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 21, 2022 • 1h 6min
176 - Going from Self-Employed to Business Owner with Brian Will
Author of the book “The Dropout Millionaire,” Brian Will, shares his lessons learned and experience on the difference between being self-employed and being a true business owner.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction04:51 - Greeting to Brian06:22 - Successes and failures10:32 - Plethora of opportunity14:29 - You must decide17:40 - It’s about what you want18:27 - Dangers22:11 - More value, less time25:20 - You and Elon Musk29:16 - Fight your ego32:49 - You five years from now35:45 - Your sphere will change38:34 - Achieving a dream41:36 - Visualizing a lifestyle45:44 - McDonald’s safety net49:06 - No other choice52:59 - Understanding problems56:55 - Worst that could happen59:09 - Pay yourself first1:03:15 - Be preparedGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/176
Mar 17, 2022 • 26min
175 - Swallowing Designer Pride and Using Canva
Josh shares about his recent transition to using Canva and the lessons learned in swallowing “designer pride” by using templates to speed designs up.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction02:11 - Ill placed Canva view03:31 - Why view changed06:01 - #1 Design matters08:20 - Importance of thumbnails12:23 - #2 Using a template14:30 - Save your brain16:05 - #3 Saving time17:26 - #4 Custom18:14 - Custom pros and cons 20:43 - #5 Learn from others21:36 - When it’s proven24:18 - RecappingGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/175
Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 2min
174 - Purpose, Connection and Lessons Learned in Business with Lisa Staff
Social media director at Sprout Connectors and established business entrepreneur, Lisa Staff, shares her top lessons learned on keeping purpose and connection alive in business.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:37 - Greeting to Lisa09:46 - Happiest entrepreneurs13:22 - How to balance the load16:01 - Collect & connect people21:55 - Be authentic25:45 - It’s not speed dating29:01 - Keep them coming back32:28 - The best sales force34:20 - Think outside the box37:39 - Helpful, creepy stalker40:57 - Don’t go to every party44:43 - Divide and conquer46:18 - Releasing the death grip48:23 - Super vigilant schedule53:42 - Comparing past to present56:38 - Keeping the fire alive1:00:28 - Slow down to speed upGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/174
Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 21min
173 - Five Tips for Pimping Out your Web Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer
Typography enthusiast Oliver Schöndorfer of PimpMyType.com shares his top tips for better web typography so that you can get better website conversion through better typography.In This Episode00:00 - Introduction03:37 - Greeting to Oliver06:41 - Typography is design12:00 - What is a word image15:36 - Feeling and function17:43 - Categories for decision25:18 - Who is the text for28:51 - Three functions of text33:55 - Taking the i l 1 test35:16 - A little history40:06 - Holy trinity of typography42:03 - A guideline for width47:30 - Size for a lot of text51:24 - Headings58:53 - A “Bold” taste1:01:50 - Menu text1:04:19 - Using all capital letters1:07:51 - How many typefaces1:09:53 - How many colors1:13:50 - Accessibility consideration1:17:27 - Emojis and textGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/173
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
