Web Design Business with Josh Hall

Josh shares a recent live coaching call taken from his Web Design Club which you can join today!

Go to joshhall.co/120 for a special promo to join.

In This Episode

01:43 - Struggle feedback
03:39 - Club testimony
06:00 - Breathe
06:50 - 1) Finding clients
08:30 - SEO tactics
12:12 - 2) Content marketing
15:01 - Authority building
16:40 - Being strategic
18:16 - 3) White labeling
23:00 - 4) Converting leads
27:48 - Shouldn’t get 100%
29:07 - 5)Scope creep
34:13 - Content Collection
35:44 - Club member John
42:57 - Q&A

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/120

We take a deep dive into Website Strategy, what it is and how to implement it in our businesses with Digital/Web Strategist, owner and creative director at JackDawDigital.com, Adela Mei.

In This Episode

01:26 - Talking strategy
04:47 - Greeting to Adela
07:10 - Digital strategy
09:14 - The Purpose
12:20 - Listening to clients
14:45 - Helping get clarity
18:13 - What will lack
21:56 - Choice to change
25:36 - Do best for you
27:10 - Don’t compare
29:50 - Deeper relationships
32:21 - Filtering clients
36:16 - Simple statement
38:10 - Mindset not numbers
41:32 - Adjusting in 2020
46:24 - Rebrand not necessary
51:08 - Connect with Adela
53:35 - Networking organically

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https://joshhall.co/119

Josh’s personal Email and DNS Expert Amr Selim is back on the podcast this time to discuss email deliverability and how to get your emails from your website through to your email successfully!

In This Episode

04:04 - Greeting to Amr
07:38 - Back in time
10:29 - Email deliverability
11:20 - Issue with WP
14:23 - Gmail or hosting
17:52 - Consider “neighbors”
18:35 - Dedicated IP
18:59 - What is VPS
20:04 - What is VPN
21:16 - Spam filters
23:06 - Sending or receiving
24:48 - Whitelist
27:58 - Email frat house
29:25 - Switching to G Suite
30:30 - or Microsoft 365
32:48 - What is SMTP
36:03 - Tools that help
38:49 - Use an email plugin
44:12 - “From” actual email box
46:55 - What is POP
49:46 - What is IMAP
54:24 - Recap
57:53 - Final thoughts
1:01:14 - Amr’s connect info

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https://joshhall.co/118

Founder and CEO of HawkeMedia.com (one of the fastest growing marketing consulting agencies in the U.S.) Erik Huberman, shares his insight on what’s working well with ads and 2021 and perhaps more importantly, what’s NOT!

In This Episode

03:57 - Greeting to Erik
06:49 - 2021 landscape
10:40 - Luxury of organic
12:27 - Niche focus
14:25 - Thoughts on video
15:21 - Multiple communication
18:31 - Articulating
20:37 - Customers advertising
21:21 - Initial attention
22:45 - Crazy stunt
25:13 - SM and YouTube
27:17 - Boosting
29:05 - Email & SMS thoughts
31:20 - Why Erik podcasts
35:30 - Best platform
37:46 - Knowing audience
40:35 - Context receiving
42:31 - Don’t spread too thin
43:11 - Don’t dabble
44:58 - Erik’s info
45:32 - Website importance
47:04 - Giving advice

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/117

Josh shares a top secret web design tip which helped him run his web design business…special hidden website pages.

In This Episode

00:28 - Hidden pages secret
02:22 - Reasons to hide pages
04:11 - Sharing top five
04:29 - #1 Getting Started page
06:14 - What need to start
07:07 - What communication
07:40 - Content collection
07:50 - Explain the process
09:02 - Wrapping up, going live
11:02 - #2 Moving Forward page
12:18 - Spread the word
12:59 - Ask for reviews
13:40 - Keep things fresh
14:50 - Site content
15:16 - Offer the maintenance plan
16:47 - #3“Hourly Rate” page
21:49 - #4 “Client Resource” page
25:18 - #5 “Potential Client” page
27:42 - Don’t burn time
31:10 - Options to hiding
34:56 - Josh’s course promo

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/116

Marketing Strategist of StoryWebCreative.com and host of the Public Safety Innovators
Podcast, Adam Wills, shares how to leverage your background when starting and running a web design business, especially if it’s from an unrelated field.

