Web Design Business with Josh Hall

SquareSpace based web design coach, Paige Brunton, shares her tips and tactics for creating a content marketing strategy that fits your personality type so that you actually learn to ENJOY marketing your business! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:21 - Greeting to Paige 07:03 - A degree in recreation 10:22 - How blogging got clients 16:59 - Using what you know 21:08 - The many choices of mar...

Web design agency owner and webpreneur Danny Ferry of Empowered Creative, shares his 5-step process for building confidence in sales with clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 05:07 - Greeting to Danny 07:27 - Adding marketing consultation 11:14 - Career change pre-pandemic 17:13 - Success in door-to-door sales 19:08 - 1) Always ask for referrals 22:01 - 2) Have good conversation 30:46 - 3...

Josh shares how he nearly doubled his student base in 2021 and challenges you to implement the same 3 tactics in your business to get more clients and keep them coming back. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:46 - Phase 1 - Warm them up 04:10 - How to bring the value 08:07 - Do what works 09:14 - Phase 2 - First impressions 10:40 - Create likability 14:53 - Thorough follow up 18:07 - Phase 3...

Founder and CEO of Convertica.org, Kurt Philips, shares his top tips for getting better website conversions and how to sell conversion/results-based services to clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:11 - Greeting to Kurt 05:40 - How a hard drive evolved 10:58 - Why is conversion important 14:13 - Which site converts better? 17:29 - What does conversion mean 19:01 - Creating the goal 20:...

Lisa Williams, owner of husband-and-wife team web design business JoLiDesignSolutions.com, shares her top lessons learned and experiences with how they run their “spouse and business partner” web design business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:54 - Greeting to Lisa 06:30 - The business story 16:36 - The car crash catalyst 20:34 - Client relationships 26:26 - Benefits of an IT spouse 32:10...

Josh shares 7 strategies you can implement right now to get better SEO results for you and your clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:24 - 1) Follow SEO tree 07:14 - 2) Separate Service Pages 09:49 - 3) Appease Google 12:53 - 4) Love the Linking 18:16 - 5) Longtail keyword/phrase 23:44 - 6) Answer as snippets 26:15 - 7) Increase time on site 28:59 - Recap Get all links, resources and sh...

Author of the book “Link Building Mastery” and link building agency owner, Julian Goldie, shares his top tips as an SEO industry expert on Google Algorithm Updates and how to keep your SEO strategy up to date. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:06 - Greeting to Julian 06:16 - What algorithms change 08:12 - Updates from 2021 13:42 - Blackhat and whitehat 18:28 - Google list of guidelines 20:56...

UK based freelance web designer Jamila Jones shares the top lessons learned from the first year of starting and building her web design business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:54 - Greeting to Jamila 09:05 - Start with personal network 12:45 - Charging right away 16:39 - Discover what works 18:43 - Research in the slow times 20:14 - Superpowers 23:40 - Invest in yourself 27:50 - Increase...

In this special lookback episode, Josh shares the top 10 moments of the podcast from 2021. These are all quick clips from the podcast interviews. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:21 - Crissy Maier - Combating Imposter Syndrome - Ep 130 05:53 - Wes McDowell - Social Media vs Websites - Ep 137 08:15 - Anne Stefanyk - Connect, Converse, Convert - Ep 124 13:57 - Bob McElligott - Getting Better...

CEO of AgencyMavericks.com, Troy Dean, joins us to kick off the New Year with some honest thoughts of how to scale your web design business and whether or not it’s the right move for you! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:15 - Greeting to Troy 04:40 - Why a rebrand 08:45 - When do you scale 12:52 - Preferring gratitude 16:23 - Decision to stay small 18:11 - Quantifiable case studies 20:28 -...

Josh pulls back the curtain and gives you a behind the scenes look at his podcast covering processes, tools, interview tips, how he gets guests and more! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - How to get guests 05:47 - Getting bigger names 15:06 - Which tools to use 18:58 - Adding a team 22:44 - Techniques to interview 29:01 - Monetization 32:39 - ATS - Average Time Spent 34:43 - Featuring c...

CEO of StrategySprints.com Simon Severino shares his top tips for boosting your sales by working in “sprints” after helping hundreds of companies double their sales within 90 days. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:13 - Greeting to Simon 06:54 - Coaching the sprint 10:14 - First month - Daily flow 16:06 - What gives you energy 20:40 - From star to galaxy 23:14 - How to double sales 26:02 - H...

