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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May 8, 2023 • 1h 10min
260 - Navigating Tough Times in Business with Shannon Mattern
Shannon Mattern of The Web Designer Academy shares her insight on how to navigate tough times in business, both when new web design projects are sparse and when things get tough on other sides of the business, sharing openly about a huge challenge she’s currently facing with her payment processing platform.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:07 - Greeting to Shannon05:15 - Challenges of business09:09 - Navigate the failures11:00 - Skills and strategy15:31 - Seasons of muscle building19:17 - Having courage22:33 - Be proactive29:32 - Be creative32:31 - Give then ask36:33 - Don’t be a commodity44:04 - Check your stripe account!56:55 - Leaders go first1:03:13 - Don’t victim blameGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/260
May 1, 2023 • 1h 21min
259 - How to Sell Website Services (Without Being Salesy) with Hans Skillrud
Hans Skillrud of Termageddon shares his insights and what he’s learned on how to sell without being “salesy”In This Episode00:00 - Introduction02:34 - Greeting to Hans04:48 - First selling experience10:11 - Tighten up the sell12:57 - Education through Groupon17:52 - Be transparent28:07 - Keeping a balance33:32 - Use client verbiage36:52 - Niching42:35 - Match the energy51:25 - Personality perspective56:40 - How to say no1:07:40 - Working togetherGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/259
Apr 27, 2023 • 22min
258 - How to Choose the Best Website Builder for YOU
Josh, a web design expert, shares his wisdom on selecting the perfect website builder for your business. He emphasizes the importance of enjoying the tool itself for user experience and growth. A strong community can enhance your journey, offering support and resources when you need them. Trust in the company behind the builder is crucial—reliable platforms ensure long-term success. With actionable insights, Josh helps listeners navigate their choices with confidence.
Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 7min
257 - Offering Email Marketing as a Web Design Service with April Ray
Web Design Professional April Ray shares how she offers and sells email marketing to her web design clients and what’s involved with her plans, how she manages them and more!In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:44 - Greeting to April06:25 - Have three offers14:02 - Email practicality18:35 - Social media posting23:21 - Different strategies26:46 - Setting expectations29:22 - When to sell email40:55 - Pricing email49:33 - Email & SEO53:04 - Scaling with superpowers1:00:40 - How to start email salesGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/257
Apr 17, 2023 • 58min
256 - Multilingual Website Best Practices with Dean Jones of WPML.org
Dean Jones of WPML.org, one of the leading multilingual plugins for WordPress, shares best practices for translation services on websites from optimizing personally, using AI and multilingual tools.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:32 - Greeting to Dean05:29 - Partners more than ads09:00 - Sites that need translation13:52 - Localization18:09 - Cultural nuances21:04 - Research24:54 - AI & WPML plug-in29:16 - Why not Google36:25 - How many languages43:02 - Human translator47:10 - Recent success story49:11 - Currencies53:39 - Future plansGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/256
Apr 14, 2023 • 39min
255 - From Agency Owner to Full Time Course Creator (My Story Part 2)
Josh shares the second phase of his journey exploring how he went from agency owner to full time course creator.In This Episode03:42 - Fall 2019 started the podcast (formerly Josh Hall Web Design Show)05:23 - Spring 2020 completed suite of web design courses07:55 - Summer 2020 sold In Transit Studios to Eric (view josh.intransit studios.com) for my freelancer example site15:15 - Fall 2020 launched my web design community (formerly Web Design Club)17:22 - Winter 2021 launched the student center/deleted facebook groups19:11 - Spring 2021 launched a (minor dud) course22:22 - Summer 2021 started my instagram24:12 - Fall 2021 maintenance course 2.025:03 - Refined and supported courses25:12 - Grew the club27:52 - Spring 2022 rebranded the podcast29:39 - Went through wild family season32:20 - Winter 2022 sold Divi Web Designers FB group33:57 - Winter 2023 rebranded the club to Web Designer ProGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/255
Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 16min
254 - The Legal Side Web Design (Contracts, Copyrights, Tax Setup and more) with Ann Koppuzha
Lawyer/web designer Ann Koppuzha of powerhouse-legal.com shares her insight on the legal side of web design including what web designers need to know and have in place with contracts, copyrights, tax setups and more.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:52 - Greeting to Ann 05:09 - Being a unicorn07:32 - Starting out12:39 - Good rule to remember15:41 - Contracts23:51 - Two sections29:50 - Business entities34:58 - S.Corp or LLC40:48 - Start-up expenses42:13 - Established business47:00 - Insurance54:47 - Taking legal action59:49 - Imitation flattery1:07:43 - Trademark thoughts1:09:57 - Finding Ann1:12:59 - When to take it seriouslyGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/254
Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 2min
253 - Networking Made Easy (Even for Introverts) with Chris Borja
Networking coach, personal friend of Josh and author of the new book “Networking Essentials for Success” Chris Borja shares his proven framework for making networking easy, fun and doable for even the world’s most introverted introvert.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:04 - Greeting to Chris06:28 - Current landscape10:53 - Networking tip15:32 - Helping others18:10 - Personal development21:12 - Dominate a “major”23:47 - Cringeworthy moment30:26 - Step 1 Clarity 33:15 - Step 2 Mindset 36:57 - Step 3 Tools 38:45 - Step 4 Meeting people40:57 - Step 5 Build relationships 45:36 - Step 6 Brand & network47:18 - Step 7 Collaborations51:12 - Trust travels56:01 - Final suggestionsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/253
Mar 30, 2023 • 11min
252 - Using YouTube for Getting Web Design Clients (clip from a recent coaching call)
Josh shares some insight on how web designers can utilize YouTube to get clients and repurpose video content for client training. This is a clip taken from a recent weekly coaching session in Web Designer Pro™In This Episode00:00 - Introduction01:59 - Getting going03:06 - Pixels to profit04:25 - Making content05:59 - Have a plan07:24 - Regretting YouTube08:44 - Different playlists09:43 - Web Designer ProGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/252
Mar 27, 2023 • 60min
251 - Better Systems = Less Overwhelm with Melissa Morris
Owner of YourAgencyAuthority.com Melissa Morris shares her top tips for creating systems and operations that will help you save time, reduce overwhelm and enjoy your business day to day.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction02:21 - Greeting to Melissa05:16 - Accidental mismatch08:48 - Intentional SOP’s11:44 - Stress is a systems problem15:12 - Map the workflow first21:37 - SOP’s are different23:46 - Building your tool29:35 - Do this first31:31 - Get out of your head34:37 - SOP’s for SOP’s43:57 - Everything in place46:16 - A visual example48:43 - Track your tools51:56 - Set a goal55:35 - Success storyGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/251
