Web Design Business with Josh Hall
Josh Hall
The Web Design Business Podcast with host Josh Hall is here to help you build a web design business that allows you to have freedom and a lifestyle you love. As a web designer and web agency owner of over a decade, Josh knows the challenges, struggles and often painful lessons of building a web design business without any guidance, proven strategies or a mentor to help you along the way, which is why this show exists. Think of this podcast as your weekly dose of coaching, mentorship and guidance to help you build your dream web design business. All while having a good time doing it. Through interviews with seasoned web design business professionals and online entrepreneurs, solo coaching episodes with Josh and even case studies with his students, you’ll learn practical tips and strategies for web business building along with real-world advice and trends that are happening right now in the wild and wonderful world of web design. Subscribe if you’re ready to start or level up your web design business and for all show notes, links, full transcriptions for each episode, head to https://joshhall.co/podcast
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Aug 28, 2023 • 1h 11min
280 - From Scarce to Swamped - What Katie Lake did to Get More Web Design Clients Fast
Katie Lake of StudioLagoDesign.com shares exactly what she did in order to get a swarm of web design clients fast after starting 2023 with a dry pipeline of leads to being fully booked out by Summer time.In This Episode0:02 - From Scarcity to Success4:49 - Transitioning From Scarce to Swamped14:23 - Marketing Strategy and Sales Power24:01 - Business Cards30:20 - Content Creation Strategies for Business Success38:12 - Social Media and Confidence in Marketing48:29 - Pricing and Packages for Business Services1:02:08 - Networking's Impact on Taking ActioGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/280
Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 10min
279 - 6 Year Anniversary of joshhall.co (an interview with Josh)
Josh reflects on 6 years of joshhall.co and answers questions fielded from colleague and web designer attorney Ann Kopphuza.In This Episode0:02 - Building a Web Design Business Reflection12:16 - Evolution of Josh Hall.co17:22 - Building Online Courses26:31 - Web Design Business Advice and Plans40:02 - Past Experience and Future Approaches47:18 - Web Design Subscription and Recurring Income53:01 - Web Design and AI58:00 - Web Design Industry Evolution and Learning1:02:05 - Mentors and Coaching in EntrepreneurshipGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/279
Aug 15, 2023 • 1h
278 - Scaling Small and Handling Growing Pains with Jessica Lackey
Business consultant Jessica Lackey shares her top tips for dealing with growing pains as your business grows and lays out how you can practically scale small and one little step at a time if you want to avoid becoming a big web agency.In This Episode0:00 - Navigating Growth Stages in Your Business3:52 - Choosing the Path to Business Growth17:53 - Accounting and Scaling Tips for Business26:11 - Scale a Business Effectively39:51 - Nature Reconnection, Scaling Back Expenses44:44 - Strategies for Sustainable Business Scaling49:49 - Web Designers' Scaling and Marketing StrategiesGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/278
Aug 7, 2023 • 19min
277 - How has your year gone so far? Let's do a mid-year review
Josh shares how to turn things around if your year has been less than a 5 (out of 10) or what to do to continue to make the year amazing if you’re over a 5 (out of 10)In This Episode01:08 - Maximize Web Design Business in 202304:06 - Encouragement06:32 - Five and Under08:17 - Switching Gears and Doubling Down11:10 - Over Five18:34 - The World Needs YouGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/277
Jul 31, 2023 • 1h 2min
276 - Estimating Web Design Projects Like a Pro with Kyle Van Deusen
Kyle Van Deusen, founder of TheAdminBar.com and the #1 WordPress community on Facebook, joins the show to discuss pricing and estimating web design projects. They explore niche focus and pricing strategies, effective proposal strategies for freelancers, recurring revenue in web design, and filtering leads based on budget.
Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 1min
275 - How Leigh Ann Built her Web Design Business and gets High Conversion Rates on Proposals
Leigh Ann Dillon, a web designer, shares her journey of building a successful web design business through networking and raising rates. They discuss marketing strategies, the evolution of the web design business, and the importance of networking. They also share tips on proposal strategies, pricing, and client variety. The podcast emphasizes the importance of good systems, increasing prices, and simplifying proposals for higher conversion rates.
Jul 20, 2023 • 20min
274 - What's the Right Web Design Marketing Channel for you?
They discuss the importance of finding leads instead of clients and emphasize the need to choose the right marketing channels. The speaker shares their experience and gives recommendations on how to allocate time for marketing based on business size and focus. Exploring different marketing channels for web designers, including in-person and virtual channels, and providing insights and ideas for effective marketing strategies.
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Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 7min
273 - Target Marketing 101 - How to Reach the Right Web Design Clients for You with Kirby Hasseman
Kirby Hasseman, a marketing expert, shares his proven TARGET framework for reaching and attracting the best fit clients in web design business. Topics include treating social media like real life, identifying metrics for ideal customer avatar, maximizing marketing strategies, effective sales strategies, building client relationships, and effective tracking for business growth.
Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 7min
272 - Local SEO Strategies that are Working Right Now with Sara Dunn
Sara Dunn of SaraDoesSEO.com shares her proven and top strategies (that are working today) for getting better rankings for both local SEO and general search results.In This Episode 0:00 - Deep Dive Into Local SEO4:01 - Wedding Industry SEO and Web Design10:06 - SEO and Web Design for Conversion16:53 - Basics and Social Media Platforms28:57 - Local Strategies and Client Expectations38:54 - Optimizing AI-written Content45:57 - AI as Tool in SEO1:00:16 - Controlling Reputation Management1:07:23 - Upcoming Live Training on SEOGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/272
Jul 6, 2023 • 19min
271 - How to Filter Out Bad Fit Leads for Web Designers
Josh shares his proven framework for funneling web design leads and filtering out “bad fit” client leads.In This Episode0:02 - Filtering and Funneling Web Design Leads3:18 - Lead Categories4:42 - Questionable Lead Strategy8:51 - Qualified Lead Proposal10:26 - Differentiating Between10:47 - Package Pricing13:03 - Investment Mindset17:25 - Quick RecapGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/271
