Websites Made Simple: How to have a successful website design business
Welcome to Websites Made Simple, a podcast helping you become more successful in your website design business. Most small website design business owners are working hard. Really hard. At the same time they feel like they’re winging it. And their online presence isn't helping them. This podcast is here to change that for you. Holly Christie is founder of website companies, This Demanding Life and Simply Sites. Holly will walk you through the common factors that are stopping you from making a success of your website design business, and how to overcome them, in a way that feels authentic to...
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Every Website Designer Feels Like a Fraud Sometimes. Here's What To Do About It
<p>Imposter syndrome doesn’t care how good you are. It shows up anyway — making you hesitate before you send a contract, stumble over your words on a call, or scroll past someone else’s work and quietly wonder if you’re good enough.</p><p>In this episode of Websites Made Simple, Holly Christie gets honest about imposter syndrome in web design. Why it hits so hard in a self-taught industry. Why tech shaming on LinkedIn makes it worse. And what you can actually do to push through it, level up, and stop letting self-doubt quietly run your business.</p><p>We...
The SEO Problem That Popup Plugins Won't Tell You About!
<p>If you keep finding yourself building features your clients ask for that quietly make their websites worse, this one's for you.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, I'm talking about popups — why they're usually doing the opposite of what your clients think they're doing, what to say when a client is dead set on having one, and what to do instead to keep conversions high without frustrating visitors straight off the page.</p><p></p><p>We get into:</p>Why popups in...
How To Add 404 Pages To Your Websites That DON'T Suck!
<p>If you're not including links pages and custom 404 pages in your website builds, you're leaving money on the table — and doing your clients a disservice.</p><p>Check out my new offer: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ It's a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and "is it just me?" moments.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.</p><p>In this episode, I'm talking about two of the most underrated pages in website design: the links page (your on-brand, SEO-friendly alternative to Li...
Stop Selling Websites. Sell This Instead.
<p>If you're wondering why clients aren't buying from you or why the ones who do seem to undervalue your work, the answer isn't always more leads — it's the experience you're creating from the very first touchpoint.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.</p><p>In this episode, I'm talking about what we are really selling when we are selling websites — and it's not the number of pages or the platform. It's the experience. From the first discovery call to the handover manual, every touchpoint either builds confidence or erodes it.</p><p>We...
Stop charging hourly for website design work!
<p>Check out my new offer: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ It’s a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and “is it just me?” moments.</p><p>If you keep attracting bargain clients, it’s usually not because you need more leads.</p><p>It’s because your pricing model is less than optimal... mostly because your brand signals are a bit muddled, and your website is not doing enough heavy lifting before someone ever speaks to you.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Chri...
Why Your SEO-Friendly Website Isn't Ranking
<p>If you’ve ever delivered a well built, SEO friendly website and then found yourself being blamed when it doesn’t rank or generate leads, this episode will feel very familiar.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.</p><p>Check out my new offer:</p><p>https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/</p><p>It’s a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring real questions, tricky client situations, fuzzy boundaries, and those moments where you’re thinking, “This isn’t actually my job, is it?”</p><p>In this episod...
Stop Attracting Bargain Website Design Clients: Build a Brand That Sells!
<p>Check out my new offer: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ It’s a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and “is it just me?” moments.</p><p>If you keep attracting bargain clients, it’s usually not because you need more leads.</p><p>It’s because your brand signals are a bit muddled, and your website is not doing enough heavy lifting before someone ever speaks to you.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie.</p><p>In this episode, I’m talking abou...
Podcasting For Website Designers: What Works and What Doesn't
<p>Check out my new offer - https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ - a supportive group mentoring session created specifically for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and “is it just me?” moments</p><p>Podcasting can be a powerful marketing tool for website designers — but only if it’s done with intention.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie!</p><p>In this episode, I share what I’ve learned from nearly two years of podcasting for my web developer mentoring and website design business. I cover strategy, production...
Vibe Coding: Sounds Clever. Here's Why it's Total Crap
<p>Check out my new offer - https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ - a supportive group mentoring session created specifically for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and “is it just me?” moments</p><p>You ever hear a new tech term and immediately feel… tired?</p><p>Like you’re supposed to be impressed, but something doesn’t quite add up?</p><p>Yeah. That’s how I felt the first time I heard “vibe coding”.</p><p>Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie!</p><p>In this episode, I’m talking abou...
The Website Design Habits Making Users Hate Your Site
<p>You ever land on a website and instantly feel… irritated?</p><p>Like something’s off, even if you can’t quite put your finger on it?</p><p>Yeah. Your users feel that too.</p><p>In this episode, I’m calling out the website design habits that quietly push people away — the unnecessary animations, the chaotic menus, the inconsistent images, the confusing links, and all the things we think look clever but actually make visitors hate being on our sites.</p><p>And I’m not ranting for the sake of it. These choices cost you enquiries, sales, and t...
