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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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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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Episodes

264 - The Current State and Future of WordPress with Adam Preiser

5/29/2023
Adam Prieser of one of the largest WordPress tutorial brands online (WPCrafter.com) shares his insight and perspective on where WordPress is in the website market and where it’s heading; the good and the bad. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:17 - Greeting to Adam 08:40 - Where is WP going 14:01 - How to choose tools 17:56 - Financial situations 21:53 - WP post 2020 26:31 - Open source projects 32:51 - Who calls the WP shots 37:01 - Current products 40:31 - What you don’t know 43:42 - Harder but no worries 45:42 - How to stand out 53:35 - Where to find the data 59:07 - Divi thoughts 1:06:17 - Polarizing views 1:17:30 - Old school resources 1:20:03 - Future speculations Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/264

Duration:01:28:13

263 - Handling Rejection & Negative Feedback in Business with Alexis Teichmiller

5/22/2023
Partnerships Manager at Circle.so, life coach and entrepreneur Alexis Teichmiller shares her tips and strategies for learning how to overcome rejection, negative reviews, feedback and managing emotional boundaries in business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:40 - Greeting to Alexis 08:40 - Urgent matrix 10:13 - Boundaries 12:19 - Emotional attachment 15:45 - Rejection reflection 19:21 - Feedback tool 24:53 - Different comfort levels 29:36 - Shifting your mindset 34:23 - Better inner narrative 39:28 - Community feedback 48:53 - Weigh it differently 57:50 - Ego control 1:01:01 - Favorite boundary Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/263

Duration:01:06:03

262 - From Likes to Clients: How to Turn Social Media Engagement into Sales with James Barnard

5/15/2023
Logo Designer and Content Creator James Barnard shares how he grew his social media audience to hundreds of thousands of followers and how he uses his social channels to land logo design clients. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - Greeting to James 06:34 - Social media success 10:19 - Toying w/price points 12:51 - Why freelance worked 17:24 - Starting with logos 20:11 - Leads from social media 24:16 - Pricing on site 29:53 - Video evolution 34:03 - How you appear to clients 37:30 - Adding YouTube 41:25 - How to get them to stay 45:40 - Repurpose 48:40 - What to talk about 53:12 - Different tools to use 58:22 - Building confidence 1:01:08 - Bulk recording Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/262

Duration:01:05:08

261 - How to Gather Website Content Like a Pro (10 tips)

5/11/2023
Josh shares his top 10 proven strategies for collecting content for web design projects. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:35 - Big three E’s Education 03:59 - 1) Where and when 08:37 - 2) Tools for images & media 09:45 - 3) How to send Expectations 10:56 - 4) Client ownership 12:20 - 5) Repercussion 14:41 - 6) Deadline Empowerment 16:55 - 7) Organize a project 18:41 - 8) Phase the project 19:33 - 9) Use a tool 24:34 - 10) BONUS TIP 26:37 - Recap Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/261

Duration:00:30:24

260 - Navigating Tough Times in Business with Shannon Mattern

5/8/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:07 - Greeting to Shannon 05:15 - Challenges of business 09:09 - Navigate the failures 11:00 - Skills and strategy 15:31 - Seasons of muscle building 19:17 - Having courage 22:33 - Be proactive 29:32 - Be creative 32:31 - Give then ask 36:33 - Don’t be a commodity 44:04 - Check your stripe account! 56:55 - Leaders go first 1:03:13 - Don’t victim blame Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/260

Duration:01:09:43

259 - How to Sell Website Services (Without Being Salesy) with Hans Skillrud

5/1/2023
Hans Skillrud of Termageddon shares his insights and what he’s learned on how to sell without being “salesy” In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:34 - Greeting to Hans 04:48 - First selling experience 10:11 - Tighten up the sell 12:57 - Education through Groupon 17:52 - Be transparent 28:07 - Keeping a balance 33:32 - Use client verbiage 36:52 - Niching 42:35 - Match the energy 51:25 - Personality perspective 56:40 - How to say no 1:07:40 - Working together Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/259

Duration:01:20:46

258 - How to Choose the Best Website Builder for YOU

4/27/2023
Josh shares 3 keys for helping you choose the right website builder for your web design business. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - The builder 06:27 - The community 11:22 - The company 16:55 - Recap Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/258

