Josh recaps WordCamp US 2023 and shares takeaways from the first Web Designer Pro in person meetup, thoughts on Matt Mullenweg’s keynote talk on the future of WordPress, the latest on Ai in web design, Accessibility, what’s going on with Divi and much more!

In This Episode

00:02 - Recapping WordCamp 2023 and Hot Topics
 11:24 - Imposter Syndrome and Accessibility Evolution
 18:59 - Divi's Community Presence and Future
 30:55 - Direct Chat and Business Recommendations

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Katie Lake of StudioLagoDesign.com shares exactly what she did in order to get a swarm of web design clients fast after starting 2023 with a dry pipeline of leads to being fully booked out by Summer time.

In This Episode

0:02 - From Scarcity to Success
4:49 - Transitioning From Scarce to Swamped
14:23 - Marketing Strategy and Sales Power
24:01 - Business Cards
30:20 - Content Creation Strategies for Business Success
38:12 - Social Media and Confidence in Marketing
48:29 - Pricing and Packages for Business Services
1:02:08 - Networking's Impact on Taking Actio

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Josh reflects on 6 years of joshhall.co and answers questions fielded from colleague and web designer attorney Ann Kopphuza.

In This Episode

0:02 - Building a Web Design Business Reflection
12:16 - Evolution of Josh Hall.co
17:22 - Building Online Courses
26:31 - Web Design Business Advice and Plans
40:02 - Past Experience and Future Approaches
47:18 - Web Design Subscription and Recurring Income
53:01 - Web Design and AI
58:00 - Web Design Industry Evolution and Learning
1:02:05 - Mentors and Coaching in Entrepreneurship

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Business consultant Jessica Lackey shares her top tips for dealing with growing pains as your business grows and lays out how you can practically scale small and one little step at a time if you want to avoid becoming a big web agency.

In This Episode

0:00 - Navigating Growth Stages in Your Business
3:52 - Choosing the Path to Business Growth
17:53 - Accounting and Scaling Tips for Business
26:11 - Scale a Business Effectively
39:51 - Nature Reconnection, Scaling Back Expenses
44:44 - Strategies for Sustainable Business Scaling
49:49 - Web Designers' Scaling and Marketing Strategies

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Josh shares how to turn things around if your year has been less than a 5 (out of 10) or what to do to continue to make the year amazing if you’re over a 5 (out of 10)

In This Episode

01:08 - Maximize Web Design Business in 2023
04:06 - Encouragement
06:32 - Five and Under
08:17 - Switching Gears and Doubling Down
11:10 - Over Five
18:34 - The World Needs You

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Founder of TheAdminBar.com (and the #1 WordPress community on Facebook) Kyle Van Deusen is finally on the show to share what works for him for pricing and estimating web design projects.

In This Episode

00:00 - Pricing and Estimating Web Design Projects
05:25 - Web Design Pathways and Options
09:14 - Pricing Challenges in Web Design
13:47 - Determining Pricing Ranges and Finding Comfort
16:23 - Niche Focus and Pricing Strategies
25:39 - Pricing and Estimating Web Design Projects
35:36 - Effective Proposal Strategies for Freelancers
42:44 - Viewing Expenses as Investments
47:00 - Filtering Leads and Communicating Pricing
51:36 - Recurring Revenue in Web Design
1:02:28 - Join the Admin Bar Community

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Leigh Ann Dillon of hilltopwebsolutions.com (a student of Josh’s and member in Web Designer Pro™) shares how she built her web design business up after building websites for friends through networking, how she’s raised her rates and solidified her services over time and what she’s doing right now to get higher conversion rates on her proposals.

In This Episode

00:00 - Success in Web Design Business
03:37 - Webdesigner Pro Shares Marketing Strategies
14:04 - Networking for Business Growth
18:33 - Website Design and Elementor Pro Benefits
29:02 - Effective Proposal Strategies and Time Management
41:22 - Pricing and Scope of Website Design
45:57 - Website Design and Client Variety Discussion
50:29 - Evolution of Website Design and Marketing
1:00:40 - Success and Coaching Offer for Joshallco

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Josh makes web design marketing easy by sharing a simple framework on choosing a Major marketing channel, a Minor marketing channel and one or two Elective marketing channels that work for you, your personality and your business.

In This Episode

0:02 - Choosing the Best Web Design Marketing
2:44 - What is Marketing
5:12 - Framework
8:55 - Have a Minor Channel
13:18 - Marketing Strategies Discussion
15:22 - Recap
19:15 - Upcoming Topics on the Podcast

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Kirby Hassemen of hassemanmarketing.com shares his proven TARGET framework for reaching, attracting and landing the best fit clients for your web design business.

In This Episode

0:00 - Treating Social Media Like Real Life
4:15 - Knowing Your Target Market's Importance
14:25 - Identifying Metrics for Ideal Customer Avatar
18:04 - Maximizing Marketing Strategies
27:55 - Building Reach and Providing Value
39:15 - Effective Sales Strategies and Ethical Selling
42:41 - Building Client Relationships
54:05 - Effective Tracking and Balancing Business Growth
1:06:32 - Building a Profitable Business Lessons

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Sara Dunn of SaraDoesSEO.com shares her proven and top strategies (that are working today) for getting better rankings for both local SEO and general search results.

In This Episode 

0:00 - Deep Dive Into Local SEO
4:01 - Wedding Industry SEO and Web Design
10:06 - SEO and Web Design for Conversion
16:53 - Basics and Social Media Platforms
28:57 - Local Strategies and Client Expectations
38:54 - Optimizing AI-written Content
45:57 - AI as Tool in SEO
1:00:16 - Controlling Reputation Management
1:07:23 - Upcoming Live Training on SEO

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