Web Design Business with Josh Hall – Details, episodes & analysis

What better time to learn about the latest (and time-tested) trends for website conversion than heading into Black Friday, Holiday’s and New Year – and that’s what we’re getting into with Greg Merrilees, who literally wrote the book on website conversion with Next Level Website Design.

We’re getting into all the nerdy, nitty-gritty and specific conversion tips and tricks on this one.

Remember, everything you learn here and apply to your site works on client sites making you more and more valuable as a conversion-focused web designer!

Charge accordingly 🙂

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned, along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/405

Happy 5th Birthday Web Designer Pro® 🥳

What started on November 4th, 2020, as a small coaching community for 30+ of my top course students has become a leader in the web design business-coaching space and one of Circle's most highly engaged communities.

It's a testament to the AMAZING members who show up every week to help, support, and encourage each other, as web designers at all stages, to grow their web businesses together.

It's an honor to lead this thing, and I can safely say – 5 years in and we're just getting going!🎉

This special edition podcast episode is the replay from our recent live Q&A with Coaching Tier members of Pro, celebrating the milestone. Many of whom are original founding members who’ve been in since day one!

Questions range from community building, if I miss designing websites for clients, podcasting, offers/pricing, how to do YouTube to get clients and much more.

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned, along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/wdp5

This episode is a recent coaching call I had with two members from my community Web Designer Pro™, all about going full-time with your web design business.

Alexia JUST went full-time at the time of publishing this episode and Ben went full-time in Dec of 2024, so it was great hearing both of their perspectives about lessons learned going full-time with them having just done it.

What’s particularly of note is the mental shift when opening up an additional 20, 30 or 40 hours a week of freedom along with the challenges that most web designers aren’t aware of after the fun and excitement of going full-time wears off.

Excited to hear how this one helps, especially if you’re gearing up to go full-time with your web design biz!

Join Ben, Alexia and 270+ active community members in Web Designer Pro™ today.

Community members get first dibs to upgrade to the Coaching Tier to get access to these weekly coaching calls and 24/7 DM access to me for personalized, private coaching!

Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned along with a full transcription of this episode at joshhall.co/395

Brad Hussey of the Creative Crew Community shares how you as a web designer can create content that attracts the right type of customers for you.

In This Episode

00:00 - Content Creation Strategies
10:42 - Thought Leadership
17:13 - Amplifying Through Interview Series
30:46 - Building a Business on Rented Ground
37:10 - Tool-Specific Content
52:20 - Evolution of Web Design Tools
1:04:30 - Building a Community


Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/316

This is a replay of the live Q&A Josh held for Web Designer Pro™ members on Scaling a Web Design Biz

In This Episode

00:00 - Introduction
04:10 - Starting with Finances
10:15 - Raise Rates to Scale
15:00 - Testing New Waters
19:36 - Clients Pay for Quality
26:48 - Go MAD with SOP
32:40 - Password Sharing
35:20 - Team Communication
41:03 - Project Management
49:21 - Giving Team Access
52:46 - Tools to Use
1:00:06 - Finding Good Help
1:05:04 - Pro’s for Hire
1:10:23 - Josh’s Professional Dev.


Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/315

Co-founder of Circle.so Andy Guttormsen is back on the podcast sharing his insights on what’s working well for the top engaged and profitable communities and membership sites today.

In This Episode

00:00 - Online Community and Membership Trends
05:06 - Evolution of Online Memberships and Communities
19:46 - Community Experiences and Engagement
25:05 - Building Engaging Community Experiences
35:29 - Building a Valuable Community for Success
44:08 - Building and Moderating Online Communities
50:54 - Customer Support Through Web Design

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/314

Lindsay Halsey of Pathfinder SEO is one of the industry leaders for teaching web designers SEO and how to package up and sell SEO services. She’s on the forefront of the latest SEO trends including Google's new Generative Search Experience which is essentially Google AI. In this episode, she’s sharing everything she knows to help you prepare for both your website and as a potential new offer for your clients when Google rolls out the new experience!

In This Episode

00:00 - AI Search and SEO Opportunities
05:20 - AI Impact on SEO
17:58 - Search Updates
28:23 - Evolution of SEO
37:51 - Generative AI and Google Search Console
46:25 - SEO Efforts With Question-Based Content
54:28 - Web Designer Pro

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/313

Founder of swyftsites.com (websites for online coaches) Jason Gracia is back on the podcast pulling the curtain back on exactly how he built a 7-figure, completely productized web design service that gets his clients results.

In This Episode

00:00 - Productizing Web Design 
05:50 - Building a Successful Service
19:25 - Proven Website System for Coaches
27:47 - Business Strategy in Design
39:17 - Content Collection and Website Development Process
49:37 - Efficient Website Building and Client Acquisition
55:53 - Maximizing Partnerships for Business Growth
1:03:17 - Coaching Program and Tracking Client Success
1:06:18 - Seven Year Itch Principle for Entrepreneurs
1:13:13 - Productizing Your Business


Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/312

Web designer for non-profit organizations and accessibility expert Andrea Shirey shares the ins and outs of how much opportunity there is for web designers who build websites for nonprofits and busts many myths about nonprofits like them not having money to invest in websites and marketing.

In This Episode

00:00 - Web Design Opportunities for Nonprofits
07:01 - Nonprofits vs. Small Businesses
16:34 - Managing Boundaries and Decision Making
27:29 - Grant Funding and Website Services
31:07 - Maximizing Corporate Donations
41:31 - Designing Accessible Websites and Educating Designers
51:52 - Opportunities
57:53 - Course Offer for Web Designers

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/311

CEO of Smart Passive Income and Pat Flynn’s biz partner Matt Gartland is back on the podcast to help you cast a vision for your business and help you identify what you really want to create as a web designer…a job, business or potentially an exit.

In This Episode

01:43 - Create a Vision for Web Design
13:36 - Understanding Mission, Vision, and Goals
24:29 - Incubators and Small Business Growth
30:56 - Pivoting a Business Model
34:41 - Sunsetting Services and Pursuing New Business
42:16 - Apple's iPod and Web Designer Evolution
45:56 - Measuring Lifetime Value and Future Planning

Get all links, resources and show notes at:

https://joshhall.co/310