{"podcast":{"title":"Websites Made Simple: How to have a successful website design business","slug":"websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598","podcast_index_feed_id":6718598,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/websites-made-simple-successful-website-design-business/","website_url":"https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/823712d6-6b6b-4146-929a-95c2d4c90d1f/Websites-Made-Simple-artwork-July-26-update.jpg","author":"Holly Christie (Website Design Business Mentor)","episode_count":65,"summary":"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 you. If you’d like to learn more about Holly and her work you can find her at: https://thisdemandinglife.com/ or connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollycchristie/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T10:21:06.660784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598"},"episode":{"title":"Podcasting For Website Designers: What Works and What Doesn't","slug":"podcasting-for-website-designers-what-works-and-what-doesn-t","published_at":"2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/podcasting-for-website-designers-what-works-and-what-doesn-t","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598","url":"https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/podcast/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/14978954-0880-44a6-9018-5dd9a8e4f1c5.mp3","summary":"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 Podcasting can be a powerful marketing tool for website designers — but only if it’s done with intention. Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie ! 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, audio quality, SEO, and, honestly, the expectations you should have. Most importantly, I share where I learned what I could have done better, what I did wrong and where I’ve seen others stumble, too. I talk about how to plan before you hit record. I explore the stuff I underestimated, like how much audio quality matters. I explain why relying on Zoom hurts listener retention, how podcast SEO is a thing, and why downloads grow slowly (spoiler: that’s normal). I’ll also show you how podcasting fits into a long‑term marketing strategy rather than a quick win. If you’re a website designer thinking about starting a podcast — or wondering why yours hasn’t gained traction — what I’ve learned should help you reset your expectations and do it properly. Come and find out more at websitesmadesimple.co.uk or email me at hello@websitesmadesimple.co.uk Here are the links if you want to learn more about Neal and Podknows: https://podknows.co.uk/ Skip to the good bits: 00:00 \"Podcasting: Consult, Plan, Produce\" 06:19 \"Engaging and Concise Podcasting Tips\" 07:14 \"Podcasting Goals and Advertising\" 10:45 \"Boost Your Podcast with SEO\" Mentioned in this episode: Remember to sign up for our blogg…","meta_description":"Check out my new offer - https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring / - a supportive group mentoring session created specifically for website…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":869,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/episodes/podcasting-for-website-designers-what-works-and-what-doesn-t/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/websites-made-simple-how-to-have-a-successful-website-design-business-6718598/podcasting-for-website-designers-what-works-and-what-doesn-t.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}