Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Paid Discovery is a HOT topic right now in web design. The idea of getting paid for a discovery call – before wasting an hour of your day with someone who has a budget of $300 – is dang intriguing for pretty much every web designer. But then the questions come up… Is it just a consult/strategy call? How much do I charge for it? What if I don’t have enough experience or expertise? What’s included i...

I'm away with my family for vacation this week but, aside from skimming back through the podcast catalog, here are some recommendations check out this week! Curated podcast playlists, head to: joshhall.co/playlists Recap of our first ever WDP CON in person conference: webdesignerpro.com/wdpcon2025 *** special offer to join Pro with 50% OFF your first month *** Free training - 10-step action p...

A full recap and look-back with takeaways, lessons learned (and a breakdown of expenses) of the amazing weekend that was…Web Designer Pro’s first in person event conference WDP CON 2025!! Go to the full post with pictures, video embeds and more here: https://webdesignerpro.com/wdpcon2025 Watch the highlight reel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKg3eMUEA_E

Here's a walk through of one of my real world, paid 15k web design proposals. I walk you through what I included, how I structured it and the 3 keys I recommend that every web design proposal have. This audio is taken from a recent video I posted on my YouTube channel so I highly recommend checking out the video version if you'd like to see all the visuals! ⏯️ Watch the video version her...

Here's the replay from the most recent live Q&A that was held on my YouTube channel! Special offer extended to you as a podcast listener 👇 Use code MAY50 to get 50% off your first month of Web Designer Pro, either for the courses or community tier. This offer expires at the end of May 2025. https://webdesignerpro.com In this one, we covered: How to point a new site to an existing URL Des...

Recently, my friend Shannon Mattern interviewed me on her The Profitable Web Designer podcast all about what's working well for web designers killing it in 2025. She's kindly offered to let me repurpose the whole convo for you!  It's a bit of a 2-parter with part 1 being all about becoming more than just a web designer for clients, but a growth partner for bigger MRR (monthly recurr...

Having a ton of maintenance plan clients is awesome - especially for the recurring revenue. But with ongoing support clients come with ongoing support requests. Managing this with a dozen or so clients is pretty easy. And as we all know – not all clients ping you every month with requests. But once you get to 30, 40, 50, 100 + maintenance plan clients, you’ve got to have a system for support. That...

Do you remember your first year in business as a web designer? Are you there now? One thing is common for all of us in the first year…it’s a rollercoaster of highs and lows, ups and downs, incredible days and perhaps dreadful days. But if you can survive that first year, chances are you’re going to make it. I’m so excited to bring onto the podcast Megan Fletcher who just crossed her first year off...

Jump into Web Designer Pro™ for your first month at 50% off with code APRIL50 at webdesignerpro.com . This special offer expires at the end of April 2025, so don't miss your chance to access all courses and join our thriving community! In this Q&A session, we dive deep into what's working right now in the web design industry, answering listener questions on topics from SEO to network...

Josh here popping in with a special bonus episode on my thoughts on Ai for web designers. This was taken from a recent panel discussion about Ai on the Small Business Sweet Spot podcast. For the full episode and to hear other opinions on the good and bad of Ai for small businesses in 2025, check it out at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ByyAcRHME1WiPNvrt0dqz?si=7c07b8e44dfe4673 Apple ht...

Web designers do a lot more than just web design… It’s not uncommon for us to be graphic and brand designers, photographers, strategists, copywriters, etc… So, should we call ourselves more than just a web designer? Award winning branding and design studio founder Jacob Cass, who’s worked with Disney, Nintendo and Jerry Seinfeld, has done it all and has some invaluable experience and perspective t...

There’s nothing better than talking to a web designer who’s enjoying their work, loving their clients, making good money and who’s just all around thriving.  And that’s why I’m pumped to share this recent convo I had with Kristin Adkins of Crash Design Co who’s found a suite niche by becoming the trusted “web designer for speakers” Kristin was on the podcast (ep 143) when she had just gone full ti...

