Best Way to Find Clients for My Web Design Business | STOP COLD CALLING!
If you don't have a proven and consistent method to land new clients for your web design business, your business will struggle to stay afloat.
The most common questions asked in our industry is, "what is the best way to find clients for my web design business?" and the truth is, there is no magic solution.
However, this outreach method I use has proven to be the most effective in helping me land new web design clients consistently and also taking the stress and anxiety out of the sales process.
No more high-stress cold calling to land clients.
I love this strategy because it allow me to ease them into the the idea of working with me and helps me feel better knowing I am being helpful rather than just "salesy".
To use Loom to film your outreach videos:
www.loom.com
To get one-on-one consulting with me:
www.paitdigital.com/consulting
If you want to see the exact software I use to fulfill client projects:
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If you want to see one of my client projects I recently built on a platform called Webflow:
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Please comment below "What is your #1 struggle with selling web design services?"
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This is what you call "value" ❤️ Absolutely amazing. Hands down mate.
I have been selling websites for about one year now and 80% of my sales have been from referrals. I wanted to add an outbound strategy. I found this video helpful.
@jerelgoto50
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome brother. I was wondering maybe you can share the method/s you used to get those first clients? Thanks in advance man!
@mauricelee7299
3 жыл бұрын
Well there is no method that I am using because as I said 80% is through referrals. So when I created my first website that customer recommended me to someone and it just continued like that. When I do some outreach it is basically in groups that I monitor and when someone is looking for a website I just reach out to him/her. I think this is kind of passive so I wanted to add a more consistent method of outreach
@brunovincent1969
2 жыл бұрын
@@mauricelee7299 So basically, you just got lucky, because customers that refer you work non stop are exceedingly rare
@Couplegoals94
Жыл бұрын
I'm a web-developer. I need work
@storiesbookk
Жыл бұрын
Bro i am a wordpress web developer and designer . Do you have any oppertunity for me?
Just seeing this in March 2022 and it's absolutely awesome. So helpful to this novice. Thank you, Payton! Prayers for your healing. 🙏🏻
I am starting my journey in d2d pest control and web design, so excited! Good to see somebody else doing what I am doing.
The Loom part is very inspiring and educational! Thanks!
Very helpful video :) I was feeling frustrated for not getting any client in marketplace but after watching your videos my confidence back again. Thanks Payton making this kind of videos for us. We want to see this kind of videos more. Love and Respect from Bangladesh 🙌
Amazing tips. This really provides a lot of value and shows you are serious.
I REALLY love this idea! So, going to do this. THANK YOU! 😁👏👏👏
Yeah you can definately avoid cold calling mostly by having great leads. Thanks for the video👍
Amazing example of speech providing value and transparency to the prospect!
Great idea! Thank you for sharing! I´ll try this for sure!
This is what I'm looking for. Thank you!
These are little gold nuggets, thanks for making this.
It really helped me as a beginner. Thank you so much you doing great work👍🏻✌🏻
Thanks this is so creative. I can just give them the analysis of their broken website through a video. How clever. Thanks.
Finally, a video that makes sense, Thank you.
I know I'm late but wow this is actually really creative and I highly appreciate you giving this tip out for free. Subbing for sure.
hahaha I also did door to door and made a lot of money, but I get stomach ache afterwards because I get super nervous on the phone more than meeting people face to face. Thank you so much for your input and technique which is really valuable.
Great video! Thanks for posting.
This was a great video. I do not consider myself a salesperson and i have anxiety about talking to people but this is a great way for me to generate leads.
Great idea!! Thanks Payton!!
I really like this idea and i think this could lead to new clients, thanks for sharing this method.
Brother, thank you so much. I think he just saved my life.
Fantastic advice. Thank you!
The fear of approaching clients,right before the meeting,the call,the loom video.the fear of selling yourself
Wow amazing strategy for people that are not saleszy… Thanks a million.
Thank you ! This is just amazing ... The right way to approach potential leads !
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Imhotep Player thanks for watching!
I'm Umar from Nigeria. Thank you so much.. I'm new in the Web development industry and will be glad to have your assistance in mentirship and building clients
Great job Payton! It's like we're the same person: I run a web agency, I'm a sales guy, I'm from IDAHO originally, and I LOVE providing clients with VALUE before the hard sale (although there never has to be a HARD sale when you work it this way). Thanks for the video. Hope to cha sometime in the near future.
@Arshxz
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I'm a web developer looking for a switch. Let me know if you got am opening for a Frontend Developer specializing in React.js. :)
Wow nice speaking uh I'm so glad to hear this awesome words from u God bless u sir.
I'm brazilian and work with this sells, I always try to sell without they see my face cause they loose a lot of confidence when realise I'm 16 💀
This is genius. Thank you for the tip!
