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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Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 9min
077 - Doubling Income From a Web Design Side Hustle With Chris Misterek
Host of The Self Made Web Designer Podcast, Chris Misterek shares how he doubled his income with a web design side hustle and how that propelled him to go into web design full time.In This Episode03:58 - Greeting to Chris05:32 - Variety of design12:45 - Where to start17:59 - Starting to teach20:19 - Side hustle & job27:46 - Have confidence32:24 - The rate dance37:44 - Portfolio bulking41:58 - Undersell yourself46:38 - Client searching56:20 - Internal conflict1:03:04 - Changing mindset1:04:47 - Go for itGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/077
Nov 26, 2020 • 33min
076 - Personal Brand vs Business Name...What's best for you?
Josh shares his thoughts on having a personal brand vs business name for your web design business and gives you some tips to help you decide depending on your long term goals!In This Episode01:56 - Featured review shoutout05:29 - Pros for Personal11:43 - Cons for Personal20:57 - Pros for Business name23:39 - Cons for Business28:17 - How to choose31:18 - Final thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/076
Nov 23, 2020 • 1h 7min
075 - The Ins & Outs of Running A Website Maintenance Plan with Stephanie Hudson
Co-founder of FocusWP, Stephanie Hudson, shares her insight of running a website maintenance plan from the technical perspective. Her and Josh cover tools and processes for running website maintenance or "care" plans to help empower you to do the sameIn This Episode03:07 - Greeting to Stephanie05:25 - Need of Maintenance09:50 - Tools for Maintenance15:57 - Why it’s important21:01 - Migrating23:40 - When to update28:42 - Caution on updates36:12 - Categorize updates39:41 - Security levels44:49 - Costs of security51:09 - Maintenance reports58:22 - Keeping connected1:01:12 - Recapping1:02:10 - Stephanie’s thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/075
Nov 19, 2020 • 35min
074 - Staying Power > Starting Power (10 tips for building longevity)
Josh dives into why Staying Power is more important than Starting Power and guides you through 10 steps on how to build longevity for you and your business.In This Episode01:49 - Featured Podcast Shoutout07:50 - Have a mission10:29 - Make commitment15:03 - Be ok with failure17:38 - Expect challenges19:42 - Build routines23:02 - Enjoy mundane26:07 - Challenge yourself27:39 - Celebrate wins28:56 - Red flags mean change31:06 - Find good communityGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/074
Nov 16, 2020 • 54min
073 - How to Whitelabel Web Design Services Successfully with Kirby Hasseman
Josh interviews his agency's top white label referral partner, Kirby Hasseman, CEO of Hasseman and uncovers what marketing agencies are looking for when hiring whitelabel web design partners.In This Episode04:06 - Greeting to Kirby08:08 - Trusted partnership12:58 - Communication is key17:48 - Be a marketing student21:30 - Sense of intent23:40 - Transitioning into it28:27 - Feeling the change30:35 - Determining pricing34:18 - Creating 20 year client36:24 - Secondary services39:53 - Offering extras slowly45:23 - Upsell opportunities48:09 - Pick one lane first50:09 - Don’t want to? Don’t!52:10 - Kirby’s final thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/073
Nov 12, 2020 • 42min
072 - A peek into my (5 Phase) Web Design Process
Josh gives you a peek into his 5-phase, web design process for planning, building and launching a website effectively.In This Episode02:51 - Featured review04:16 - Diving in05:00 - 1) Planning15:13 - 2) Layout/design21:04 - 3) Revisions27:03 - 4) Revise/Optimize33:17 - 5) Empower/launch38:41 - RecappingGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/072
Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 6min
071 - From Dog Sled Runner to CEO of LifterLMS with Chris Badgett
Josh interviews Chris Badgett, Founder and CEO of LifterLMS which is one of the most popular learning management systems for Wordpress about his journey from living on an Alaskan glacier running Sled Dog tours to becoming an entrepreneur and building LifterLMS.In This Episode03:58 - Greeting to Chris06:21 - Lobster history10:36 - Learning & adapting13:59 - Being content15:16 - Searching a mentor17:07 - Be good with people20:17 - LifterLMS evolution25:48 - Money making niche28:00 - Room in education31:49 - Trying new things33:31 - Fulfilling feeling36:10 - Visionary creator38:19 - Building a team43:23 - Common language45:22 - Respect the other role48:20 - Respect the client55:10 - Keeping the “fire”1:03:19 - Where to find ChrisGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/071
Nov 5, 2020 • 34min
070 - Can you really make a good living doing web design?
Explore the booming potential of a web design career in today's market. Common fears about oversaturation are dispelled, revealing new opportunities for growth. Learn why quality trumps quantity in building a successful portfolio. Discover how hard work and a bit of luck can lead to a rewarding income stream. Personal experiences provide insight into the evolving tools and community connections that make web design a viable profession now more than ever.
Nov 1, 2020 • 55min
069 - What's Behind a Successful Membership Site with Karen Beattie
Senior Content Manager of Pat Flynn's brand Smart Passive Income, Karen Beattie, shares with us what they learned with planning, building and running their successful membership at SPI Pro.In This Episode03:26 - Greeting to Karen06:22 - Different reasons10:11 - Bring tribe together13:36 - Launch Plan15:14 - Why paid not free19:20 - Purposeful 23:46 - Platform decision30:58 - Setting up 34:38 - Active members41:10 - Pricing 43:59 - Maintaining is work52:29 - Final thoughtsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/069
Oct 29, 2020 • 33min
068 - How to Speed Up Your Website Designs (9 Tips)
Josh teaches you how to speed up your website design process through 9 tips from his experience with building websites for clients for a decade.In This Episode02:15 - Featured podcast review03:24 - Plan before you build06:15 - Start with staging site08:40 - Set global styles11:14 - Save, reuse layouts14:58 - Save coding snippets18:07 - Limit new tricks19:58 - Make a deadline23:25 - Get in a flow state27:01 - Follow a process30:34 - Recap of tipsGet all links, resources and show notes at:https://joshhall.co/068