Duration:00:21:42

257 - Offering Email Marketing as a Web Design Service with April Ray

4/24/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:44 - Greeting to April 06:25 - Have three offers 14:02 - Email practicality 18:35 - Social media posting 23:21 - Different strategies 26:46 - Setting expectations 29:22 - When to sell email 40:55 - Pricing email 49:33 - Email & SEO 53:04 - Scaling with superpowers 1:00:40 - How to start email sales Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/257

Duration:01:06:56

256 - Multilingual Website Best Practices with Dean Jones of WPML.org

4/17/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:32 - Greeting to Dean 05:29 - Partners more than ads 09:00 - Sites that need translation 13:52 - Localization 18:09 - Cultural nuances 21:04 - Research 24:54 - AI & WPML plug-in 29:16 - Why not Google 36:25 - How many languages 43:02 - Human translator 47:10 - Recent success story 49:11 - Currencies 53:39 - Future plans Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/256

Duration:00:57:34

255 - From Agency Owner to Full Time Course Creator (My Story Part 2)

4/14/2023
Josh shares the second phase of his journey exploring how he went from agency owner to full time course creator. In This Episode 03:42 - Fall 2019 started the podcast (formerly Josh Hall Web Design Show) 05:23 - Spring 2020 completed suite of web design courses 07:55 - Summer 2020 sold In Transit Studios to Eric (view josh.intransit studios.com) for my freelancer example site 15:15 - Fall 2020 launched my web design community (formerly Web Design Club) 17:22 - Winter 2021 launched the student center/deleted facebook groups 19:11 - Spring 2021 launched a (minor dud) course 22:22 - Summer 2021 started my instagram 24:12 - Fall 2021 maintenance course 2.0 25:03 - Refined and supported courses 25:12 - Grew the club 27:52 - Spring 2022 rebranded the podcast 29:39 - Went through wild family season 32:20 - Winter 2022 sold Divi Web Designers FB group 33:57 - Winter 2023 rebranded the club to Web Designer Pro Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/255

Duration:00:39:11

254 - The Legal Side Web Design (Contracts, Copyrights, Tax Setup and more) with Ann Koppuzha

4/10/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:52 - Greeting to Ann 05:09 - Being a unicorn 07:32 - Starting out 12:39 - Good rule to remember 15:41 - Contracts 23:51 - Two sections 29:50 - Business entities 34:58 - S.Corp or LLC 40:48 - Start-up expenses 42:13 - Established business 47:00 - Insurance 54:47 - Taking legal action 59:49 - Imitation flattery 1:07:43 - Trademark thoughts 1:09:57 - Finding Ann 1:12:59 - When to take it seriously Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/254

Duration:01:16:09

253 - Networking Made Easy (Even for Introverts) with Chris Borja

4/3/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:04 - Greeting to Chris 06:28 - Current landscape 10:53 - Networking tip 15:32 - Helping others 18:10 - Personal development 21:12 - Dominate a “major” 23:47 - Cringeworthy moment 30:26 - Step 1 Clarity 33:15 - Step 2 Mindset 36:57 - Step 3 Tools 38:45 - Step 4 Meeting people 40:57 - Step 5 Build relationships 45:36 - Step 6 Brand & network 47:18 - Step 7 Collaborations 51:12 - Trust travels 56:01 - Final suggestions Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/253

Duration:01:01:57

252 - Using YouTube for Getting Web Design Clients (clip from a recent coaching call)

3/30/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - Getting going 03:06 - Pixels to profit 04:25 - Making content 05:59 - Have a plan 07:24 - Regretting YouTube 08:44 - Different playlists 09:43 - Web Designer Pro Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/252

Duration:00:11:00

251 - Better Systems = Less Overwhelm with Melissa Morris

3/27/2023
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 Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:21 - Greeting to Melissa 05:16 - Accidental mismatch 08:48 - Intentional SOP’s 11:44 - Stress is a systems problem 15:12 - Map the workflow first 21:37 - SOP’s are different 23:46 - Building your tool 29:35 - Do this first 31:31 - Get out of your head 34:37 - SOP’s for SOP’s 43:57 - Everything in place 46:16 - A visual example 48:43 - Track your tools 51:56 - Set a goal 55:35 - Success story Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/251

