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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Mar 3, 2022 • 16min
172 - How to Figure Out Your Hourly Rate as a Web Designer
Josh shares his proven formula (don’t let that word scare you, it’s simple!) for figuring out your hourly rate as a web designer.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction01:31 - Fear of “Formula”02:40 - Steps to the formula04:31 - Formula walk-through06:54 - Things to consider08:23 - Gross and net income09:49 - Hourly rates10:19 - Retainer pricing11:43 - Formula recap13:01 - A challenge to increase 15:07 - Help other freelancers15:32 - Leave a podcast reviewGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/172
Feb 28, 2022 • 60min
171 - Tips for Being a Work-From-Home Mompreneur with Jennifer Ellsworth
Mompreneur web designer Jennifer Ellsworth shares her top tips for balancing life as a work-from-home mom while also managing designing websites and building her online web design business.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:45 - Greeting to Jennifer06:22 - Take the energy from 9-509:18 - Interesting points11:31 - A list of challenges13:30 - Budgeting time15:09 - Willpower to say “no”17:01 - Boss & employee conflict20:43 - Be flexible23:39 - Realistic time strategy26:40 - How to balance clients31:00 - Handling an influx to nothing35:39 - Determine the right client40:27 - Understand the “why”48:10 - Tackling a single goal 49:15 - Some coaching by Josh59:14 - Final thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/171
Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 3min
170 - Balancing Life as an After-Hours Entrepreneur with Mark Savant
Host of The After-Hours Entrepreneur Podcast, Mark Savant, shares his top tips, strategies and advice for building your side hustle while working a full-time job and working…after hours!In This Episode00:00 - Introduction04:00 - Greeting to Mark06:01 - What’s in a name10:57 - Applying your after-hours13:31 - Lean into what works19:11 - Find great people21:29 - Outsource & automate24:41 - If you have $1,000,00026:44 - Find your space30:30 - Clear expectations36:49 - Thoughts on the landscape43:38 - Be organized not overwhelmed47:55 - Great community53:57 - Where to find Mark58:13 - Mindset of “You can”Get all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/170
Feb 17, 2022 • 1h 8min
169 - What the heck is going on with Google, Privacy and Lawsuits with Termageddon
The founders of Termageddon (the go to software for auto-updating website privacy policies), Hans and Donata, join us for this breaking news episode to shed some light on what the heck is going on with Google, Privacy, the lawsuits with the European Union and Google Analytics and more.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:03 - Greeting to Hans & Donata04:23 - What is Termageddon07:10 - Current event summary08:53 - What is GDPR10:11 - How does it apply to you19:19 - A compliant alternative22:58 - Consequences27:56 - A developer pain-point 32:36 - Why is Google scared41:42 - EU, UK & US48:21 - When tracking seems odd52:13 - Your responsibility not fault54:18 - Privacy forward thinking56:13 - Cookies1:00:47 - Increased enforcementGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/169
Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 10min
168 - Content Marketing Strategies that Fit Your Personality with Paige Brunton
SquareSpace based web design coach, Paige Brunton, shares her tips and tactics for creating a content marketing strategy that fits your personality type so that you actually learn to ENJOY marketing your business!In This Episode00:00 - Introduction04:21 - Greeting to Paige07:03 - A degree in recreation10:22 - How blogging got clients16:59 - Using what you know21:08 - The many choices of marketing22:48 - Ranking without social media29:59 - Personality discovery 32:25 - Why you should love content41:16 - Secrets of success46:29 - Be transparent, build trust 50:25 - Having a small team54:27 - Find your audience here57:07 - Content intentionality1:06:18 - Where to connect with PaigeGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/168
Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 4min
167 - Creating a Confident Sales Environment with Danny Ferry
Web design agency owner and webpreneur Danny Ferry of Empowered Creative, shares his 5-step process for building confidence in sales with clients.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction05:07 - Greeting to Danny07:27 - Adding marketing consultation11:14 - Career change pre-pandemic17:13 - Success in door-to-door sales19:08 - 1) Always ask for referrals22:01 - 2) Have good conversation30:46 - 3) Research before the meet35:48 - A trusted asset44:51 - 4) Have a plan47:04 - Be present and available52:32 - Be transparent with clients54:02 - 5) The five P’s of business55:57 - Recapping1:00:43 - Key to growing confidenceGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/167
Feb 3, 2022 • 34min
166 - Get Clients and Keep Them (A 3-Step Challenge)
Josh shares how he nearly doubled his student base in 2021 and challenges you to implement the same 3 tactics in your business to get more clients and keep them coming back.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction02:46 - Phase 1 - Warm them up04:10 - How to bring the value08:07 - Do what works09:14 - Phase 2 - First impressions10:40 - Create likability14:53 - Thorough follow up 18:07 - Phase 3 - Engaging18:58 - Remember the Platinum rule19:20 - A domino effect22:19 - A tool for you from Josh23:00 - Ideas to try28:43 - Separating yourself outGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/166
Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 9min
165 - A Deep Dive into CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) with Kurt Philips
Founder and CEO of Convertica.org, Kurt Philips, shares his top tips for getting better website conversions and how to sell conversion/results-based services to clients.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:11 - Greeting to Kurt05:40 - How a hard drive evolved10:58 - Why is conversion important14:13 - Which site converts better?17:29 - What does conversion mean19:01 - Creating the goal20:27 - How to increase conversion23:39 - Using reviews and case studies29:02 - Cracking seven figures34:09 - Working through the variables36:20 - Dress to impress47:49 - Perception is not always reality53:21 - Perfect amount of stuff58:09 - Listening is the most important1:01:29 - Placement of lead generator1:03:21 - Do the research1:07:26 - A conversion trick for mobileGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/165
Jan 24, 2022 • 1h 28min
164 - Running a Husband-and-Wife Web Design Business with Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams, owner of husband-and-wife team web design business JoLiDesignSolutions.com, shares her top lessons learned and experiences with how they run their “spouse and business partner” web design business.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction04:54 - Greeting to Lisa06:30 - The business story16:36 - The car crash catalyst20:34 - Client relationships26:26 - Benefits of an IT spouse32:10 - Managing the 24/7 partner 40:32 - The set-up44:36 - Have intentional time together54:05 - Strength in two1:02:41 - Seeing the value of the story1:09:08 - Having processes in place1:13:31 - Taking time away from work1:22:52 - 2022 plans1:24:47 - Mutual appreciation Get all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/164
Jan 20, 2022 • 32min
163 - 7 Strategies for Better SEO Rankings RIGHT NOW
Josh shares 7 strategies you can implement right now to get better SEO results for you and your clients.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:24 - 1) Follow SEO tree07:14 - 2) Separate Service Pages 09:49 - 3) Appease Google12:53 - 4) Love the Linking18:16 - 5) Longtail keyword/phrase23:44 - 6) Answer as snippets26:15 - 7) Increase time on site28:59 - RecapGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/163
