Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Host of The Brand Strategy Podcast and coach, Bonnie Bakhtiari, shares her counter-intuitive thoughts on what’s truly holding most entrepreneurs back from hitting 6-figures and more importantly, how to bust those limiting mindsets.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:36 - Greeting to Bonnie
08:03 - Work life integration
11:12 - Productivity is priority
13:25 - Working towards a goal
18:49 - Mindset struggles
25:02 - Protection in self-awareness
28:55 - Journey of possibility
30:39 - Don’t be your drama
33:16 - Funnel thoughts
37:20 - Money is abundant resource
45:04 - Bringing an energy
50:15 - Value based worth
54:57 - How to start with value
1:00:00 - Measuring brand strategy
1:03:50 - Confidence
1:05:14 - Power of three
1:10:09 - Finding Bonnie
1:12:18 - Most common issue

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/180

Host of The Fiercely Visible CEO podcast and entrepreneurial coach Steph Warton shares her proven tactics for getting referrals and new clients organically without feeling pressured to pursue ads or paid marketing.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:04 - Greeting & apology
06:31 - Super Multi Passion
10:08 - Others advocating for you
12:23 - It changes the dynamic
14:52 - Funneling ideas
18:09 - The hardest thing to do
21:47 - Should you do kickbacks
27:13 - What’s getting missed
29:26 - Launch pack pieces
32:43 - Marketing to true desires
35:50 - Use a sequence
39:29 - Tailored referrals
48:50 - Partnership affiliates
51:56 - It’s the way you ask
55:41 - Final tip

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/179

Host of The Self-Made Web Designer Podcast, Chris Misterek, joins Josh for a coaching session to get some advice on his challenges with building his brand, doing freelance and working a full-time job.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:45 - Coaching call kickoff
07:00 - Divided attention
09:16 - Practical & emotional work
12:13 - Weighing the options
14:41 - Courses
18:00 - Designing templates
19:55 - Being coopetition
23:45 - Evergreen courses
25:25 - A more advanced base
26:08 - Podcast benefit
27:43 - Cost direction
29:43 - Upwork
32:50 - Calculator time
35:44 - Being an affiliate
39:49 - Action plan

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/178

CEO of UK based Shopify Plus Agency Velstar, Daniel Sheard, shares his insight about the incredible opportunities available for web designers in the world of eCommerce.

00:00 - Introduction
04:43 - Greeting to Daniel
09:34 - Honeymoon history
13:26 - A Shopify revolution
19:37 - Future of eCommerce
22:18 - Opportunity for designers
26:39 - How to offer eCommerce
32:28 - UX focus
36:17 - Credit card processing
42:08 - Split pay option
45:07 - Cart abandonment
49:36 - CS support & partnership
52:20 - Develop a flow
56:27 - How to partner
1:00:22 - Looking at the future
1:06:04 - “Help everyone” network

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/177

Author of the book “The Dropout Millionaire,” Brian Will, shares his lessons learned and experience on the difference between being self-employed and being a true business owner.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:51 - Greeting to Brian
06:22 - Successes and failures
10:32 - Plethora of opportunity
14:29 - You must decide
17:40 - It’s about what you want
18:27 - Dangers
22:11 - More value, less time
25:20 - You and Elon Musk
29:16 - Fight your ego
32:49 - You five years from now
35:45 - Your sphere will change
38:34 - Achieving a dream
41:36 - Visualizing a lifestyle
45:44 - McDonald’s safety net
49:06 - No other choice
52:59 - Understanding problems
56:55 - Worst that could happen
59:09 - Pay yourself first
1:03:15 - Be prepared

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/176

Josh shares about his recent transition to using Canva and the lessons learned in swallowing “designer pride” by using templates to speed designs up.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
02:11 - Ill placed Canva view
03:31 - Why view changed
06:01 - #1 Design matters
08:20 - Importance of thumbnails
12:23 - #2 Using a template
14:30 - Save your brain
16:05 - #3 Saving time
17:26 - #4 Custom
18:14 - Custom pros and cons
20:43 - #5 Learn from others
21:36 - When it’s proven
24:18 - Recapping

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/175

Social media director at Sprout Connectors and established business entrepreneur, Lisa Staff, shares her top lessons learned on keeping purpose and connection alive in business.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:37 - Greeting to Lisa
09:46 - Happiest entrepreneurs
13:22 - How to balance the load
16:01 - Collect & connect people
21:55 - Be authentic
25:45 - It’s not speed dating
29:01 - Keep them coming back
32:28 - The best sales force
34:20 - Think outside the box
37:39 - Helpful, creepy stalker
40:57 - Don’t go to every party
44:43 - Divide and conquer
46:18 - Releasing the death grip
48:23 - Super vigilant schedule
53:42 - Comparing past to present
56:38 - Keeping the fire alive
1:00:28 - Slow down to speed up

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https://joshhall.co/174

Typography enthusiast Oliver Schöndorfer of PimpMyType.com shares his top tips for better web typography so that you can get better website conversion through better typography.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:37 - Greeting to Oliver
06:41 - Typography is design
12:00 - What is a word image
15:36 - Feeling and function
17:43 - Categories for decision
25:18 - Who is the text for
28:51 - Three functions of text
33:55 - Taking the i l 1 test
35:16 - A little history
40:06 - Holy trinity of typography
42:03 - A guideline for width
47:30 - Size for a lot of text
51:24 - Headings
58:53 - A “Bold” taste
1:01:50 - Menu text
1:04:19 - Using all capital letters
1:07:51 - How many typefaces
1:09:53 - How many colors
1:13:50 - Accessibility consideration
1:17:27 - Emojis and text

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/173

Josh shares his proven formula (don’t let that word scare you, it’s simple!) for figuring out your hourly rate as a web designer.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Fear of “Formula”
02:40 - Steps to the formula
04:31 - Formula walk-through
06:54 - Things to consider
08:23 - Gross and net income
09:49 - Hourly rates
10:19 - Retainer pricing
11:43 - Formula recap
13:01 - A challenge to increase
15:07 - Help other freelancers
15:32 - Leave a podcast review

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/172

Mompreneur web designer Jennifer Ellsworth shares her top tips for balancing life as a work-from-home mom while also managing designing websites and building her online web design business.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:45 - Greeting to Jennifer
06:22 - Take the energy from 9-5
09:18 - Interesting points
11:31 - A list of challenges
13:30 - Budgeting time
15:09 - Willpower to say “no”
17:01 - Boss & employee conflict
20:43 - Be flexible
23:39 - Realistic time strategy
26:40 - How to balance clients
31:00 - Handling an influx to nothing
35:39 - Determine the right client
40:27 - Understand the “why”
48:10 - Tackling a single goal
49:15 - Some coaching by Josh
59:14 - Final thoughts

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/171