Best Start Here Web Development Podcasts (2025)

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403 - Automating Your Project Management Systems with Kristen Lettini 1:00:21

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Design and building websites…that’s the fun part. Managing the project, collecting content, onboarding, handling revisions and feedback…typically, not so much. Which is why, if you can automate as much of the repeatable tasks and make a system and process for the “unfun” parts of a web design project, it’ll make your life much easier and more profi…

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487: Waymo Review & All The Agents from GitHub Universe 2025 53:37

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James heads to San Francisco for this year's GitHub Universe and experience his first Waymo! After a quick review we break down all of the new developer goodies from Universe including new updates to VS Code, Agent HQ, and Copilot integrations everywhere! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, F…

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402 - Future Planning for Entrepreneurs with Special Needs Families (with Pro members Marc, Lisa & Ed) 1:11:23

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Being an entrepreneur is challenging. Being a parent-entrepreneur is even more challenging. Being a special needs parent entrepreneur…it’s tough to put into words. But one thing’s for sure, the freedom of schedule and flexible availability, to be able to care for a special needs kiddo as a web designer is UNMATCHED and well worth all the challenges…

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486: AI Browsers & Apple Silicon M5 36:58

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Let's talk ChatGPT Atlas and the broader AI browser space. We also look into the new Vision Pro with a M5 processor! Time to upgrade? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription a…

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401 - AI SEO (for Web Designers) with Michelle Bourbonniere 33:13

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Today we have a guest host for the podcast, my persona SEO Guru and Copy Strategist Michelle Bourbonniere who’s sharing what you need to know about the latest with AI SEO. Specifically, five things that are changing, and five things that are staying in regard to “on and off-site SEO.” Get my quote, contract & invoice templates (for free) with a 7-d…

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485: N-2 iOS Support Policy 35:14

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Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge ConflictBy soundbite.fm

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400 - How Friendships Change as an Entrepreneur 21:20

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Do you find that you no longer fit in with many of your friends when you become an entrepreneur? If so, you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m sharing my take on this common “friendshift” for web design entrepreneurs and it’s based off a recent newsletter from Web Designer Pro member Alexia (of visualvibedesign.com) who shared a very open and hones…

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484: Designing for Liquid Glass 51:14

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We are all in on macOS 26 and iOS 26 which means it is all liquid glass. But how do you actually design for it? What compromises do you have to make and how do you test backwards compatibility? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citr…

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399 - Getting to 200k/yr in 3 Years through Local SEO with Sam Sarsten 1:07:47

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One of our biggest Web Designer Pro member success stories, Sam Sarsten, is back on the podcast with an update on how he’s grown his agency to over 200k in 3 years, primarily through Local SEO. We’re getting into all the nitty gritty on this one: How much he charges How he finds clients How he measures and tracks results How he’s scaled his team Ho…

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483: Never too late to migrate & modernize 50:04

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It's true, you can migrate and modernize your app at any stage... but it is really important when you can no longer ship app updates because you really need to update to newer frameworks! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by…

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398 - Trademarking Your Web Design Business with Ann Koppuzha 51:21

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Ever wondered if you should trademark your business? There are a lot of reasons you may consider it: You may want to sell your business one day. You might want to make sure no one can take your brand name with no grounds for legal action on your end. You might have a productized service or product you want to sell eventually. You may just want full…

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482: 1 Day Apps 1:02:37

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Frank and James set out to build some fun new apps in under a day. Hotkey Typer - https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/app-hotkeytyper Pupillary Distance Ruler - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pupillary-distance-ruler/id6752308010 Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Di…

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397 - Life as a Corporate Web Designer with Chris Webb 1:17:25

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When I began my career in web design, my initial goal was to “get a job” as a web designer for an agency or corporation…until I realized corporate life is NOT for me. But that’s me, I enjoy the world of risk and reward of freelancing and entrepreneurship, whereas the freelance lifestyle is NOT for everyone. So today I’m thrilled to share the conver…

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481: Hello iOS 26 & macOS 26 + Listener Questions Answered! 54:50

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We give our hands on impression of the latest iOS 26 and macOS 26 and how it has impacted our recent development of software. We also re diving through the listener bag of questions and answering as many as we can on a plethora of topics. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website,…

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396 - High Converting Website Trends in 2025 with Whitney Bateson 1:06:45

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This episode is a conversation I had with Web Designer Pro™ member Whitney Bateson recently on her podcast “The Growth Show” where she helps wellness professionals build and launch a successful online presence. While she picked my brain about current website conversion trends in 2025 mainly to help her clients, we actually talked about some signifi…

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480: Hello iPhone 17 53:20

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New iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPod pro, and also the official release of iOS 26, macOS 26, and so much more. We break it all down. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription availab…

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395 - Going Full-Time Web Design (a WDP Coaching Call with Ben and Alexia) 1:04:27

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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 …

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479: All in on Spec-Driven Development 44:23

