Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Elizabeth McCravy is back on the podcast to share her insight on the decision to close her membership despite having over 170 members join and how that actually helped grow her business and reduced her personal bandwidth overwhelm.

In This Episode

00:05 - Pivot or Quit in Business
04:48 - Pivoting or Quitting
16:21 - Membership Offering Challenges and Changes
21:21 - Managing Business and Personal Life
26:26 - Managing Priorities in Business and Parenthood
33:39 - Discussion on Decision to Close Membership
41:50 - Pivoting and Learning From Business Challenges
50:35 - Pivoting or Quitting in Business
59:04 - The Importance of Pivoting in Business

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/288

Josh share’s his proven, client-loving framework for organizing your services so that clients understand what you do and how you’ll help them. Best part is, no matter what or how many services you offer, they can fit into these 3 categories!

In This Episode

00:02 - Organizing Web Design Services
11:10 - Building, Supporting, and Growing Websites
23:11 - Categorizing Services for Web Designers
32:01 - Promotion of Web Designer Pro Course

Get all links, resources and show notes at: https://joshhall.co/287

CEO of Kickstart Accounting DANIELLE Hayden is back on the podcast, this time to share tips and strategies on what to do if your business is in a bit of a decline.

In This Episode

00:00 - Solutions for Declining Business Revenue
07:11 - Money Mindset and Long-Term Profitability
15:07 - Understanding Spending Habits and Financial Mindset
26:33 - Measuring Success and Setting Intentions
34:26 - Set Realistic Revenue Goals Based on Expenses
46:36 - Owner Mindset's Importance in Business
54:29 - The Danger of Comfort in Business
1:02:38 - Tips for Overcoming a Business Decline 

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/286

Web design agency owner and fellow web design business coach Tristan Parker joins the show to talk shop about web design in general, selling websites nowadays, how to differentiate yourself as a designer and much more.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
00:05 - Web Design Business Podcast
06:04 - Web Design Coaching and Business Insights
09:21 - Web Designers
21:53 - Booking Call Processes and Strategies
32:35 - Consistency & Long-Lasting Content Importance
43:59 - The Evolution of Web Design
54:43 - Choosing Between WordPress and Webflow
1:02:03 - WordPress vs Webflow
1:09:42 - Join the Web Designer Pro Community 

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/285

Josh uncovers 7 common strategies and trends that successful web designers are doing today to make at least 6-figures per year consistently.

In This Episode

01:39 - Building a Successful Web Design Business
04:45 -  Offering a complete web design experience 
09:15 -  Recurring income channels 
12:21 -  Upselling to existing clients 
14:58 -  Marketing with 1-2 primary channels 
18:40 -  Referral partner relationships 
22:00 -  In person networking 
24:04 -  Proactive with client communications 
26:26 - Recap 

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/284

Presentation and speaking skills coach Marianna Swallow shares tactical, actionable strategies that you can use today to get better at managing your nerves during web design presentations or sales meetings.

In This Episode

0 0:00 - Overcoming Nervousness in Public Speaking
05:05 - The Importance of Public Speaking
15:12 - Importance of Nervousness in Public Speaking
19:17 - Manage Nerves in Public Speaking
32:37 - Managing Nerves and Finding Confidence
42:27 - Calibrating and Scaling Energy for Presentations
47:49 - Pressure to Know Everything in Work
53:53 - Overcoming Anxiety in Presentations
1:03:48 - The Fear of Public Speaking 

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/283

Fellow web design educator Kevin Geary (creator of automatic.css and frames for WordPress) is on the show to share his perspective on where WordPress is headed, the role of page builders moving forward, CSS class first design for scalability and more.

In This Episode

 00:00 - The Future of WordPress
 11:15 - Comparing Page Builders for Web Design
 18:14 - Discussion on Web Design Approaches
 29:47 - Best Practices and Future of WordPress
 37:29 - WordPress Block Editor vs. Page Builders Controversy
 49:31 - WordPress Community
 53:16 - Divi 5 and the Future of WordPress Frameworks 

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/282

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/281

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/280

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/279