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The Josh Hall Web Design Show Josh Hall
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5.0 • 48 Ratings
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Welcome to the Josh Hall Web Design Show where web agency owner, educator and Elegant Themes blog author Josh Hall reveals his experience, tips, tricks and lessons learned in building better websites and growing a web design business so that you can save time, save your sanity and learn directly from industry pros so you can create a life of freedom and meaning through the wildly awesome world of web design.As a user and lover of WordPress, the Divi Theme by Elegant Themes, Josh shares his technical tips along with real world experience in growing web design business from side hustle in 2010 to full time as a one man shop and through scaling the business with a small remote team.You’ll learn about the most important aspects of running a web design business through solo shows by Josh, interviews with web design experts and professionals and case studies with Josh’s students who have built up their own web design businesses.Hit subscribe and lets grow your web design business and explore the wild and wonderful world of web design! You'll find all the episodes and show notes at https://joshhall.co/podcast
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118 - Email Deliverability and How to Get Your Website Emails Through with Amr Selim
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
Get all links, resources and show notes at:
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117 - What's Working with Ads in 2021 (and What's Not) with Erik Huberman
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:
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116 - A Secret Web Design Tip...Hidden Website Pages
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:
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115 - How to Leverage your Background in a Web Design Business with Adam Wills
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:
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114 - From Cubicle to Becoming Your Own CEO with Ellen Yin
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
Get all links, resources and show notes at:
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113 - Presenting Website Designs to Clients with John Wooten
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
Get all links, resources and show notes at:
https://joshhall.co/113
Customer Reviews
Best web design podcast!!!
Josh's podcast continues to be my go to source for web design knowledge and inspiration. Whenever a new episode comes out I usually move it to the top of my podcast feed and listen to it as soon as I can!
I love that Josh goes very in depth into the topics he talks about. I feel like he's truly trying to help web designers as much as he can and that he cares about his listeners.
The best investment of my time and resources
I have listened to Josh’s podcast for a while, and subsequently was led to take a few of the courses, which led to becoming a member of the Web Design Club. Every minute I’ve spent, and every dollar I’ve invested has come back to me in opportunities or TIME, the ever elusive resource. I am so grateful for the wisdom, expertise and opportunities for growth that are shared. And, I swear that every one of these podcasts are in parallel with where I’m at mentally or within my biz. Thanks so much, Josh!
My go-to web design business podcast
This is my go-to podcast for excellent, concise content and tips for web designer business. His content and interviews are beneficial for developing and improving website design businesses. As well as this podcast, Josh also offers courses, tutorials, Facebook group with great support and learning opportunities.
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