Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Oliver Schöndorfer of PimpMyType.com is venturing into the online course realm but has a lot of questions about how to package up his knowledge and expertise into a course (or courses) and how to sell them consistently. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 05:20 - Update of Oliver 06:56 - Finding value 09:07 - Free tips to course 13:40 - A trial run 17:29 - Too many cooks 19:32 - Breaking it down...

The Dubsado Queen and Business Operations Consultant Charlotte Isaac is on the podcast to share how to make room in your business for the inevitable, unexpected surprises that life will bring. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:25 - Greeting to Charlotte 07:17 - Zero in on focus 11:10 - Unexpected happens 14:11 - Being prepared 16:01 - Set reactionary time 18:15 - Pay yourself 20:40 - Rate pe...

Director of WordPress at Cloudways Hosting, Robert Jacobi, shares a basic understanding of cloud hosting, how it differs from shared hosting along with the basics of CDN’s, site speed and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:33 - Greeting to Robert 08:32 - Joomla to WP 10:48 - WP owns 50% internet 13:01 - Retrofit hosting 15:54 - What is cloud hosting 19:50 - Apartment complex 23:54 - Whe...

A friend of Josh’s from high school is considering a career change and wonders if web design is a good career to get into nowadays. He sent 15 great questions over that we address one at a time in this special, Q&A episode! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:58 - Don’t have to be savvy 03:44 - Three web design options 07:21 - 1) Education needed 11:06 - 2) Average pay 14:59 - 3) Being tec...

Founder of The Founding Moms online community and host of the podcast “Why Are We Shouting?!?,” Jill Salzman is on the podcast to talk about customer retention and how to keep customers coming back. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:36 - Greeting to Jill 08:27 - Branding transparency 11:09 - In it for the journey 12:34 - Jill’s first “adult” company 15:26 - Finding the answers 19:05 - Being...

Seasoned web design professional and webpreneur Brad Hussey is back on the podcast, this time to share his proven process for saving time in onboarding web design clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:46 - Greeting to Brad 09:00 - Letting all clients go 12:15 - Starting over 14:31 - Necessity to productize 16:45 - SOP hang-ups 19:25 - Boundaries for creatives 30:00 - Process effort = re...

On a recent call inside my Web Design Club Coaching Community , one of my students, Nick Monaghan of Monaghan Media Group , shared how he landed his first 10k project. Instead of simply outlining my top tips based on our chat, I’m letting you in on the entire session so you can hear exactly how he did it! Followed by my top 7 takeaways from what Nick learned and did right in this situation. In Thi...

Professional freelance web designer and founder of Good Cheer Web Design, Kayla Walters, shares her top tips for getting clients through social media and more specifically, through groups, DM’s and other tactile strategies that are working well right now in web design. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 05:06 - Greeting to Kayla 06:52 - Know who is searching 09:56 - Explaining specifics 12:47 -...

Multi-million dollar course creator and host of the top ranked podcast Online Marketing Made Easy, Amy Porterfield, shares her top strategies, tips and lessons learned on how to last as an online entrepreneur. From working in corporate with mega brands like Harley-Davidson and Peak Performance Coach, Tony Robbins, she shares openly about her journey from leaving the corporate world to pursue freed...

Josh shares his thoughts on if you need to get a college degree to be successful in web design. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:30 - Personal story 06:05 - For certain industries 07:27 - Colleges keeping up 09:05 - Online courses 10:38 - Being asked to teach 14:16 - Employee or entrepreneur 16:07 - Staying out of debt 17:59 - Course suggestions 21:33 - Final thoughts Get all links, resourc...

Author of the book "Company of One" and Co-founder of Fathom Analytics shares the ins and outs of their privacy focused analytics software that's GDPR compliant. I have officially moved to Fathom and recommend it as a solid Google Analytics alternative that's GDPR compliant. Go to JOSHHALL.co/FATHOM to start a free trial. In This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction 04:22 - Greeting t...

Founder of Content Snare and one of my favorite people in the Web Design realm, Jimmy Rose is back on the podcast. This time to share what his company has learned about how to market and target to a new, unexpected, niche without bailing on their current customer base. In short, they've learned how to go niche without going fully niche. Great for you as web designers if you want to do the sam...

Josh shares his top 5 tips for dealing with imposter syndrome for web designers specifically. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - What were you thinking 04:59 - Wikipedia definition 07:49 - 1) No one’s an expert 09:49 - 2) Be the best to clients 11:07 - Know your competition 12:58 - 3) More than you think 14:20 - Coaching community 15:18 - 4) Stay in your lane 16:24 - Examples 20:32 - 5)...

