Profitable Web Designer is the top podcast for women web designers who started their web design businesses for freedom and fulfillment—but somehow ended up overworked, underpaid, and wondering what went wrong. If you're tired of saying yes to underpaid web design projects, doubting your prices, or bending over backward to keep clients happy, you're not alone. Host Shannon Mattern shares the mindset shifts, business strategies, and behind-the-scenes stories you need to stop overdelivering, ra ...
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Welcome to Pep Talks for Side Hustlers where your host Shannon Mattern shares her journey from side-hustling web designer to CEO of a multiple 6-figure web design education company - and all the successes and failures along the way. Shannon publishes monthly income reports breaking down how much her business makes, how much she spends and breaks down the business strategy behind the numbers each month. She also brings you interviews with entrepreneurs making from $50K to multiple millions of ...
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Eclectic Spacewalk presents "Conversations" : a podcast about the uniqueness of the human condition & value systems construction - through conversation. The goal of this podcast is to have conversations with unique humans. Eclectic Spacewalk means: "a broad & diverse range of Earth philosophies viewed from outer space." You can subscribe to our newsletter here: https://eclecticspacewalk.substack.com/ Everyone has a subjective awe-inspiring viewpoint on this reality! We want to talk with anyo ...
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Talking About Cities with Carol Coletta of The Kresge Foundation
Talking About Cities podcast by Carol Coletta of The Kresge Foundation
Kresge's American Cities Practice leverages the breadth of our programs and depth of our experience in Detroit to support transformation in other cities.
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Welcome to Be Bold, Make Waves where your host Laura Kåmark, a website and tech integration specialist, shares inspiring stories and interviews with business owners. Laura is going to dive deep into how these women started their business, the struggles they've had, some of the mindset challenges they overcame to get to where they are today.Join me each week to hear inspiring stories about scaling and growing and the struggles along the way. Find out more at www.laurakamark.com Follow me on i ...
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The beauty of starting your own business is that you can build it on your terms around a lifestyle that you design. But trying to build a business with strategies made for extroverts is a recipe for burnout. This is the podcast built for service providers who are introverts and struggle with online marketing, mindset issues, and dealing with clients. I’ve been an online entrepreneur since 2007 and love helping introverts discover stress-free ways to build a successful business. Each weekly e ...
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The Vasari Research Centre for Art and Technology is based at Birkbeck, University of London. It supports research projects, hosts related events, and has a range of unique connections to other media research institutions, large and small museums and galleries, and the creative industries. For more information: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/vasari/about/
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Financial and Business Planning When You Don't Have Children with Childfree Wealth Specialist® Bri Conn EP 141
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Jha D Amazi is a principal at MASS Design Group, a nonprofit organization focusing on social justice and public space. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her work as head of MASS’s Public Memory and Memorials Lab.By Office for Urbanization
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NEW free training for women web designers: Book higher-paying web design projects without overworking! Get our Profitable Web Design Business Roadmap Training and find out how to go from undercharging and hustling to booking projects you love (at higher prices than you thought possible). Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/14…
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13 Money Myths Keeping Web Designers Under-Earning with Financial Coach Gina Knox EP 139
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Book Yourself Solid for Creatives with Joana Galvão EP 138
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Trust Over Traffic: The Role of SEO in 2025 with Meg Casebolt of Love at First Search EP 137
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Mark Lamster on Architecture and the City
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54:40Mark Lamster is an award-winning architecture critic and author. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss Dallas architecture and his role as architecture critic at the Dallas Morning News, his writing on Philip Johnson, and the state of contemporary architectural criticism.By Office for Urbanization
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The Real Reason Clients Say No (Hint: It’s Not Your Prices) with Stephanie Hayes of Fully Booked EP 136
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free pricing strategy course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/135 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business: 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium: Get behind-the-scenes, insider ac…
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How to Sell with Integrity with Tom Jakobs of Selling with H.E.A.R.T. EP 134
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Timeless Strategies for Growing Your Web Design Business with Christy Price + Will Myers of Somewhat Useful EP 133
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Elisa Iturbe is an architectural designer, writer, and educator. She joins Charles Waldheim to discuss her research on “carbon form,” an urban and architectural paradigm unique to the carbon age.By Office for Urbanization
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Making Your Own Rules in Parenthood and Business with Meryn Hayes of Dash Studio EP 132
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Paula Bialski Good-Enoughing: Software Work Cultures 12 February 2025
