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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Jun 23, 2022 • 28min
196 - What I Learned in Taking A Month Off From My Business
Josh shares 7 practical tips and advice from what he learned in recently taking nearly a full month off from his business.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:34 - 1) Organizing email06:38 - 2) Team communication11:39 - 3) Client communication13:57 - 4) Account for time17:06 - 5) Feeling disconnected19:16 - 6) Schedule intentionally22:28 - 7) Recurring income23:40 - Coach and mentor26:04 - RecapGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/196
Jun 20, 2022 • 55min
195 - Creating Free Time to Lose the Busywork and Love Your Business with Jenny Blake
Author of Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business, Jenny Blake is on the podcast to share how to get “free time” back in both your personal and professional life while still growing a profitable online business.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction02:56 - Welcome to Jenny07:34 - Backstory with Pat Flynn11:52 - Not about working less13:50 - TIme becomes a verb15:10 - Friction and flow16:30 - Aligned, design, assign18:21 - What gives you energy19:20 - Copy should disgust people23:33 - Changing habits25:10 - Dissuading “tire kickers”27:13 - Ideal outcome28:36 - Assign on purpose31:29 - Delegate low level tasks33:23 - Prioritizing35:46 - Are you the bottleneck39:20 - Rejecting the hustle culture42:05 - It’s harder to work less44:17 - Toxic hard work46:21 - Be self-aware 48:34 - Thought leader or negotiator50:47 - Intentional schedulingGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/195
Jun 13, 2022 • 1h 15min
194 - How to Do Copywriting First Web Design with Damian Vallelonga
Web design agency owner, brand strategist and marketer Damian Vallelonga shares how his agency implements a “content and copywriting first approach” to building websites.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction04:11 - Greeting to Damian05:09 - Graphic evolution06:50 - Words are key11:12 - More value16:28 - Showcase services18:27 - Clarify client needs 23:23 - Convincing the pushback23:57 - Marry design to content26:11 - Big copy mistake28:13 - Be a translator29:54 - Easily understandable33:44 - Collaborating36:56 - Strategy that convinces39:09 - Should change metrics42:14 - Design in layers45:29 - Limiting page count48:37 - Audit frequently51:09 - Copy network54:51 - Design excitement57:18 - Listen over talk for gold58:51 - The key question1:01:29 - Design isn’t priority1:04:12 - Focus on one thing1:06:32 - Final thoughts1:10:57 - How to stick outGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/194
Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 3min
193 - Selling Your First Online Course - a Coaching Call with Oliver Schöndorfer
Oliver Schöndorfer of PimpMyType.com is venturing into the online course realm but has a lot of questions about how to package up his knowledge and expertise into a course (or courses) and how to sell them consistently.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction05:20 - Update of Oliver06:56 - Finding value09:07 - Free tips to course13:40 - A trial run17:29 - Too many cooks19:32 - Breaking it down21:54 - Fighting perfectionism25:42 - Result confidence30:21 - Learn early then adjust32:43 - More course complexity35:43 - Evergreen or cohort38:09 - Price considerations39:15 - European tax40:57 - Comparing platforms44:13 - Email platform46:17 - Timeline for selling48:46 - Selling the launch52:09 - Percentage of buyers55:27 - Time breakdown1:01:26 - Summer course goalGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/193
Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 4min
192 - Making Room in Your Business for Unexpected Surprises with Charlotte Isaac
The Dubsado Queen and Business Operations Consultant Charlotte Isaac is on the podcast to share how to make room in your business for the inevitable, unexpected surprises that life will bring.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction04:25 - Greeting to Charlotte07:17 - Zero in on focus11:10 - Unexpected happens14:11 - Being prepared16:01 - Set reactionary time18:15 - Pay yourself20:40 - Rate percentage 22:15 - Have client boundaries24:59 - Plan ahead just in case27:39 - Schedule CEO days31:00 - Multitasking 34:25 - Change the environment36:06 - Have a community40:37 - Pivoting confidence43:21 - Push to do SOPs45:45 - Stretching yourself49:00 - Fear of the unknown51:18 - Mentality shift54:29 - It’s all learning56:05 - Remember why you started1:00:14 - Adding buffer timeGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/192