Host of The Brand Strategy Podcast and coach, Bonnie Bakhtiari, shares her counter-intuitive thoughts on what’s truly holding most entrepreneurs back from hitting 6-figures and more importantly, how to bust those limiting mindsets. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:36 - Greeting to Bonnie 08:03 - Work life integration 11:12 - Productivity is priority 13:25 - Working towards a goal 18:49 - Mi...

Host of The Fiercely Visible CEO podcast and entrepreneurial coach Steph Warton shares her proven tactics for getting referrals and new clients organically without feeling pressured to pursue ads or paid marketing. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:04 - Greeting & apology 06:31 - Super Multi Passion 10:08 - Others advocating for you 12:23 - It changes the dynamic 14:52 - Funneling ideas...

Host of The Self-Made Web Designer Podcast, Chris Misterek, joins Josh for a coaching session to get some advice on his challenges with building his brand, doing freelance and working a full-time job. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:45 - Coaching call kickoff 07:00 - Divided attention 09:16 - Practical & emotional work 12:13 - Weighing the options 14:41 - Courses 18:00 - Designing temp...

CEO of UK based Shopify Plus Agency Velstar, Daniel Sheard, shares his insight about the incredible opportunities available for web designers in the world of eCommerce. 00:00 - Introduction 04:43 - Greeting to Daniel 09:34 - Honeymoon history 13:26 - A Shopify revolution 19:37 - Future of eCommerce 22:18 - Opportunity for designers 26:39 - How to offer eCommerce 32:28 - UX focus 36:17 - Credit car...

Author of the book “The Dropout Millionaire,” Brian Will, shares his lessons learned and experience on the difference between being self-employed and being a true business owner. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:51 - Greeting to Brian 06:22 - Successes and failures 10:32 - Plethora of opportunity 14:29 - You must decide 17:40 - It’s about what you want 18:27 - Dangers 22:11 - More value, le...

Josh shares about his recent transition to using Canva and the lessons learned in swallowing “designer pride” by using templates to speed designs up. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:11 - Ill placed Canva view 03:31 - Why view changed 06:01 - #1 Design matters 08:20 - Importance of thumbnails 12:23 - #2 Using a template 14:30 - Save your brain 16:05 - #3 Saving time 17:26 - #4 Custom 18:14...

Social media director at Sprout Connectors and established business entrepreneur, Lisa Staff, shares her top lessons learned on keeping purpose and connection alive in business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:37 - Greeting to Lisa 09:46 - Happiest entrepreneurs 13:22 - How to balance the load 16:01 - Collect & connect people 21:55 - Be authentic 25:45 - It’s not speed dating 29:01 - K...

Typography enthusiast Oliver Schöndorfer of PimpMyType.com shares his top tips for better web typography so that you can get better website conversion through better typography. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:37 - Greeting to Oliver 06:41 - Typography is design 12:00 - What is a word image 15:36 - Feeling and function 17:43 - Categories for decision 25:18 - Who is the text for 28:51 - Thr...

Josh shares his proven formula (don’t let that word scare you, it’s simple!) for figuring out your hourly rate as a web designer. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:31 - Fear of “Formula” 02:40 - Steps to the formula 04:31 - Formula walk-through 06:54 - Things to consider 08:23 - Gross and net income 09:49 - Hourly rates 10:19 - Retainer pricing 11:43 - Formula recap 13:01 - A challenge to in...

Mompreneur web designer Jennifer Ellsworth shares her top tips for balancing life as a work-from-home mom while also managing designing websites and building her online web design business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:45 - Greeting to Jennifer 06:22 - Take the energy from 9-5 09:18 - Interesting points 11:31 - A list of challenges 13:30 - Budgeting time 15:09 - Willpower to say “no” 17...

Host of The After-Hours Entrepreneur Podcast, Mark Savant, shares his top tips, strategies and advice for building your side hustle while working a full-time job and working…after hours! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:00 - Greeting to Mark 06:01 - What’s in a name 10:57 - Applying your after-hours 13:31 - Lean into what works 19:11 - Find great people 21:29 - Outsource & automate 24:4...

The founders of Termageddon (the go to software for auto-updating website privacy policies), Hans and Donata, join us for this breaking news episode to shed some light on what the heck is going on with Google, Privacy, the lawsuits with the European Union and Google Analytics and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:03 - Greeting to Hans & Donata 04:23 - What is Termageddon 07:10 - Cu...