Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Josh’s SEO keyword research expert and website editor Michelle Bourbonniere shares her secret tips for how to do keyword research for free! In This Episode 03:44 - Greeting to Michelle 07:09 - Keyword research 08:16 - Why it’s important 10:36 - Short tail or long tail 12:37 - Short tail examples 15:39 - Local keywords 19:28 - Keyword strategy 21:03 - Free research tools 23:32 - Example 26:18 - Ben...

Full time white-label web designer and developer Christian van’t Hof shares how he took his side-hustle of doing web design for agencies abroad full time. In This Episode 03:59 - Greeting to Christian 05:06 - Netherlands to Brazil 08:35 - Starting design 09:31 - Working internationally 12:58 - Creating trust 14:35 - Give before receiving 18:09 - Start with one connect 20:35 - Building from network...

Josh shares about his brand new Student Center and why he’s decided to remove his course support groups off of Facebook. In This Episode 01:08 - Value and announcement 01:42 - Fanboy excitement 03:22 - Future interviews 04:06 - New student center 04:41 - Problems of social media 05:39 - Engagement is down 07:04 - Distractions 08:11 - No ownership on SM 09:03 - Why the move to Circle 10:10 - What i...

Voice of the Columbus Blue Jackets and NHL play by play broadcaster Bob McElligott shares his tips, tricks and secrets for getting better on camera and at communication which is key for web designers to grow their businesses as well as working with clients. In This Episode 04:33 - Welcome to Bob 11:27 - Bob’s backstory 19:20 - Emulating the good 20:24 - A confident mascot 22:37 - Tips on camera 27...

Josh shares the pros and cons for offering lower-end, template style websites to clients with budgets under $1,500 to help you decide whether you want to explore the option in your web design business or not. In This Episode  01:15 - Market for templates 03:39 - Two examples 06:06 - Biggest pro 07:37 - Adding upsells 08:47 - Building relationships 09:34 - Adding clients faster 10:27 - Easier to sc...

Digital nomad and freelance web designer Suzanne Black shares how she runs her web design business while traveling Europe and running her web design business out of her decked out sprinter van. In This Episode 03:43 - Welcome to Suzanne 05:46 - A little background 09:17 - Wi-fi and a laptop 11:40 - Experience to niche 14:23 - Traveling 15:21 - Pivoting out of need 18:42 - 100% word of mouth 20:12...

Author of the book “Work Less Make More,” James Schramko shares how to practically, through challenges and tactical examples, how to work less and make more in your businesses. In This Episode 05:01 - Greeting to James 07:27 - Some history 10:15 - Helping others 12:20 - Being a seasoned vet 15:54 - Getting stuck on tools 17:46 - Moving the needle 20:25 - Task inventory 21:34 - Time equals money 23...

World-class entrepreneur, podcast host and author Pat Flynn is our special guest for episode 100 of the podcast and in this interview, he shares invaluable tips on how to become a successful entrepreneur. In This Episode 02:25 - How to be successful 04:50 - Greeting to Pat 06:17 - Pat’s story 16:23 - Letting go of the ladder 18:01 - Feeling lonely 19:53 - Letting go of "supposed to" 23:0...

Josh shares 7 tips for how to attract better web design clients which will, among other benefits, free you up to do the type of work you love to do with people who value your services and who are the type of clients you want to work with for the long haul! 02:12 - Announcements 05:11 - Dating advice 07:25 - Personality type 08:29 - Learn to say “No” 09:25 - 1) Starts with you 12:01 - 2) Weeding ou...

Web designer and agency owner Leo Rees-Evans shares how going through a recent traumatic life experience is helping him reshape his mentality about business and how he’s turning an obstacle into an opportunity. In This Episode 05:04 - Greeting to Leo 07:48 - Leo’s story 12:44 - Being individual 16:03 - Perspective 18:26 - Family productivity 25:50 - Changing mindset 27:44 - Bringing value 30:14 -...

Josh challenges web designers to add these 7 elements to their website homepage which will help increase conversions and get website users to take action on the site. In This Episode 00:46 - Homepage hone in 03:07 - 1) Clear headline 08:53 - 2) Call to action 11:35 - 3) Who, what, why 17:35 - 4) Link to main pages 20:50 - 5) Engaging graphics 22:49 - 6) Social proof 24:40 - 7) Footer grabber 27:10...

CEO of UX and Design agency AMSD.co, Avani Miriyala, is right back on the podcast to share how to scale a 6-figure design business. In This Episode 03:25 - Greeting to Avani 05:39 - Micro or Macro level 08:41 - When to scale 12:19 - Listing your tasks 14:27 - Evaluating tasks 20:35 - Benefit of evaluation 23:07 - Mindset on higher level 24:07 - Fear of hiring 29:59 - You’re not alone 31:31 - Small...

Josh shares practical tips for how to choose the best online community for you to join as a web designer or web design business owner. In This Episode 01:30 - Value of Community 03:03 - Different types 03:35 - Facebook Groups 04:08 - Forums 05:51 - Paid memberships 08:00 - 1) Relevance 10:34 - 2) Like minded 14:09 - 3) Better to give 16:06 - 4) Watch the leaders 17:31 - 5) Trust your gut 18:42 - J...