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1:36:31Good-Enoughing: Software Work Cultures at a Middle Tech CompanyContrary to much of the popular discourse, not all technology is seamless and awesome; some of it is simply “good enough.” In this lecture, Prof. Paula Bialski (University of St. Galen) offers an ethnographic study of software developers at a non-flashy, non-start-up corporate tech comp…
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free pricing strategy course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/129 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business: 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium: Get behind-the-scenes, insider ac…
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Joel Sanders is an architect and educator and the founder of JSA/MIXdesign. He joins Charles Waldheim to discuss his work in inclusive design.By Office for Urbanization
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Creating Intentional Customer Journeys with Nadine Nethery EP 128
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How to Generate Consistent Referrals with Michelle Warner of Networking That Pays EP 127
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How to Create Recurring Revenue with Josh Hall of Web Designer Pro™ EP 126
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Profitable Web Design Business Roadmap EP 125
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free pricing strategy course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/124 When you're ready, here are some ways we can help you with your web design business: 🎧 Subscribe to Profitable Web Designer Premium: Get behind-the-scenes, insider ac…
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Profitable Web Design Business Planning Series #4: Selling Profitable Projects in Any Economy EP 123
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Profitable Web Design Business Planning Series #3: CEO Decisions EP 122
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Profitable Web Design Business Planning Series #2: Timeblocking + Profitability EP 121
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Profitable Web Design Business Planning Series #1: Vision + Planning EP 120
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Moving from Superachiever to Super Creator Without Burning Out with Dixie Gillaspie
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41:39Meet Dixie: Dixie Gillaspie's work with visionaries, business creators, and thought leaders has spanned over 30 years of activating human potential, building prosperous businesses, and co-creating fired up lives and mission guided legacies. As the creator of the revolutionary Super Creators program, Dixie continues to live out her mission to train …
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Attracting High-Paying Web Design Clients: Pauline's Pricing Breakthrough EP 119
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50:01👩💻 Get Shannon's free pricing strategy course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m chatting with Pauline Wiles, one of our incredible Web Designer Academy students, to talk about the practical changes she made to break through a plateau in her web design business. Pauline came into the program already…
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free pricing strategy course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. This week on the Profitable Web Designer podcast, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my business with my October 2024 income report. I’ll walk you through all the numbers—what came in, what went out—and the big lessons that are …
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How to Take Your Web Design Business to the Next Level EP 117
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45:11👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this special episode of the Profitable Web Designer Podcast, I’m sharing a replay of a live training I recently hosted for experienced women web designers who are ready to take their business to the next level. If you’re feeling stretched thin…
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Marketing Your Web Design Business as an Introvert with Tara Reid EP 116
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52:56👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. If you’re an introvert, multi-passionate, or just burnt out on social media, this episode is your permission slip to build a web design business that feels good and aligns with your energy. My guest today, Tara Reid, is host of the Introvertprene…
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Yuk Hui Machine and Sovereignty Birkbeck 1 November 2024
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1:53:19Philosopher of technology Yuk Hui introduces ideas from his new book developing political thought to address today's planetary crises. Talk held at Birkbeck, University of London 1 Nov 2024. Talk followed by dialogue with Joel McKim, Director of the Vasari Research Centre for Art and Technology. Yuk Hui, professor of philosophy at Erasmus Universit…
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How To Sell SEO Services with Sara Dunn of Sara Does SEO EP 115
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50:41👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode, I chat with Sara Dunn, a former web designer/developer turned full-time SEO specialist all about her SEO agency, Sara Does SEO, which brought their clients over 1 million free visits from search engines in the last year. Sara coa…
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How To Build and Sell Squarespace Templates with Kate Scott EP 114
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51:44👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode, I chat with Kate Scott, a web designer turned Squarespace template pro who helps web designers scale with templates. If you’ve ever wondered how to sell website templates in a way that offers creative freedom AND generates income…
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Helping Women Achieve Financial Freedom Through Day Trading with Erin Thompson of Invite Money Into Your Life
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43:28Meet Erin: Erin Thompson, a Financial Freedom Architect and mother of five, blends her engineering background and personal finance expertise to craft wealth and financial independence blueprints for her clients. Having navigated significant credit card debt twice, Erin guides complete newcomers on how to find ways to bring in online income that are…