I'm doing a first for my business in 2025...sharing quarterly recaps and income reports! In this first-ever quarterly income report, we'll get into how we achieved $115,655 in revenue with over $88,000 in profit while building Web Designer Pro to $346,459 in annual recurring revenue. Highlights include: • Moving course sales pages from joshhallco to webdesignerprocom, including transferr...

The social media video and reel game is a hard one to play (and win) when it comes to landing clients. Every platform is beyond saturated, the competition is only growing and unless you’re getting quality leads fairly quick, it can be difficult to stick with. But as Roberto Blake has recently been quoted in saying: ”While there may be saturation in a market, there’s not a saturation of “quality.”...

Ok web designer – tell me if this sounds familiar… You sign on a new client for a website project! But then, they send you their atrocious logo… Now what? Do you design the website based on their terrible logo/existing brand? Do you try to upsell an unexpected logo/brand package? Do you pause the website project and tell them to hire a new logo designer first? This is a very common challenge for w...

Broc (named “Broccoli” by my daughter Annie) is our new Ai assistant in Web Designer Pro™ and it's available now as a part of your membership to Pro! ▶️  Watch the video walkthru of Broc here It'll help you find lessons, resources, posts, threads, members, past calls, etc. It pulls from strictly from Web Designer Pro™ source material so everything you’re getting is straight from Pro. And...

They say business is like a roller coaster…ups and downs and highs and lows…and “they” couldn’t be more right. My guest in this chat, friend of the podcast, king of the Subscription Web Design model and founding member of Web Designer Pro Steve Schramm can also confirm. Recently, he shared a thoughtful, transparent and inspirational post in Pro about how he rebounded from a tough situation when he...

My wife and I recently celebrated our 10 Year Anniversary 🎉 Here are 10 lessons I've learned in balancing marriage and entreprenership. To get my upcoming newsletter entry diving into these in more detail, sign up for my weekly email here

Web designers often have similar dreams… Build a sustainable, freedom-based, lifestyle business. Build a healthy, awesome client base. Grow Monthly Recurring Revenue month after month. Do it all while enjoying the journey. My guest in this podcast episode has achieved all of this and more which is why I’m excited to share my conversation with Web Designer Pro™ member Cami MacNamara who’s been a pr...

If you’re nervous, anxious, jittery or just plain distraught before sales calls or meetings…you’re not alone. I honestly can’t believe this isn’t talked about more. After all – you pour your heart and soul into building awesome websites and refining your craft but in order to get paid for that hard work…you gotta sell! Luckily, there are many things you can do to build confidence and calm before a...

Trusting your gut…it usually pays off, maybe not on the books, but personally. But following your intuition is not always easy. Especially if sales are down, confidence is low, etc. You may have no idea where your intuition is leading you. So to help with this topic, I’m here to share my recent convo with business coach and mentor Alyssa Williamson who has some SOLID advice and principles for lead...

Listen to my full interview with Chris Do ( ep 368 )

I teased about this recently on my social media and got a HUGE response which tells me…you’re pumped to see Chris Do on The Web Design Business Podcast and I’m pumped to share our full conversation with you! Chris is known for helping web designers charge their worth, price value over time, get higher-paying clients, how to negotiate during a sales call and how to price for the life you want to li...

This was a recent live guest expert training held in my community Web Designer Pro™ . To get all the resources mentioned, along with the links, slides and access to the extended Q&A session, you can get it as a member of Pro! In this training, Shannon Mattern covers how to offer paid discovery and more specifically, how and when to add it into your sales calls. If you’re interested in getting...

As a web designer, you may eventually get to a point (or maybe you’re there now) where you want to connect, support and continue to empower your clients in one place.  One way to do that is by offering a customer membership or community. It’s a great way to build MRR, stay top of mind, create powerful customer relationships, partnerships, etc. I get it, as a web designer, you didn’t sign up to be...