In this episode I chat with Darrel Wilson, someone who you've likely seen when Googling any tutorials on WordPress or Divi. His YouTube channel, at the time of posting this podcast episode, has over 167,000 subscribers and over 17 million views. We get into how he...

This is a special episode as I've brought along one of my students, Adela Mei, who has grown her freelance web design business significantly over the last year. We dive into 5 big tips that have helped her grow her business along with getting into a wide ranging...

In this episode of the podcast, I explain how being in a band helped me start my business. I've actually found that several lessons I learned as a musician translated perfectly into the business world and I had a leg up when I started and grew my business because of...

In this podcast interview, I chat with John Wooten (Superfly, Artillery Media, Break Into Web) about some of the wonderful options for us web designers to create Recurring Revenue. We dish out strategies on maintenance plans, lessons learned with building recurring...

Terrified of public speaking or presenting in front of a group? Do you turn into a completely different person when a camera or light is on you? You're not alone. Luckily, there are a lot of easy and practical things you can do to get better and as a web designer,...

Ever wondered how to go about saving for retirement as a freelancer/self employed business owner? You're not alone. For most web designers, we're not an employee of a big company with retirement plans like 401k's in place so it can be super daunting to know how to...

In episode 015, my guest Geno Quiroz (a man who needs no introduction in the Divi Community) shares how to successfully White Label Your Web Design Services. If you're unfamiliar with the term, in short, White Labeling means working under another agency and...

As we kick off this new year of 2020, I want to hopefully inspire and encourage you (especially if you're interested in starting your own web design freelance business or agency) that the time to do so is NOW! We could talk about 100 reasons why but ere are my top 10...

In episode 013, my guest and colleague Jimmy Rose of Content Snare and the Agency Highway Podcast talks to us about how to create more free time in business and in personal life through automation. We get an inside peak into what Jimmy has done to create more free...

Doug Dibert of Magnfi.com (the video testimonial capture tool that I use) did something that many people are interested in doing or at least learning about...selling your business. More specifically for us web designers, selling a "service" based business. In this...

In September 2019, I gave a talk at a local Divi Meetup here in Columbus Ohio about 7 Keys to Running a Successful Divi Design Business. Many of you asked if you could see or hear the presentation but it wasn’t recorded live so I decided to take my notes and make an...

Impostor Syndrome is a term I had never until I got into the web design/Divi community and while at first, I dismissed it thinking it was something that didn't apply to me, I soon realized I absolutely had these feelings. Over my decade of experience in web design to...

In this interview Alex Rogers of AlexIsSocial.com, a Social Media Marketing/Advertising Agency based in Columbus Ohio, talks about becoming an entrepreneur as a parent. Or "parent-preneur" as the cool kids call it. Alex and I actually went to high school together and...

Stephanie Hudson of FocusWP.co talks to us about the benefits and power of focusing on your strengths. As you’ll find out in this fascinating conversation, knowing yourself and being self-aware of your strengths can lead to so many amazing benefits and opportunities...

Freelance writer and blogger Randy A Brown talks about his story going from a manufacturing engineer to starting his own freelance writing business at the age of 46. We cover so many amazing topics in this episode including his mindset and the reasons he left the...

World traveler and digital nomad Noëlle Steegs tells us about her experience traveling through Europe, South Africa and many exotic locations while running her freelance web design business. We cover many practical topics including traveling tips, gear, the benefit of...

In this interview, Dominic de Souza of TheDiviAwards.com talks to us about the most important lessons learned with creating a passion based business/project as well as some incredibly useful marketing strategies that you can apply to your website content and copy to...

Elegant Themes content manager Nathan B. Weller gives us peak behind the curtain as to what they’ve done to help make the Elegant Themes blog a behemoth in the Wordpress blogosphere. He also lets us in on what their content marketing strategy looks like and provides...

In this interview, I chat with Poland based designer and WordPress developer Ania Romańska of Divi Lover. She is an extremely talented designer who went from doing a "work from home" services business to building child themes, products and plugins for the Divi theme....

This is an interview with Tim Strifler of DiviLife.com on "What is Takes to be Successful in Web Design." An in depth look at the most important tactics, methods and strategies that YOU can apply to your business straight from someone who's done it consistently for...

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast which is an overview of what to expect with upcoming episodes and is also a chance for you to get to know me through my story; from Cabinet Maker/Janitor to Professional Web Designer/Agency Owner & Educator. Links...