This was a great video. Thanks for sharing the strategy
Respect, gold video!
Amazing content.. Really learn a lot.. Thanks so much
This is GOLD
So awesome. Thanks for sharing this video!
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Jesse Hahka thanks for watching!
That video is an amazing idea thank you
Love it, so deep, so wrathful
God bless you.. Its a great video ...you are extremely helpful .. Thank you
Thanks for the advice bro =)
Solid videos; thank you
Hey Payton, thanks for this amazing video, do you mind sharing the email template you use to send the video? Thanks in advance!
Am opening my web agency next month and trust me, I will pin this strategy on my heart. 🎯 thanks for sharing this premium content for free. Love from Nigeria 🇳🇬
I wish i could subscribe multiple time. The demonstration at the end of the video made me click the subscribe button like 10time. 😀 Thank you and well done.
THIS is valuable.
I love this!
This was STUPID-AMAZING VALUE!!! Thanks so much! Gold!!!!
@PaytonClarkSmith
3 жыл бұрын
rebecca lewis my pleasure!
Absolutely love the intro…bring it back lol 🎉
Good video. Thank you, Pait.
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Scott Allen thanks Scott!
Killer video!! Great info!
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Hope it was helpful!
Thanks for this
thanks your videos helps alot, one tip iam gonna give to you is please keep some headroom in videos.
I am a freelancer.. great thoughts for find Clint's. when I search on KZread.. I think this is the best video for me . it will be help my ways
love Your Videos
great video. started my agency earlier this year and trying to make it bigger in 2022 by hiring someone.
Greatttt video!!
I absolutely love this!!!! How do you send this video though. You send the link to a google drive with the uploaded video?
This. Is. Genius.
awesome! Great video thank you. #value
I just want to name this .."Amazing"
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope it was helpful!
Great video! What if they tell you they want you to make the changes but are using a different web service or had a developer make it for them? How would you move forward with that?
Great actionable advice with the example at the end, I think saying they'd double business and go so far as to say 10s of thousands of dollars is a bit of a stretch tho. I think just saying more business gets the point across and you don't promise something you can not guarantee.
Thank you for the great video, can make one that shows the conversation between you and the business owner, I want to know how you priced and sold your services. Also what’s the process, from the first payment to the delivery.
Great job! Just a quick question. How many of those videos do you regularly send to people?
Hi, Question, what does your engagement numbers look like as a percentage when making these personalised videos. How many view it all the way? How many respond to the message directly? Also how long does it take you to prep this? How many can you make in a day if uninterrupted? Big thank you for the videos! Super helpful, I’m planning to set up a social media agency in London, initially focused on b2b LinkedIn marketing, I am 100% going recommend anyone I meet who would be good for your service
Great video and tips! Question: do you use the free version of Loom?
Really great mate. Do you just share the video via LOOM? Or do you write them an email with video link?
Im putting this into work soon! Thanks Payton. What's the average respond rate you get when sending these?
Great video. Our biggest problem is that most of the prospects we find are already happy with using social media as their primary "Web Page, " which is not considered a website. After setting the client up with a dynamic CMS such as WordPress, it's a hard task to train them to post from their sites so the site is used as static and doesn't help them get the results they expect from posting to social media.
Hii Peyton, The video seems very much valuable to me I have a question, How do you show these videos to the client? Do you email them?
Hi Payton, how r u? Hope doing great. First of all thank you so much for this amazing content, God bless you dude! I have a question, i´m thinking about starting my web desing agency right now, do you think it still a good venture? I used to work with webdesing as freelancer 8-5 years ago, but then i´ve got my degree at law school, here in Brazil, it´s a good work, but it´s not what I love, got? So that´s my question, thank you for your time and content, once again
Valuable video, after submitting feedback, will you redesign the website again with webflow, and how to modify it if it is not built by webflow in the first place
Am i the only one here who's checked the website he did the video for ? Apparently they listened to his advice and redid the front page :) I am not sure whether he landed that client but the advices he provided where spot on !! SUBSCRIBED ! Ding :D
@william_SMMA
3 жыл бұрын
Damn
Thank you
Great Video!!!, But I have one question, Do you send the video to them directly with no context, or do you ask for permission to do the review first and then you send them the video?
"I would have an 8 year old kid answer the door and they would tell me NO WE'RE NOT INTERESTED" True that 😂 Great Video Payton
Great video, maybe I missed that part, but how do you send the video with out seems like it’s scamy, and normally people don’t click just like that, but great way !
Sounds like a great idea? Was wondering how many of these do you have to do to be able to make a sale. Obviously more time is involved. So just wondering what your closing rate is based on using this method. Thank you! Great video btw!
@TheMezmeriZe
Жыл бұрын
Another dude using this tecnique said like 100 to 1 or 2
awsome
This is so fantastic, I've started doing this with prospective clients and they love it. What would be your approach for starting outreach with a client that doesn't have any website at all?