May 30, 2022 • 1h 22min
191 - Understanding Cloud Hosting with Robert Jacobi of Cloudways
Director of WordPress at Cloudways Hosting, Robert Jacobi, shares a basic understanding of cloud hosting, how it differs from shared hosting along with the basics of CDN’s, site speed and more.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:33 - Greeting to Robert08:32 - Joomla to WP10:48 - WP owns 50% internet13:01 - Retrofit hosting15:54 - What is cloud hosting19:50 - Apartment complex23:54 - Where is the “Cloud”26:25 - Hosting on steroids28:43 - Portable containers31:56 - Redundant data globally33:31 - What is CDN36:51 - Cloudway’s purpose40:47 - Making pizza43:41 - Saving time or money47:56 - What are panels53:57 - Generic panels57:52 - Cloudways over Siteground1:02:23 - Meet distinct needs1:05:50 - Next five years1:09:40 - Offload what you don’t do1:13:07 - Slightly geekier clients1:17:37 - Caching pays off1:19:45 - Final thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/191
May 26, 2022 • 44min
190 - Is Web Design a Good Career to Get Into? Q&A with Josh
A friend of Josh’s from high school is considering a career change and wonders if web design is a good career to get into nowadays.He sent 15 great questions over that we address one at a time in this special, Q&A episode!In This Episode00:00 - Introduction01:58 - Don’t have to be savvy03:44 - Three web design options07:21 - 1) Education needed11:06 - 2) Average pay14:59 - 3) Being tech savvy20:22 - 4) Favorite part23:33 - 5) Least favorite26:51 - 6) Who to work for28:07 - 7) Would you recommend28:26 - 8) Job security29:36 - 9) Daily time management30:35 - 10) Industry growth32:43 - 11) Remote jobs33:30 - 12) Rewarding work35:02 - 13) Most challenging36:04 - 14) Typical workday40:18 - 15) Can Josh still play tennis 42:07 - Final thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/190
May 23, 2022 • 1h 2min
189 - Customer Retention & Keeping Your Clients Coming Back with Jill Salzman
Founder of The Founding Moms online community and host of the podcast “Why Are We Shouting?!?,” Jill Salzman is on the podcast to talk about customer retention and how to keep customers coming back.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:36 - Greeting to Jill08:27 - Branding transparency11:09 - In it for the journey12:34 - Jill’s first “adult” company15:26 - Finding the answers19:05 - Being an expert23:08 - Community nurturing24:59 - Natural retention27:17 - Beginning of relationships32:09 - Is the “hustle” silly?34:57 - Hand off and be ok36:37 - Finding touch points42:26 - Refreshing engagement49:25 - Writing off ideas51:46 - Trickling55:34 - Josh’s coaching hatGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/189
May 16, 2022 • 1h 7min
188 - Onboarding Web Design Clients Like a Pro with Brad Hussey
Seasoned web design professional and webpreneur Brad Hussey is back on the podcast, this time to share his proven process for saving time in onboarding web design clients.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:46 - Greeting to Brad09:00 - Letting all clients go12:15 - Starting over 14:31 - Necessity to productize16:45 - SOP hang-ups19:25 - Boundaries for creatives30:00 - Process effort = results33:30 - Pick a day & full pay34:47 - Trello over Basecamp36:37 - Scripted video37:36 - Lengthy questionnaire39:36 - Competition research41:54 - Copywriting pitches44:07 - Give a deadline48:52 - What to do with feedback52:13 - Be like a ninja55:58 - More work at first 57:04 - Set up a fail-safe process1:01:49 - Start with your next clientGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/188
May 12, 2022 • 27min
187 - How Nick Landed His First 10k Client - A Coaching Session with Josh
On a recent call inside my Web Design Club Coaching Community, one of my students, Nick Monaghan of Monaghan Media Group, shared how he landed his first 10k project. Instead of simply outlining my top tips based on our chat, I’m letting you in on the entire session so you can hear exactly how he did it!Followed by my top 7 takeaways from what Nick learned and did right in this situation.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:37 - How networking paid off06:41 - Being self-aware07:29 - Utilizing a large location09:01 - When co-opetition isn’t11:23 - Setting maintenance package13:57 - Value to momentum17:17 - Hockey talk18:03 - Baby talk19:27 - Seven takeaways 25:38 - Meet the community Get all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/187
