Lisa Williams, owner of husband-and-wife team web design business JoLiDesignSolutions.com, shares her top lessons learned and experiences with how they run their “spouse and business partner” web design business.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:54 - Greeting to Lisa
06:30 - The business story
16:36 - The car crash catalyst
20:34 - Client relationships
26:26 - Benefits of an IT spouse
32:10 - Managing the 24/7 partner
40:32 - The set-up
44:36 - Have intentional time together
54:05 - Strength in two
1:02:41 - Seeing the value of the story
1:09:08 - Having processes in place
1:13:31 - Taking time away from work
1:22:52 - 2022 plans
1:24:47 - Mutual appreciation

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https://joshhall.co/164

Josh shares 7 strategies you can implement right now to get better SEO results for you and your clients.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:24 - 1) Follow SEO tree
07:14 - 2) Separate Service Pages
09:49 - 3) Appease Google
12:53 - 4) Love the Linking
18:16 - 5) Longtail keyword/phrase
23:44 - 6) Answer as snippets
26:15 - 7) Increase time on site
28:59 - Recap

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https://joshhall.co/163

Author of the book “Link Building Mastery” and link building agency owner, Julian Goldie, shares his top tips as an SEO industry expert on Google Algorithm Updates and how to keep your SEO strategy up to date.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:06 - Greeting to Julian
06:16 - What algorithms change
08:12 - Updates from 2021
13:42 - Blackhat and whitehat
18:28 - Google list of guidelines
20:56 - When Google updates
24:30 - Best practices for SEO
29:50 - Why Google doesn’t like SEO
35:09 - Protect from penalties
39:59 - Can Google be wrong?
43:30 - How much to customize
48:10 - What ranks quickly?
53:36 - The future of Google updates

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https://joshhall.co/162

UK based freelance web designer Jamila Jones shares the top lessons learned from the first year of starting and building her web design business.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:54 - Greeting to Jamila
09:05 - Start with personal network
12:45 - Charging right away
16:39 - Discover what works
18:43 - Research in the slow times
20:14 - Superpowers
23:40 - Invest in yourself
27:50 - Increase self-confidence
30:53 - Set goals
32:21 - Are you ready to scale
36:59 - Have a marketing strategy
41:17 - Mindset can make or break
52:03 - Learn sales techniques
55:29 - Take a failure and grow
1:00:28 - Top lesson learned so far
1:04:14 - Rewards
1:08:09 - Thoughts to get started

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https://joshhall.co/161

In this special lookback episode, Josh shares the top 10 moments of the podcast from 2021. These are all quick clips from the podcast interviews.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:21 - Crissy Maier - Combating Imposter Syndrome - Ep 130
05:53 - Wes McDowell - Social Media vs Websites - Ep 137
08:15 - Anne Stefanyk - Connect, Converse, Convert - Ep 124
13:57 - Bob McElligott - Getting Better on Camera - Ep 104
18:04 - Lisa Breedt - Combating Perfectionism - Ep 153
21:02 - Walter Hill - Avoiding Catastrophic Mistakes - Ep 142
24:34 - Ellen Yin - Not Everyone is an Entrepreneur - Ep 114
29:16 - James Schramko - Mindset of Hiring - Ep 101
32:26 - Emma Kate - Setting Boundaries - Ep 151
35:34 - Pat Flynn - Taking the Risk of Going for It - Ep 100
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https://joshhall.co/160

CEO of AgencyMavericks.com, Troy Dean, joins us to kick off the New Year with some honest thoughts of how to scale your web design business and whether or not it’s the right move for you!

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:15 - Greeting to Troy
04:40 - Why a rebrand
08:45 - When do you scale
12:52 - Preferring gratitude
16:23 - Decision to stay small
18:11 - Quantifiable case studies
20:28 - 99.9% of your success
29:22 - Sharing with community
30:58 - Value or mindset
34:05 - Client priorities
36:18 - Sites as commodities
42:48 - Get to the heart
45:49 - Learn and master value
48:44 - Scale around you
52:09 - The landscape
56:56 - Hire before you need them

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https://joshhall.co/159

Josh pulls back the curtain and gives you a behind the scenes look at his podcast covering processes, tools, interview tips, how he gets guests and more!

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
01:38 - How to get guests
05:47 - Getting bigger names
15:06 - Which tools to use
18:58 - Adding a team
22:44 - Techniques to interview
29:01 - Monetization
32:39 - ATS - Average Time Spent
34:43 - Featuring colleagues
36:27 - Who Josh wants
37:25 - Who listeners want

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https://joshhall.co/158

CEO of StrategySprints.com Simon Severino shares his top tips for boosting your sales by working in “sprints” after helping hundreds of companies double their sales within 90 days.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:13 - Greeting to Simon
06:54 - Coaching the sprint
10:14 - First month - Daily flow
16:06 - What gives you energy
20:40 - From star to galaxy
23:14 - How to double sales
26:02 - Habits
31:13 - Learn from the past
32:52 - How to package it
40:19 - Same anatomy
49:48 - Most common isn’t the best
52:30 - Allow clients to create
59:04 - Absolute first step

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https://joshhall.co/157

CEO of WPMU DEV, James Farmer, shares what he sees in the landscape of hosting and maintaining WordPress websites now and in the future.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:30 - Greetings to James
09:01 - The art of asking
14:25 - Best of two worlds of design
17:56 - Landscape ten years ago
23:50 - Giving clients a soft touch
25:29 - A new design tool
32:46 - Expenses of “cheap” DIY sites
38:53 - Calming the fear of too many
45:48 - Make clients happy
50:30 - What’s on the horizon
55:28 - How it differs from Squarespace
1:01:00 - Presenting options
1:06:55 - Final thoughts from James

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https://joshhall.co/156

CEO and Founder of Lifter LMS Chris Badgett shares his not-so-secret tips for keeping passion alive when running a business for over a decade.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:45 - Greeting to Chris
09:10 - Starting with self-discovery
15:01 - Tips to protecting the passion
21:13 - How to prevent burnout
27:09 - Find community
31:37 - Pressure pot to full reset
44:43 - Anticipating exhaustion
47:11 - Use this tactical business plan
53:43 - Put your “rocks” in a jar correctly
58:28 - Work through habits
1:03:19 - Theme your days for you
1:05:03 - Be a mind mapper
1:08:21 - Capture the creative moments
1:13:45 - How to revisit the passion
1:19:28 - Collecting testimonials

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https://joshhall.co/155