Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Are you running your business or is your business running you ? If it's the later, you're probably feeling a little (or really) overwhelmed. In this episode, we're going to help you out with that. Chris Salvaggio, a student of mine who is killing it with his web design agency has managed to start his web design agency, grow it and scale it in record time all without feeling overwhel...

One way you can get more leads and clients is by simply not burning your bridges and keeping your referral sources open. In this episode, Josh dishes out 5 scenarios (based on his real world experience) on how not burning bridges has led to continued new projects and clients. Get all links, resources and show notes at:    https://joshhall.co/042

A proven path you can follow to make 100k per year (or more) consistently with your business design business! In This Episode 02:45 - Six figure mindset 05:38 - Speaking your goal 06:10 - Set higher gross goal 07:28 - High level, value packed 09:47 - Plan for growth 10:41 - Raise your rates 16:34 - Pricing suggestions 18:41 - Breaking it down 27:17 - Scaling up Get the show notes and links mention...

One of the best aspects of web design is the ability to build recurring income through a variety of services. In this episode, we'll cover 15 practical ways you can build recurring income. 10 that are generalized income strategies, not specific to certain themes or tools and 5 additionally that are specific to "Divi" web design designers. Get all the links mentioned in the episode a...

Going from graphic design to web design can be a tricky transition. Luckily, me and my guest Emma Kate (web dev mentor to graphic designers) have both transitioned from graphic design to web successfully and did this episode to help prepare those of you in that journey as well!   Get all links, resources and show notes at:   https://joshhall.co/039

Here are 9 ways you can use short videos to grow your business and more importantly, save some serious time.    Get all links, resources and show notes at:    https://joshhall.co/038

Josh covers 5 pros and 3 cons to being Facebook friends (or friends on any social media platforms) with your clients to help you decide whether it's right for you or not. Links and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/037

Jason Gracia, a web designer of 20+ years who now runs a super successful web design business for coaches and consultants, shares with us a proven 8-step path you can apply to your sales process to help increase conversions by (at least) 75%. Seriously, this is gold and I wish I would've had this convo about 10 years ago. Show notes, links and resources at: https://joshhall.co/036

Levi Myers, a Toronto based web designer is less than a year into his journey but already has 20+ clients. We each give you a practical set of tips and strategies on how to get clients which will help especially if you're just starting out! In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:12 - Greeting to Levi 07:09 - Levi’s start 09:57 - Learning sales 13:56 - Network motivation 20:48 - Have confiden...

Josh shares his top sales tips for landing web design clients. View the show notes at: https://joshhall.co/034

Every entrepreneur, whether it be web design or any other industry, comes to a point where you either persevere and keep going through tough times or give up and call it quits. I call this the "breaking point" and I want to help you get through it; especially if you haven't already experienced it :) In This Episode  00:00 - Introduction 04:32 - Greeting to Ryan 07:44 - Building your...

Josh dishes out important tips for when you're quoting Ecommerce projects. These 10 tips are questions you should ask your clients before preparing your quote and can also be used as line items in your quote for a more accurate proposal which will help you cover your web designer butt and save you time and cost in the long run.   Get all links and resources mentioned (and a special discount t...

Here are Josh's Top 6 Tips for successfully and effectively taking an online course. Right now, e-learning is more popular than ever as we're all in quarantine so the time to take an online course is now. However, you want to make sure you get the most out of the course and that you don't waste your time and money. Here's the biggest tips that help me take an online course! Get...

My guest Augustine “Mak” who is an online entrepreneur, professional YouTuber and Elegant Themes content creator, shares with us the importance of owning your content which you can do with WordPress opposed to using other platforms like Wix or SquareSpace. Connect with Mak and get all the links and resources mentioned in the episode at: https://joshhall.co/030 Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple/iT...

Josh dishes out his top 10 lessons learned in being self employed for over a decade. This episode is taken from a video I put out last year with my top 10 lessons learned in 10 years of self employment. As I revisited the video, I wanted to put this into the podcast because all of these tips are 100% still relevant and timeless lessons that I still stand by today. Since this month actually marks m...

Learn how to boost sales for your business by using a proven story framework called “Story Brand.” My guest Adam Wills is not only a student of mine with a growing freelance web design business but is also a certified Story Brand Coach who helps his clients with not only building new sites but with their messaging, content, conversions, sales funnels and more and you can too!  Get all links, resou...

Here are 7 Tips for Staying Productive (& Sane) while Working From Home . A lot of people coming from the corporate or wider ranging business community come into web design and want to work from home to “escape the 9 to 5.” But the reality is, they’re actually entering the 24/7 which can be a very dangerous place. Here are my top tips for working from home!  Get all links, resources and show n...

Melissa Love (who is one of the original Child Theme creators in the Divi Community) shares with us some super impactful information from a recent webinar she published on Self Employed Survival Strategies. All of which you can apply to your business and also repurpose to share with your clients! Get all links, resources and show notes at:    https://joshhall.co/026

Here are 5 things you can do (as a web designer) during the coronavirus crisis to help your web designer business, your family and your clients.    Get all links, resources and show notes at:    https://joshhall.co/025

Life as a web designer can be lonely. When you work from home but even if you work at an agency or in a co-working spot, it's still often you and your screen. These days it's great to have the option for local meetups and events but those are sporadic and let's face it, not all web designers want to go to a large gathering of other real humans :) This is why it's so important f...

Pastor and freelance web designer Eric Dingler has had an incredible journey in taking his business from $0 to 6-figures in one year. In this episode we get to hear about the steps he took to fast track his success and what you can do to expedite your journey as well!    Get all links, resources and show notes at:    https://joshhall.co/023

Website translation specialist Tanya Quintieri talks to us about how hosting an event, either on or offline can boost your business, grow your network and elevate your status as an authority! In This Episode  00:00 - Introduction 04:20 - Greeting to Tanya 11:05 - Maintain multiple business 15:42 - Doing a Niche summit 19:28 - Be an events coordinator 22:39 - Summit plan in 6 months 25:00 - Quality...

Darrel Wilson , someone who you've likely seen when Googling any tutorials on WordPress or Divi, has a YouTube channel that at the time of posting this podcast episode has over 167,000 subscribers and over 17 million views. We get into how he went from being a freelance web designer and working a regular job to starting his endeavor to create WordPress training videos on YouTube. It was fasci...

Adela Mei, one of my students, has grown her freelance web design business significantly over the last year. In this episode we dive into 5 big tips that have helped her grow her business along with getting into a wide ranging conversation involving copyrighting, marketing, the power of community, benefits of premium vs free content and so much more.    Get all links, resources and show notes at:...

Josh shares how his band experience as a metal drummer helped him in many ways when starting a web design agency.    Get all links, resources and show notes at:    https://joshhall.co/019