Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Ok web designer – tell me if this sounds familiar…

You sign on a new client for a website project!

But then, they send you their atrocious logo…

Now what?

• Do you design the website based on their terrible logo/existing brand?
• Do you try to upsell an unexpected logo/brand package?
• Do you pause the website project and tell them to hire a new logo designer first?

This is a very common challenge for web designers but there is a solution!

Repeat guest and branding expert Jamie Starcevich has really dialed in a nifty solution for this situation which is, in short, to offer a “Light Branding Package.” In this chat, we get into all the details of how to offer it, what constraints to put on it, how much to charge for it and more!

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/373

Broc (named “Broccoli” by my daughter Annie) is our new Ai assistant in Web Designer Pro™ and it's available now as a part of your membership to Pro!

▶️ Watch the video walkthru of Broc here

It'll help you find lessons, resources, posts, threads, members, past calls, etc. It pulls from strictly from Web Designer Pro™ source material so everything you’re getting is straight from Pro.

And apart from using it to help you find resources, you can use it as your own “Josh Ai Coach” to ask it any questions about pricing, offers, scaling, etc!

Join at WebDesignerPro.com to get instant access to Broc!

Available on the Community and Coaching Tiers.

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They say business is like a roller coaster…ups and downs and highs and lows…and “they” couldn’t be more right.

My guest in this chat, friend of the podcast, king of the Subscription Web Design model and founding member of Web Designer Pro Steve Schramm can also confirm.

Recently, he shared a thoughtful, transparent and inspirational post in Pro about how he rebounded from a tough situation when he had over 6k+ in MRR drop within one week.

At the same time, he also landed one of his biggest contracts to date…the emotional highs and lows of entrepreneurship truly are comical sometimes.

But most importantly, we get into exactly WHAT he did when he had the week of 6k down and HOW he began to rebound quickly.

Enjoy.

Enjoy this chat and enjoy the ride of being a web design entrepreneur baby!

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/372

My wife and I recently celebrated our 10 Year Anniversary 🎉

Here are 10 lessons I've learned in balancing marriage and entreprenership.

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Web designers often have similar dreams…

Build a sustainable, freedom-based, lifestyle business.

Build a healthy, awesome client base.

Grow Monthly Recurring Revenue month after month.

Do it all while enjoying the journey.

My guest in this podcast episode has achieved all of this and more which is why I’m excited to share my conversation with Web Designer Pro™ member Cami MacNamara who’s been a professional WordPress web designer since 2002 and has grown her maintenance plan to over 200 sites!

We dive into mainly how she sells her maintenance plan and the automations she has in place to continue to run it at that level still as a happy solopreneur. We also get into how she has built her client base, gets referrals and her views on WordPress and where it is in the market today versus when she started using it over two decades ago.

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/371

If you’re nervous, anxious, jittery or just plain distraught before sales calls or meetings…you’re not alone. I honestly can’t believe this isn’t talked about more. After all – you pour your heart and soul into building awesome websites and refining your craft but in order to get paid for that hard work…you gotta sell!

Luckily, there are many things you can do to build confidence and calm before a sales meeting. And that’s what we’re diving into today.

I’m pumped to be joined by voiceover professional John Melley who – if you’ve listened to Pat Flynn’s “Smart Passive Income” podcast – you already know…he’s the guy who’s intro’d Pat and done his fun facts for years.

Needless to say, I’ve been listening to John in this form for years. Always wondering…”Is that his real voice?”

You’ll find that out in this wide-ranging convo about:

• Calming nerves before sales meetings
• How to speak and present clearly and confidently
• How to physically change your state if you’re nervous
• How to save your voice when you talk a lot
• Posture tips while working

And a whole lot more.

P.S. Be sure to check out his book The Voiceover Athlete (don’t worry, it’s for web designers too!)

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/370

Trusting your gut…it usually pays off, maybe not on the books, but personally.

But following your intuition is not always easy. Especially if sales are down, confidence is low, etc. You may have no idea where your intuition is leading you.

So to help with this topic, I’m here to share my recent convo with business coach and mentor Alyssa Williamson who has some SOLID advice and principles for leading your business through intuition and following what works for you.

As someone who faced burnout and learned the dangers of NOT following her intuition, Alyssa is a real-world example of how to live this first hand.

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/369

Listen to my full interview with Chris Do (ep 368)

I teased about this recently on my social media and got a HUGE response which tells me…you’re pumped to see Chris Do on The Web Design Business Podcast and I’m pumped to share our full conversation with you!

Chris is known for helping web designers charge their worth, price value over time, get higher-paying clients, how to negotiate during a sales call and how to price for the life you want to live and somehow, we covered all of that and more in our very fast hour together.

Enjoy the full convo and head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/368

P.S. Did you know? Web Designer Pro members got early access to this conversation, completely unedited – it’s just another reason to join WDP as you get access to the private Pro Podcast feed no matter what tier you’re on! Become a member today at webdesignerpro.com

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/368

This was a recent live guest expert training held in my community Web Designer Pro™. To get all the resources mentioned, along with the links, slides and access to the extended Q&A session, you can get it as a member of Pro!

In this training, Shannon Mattern covers how to offer paid discovery and more specifically, how and when to add it into your sales calls.

If you’re interested in getting paid before you get paid, getting paid for your ideas and/or having a clear separation between free consult calls vs paid discovery/strategy sessions…this one is for you.

If you’d like more guidance, scripts and a more “handheld” approach to offering paid discovery, Shannon has a full Paid Discovery Mastery Course!

Normally $500, only $297 for members of Pro AND for a limited time, you can get this same discount even if you're not yet a member of Pro!

Use code coupon code PAIDDISCOVERYPRO at checkout.