Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Host of The After-Hours Entrepreneur Podcast, Mark Savant, shares his top tips, strategies and advice for building your side hustle while working a full-time job and working…after hours!

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:00 - Greeting to Mark
06:01 - What’s in a name
10:57 - Applying your after-hours
13:31 - Lean into what works
19:11 - Find great people
21:29 - Outsource & automate
24:41 - If you have $1,000,000
26:44 - Find your space
30:30 - Clear expectations
36:49 - Thoughts on the landscape
43:38 - Be organized not overwhelmed
47:55 - Great community
53:57 - Where to find Mark
58:13 - Mindset of “You can”

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/170

The founders of Termageddon (the go to software for auto-updating website privacy policies), Hans and Donata, join us for this breaking news episode to shed some light on what the heck is going on with Google, Privacy, the lawsuits with the European Union and Google Analytics and more.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:03 - Greeting to Hans & Donata
04:23 - What is Termageddon
07:10 - Current event summary
08:53 - What is GDPR
10:11 - How does it apply to you
19:19 - A compliant alternative
22:58 - Consequences
27:56 - A developer pain-point
32:36 - Why is Google scared
41:42 - EU, UK & US
48:21 - When tracking seems odd
52:13 - Your responsibility not fault
54:18 - Privacy forward thinking
56:13 - Cookies
1:00:47 - Increased enforcement

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/169

SquareSpace based web design coach, Paige Brunton, shares her tips and tactics for creating a content marketing strategy that fits your personality type so that you actually learn to ENJOY marketing your business!

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:21 - Greeting to Paige
07:03 - A degree in recreation
10:22 - How blogging got clients
16:59 - Using what you know
21:08 - The many choices of marketing
22:48 - Ranking without social media
29:59 - Personality discovery
32:25 - Why you should love content
41:16 - Secrets of success
46:29 - Be transparent, build trust
50:25 - Having a small team
54:27 - Find your audience here
57:07 - Content intentionality
1:06:18 - Where to connect with Paige

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/168

Web design agency owner and webpreneur Danny Ferry of Empowered Creative, shares his 5-step process for building confidence in sales with clients.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
05:07 - Greeting to Danny
07:27 - Adding marketing consultation
11:14 - Career change pre-pandemic
17:13 - Success in door-to-door sales
19:08 - 1) Always ask for referrals
22:01 - 2) Have good conversation
30:46 - 3) Research before the meet
35:48 - A trusted asset
44:51 - 4) Have a plan
47:04 - Be present and available
52:32 - Be transparent with clients
54:02 - 5) The five P’s of business
55:57 - Recapping
1:00:43 - Key to growing confidence

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/167

Josh shares how he nearly doubled his student base in 2021 and challenges you to implement the same 3 tactics in your business to get more clients and keep them coming back.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
02:46 - Phase 1 - Warm them up
04:10 - How to bring the value
08:07 - Do what works
09:14 - Phase 2 - First impressions
10:40 - Create likability
14:53 - Thorough follow up
18:07 - Phase 3 - Engaging
18:58 - Remember the Platinum rule
19:20 - A domino effect
22:19 - A tool for you from Josh
23:00 - Ideas to try
28:43 - Separating yourself out

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/166

Founder and CEO of Convertica.org, Kurt Philips, shares his top tips for getting better website conversions and how to sell conversion/results-based services to clients.

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
03:11 - Greeting to Kurt
05:40 - How a hard drive evolved
10:58 - Why is conversion important
14:13 - Which site converts better?
17:29 - What does conversion mean
19:01 - Creating the goal
20:27 - How to increase conversion
23:39 - Using reviews and case studies
29:02 - Cracking seven figures
34:09 - Working through the variables
36:20 - Dress to impress
47:49 - Perception is not always reality
53:21 - Perfect amount of stuff
58:09 - Listening is the most important
1:01:29 - Placement of lead generator
1:03:21 - Do the research
1:07:26 - A conversion trick for mobile

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/165

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

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

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/161