CEO of WPMU DEV, James Farmer, shares what he sees in the landscape of hosting and maintaining WordPress websites now and in the future. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:30 - Greetings to James 09:01 - The art of asking 14:25 - Best of two worlds of design 17:56 - Landscape ten years ago 23:50 - Giving clients a soft touch 25:29 - A new design tool 32:46 - Expenses of “cheap” DIY sites 38:5...

CEO and Founder of Lifter LMS Chris Badgett shares his not-so-secret tips for keeping passion alive when running a business for over a decade. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:45 - Greeting to Chris 09:10 - Starting with self-discovery 15:01 - Tips to protecting the passion 21:13 - How to prevent burnout 27:09 - Find community 31:37 - Pressure pot to full reset 44:43 - Anticipating exhausti...

Josh shares his top 10 tips and most impactful advice for when you’re ready to start hiring subcontractors for your web design business. In This Episode 00:14 - Introduction 02:20 - Foundational tips before hiring 07:15 - Josh’s subcontractors 09:50 - 1) What are you suited for? 10:53 - Do a task inventory 11:58 - 2) Hire out lower-level tasks 15:15 - 3) Create a job description 17:53 - 4) Figure...

Brand strategist and world-class designer, Lisa Breedt, shares how Brand Authenticity and “Being Real” in your website, copy, designs, marketing and socials can help grow your business and separate you from your competitors. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:20 - Greeting to Lisa 06:00 - Advantages of technology 11:46 - Adapting to different personalities 16:09 - Show up authentically 18:09...

Founder and President of Local SEO Search, INC. John Vuong is back on the podcast with a look at the current SEO Landscape and how things have changed over the past couple years so that you can learn how to get better rankings for you and your clients! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:41 - SEO Course 04:32 - Greeting to John 07:12 - Added wisdom and leadership 11:36 - 2021 SEO landscape 16:...

Web Dev Mentor for Graphic Designers Emma Kate shares some tactical, practical and invaluable tips for setting client communication boundaries which is crucial not only for your sanity as a web designer but also for getting projects done on time. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 06:20 - Greeting to Emma 15:47 - Be the boss, set boundaries 23:16 - Experiment with what works 28:42 - Have empathy...

Josh shares his top 10 tips (along with a challenge) for why and how to personalize your web design business. In This Episode 00:02 - Introduction 03:04 - Why would you get personal 04:12 - The paradigm is shifting 05:26 - Separate from the pack 10:27 - 1) Real pictures of you 15:16 - 2) Adding a “Founder’s Note” 16:47 - 3) Add an “About” page 18:58 - 4) Tell who “We” is 20:37 - 5) Show “We” in a...

Founder of Branding and Design Agency ZFactor.com and Host of “The Angry Designer” Podcast, Massimo Zefferino, shares his top tips and lessons learned on how to get projects done on time. Especially when managing a lot of projects. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:45 - Greeting to Massimo 06:35 - Connecting tech to humans 09:16 - Building on strengths 12:38 - Showing expertise with presence...

Gravity Forms community experience manager James Giroux and host of “INPUT” shares the content marketing strategy of Gravity Forms in their new push to humanize their brand. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:07 - Greetings to James 07:16 - Process of becoming a CEM 14:26 - Like a good barbeque 18:09 - Coming up with a strategy 21:37 - Adjusting to generational shift 23:41 - Using the WP tool...

Josh shares a lesson from his Website Maintenance Plan Course on how and when to sell your maintenance plan to new clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:57 - Sprinkling method to talk hosting 04:14 - 1) End of Discovery Calls 06:45 - 2) During proposal process 08:30 - 3) Onboarding process 09:54 - 4) Later stages 10:58 - 5) Hard sell during launch 13:18 - Buying clients out 14:22 - 6) D...

Host of the Self-Made Web Designer Podcast Chris Misterek is back on the podcast to share his experience, tactics and tips for getting high paying clients purely online via UpWork! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:43 - Greeting to Chris 07:33 - What Upwork is looking for 10:44 - How many projects to start 13:36 - Pitching your “Super Powers” 17:21 - Hearing voices 21:14 - There’s a hole in...

Founder and instructor of online coding school FrameworkTV, Mark Lassof, shares his thoughts on how much code you should learn nowadays in 2021 and beyond. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 05:51 - Is coding becoming extinct 09:18 - Creating innovative products 11:37 - How have tools changed 16:29 - Do you want to build brands or tools 20:06 - What are the fundamentals 26:02 - Explaining JavaSc...

The godfather of Divi tutorials, Geno Quiroz, is back on the podcast to talk about the changes he’s making in his white-label web design business and potentially starting a podcast interview series to help get more clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:49 - The apprentice and the padawan 10:00 - Passion come to life 15:15 - Who’s going to pay for maintenance 20:56 - Adapting to the subs...