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How To Choose the Right Web Design Business Model

After the Simply Profitable Designer Summit, one question kept coming up: which web design business model is right for me? In this solo episode, Shannon Mattern gives you the honest answer... and it's probably not what you expect.

Every model works. Traditional projects, productized services, VIP days, subscriptions, template shops. None of them are broken. 

But no model is subconscious-proof. You bring your patterns, your fears, and your blind spots into every model you choose. And if you're switching models to avoid your challenges instead of aligning with your vision and goals, you'll keep hitting the same wall, just with different wallpaper.

Get the full show notes at https://webdesigneracademy.com/191

In This Episode

• Why there's no "right" business model... only the right one for you

• Deep dive into traditional web design projects: freedom, flexibility, and what it really requires

• Productized services: why 80% of your job becomes marketing and sales

• VIP days and one week websites: what makes them succeed and what makes them fail

• The myth that cheaper prices are easier to sell

• The three ways to work with Shannon regardless of what model you're running

What You'll Learn

• How to recognize when you're choosing a business model to avoid challenges instead of align with your goals

• The mindset and identity shifts that make any web design business model work

• Why switching models costs you more time and money than solving the real problem

• How to evaluate your current model through the lens of your strengths and blind spots

• What the traditional web design project model really requires (and why it's more profitable than you think)

Resources Mentioned

• Web Designer Academy: https://webdesigneracademy.com/web-designer-academy-program-reg

• Next Level Mastermind: https://webdesigneracademy.com/next-level-mastermind

• 90-Day Shift Private Coaching: https://webdesigneracademy.com/private-coaching/

• Book a Discovery Call: https://webdesigneracademy.com/calendar