335 - Weeding Out Bad Fit Clients (my interview with Kady Sandel)

Web Design Business with Josh Hall

In the early days as a web designer, it’s common to say “yes” to any project that comes your way just to make some money and build a portfolio. But it doesn’t take many “bad client experiences” before you’re ready to weed out those bad-fit clients.
But what makes a client bad-fit? Are they cheap? Do they not understand your value? Are they a bad personality fit? Are they super-intensive with communication and a drain on your mental bandwidth? All of the above?
If you seem to attract a lot of these folks, it’s because you don’t have a weed-out funnel (or filter in place. And that’s exactly what we cover in this podcast episode.
I was recently on Kady Sandel’s Profitable Graphic Designer Podcast sharing the ins and outs of my weed out funnel and I’m excited to share that conversation with you!
There’s no right or wrong way to filter out leads but I’m sharing, in depth, what worked for me and what works for hundreds of members of my community Web Designer Pro™.
We cover:

• How to identify bad fit leads from one email
• Whether or not you should have an in-depth contact form
• Overview of my “potential client page”
• How to know if a lead is questionable or qualified
• How to attract those high-paying, awesome clients

We also dig into how to stand out in an oversaturated market of web designers, nightmare client experiences that led to me being more stern about weeding people out and more!
Want my proven, weed out process for your business? I’ve packaged up my funneling framework for you!
Included is:

• Full video training (18:50)
• My potential client page (and examples of other real world potential client pages)
• Email template for questionable leads
• Email template for quality leads
  

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4. Building a Six-Figure Business Mindset (00:17:13)

5. Pricing Strategy for Web Designers (00:27:22)

6. Quality Service and Branding Collaboration (00:32:47)

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8. Scaling and Managing a Design Business (00:45:46)

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