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We discuss what spec-driven development is and a new toolkit from GitHub that seeks to streamline the approach when using AI. Links: Blog: https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/generative-ai/spec-driven-development-with-ai-get-started-with-a-new-open-source-toolkit/ GitHub: https://github.com/github/spec-kit Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Tw…

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394 - The Self-Made Web Designer is Back with Chris Misterek 1:19:05

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Great to have Chris “the self-made web designer” back on the podcast! Aside from casual catch-up and web shop talk, we get into where the web industry is today compared to when we first entered the industry years ago. Chris has a unique perspective as a freelance web designer who got most of his work through Upwork, and, with his work with ShowIt, …

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478: macOS 26... Something is wrong here... 42:06

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Frank has the latest macOS 26 betas... and something is off. We discuss what is happening and if there is hope. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mer…

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393 - New DNS Course (Free Lesson + DNS Checklist) 27:45

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I just launched a new DNS Course for Web Designers, specifically to help you get a 101, foundational understanding of all things domains, DNS records, email, security, performance, etc. It replaced what was formerly my cPanel course. It’s a short, snappy, “what you need to know” DNS course without getting too technical or overwhelming. In this podc…

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477: From Spark, To Blazor, To Mobile, To Production in 1 Day 59:54

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James went from GitHub Spark prototype, to a full Blazor static web apps, and then converted into a Hybrid app with .NET MAUI and Blazor, and automated builds and deployments to TestFlight all in 1 day. We discuss in all the details of the good, bad, and way too difficult. Link: My Score Keeper: https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/blazor-scorekeeper…

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392 - Getting Clients through Instagram with Marie Brown 1:00:02

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Repeat guest and founding member of Web Designer Pro™, Marie Brown, is back on the podcast, sharing what’s working for her with getting clients through Instagram. And she offers a much-needed reminder that, even if clients don’t mark down “found you on social media,” it doesn’t mean it’s not working. The more touch points you have and the more you …

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476: GPT-5 Is Here, What's next? 46:24

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OpenAI has unleased GPT-5 to the world, what is our take, and what is next? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge Conflict…

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Different $5k /month options to consider 14:44

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Freelancing, dropshipping, agency, etc., what's best...?By Kyle Prinsloo

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391 - 5 Years Since Selling my Agency (what I learned and what I’d do differently) 49:53

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In the Summer of 2020, I made a huge decision…to sell my agency In Transit Studios and go full-time into web design online education. In this episode, I’m reflecting (5 years later) and sharing some lessons learned on the things I would do again and things I’d do differently. Head to the show notes to get all links and resources we mentioned, along…

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475: We Built 6 Apps with GitHub Spark 1:10:20

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We took GitHub Spark for a spin to build apps in minute and publish them out to the world! In just a few hours we created 6 apps! What was the experience, what was the good, what was the bad, and how are we going ot use this in the future? Links: https://github.com/spark https://ocean-trade-navigato--praeclarum.github.app https://calca-share--praec…

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390 - Ai and Web Design (a 101 Overview) with Antwaun Williams 1:05:44

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If there’s one word that can sum up where the industry of web design is right now in the age of Ai, I’d say it’s “uncertainty.” But uncertainty doesn’t have to be bad. I love talking to people who are excited and optimistic about the road ahead and one of those folks is Web Designer Pro member Antwaun Williams (goes by A-T) A-T is an early adopter …

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474: Apple Intelligence for C# and .NET 35:40

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Frank brings apple intelligence APIs to C#! We discuss! https://github.com/praeclarum/CrossIntelligence/ Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconfl…

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389 - Selling High-Ticket Design Services with Kenzi Green & Marisa Burgett 1:11:59

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Have you heard the rumours that high-ticket is ☠️? Rumours they are, indeed. Clients are absolutely still investing in high-ticket design packages (both web and branding) that range from 5k, 10k, 20k, 30k +. And to learn about how to structure high-ticket packages and how to sell them, I’m pumped to bring Kenzi Green and Maris Burgett of thebriefco…

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473: The Catalyst for Frank's new Kitty! 28:02

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Frank got a new cat! Let's discuss! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge Conflict…

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388 - Q&A with Josh (July 2025) 1:00:31

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Here's the replay of the latest Q&A session held live on my YouTube channel. Links mentioned: Copy my new Revenue Calculator (free) Bailey Collins' Design Day Blueprint Course (affiliate link) *** Course enrollment ends Friday, July 25th, 2025 *** Great live Q&A session here where we dove into topics including: • Website in a day versus website in …

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472: How I Vibe Coded a SaaS with VS Code 59:37

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James has been vibe coding a full production site completely with VS Code and walks us through his steps to get to production and almost to the point of accepting money from customers! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Ad…

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Ready to launch your 4k Website-in-a-Day offer? 4:50

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Ready to start selling 3k, 4k, and 5k Website-in-a-Day packages? Bailey Collin's new Design Day Blueprint Course is now open for enrollment and I'm a proud affiliate/recommender of learning from her! Her recent episode (#387) on how she and her team have sold over 400+ design days is on 🔥 right now, so I know there's a big need for guidance on this…