Web Design Business with Josh Hall

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...

Josh shares the top 3 things you can do to build your web design business fast (aka move the needle forward) In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - 1) Have few services 02:44 - Magic in three 04:29 - Would you buy it 05:02 - 2) Pricing correctly 08:21 - 3) Delegating  09:10 - Focus on super power 11:33 - Avoiding burnout 12:53 - Recap Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshh...

Web designer and business strategist Marie Brown of “Beyond The Kitchen Table” shares how she markets and gets the majority of her clients now through Instagram along with other worthwhile marketing channels you can explore for your web design business as well. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - Greeting to Marie 04:43 - Branding study 08:28 - Identifying the niche 12:02 - Know your supe...

Up and coming online creator, podcaster and community builder Jay Clouse is back on the podcast sharing all the lessons he’s learned bringing his online creator business to be on track for over a quarter-million dollars this year in 2022. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - Greeting to Jay 06:38 - Diversifying thoughts 10:24 - Learning without regrets 12:15 - Evaluate by quarter 13:41 - P...

Josh shares the exciting news about turning the Divi Web Designers Facebook Group over to Tim Strifler of DiviLife.com In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:53 - Reason for change 03:16 - Is Josh leaving? 04:35 - Greeting to Tim 06:57 - Divi-centric 09:46 - Josh in the future 11:51 - Goals for Divi group Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/227

Presentation Designer and Online Educator Adrienne Johnston shares how she found a sweet spot by going hyper niche and becoming exclusively a presentation designer. All while not burning her current client base as she pivoted her business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Greeting to Adrienne 06:12 - From chaos to niche 08:59 - Adopting the mindset 12:57 - How to rank #3 on Google 15:2...

Fan favorite Wes McDowell is back on the podcast to share what has worked well (and what hasn’t) after focusing solely on ONE marketing channel…his YouTube channel! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:55 - Greeting to Wes 04:01 - Ultimate business hack 05:31 - YouTube locally 09:29 - Weighing the choice 13:07 - Long form content first 15:50 - Subscriber awareness 19:29 - Attractors 24:13 - Cla...

In this episode, we turn the tables and share an interview that Josh recently did on Shannon Mattern’s podcast “The Profitable Web Designer” addressing some of the common struggles and challenges all web designers face today with actionable tips and strategies to combat them. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:58 - Josh’s catalyst 09:07 - Biggest challenges 09:35 - Money mindset 12:47 - Value...

Business Productivity Consultant and CEO of TasklyGroup.com Shanice Miller shares her top tips for managing projects and how having the proper systems can help you save time and be more profitable in your business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Greeting to Shanice 05:54 - Start eliminating 07:20 - All in your head 08:52 - Starting SOP’s 10:56 - 3 general basics 13:08 - What to deleg...

CEO of WPzone (formerly Divi Space & Aspen Grove Studios) David Blackmon is back on the podcast to catch up and share what he sees currently in the world of WordPress, Divi and other website builders like Elementor, Oxygen, etc. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:28 - Greeting to David 06:39 - Divi to WordPress 08:37 - A bigger vision 13:40 - Your own real estate 20:03 - Protect yourself...

Josh here with an update on what transpired with my family over the past couple of weeks and what to expect moving forward with the podcast. If you don't yet follow me on social media, I'm posting updates at: https://www.instagram.com/joshhallco https://www.facebook.com/joshhallco

A special announcement and update from InTransit Studio's CEO, Eric Dingler. For a full transcription of the announcement go to joshhall.co/SA

Josh shares how a year on Instagram has helped and in some ways, hindered his business along with what he’s learned to manage and grow multiple social media accounts better. In This Episode 00:00 - Outline 02:29 - Starting with the pros 02:48 - Student connections 03:55 - Tagging 07:31 - Top Tier presence 10:25 - Nice overall UX 11:46 - Some of the cons 12:44 - Lost in tinkering 13:37 - Time away...

Founder of the Booked Out Designer program and host of the Breakthrough Brand podcast Elizabeth McCravy joins the show to share how she’s learned to grow her online business without the typical overwhelm that leads most people to burnout. Oh, and all while being a young mom working from home. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:43 - Greeting to Elizabeth 10:49 - Clients from anywhere 13:30 - I...

Wall Street Journal best selling author, host of the Smart Passive Income podcast, seasoned YouTuber and my personal favorite course creator Pat Flynn is back on the podcast, this time to share his top tips for using YouTube to help grow your design business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:12 - Greeting to Pat 05:09 - Imposter syndrome 07:39 - Why not TikTok 11:34 - A Home base 12:43 - Wh...