In This Episode

00:03 - Imposter syndrome
05:07 - Greeting to Adam
07:43 - Rebranding story
10:46 - Law enforcement
14:05 - Pivoting to design
16:52 - Feeling awkward
18:27 - When it “clicks”
20:12 - Going niche
22:18 - Utilizing Story Brand
25:21 - Thinking outside the box
26:59 - Test the waters
27:40 - Starting a podcast
31:05 - Ideal clients - guests
33:41 - Another audience
37:39 - Being premium
40:07 - Don’t be irrelevant
42:15 - Scaling struggles
45:43 - Building a community
50:22 - New intentions
55:30 - Solving a problem
58:04 - Where to find Adam

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/115

Business coach and host of The Cubical to CEO Podcast Ellen Yin shares her tips, secrets and invaluable experience with helping people leave a corporate job and becoming their own CEO.

In This Episode

01:45 - Some co-opetition
05:12 - Greeting to Ellen
08:15 - The best students
10:56 - Why now is good
12:06 - Stable and secure??
14:20 - Thoughts of “times”
17:42 - Is entrepreneur for all
19:00 - It’s a journey
23:22 - Entrepreneurial traits
24:51 - Undertaking risk
27:12 - Able to fail forward
29:51 - Do or do not
30:38 - Pivot and persist
32:04 - Wisdom to quit
34:28 - Knowing to pivot
38:59 - Theme of reality
40:51 - Afraid of investment
44:49 - No success shortcut
46:17 - Value of peers
47:50 - Those with risk
51:56 - Push of family
53:40 - Where to find Ellen
55:36 - Tell past self

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https://joshhall.co/114

Web design coach at BreakIntoWeb and Professional Agency Creative Director John Wooten shares his 5 step process for presenting website designs to clients.

In This Episode

03:48 - Greeting to John
06:23 - Process importance
09:58 - Customer first mentality
11:11 - New design fears
12:48 - Josh’s lightbulb moment
14:41 - John’s lightbulb
15:59 - Start with strategy
17:30 - Questionnaire
20.18 - Doing a site outline
24:02 - Style tile explanation
26:40 - Things old school
27:46 - Animations
32:06 - Video presentations
36:44 - Before and after video
39:52 - Wireframe strategy, flow
44:25 - Style tile or mock up
47:09 - Live build mistakes
50:41 - Good audio
52:44 - John’s example
53:55 - Mobile mock up
55:37 - No real estate tour
57:11 - Excited for client
57:48 - John’s info
1:01:21 - Sticking to the plan

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https://joshhall.co/113

Creator and founder of Freelancing.School Jay Clouse is back on the podcast to discuss the landscape of freelancing in 2021 and how web designers are in a unique position to freelance successfully now more than ever before.

In This Episode

03:55 - Greeting to Jay
07:38 - Three strategies
12:16 - Marketplace platforms
15:50 - Where to find clients
17:25 - Network variety
20:55 - Hierarchy to network
23:03 - Creating clients
25:57 - Sales to serve
27:31 - Best 2021 marketing
31:36 - Build audience
35:15 - Top of mind
37:34 - Offer specific work
39:17 - Tell people what to do
41:26 - Bar of imagination
47:39 - Community opinions
55:54 - Jay’s info
57:54 - Show confidence

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https://joshhall.co/112

Josh shares his top tips, tricks and secrets to creating an online course sales page that converts! He highlights 12 keys that should be included in all course sales pages based off his experience having numerous online courses. This is content taken from a lesson from his new course Creating and Selling an Online Course With LearnDash which is available now!

In This Episode

01:36 - Make it your own
03:02 - How to sell them
04:33 - #1 Promo video
07:55 - #2 Main challenge
08:43 - #3 Offer the result
10:18 - #4 List benefits
11:25 - #5 Who is course for
12:53 - #6 Overview
14:54 - #7 Meet the guide
16:49 - #8 What’s included
17:57 - #9 Additional notes
18:51 - #10 FAQ
19:44 - #11 Testimonials
20:48 - #12 Final call to action
21:24 - Add more benefits
22:34 - Josh pulls back curtain
32:35 - Final thoughts

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/111