Web Design Business with Josh Hall

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I think there’s a misunderstanding of the term “solopreneuer” in that, when you think about that term, you probably think about being “alone.” At least I did. Until this conversation. I had a light bulb moment in this chat with Maggie Patterson, author of the book “Staying Solo” with this very idea that you can be a solopreneur while not being an alonepreneur. Some of the happiest, most balanced a...

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I’m not gonna lie…I needed this chat. In an era where there’s so much emphasis on growth plans (like SEO, CRO, Email Marketing, Ads, Social, etc), it’s easy to second-guess yourself or just abandon web design completely if you prefer to just build awesome websites and support that work. Well good news, just offering high-converting web design + hosting and maintenance plans is still a VERY VIABLE...

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Building a web design business has it’s challenges. Building it on the side while working a 9-5 has an added set of complexities and challenges. But after coaching hundreds of members in Web Designer Pro over the past 5 years, I’ve seen many members go from part time to full time and absolutely soar when they take that leap. But getting there is the hard part. How do you create time to learn, impl...

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In our 2025 in-person Web Designer Pro Conference, Sam Sarsten (the Local SEO King inside Pro) presented for us live, sharing his top lessons learned in building his MRR primarily through SEO Growth Plans. In this special edition podcast, I’m giving you access to the full replay + Q&A sessions (which has been reserved for Pro members to this point.) I hope this helps you seriously consider, or...

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The landscape of website builders has evolved so much since I got started in 2010 and you know what else has evolved? Web designers.  Building high-converting, well-designed professional websites is still at the core of most web designer studios and agencies but the landscape is evolving now to where, in my experience, clients are relying on web designers to help make sense of the scattered online...

This is a deeper dive into how and why I've changed my mind on offering a Website In A Day service. It's all thanks to Bailey Collins blowing my mind last year after digging into how she sold 400+ (now over 500) website in a day packages back on episode #387 Straight up, I recommend and fully back her Design Day Blueprint Course Use code JOSH10 for 10% OFF and when you use my link, you&a...

Bailey Collins has now landed 500+ website in a day clients since 2021. This free masterclass is a behind-scenes-look at her entire process which she shared live in my community Web Designer Pro®. If you're ready to launch your website in a day offer and confidently charge 1k-5k per day, I recommend Bailey's full Design Day Blueprint course which I'm a proud affiliate for. We'v...

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As a web designer, I’m sure you’ve had plenty of people ask “is AI going to take your job?” Well, my position is firmly NO. But one adjacent part of the industry I was curious/cautious about is copywriting. After all, I’m primarily using AI for copywriting and messaging help these days. To hear how copywriters are surviving, even thriving in an AI world, here’s copywriter for web designers Nikki T...

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In this solo/case-study episode, I’m sharing a super simple—but insanely effective—pricing tweak that helped one of our Web Designer Pro® members, Tom, land a $5,000/yr SEO deal… on the same day he made the change. We break down: why too many plan options confuse clients how to structure your plans to make the right option stand out what Tom changed to close the deal immediately his updated SEO pl...

To kick off the New Year, I wanted to share this convo I had recently for my email/DNS partner specialist Amr Selim which we recorded for his podcast where we do a recap of my journey from cabinet maker/drummer to designer/agency owner to course creator/community builder. We also get into how different the industry of web design is today in 2026 compared to when I got started in 2010. But also, ho...

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I’m in reflection mode right now and as we get ready for the New Year, I’m been thinking a lot about these 5 timeless lessons from high-profile guests on my podcast that have really helped me over the last few years. Hope they help you as well as you gear up to build and grow your web design biz in 2026! In this episode: Amy Porterfield On Managing Doubt (from ep #185 ) Pat Flynn On Risk And Regre...

Here's the replay of the most recent live Q&A session held on my YouTube Channel . We covered everything from: Keeping support and growth plans separate What to include/how to price growth plans A widespread scam where people are impersonating web designers, sending extra invoices to their clients My top 3 tips for someone fresh into web design How to hire support and junior design help A...

As a web designer, you’ve probably considered looking into additional revenue streams, but have you ever considered sponsorships? If not, you’ll want to hear this conversation I had with sponsorship coach and author of the new book “Sponsor Magnet” Justin Moore. While this is mostly a chance for him to coach me live on my sponsorship strategies, it applies to web designers even with small client-b...

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Jay Clouse is best known for two things: Being the founder of Creator Science, and being one of the most prominent thought-leaders in the content creator space Being the first 4x guest on the Web Design Business Podcast Jay and I connected early in his journey into the world of courses, coaching, podcasting, memberships and content creation and over the last 5 years, I’ve seen him excel in all are...

There are a lot of ongoing changes happening with SEO and how user behavior is changing with AI. It’s hard enough to keep up with as a web designer…I can’t imagine as a client! But someone who’s doing a great job keeping their SEO clients in-the-know and updated every step of the way is Lindsay Halsey, co-founder of SEO agency webshine.com She shares how they’re implementing AI SEO, how it’s chang...

I’m sharing the replay of my recent Live Q&A session where we dug into all things client retention, communication, and keeping your web design business running smoothly… even when outages hit or the unexpected happens. You’ll hear me break down some of the same strategies I taught at the recent Circle Summit — including how to set boundaries, create repeatable touchpoints, and turn one-time cl...