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the feedback! I also love to do this for people that have no website and crappy Google Reviews. I offer review services so I will dive in and show them how those reviews are negatively effecting them and drop a few ideas about how to increase those and what will happen when they do. This is also a great way to start a conversation!
@brunovincent1969
2 жыл бұрын
How do find the prospects in the first place?
@caseykendall
2 жыл бұрын
What are your results like? Reply rate to the email, call booked rate from the Loom, etc.
i subscribed!
OK so here is my situation. I suffer from extreme anxiety and extreme PTSD. I went through a lot of stuff growing up to the point where I have to see a therapist because I am just not a people person. I am introverted and I just don’t do phone calls or any type of calling. Once I get on the phone I choke up and I can’t say anything and my anxiety kicks in very strong. It got to the point where I quit graphic design web design years ago. The only client that I have had is my mom because she has a business and I wanted to help her and I figured that her website that I helped build could be used as part of my portfolio. I have been fired from many jobs because I couldn’t sell anything. They give you a sales goal and if you don’t make a certain number of sales than you’re off. Right now I currently work as a supervisor at a call center because it’s the only job that I could find that does not involve me having to talk to customers on the phone and it doesn’t involve me having to sell anything at all. It sucks because I wanna break out of my shell but with everything going on mentally I just don’t know how that’s going to happen. You said the people are not just going to fork over their credit card for you but my hope was that there could be a system out there that would automatically work so that people can find you and contact you directly. It has been so many years that most of what I learned in college I have forgotten by now. That’s not to say that with practice I can’t remember. Either way thank you for sharing this video I hope you are well.
Awesome video! Did they reach out after receiving this?
great video.. i'm wondering how do i get the contact info of cleints after going through their websites
Greatest salesman in the world 😜😘
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks man! ;)
What subject line do you use when sending out the emails?
Hey Payton, just wondering do you follow up with a phone call even when the video has NOT been watched? If so what do you say?
Taking this particular loom recording as an example, where you explicitly tell them to call you if they have any questions. What do you say when you follow up? Are you trying to sell a new website, how are you solving this?
Hey Payton, Could you give me a list of what can be changed in vlients websites?
Great advice! Could you share the email template that you send over with the Loom video? Also would be helpful to hear a call recording when you call the business after you send the email
@NotProfane
2 жыл бұрын
Seah, that would be interesting!
l don't have the energy to cold call. I just want to be helpful and have my clients hire me because they love my work, not because I pressured them unto hiring me. I love this idea! Not sure about the idea of pushing through the "no's". I think you should respect when someone doesn't want to talk. hmm... Anyways, thanks!
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Kimberly Mom6 it’s hard as a designer to balance being persistent and not being salesy. But unfortunately, that is often times what makes the difference for me. Not being salesy, but being persistent in knowing I can help them and what I offer is worth their time and money. What we don’t understand is more often than not, when people say “no” it’s not because they don’t want our services, it’s because they have been trained to say “no” to delay the decision before they ever think it through. So you want to always acknowledge that they said “no” but find a way to navigate around that and back to a value point that will help them see why they should hire you. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
My number 1 struggle is my age, I'm a 15 yr old Indian Web designer, i have built many websites, but people wont give me work when they know my age for no reason :(
This is a cool idea! The idea of just cold calling for web design clients out of the blue is intimidating to me. Do you find that this works pretty well for you? I want to start doing something like this every week.
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I hated random cold calling because people would just get annoyed with me haha! This has worked really well to get those business owners to be more open to talking! I would recommend sending them out as often as possible! Like any sales job, quantity is key. The more you send out, the more you will be able to land. Thanks for watching!
Just one question, how are you supposed to edit their website? are they gonna give you their adminitrstor credientials so you can go in and make the necesary changes?
Hey bro, thanks for the video. How much do you charge for a website on average?
Those door-to-door sells man far the true grinders, and . I should know, I was one of them in the . Lol.
Awesome thanks so much! I actually have a lot of trouble finding email addresses. And how do you handle the businesses that have a Google listing but no website listed?
@danielmoore1678
3 жыл бұрын
If they don't have a website listed, I'd probably say, if they have a phone number linked to the account, you could try calling them and then doing something for them. Albeit, that might just be another sales call.
Nice video, however, how would you pivot from little adjustments on a (non webflow site moet likely) to a webflow project?
@PaytonClarkSmith
4 жыл бұрын
djaya De Vries The whole point of this hour each method is just to get a foot in the door. Then the hope is to help them see that a complete new set up through you can help their business more than anything else. So for now just focus on helping them improve their site, regardless of what it is built in
the maine problem i have is people don't pick up my call after setting the meeting with them or sending an email.