Founder of SavvyHippo.com, marketing guru and web designer Jason Gracia, is back on the podcast to discuss one of the hottest topics in web design, going niche. Jason shares how he pivoted his business to focus on one industry and how going niche helped him build a successful, sustainable and consistent web design/marketing business. In This Episode 02:00 - Successfully niche 04:33 - Greeting to J...

Josh shares the top 15, biggest mistakes that all web designers commonly make and more importantly, how to practically avoid them! In This Episode Mistakes 01:44 - 1) Charging too little 02:03 - 2) Taking bad clients 02:30 - 3) 24/7 availability 03:02 - 4) Don’t be “We” 03:33 - 5) Envy other designs 04:03 - 6) Spread too thin 04:15 - 7) Changing tools 04:26 - 8) Not protecting time 05:26 - 9) Crea...

Personal trainer and fitness coach Aoife McAuliffe of empowerher.fitness shares her top nutrition and fitness tips for helping work-from-home web designers and entrepreneurs stay healthy, balanced and physically fit to combat all the temptations that working from home brings. In This Episode 04:48 - Greeting to Aoife 06:18 - Teach sustainable habits 09:47 - Where it all started 16:20 - Don’t use w...

Josh shares his top 9 secret strategies on how to sell your web design services without coming across like a sweaty used car salesman. All of these strategies, if implemented, will actually help you enjoy instead of dread sales! In This Episode 01:56 - Enjoying web site sales 02:03 - 1) Listen first 04:16 - 2) Ask about user experience 06:18 - 3) Research competitors 08:32 - 4) Share your ideas 10...

Founder of TheEfficencyCoach.com and The Efficiency Coach podcast, Michael Horvath shares invaluable time management tips for running your day, being productive and in turn, getting more hours BACK! In This Episode 03:52 - Greeting to Michael 06:44 - Battle of productivity 10:28 - Time and freedom 11:20 - 1) Calendar Blocking 13:19 - Getting juices going 17:31 - 2) “Time Batching” 20:13 - 3) Plann...

Josh shares his top tips for not only just getting testimonials from clients, but getting amazing testimonials and reviews. In This Episode 01:17 - Featured podcast review shoutout 04:22 - The “Why” for testimonials 05:59 - Be aware of the struggle 08:03 - 1) The written email 10:15 - 2) Google Review 11:53 - 3) Video Review 13:14 - A unique approach 17:26 - Video examples 18:11 - Nine practical t...

Freelance web designer Alexis Myers shares her experience and lessons learned from her first big E-Commerce project. In This Episode 03:54 - Greeting to Alexis 05:50 - Ready, set, GO 10:04 - Proposal 14:26 - Seeing the value 15:44 - Content struggles 20:30 - Educate clients 30:28 - Image sizes 34:34 - Above and beyond 42:04 - WooCommerce or Divi 44:14 - Dealing with glitches 45:35 - Handling email...

Josh shares some of his top tips for getting your websites design to convert (i.e. turn website visitors into paying customers) In This Episode 02:47 - Challenge from Josh 03:46 - 1) Being clear 07:14 - 2) Call to action 10:25 - 3) Organized menu 13:20 - 4) Color palette 16:00 - 5) Typography 17:52 - 6) Personalize 21:59 - 7) Testimonials 25:18 - 8) Limit “exit” signs 26:58 - 9) Footer call to act...

Founder and President of Local SEO Search Inc, John Vuong, shares with us the best practices and strategies for optimizing small business websites to help businesses to get found online through local SEO. In This Episode 04:13 - Welcome to John 05:54 - Progression into SEO 11:58 - Team size now 13:04 - Great place to start 18:11 - Preparing a campaign 21:59 - Build loyalty 26:50 - Create the Avata...

Josh shares 5 tips for standing out in a crowded space like web design. These strategies will help you differentiate yourself from other web designers and help you explain why clients should choose YOU over your competitors. In This Episode 01:07 - Good news 03:44 - Featured Podcast Review Shoutout 06:06 - How to learn from criticism 09:01 - Why choose you 11:18 - 1) Personalize site 13:27 - 2) Do...

For the first episode of 2021, Founder and CEO of UX design agency amsd.co and host of The 6-Figure Freelancer Podcast, Avani Miriyala shares her experience with hiring designers and freelancers along with how to effectively build and manage a remote team. In This Episode 03:59 - Welcome to Avani 09:00 - Going with the flow 12:21 - New kind of “agency” 16:25 - Building the team 19:48 - Good people...

Josh recaps 2020, gives actionable takeaways that you can apply to your business for the New Year and gives you a lookahead at what to expect in 2021! In This Episode 00:35 - 1) 2020 Review 02:32 - Launched two courses 06:24 - Selling the agency 07:15 - Update and automate 09:20 - Podcast commitment 12:05 - Getting help to grow 12:35 - Shoutout to listeners 14:38 - Big celebrations 15:31 - Members...