This week's chat with Shannon is full of the kind of wisdom you only get from doing it the hard way first. We get into how she built the Web Designer Academy after a rough year of freelancing, why her brand was born from one rude comment in a WordPress forum, and how she thinks about boundaries, mentors, and the one pricing mistake she sees experienced designers make over and over. The pricing reframe alone is worth a listen.
What we get into:
* How to think about boundaries as guidelines for yourself, not punishments for your clients
* The difference between a coach who shows you more of you, and one who turns you into a copy of them
* The pricing reframe that flipped how I think about charging (clients aren’t buying you, they’re investing in themselves through you)
About Kierian: Shannon Mattern is the founder of the Web Designer Academy which provides strategic pricing, sales and business coaching for women web designers.
She’s also the host of the Profitable Web Designer podcast where she shares pricing strategies, mindset shifts and behind-the-scenes stories to help women web designers stop overdelivering, raise prices, and create the freedom and income they desire.
Find Kierian:
* Website: webdesigneracademy.com
* Podcast: webdesigneracademy.com/podcast
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