Duration:00:59:49

250 - Mike Michalowicz on the Challenges of Being an Accidental Entrepreneur

3/20/2023
Author of “Profit First”, the recent hit “Fix This Next” and a slew of other entrepreneurial business books, Mike Michalowicz shares his insight on how too many sales can potentially be a bad thing, standing out as an imposter, the challenges for accidental entrepreneurs and more. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 03:12 - Greeting to Mike 05:39 - Some challenges 07:52 - Perspective of success 09:48 - “I suck” syndrome 11:47 - Competition is small 14:47 - Making problems worse 17:07 - Go for the walk 19:52 - DNA across industries 22:59 - Sales stress 24:22 - Right fix, wrong time 26:32 - Cater to the 4% 29:40 - Mike’s latest fixes Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/250

Duration:00:33:25

249 - The Friendly Web Developer Movement with Julia Taylor of GeekPack.com

3/13/2023
CEO and Founder of GeekPack.com Julia Taylor sheds light on the growing movement of “friendly web developers” and shares how she sees the industry narrative towards developers, which isn’t typically nice, changing with this new movement. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:34 - Greeting to Julia 05:07 - Original struggles 08:00 - Reason for community 11:27 - WordPress and code 13:36 - Knowing other languages 16:42 - Open doors 19:27 - The most important 22:12 - “Geek” personalities 26:38 - Female avatar 31:13 - Perception is reality 33:35 - Be kind 37:10 - Thoughts on AI 41:53 - How to talk to clients 43:49 - What’s the why 53:38 - Geek pack opportunities 58:29 - Dream big Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/249

Duration:01:04:19

248 - Behind the Scenes: Why I Rebranded my Web Design Membership

3/9/2023
Josh shares a behind the scenes look into what went into rebranding the Web Design Club to Web Designer Pro™ and pulls the lessons learned from revamping a strong existing online community. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - The 3 reasons 02:43 - 1) Why the change 09:20 - 2) Original Plan 13:27 - 3) Rebranding 15:16 - How to trademark 19:00 - The 3 big C’s 21:58 - Direct coaching 23:44 - Pro pricing and why 25:44 - Forward thoughts 27:59 - Pro help Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/248

Duration:00:35:22

247 - Building a Client Base from a Rural Location with Mat Casner

3/6/2023
“Think like a creative… Act like a CEO.” Mat Casner of freelanceceo.com shares how to become a successful web design solopreneur and how he built his business up while living in a rural location. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Greeting to Mat 07:43 - Utilizing the network 10:17 - The secret “sauce” 15:48 - Cultivate relationships 20:17 - Retention first 24:19 - Lessons learned 28:47 - Simple things work 33:17 - AI opportunity 38:54 - The new mainstreet 43:19 - A rural niche 49:22 - Passing the knowledge 55:21 - Advice for starting Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/247

Duration:00:58:00

246 - Lessons Learned After 10 Years of Web Design with Sarah Oates

2/27/2023
Sarah Oates of Endure Web Studios and the Divi Chat Podcast shares her top lessons learned after a full decade of building and growing her web design business from a side hustle to full time endeavor. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 02:04 - Greeting to Sarah 04:10 - In the beginning 10:04 - Choosing a name 15:06 - Intentional web designing 20:12 - Starting a business 22:13 - First services 24:21 - Building confidence 26:41 - Staggered annual hosting 31:54 - Increasing prices 32:50 - Best marketing plan 37:18 - Growth process 43:09 - Worth of a good portfolio 48:52 - Second level network 52:50 - Scaling a designer 54:28 - Competing a new market 1:00:26 - How it’s lasted 10 years 1:05:46 - Community 1:10:47 - Final thoughts Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/246

Duration:01:14:11

245 - Derek Sivers on Positioning, Brevity, Simple vs Easy and More

2/20/2023
Founder of CDBaby, TED Speaker and Author of “Hell Yeah or No” Derek Sivers shares his always provoking counter intuitive thoughts on positioning, brevity, musician entrepreneurs and much more in this wide-ranging conversation. In This Episode 00:00 - Introduction 04:28 - Greeting to Derek 06:28 - Musicians in business 11:02 - Power in the niche 18:54 - NIN technique 28:01 - Staying niche focused 34:49 - Testing other waters 40:42 - Keeping score 45:03 - Know what excites you 47:29 - Love of simplicity 52:29 - Be considerate 54:26 - Simplicity matters 1:01:32 - A bold move 1:04:01 - Intentional communication 1:08:59 - Training 1:10:46 - Ask questions 1:16:32 - Everyone’s websites 1:19:48 - Final thoughts Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/245

Duration:01:21:44

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