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m sharing how much money we made in September, how we made it, how much we spent, and all of the lessons learned along the way. I talk about how we made less than our minimum baseline revenue in September, and my mindset around that as we…
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How To Market Your Web Design Business Through Relationships with Michelle Vroom EP 112
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56:04👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode of the Profitable Web Designer podcast, I’m chatting with Michelle Vroom, a business coach who helps service providers hit their first 100K—and beyond—without all the complicated strategies. Michelle shares how relationship-driven…
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Simplifying Marketing and Business Growth for Busy Moms with Rita Suzanne
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43:17Meet Rita: Rita Suzanne is a marketing and business growth strategist with over a decade of experience in building her own successful business while raising four children. She's the secret weapon for busy moms who want to simplify marketing, attract their ideal clients, and create a business that provides both financial security and personal fulfil…
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The True Value of Branding with Mike Brevik of BrandRetro & Cyberdogz EP 111
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52:56👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode of the Profitable Web Designer Podcast, I'm joined by Mike Brevik, host of the Brand Retro Podcast and founder of the digital marketing agency Cyberdogz. Mike shares his journey from being an illustrator and graphic designer to bu…
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Intentional Movement, Teaching, and Tech for Online Growth with Cindy Goldade of In-Motion Intelligence
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38:26Meet Cindy: International Faculty Cindy Goldade, M.Ed, is an interactive adult educator and “graduated” homeschooling mother who brings a playful, yet balanced, whole brain approach to her teaching. She has been using Brain Gym® as a mom and teacher for over 20 years. She lives and breathes this work every day whether teaching a homeschool coop cla…
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Simplifying Your Web Design Business with Moxie Maven Lisa Williams EP 110
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54:21👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. In this episode of the Profitable Web Designer podcast, I sit down with Lisa Williams, also known as the Moxie Maven. Lisa shares her journey from sticky notes and scattered processes to finding the project management tool that transformed her we…
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Mindset, Marketing, and Running a Successful Web Design Business with Shannon Mattern of Web Designer Academy
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38:51Meet Shannon: Shannon Mattern is the founder of the Web Designer Academy which provides strategic business, marketing and sales coaching for women web designers. She’s also the host of the Profitable Web Designer Podcast, your go-to resource for mindset and mentorship to help you create a more profitable, sustainable and fulfilling web design busin…
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How To Leverage Your Natural Strengths to Grow Your Web Design Business with Melissa Froehlich EP 109
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59:29👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m talking to Business Alignment Strategist, Certified Kolbe™ Consultant, Human Design Enthusiast & Certified Mindset Coach Melissa Froehlich all about how she helps her overachieving clients leveraging their natural strengths to uncover t…
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m sharing how much money we made in August, how we made it, how much we spent, and all of the lessons learned along the way. I talk about how I’m exploring new ways of thinking about my business finances, expanding my Upper Limit, and the…
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Simplifying Your Business Finances with Melanie Barker of Promise Bookkeeping
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44:33Meet Melanie: Melanie Barker is a Christian who has a passion for helping others succeed financially, both personally and in business. The greatest joy is found in using one’s strengths to help others become the best they can become. She has a BA degree in Accounting from the University of Phoenix and is a certified QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAd…
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How to Make Financial Decisions with Confidence in Your Web Design Business EP 107
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55:21👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m walking you through how to make financial decisions with confidence in your web design business, including how to forgive yourself for past money decisions, how to play to win when it comes to money, and 25 questions to ask yourself whe…
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Full-Time Income Framework for Web Designers EP 106
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1:13:47👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m walking you through the 5 core systems and processes to have in place in your web design business to have a profitable, sustainable and fulfilling web design business, and you’ll hear from some of our Web Designer Academy students on wh…
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How to Break Through to Your Next Level with Sarah Guilliot EP 105
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1:00:44👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m talking to copywriter extraordinaire Sarah Guilliot (a Web Designer Academy + Next Level Mastermind member) all about the challenges she overcame and the shifts she made to go from being *this close* to going back to corporate to having…
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👩💻 Get Shannon's free course for women web designers who want to make more money without working 24/7. Today I’m sharing how much money we made in July, how we made it, how much we spent, and all of the lessons learned along the way. I share how I discovered the places in my business and life I was playing small, some powerful books I read that co…
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