk And Regre...

Here's the replay of the most recent live Q&A session held on my YouTube Channel . We covered everything from: Keeping support and growth plans separate What to include/how to price growth plans A widespread scam where people are impersonating web designers, sending extra invoices to their clients My top 3 tips for someone fresh into web design How to hire support and junior design help A...

As a web designer, you’ve probably considered looking into additional revenue streams, but have you ever considered sponsorships? If not, you’ll want to hear this conversation I had with sponsorship coach and author of the new book “Sponsor Magnet” Justin Moore. While this is mostly a chance for him to coach me live on my sponsorship strategies, it applies to web designers even with small client-b...

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Jay Clouse is best known for two things: Being the founder of Creator Science, and being one of the most prominent thought-leaders in the content creator space Being the first 4x guest on the Web Design Business Podcast Jay and I connected early in his journey into the world of courses, coaching, podcasting, memberships and content creation and over the last 5 years, I’ve seen him excel in all are...

There are a lot of ongoing changes happening with SEO and how user behavior is changing with AI. It’s hard enough to keep up with as a web designer…I can’t imagine as a client! But someone who’s doing a great job keeping their SEO clients in-the-know and updated every step of the way is Lindsay Halsey, co-founder of SEO agency webshine.com She shares how they’re implementing AI SEO, how it’s chang...

I’m sharing the replay of my recent Live Q&A session where we dug into all things client retention, communication, and keeping your web design business running smoothly… even when outages hit or the unexpected happens. You’ll hear me break down some of the same strategies I taught at the recent Circle Summit — including how to set boundaries, create repeatable touchpoints, and turn one-time cl...

What better time to learn about the latest (and time-tested) trends for website conversion than heading into Black Friday, Holiday’s and New Year – and that’s what we’re getting into with Greg Merrilees, who literally wrote the book on website conversion with Next Level Website Design. We’re getting into all the nerdy, nitty-gritty and specific conversion tips and tricks on this one. Remember, eve...

Happy 5th Birthday Web Designer Pro® 🥳 What started on November 4th, 2020, as a small coaching community for 30+ of my top course students has become a leader in the web design business-coaching space and one of Circle's most highly engaged communities. It's a testament to the AMAZING members who show up every week to help, support, and encourage each other, as web designers at all stag...

Design and building websites…that’s the fun part. Managing the project, collecting content, onboarding, handling revisions and feedback…typically, not so much. Which is why, if you can automate as much of the repeatable tasks and make a system and process for the “unfun” parts of a web design project, it’ll make your life much easier and more profitable. That’s what we’re diving into this one with...

Being an entrepreneur is challenging. Being a parent-entrepreneur is even more challenging. Being a special needs parent entrepreneur…it’s tough to put into words. But one thing’s for sure, the freedom of schedule and flexible availability, to be able to care for a special needs kiddo as a web designer is UNMATCHED and well worth all the challenges. We’re diving into all of that and more in this s...

Today we have a guest host for the podcast, my persona SEO Guru and Copy Strategist Michelle Bourbonniere who’s sharing what you need to know about the latest with AI SEO. Specifically, five things that are changing, and five things that are staying in regard to “on and off-site SEO.”

Do you find that you no longer fit in with many of your friends when you become an entrepreneur? If so, you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m sharing my take on this common “friendshift” for web design entrepreneurs and it’s based off a recent newsletter from Web Designer Pro member Alexia (of visualvibedesign.com ) who shared a very open and honest take on this topic. So in this solo episode, it...

One of our biggest Web Designer Pro member success stories, Sam Sarsten, is back on the podcast with an update on how he’s grown his agency to over 250k per year in 3 years, primarily through Local SEO. We’re getting into all the nitty gritty on this one: How much he charges How he finds clients How he measures and tracks results How he’s scaled his team How he offers web design + SEO And more! He...

Ever wondered if you should trademark your business? There are a lot of reasons you may consider it: You may want to sell your business one day. You might want to make sure no one can take your brand name with no grounds for legal action on your end. You might have a productized service or product you want to sell eventually. You may just want full control over your brand as a whole. For all those...

When I began my career in web design, my initial goal was to “get a job” as a web designer for an agency or corporation…until I realized corporate life is NOT for me. But that’s me, I enjoy the world of risk and reward of freelancing and entrepreneurship, whereas the freelance lifestyle is NOT for everyone. So today I’m thrilled to share the conversation I had with Chris Webb, who’s had a long car...

This episode is a conversation I had with Web Designer Pro™ member Whitney Bateson recently on her podcast “The Growth Show” where she helps wellness professionals build and launch a successful online presence. While she picked my brain about current website conversion trends in 2025 mainly to help her clients, we actually talked about some significant, general trends for websites today, for all i...

This episode is a recent coaching call I had with two members from my community Web Designer Pro™, all about going full-time with your web design business. Alexia JUST went full-time at the time of publishing this episode and Ben went full-time in Dec of 2024, so it was great hearing both of their perspectives about lessons learned going full-time with them having just done it. What’s particularly...