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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  • @wanderingpratik3170
    @wanderingpratik31703 жыл бұрын

    This is what you call "value" ❤️ Absolutely amazing. Hands down mate.

  • @mauricelee7299
    @mauricelee72993 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @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

    @brunovincent1969

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mauricelee7299 So basically, you just got lucky, because customers that refer you work non stop are exceedingly rare

  • @Couplegoals94

    @Couplegoals94

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm a web-developer. I need work

  • @storiesbookk

    @storiesbookk

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro i am a wordpress web developer and designer . Do you have any oppertunity for me?

  • @gr8bskt
    @gr8bskt2 жыл бұрын

    Just seeing this in March 2022 and it's absolutely awesome. So helpful to this novice. Thank you, Payton! Prayers for your healing. 🙏🏻

  • @jacobs492
    @jacobs4923 жыл бұрын

    I am starting my journey in d2d pest control and web design, so excited! Good to see somebody else doing what I am doing.

  • @miketaiwanwalkcity6355
    @miketaiwanwalkcity63553 жыл бұрын

    The Loom part is very inspiring and educational! Thanks!

  • @fahmidaislamsubarna
    @fahmidaislamsubarna Жыл бұрын

    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 🙌

  • @sebastianmihaiprisacariu8975
    @sebastianmihaiprisacariu89753 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tips. This really provides a lot of value and shows you are serious.

  • @TheKetoSurvivor
    @TheKetoSurvivor Жыл бұрын

    I REALLY love this idea! So, going to do this. THANK YOU! 😁👏👏👏

  • @getmoreleads3792
    @getmoreleads37923 жыл бұрын

    Yeah you can definately avoid cold calling mostly by having great leads. Thanks for the video👍

  • @samuel.ferraz
    @samuel.ferraz2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing example of speech providing value and transparency to the prospect!

  • @FelipeMarquardt
    @FelipeMarquardt Жыл бұрын

    Great idea! Thank you for sharing! I´ll try this for sure!

  • @westernwebby6247
    @westernwebby6247 Жыл бұрын

    This is what I'm looking for. Thank you!

  • @lushdigital2610
    @lushdigital2610 Жыл бұрын

    These are little gold nuggets, thanks for making this.

  • @fizakhatri6505
    @fizakhatri6505 Жыл бұрын

    It really helped me as a beginner. Thank you so much you doing great work👍🏻✌🏻

  • @udnsmarketingsolutions
    @udnsmarketingsolutions3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks this is so creative. I can just give them the analysis of their broken website through a video. How clever. Thanks.

  • @TheDigitalNest
    @TheDigitalNest Жыл бұрын

    Finally, a video that makes sense, Thank you.

  • @mindlessdrive
    @mindlessdrive Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @davidcmt2866
    @davidcmt28663 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @AngelSanchez-rb5wk
    @AngelSanchez-rb5wk2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks for posting.

  • @ratchetnerd
    @ratchetnerd2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nefertitilives
    @nefertitilives3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea!! Thanks Payton!!

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    I really like this idea and i think this could lead to new clients, thanks for sharing this method.

  • @yovanni
    @yovanni Жыл бұрын

    Brother, thank you so much. I think he just saved my life.

  • @sonofthg
    @sonofthg3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic advice. Thank you!

  • @ibrahimsani9718
    @ibrahimsani97183 жыл бұрын

    The fear of approaching clients,right before the meeting,the call,the loom video.the fear of selling yourself

  • @jerryherold4391
    @jerryherold43912 жыл бұрын

    Wow amazing strategy for people that are not saleszy… Thanks a million.

  • @imhotepplayer6784
    @imhotepplayer67844 жыл бұрын

    Thank you ! This is just amazing ... The right way to approach potential leads !

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Imhotep Player thanks for watching!

  • @zuhaibcafe5240
    @zuhaibcafe52402 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @NateMoller
    @NateMoller2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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. :)

  • @nairabill524
    @nairabill5242 жыл бұрын

    Wow nice speaking uh I'm so glad to hear this awesome words from u God bless u sir.

  • @enzobritosilvani9265
    @enzobritosilvani9265 Жыл бұрын

    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 💀

  • @terrykeyes1642
    @terrykeyes16423 жыл бұрын

    This is genius. Thank you for the tip!

  • @JRCookOfficial
    @JRCookOfficial3 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video. Thanks for sharing the strategy

  • @jr_omw
    @jr_omw Жыл бұрын

    Respect, gold video!

  • @alldatruckus
    @alldatruckus2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing content.. Really learn a lot.. Thanks so much

  • @TIPTOP-qs1sz
    @TIPTOP-qs1sz3 жыл бұрын

    This is GOLD

  • @jessehahka
    @jessehahka4 жыл бұрын

    So awesome. Thanks for sharing this video!

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jesse Hahka thanks for watching!

  • @InHomeTutoringHonolulu
    @InHomeTutoringHonolulu Жыл бұрын

    That video is an amazing idea thank you

  • @Abdur_Rahman_CM
    @Abdur_Rahman_CM5 ай бұрын

    Love it, so deep, so wrathful

  • @kathyjoseph7625
    @kathyjoseph76252 жыл бұрын

    God bless you.. Its a great video ...you are extremely helpful .. Thank you

  • @finndaking
    @finndaking3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the advice bro =)

  • @literallyshane4306
    @literallyshane43062 жыл бұрын

    Solid videos; thank you

  • @Y4ch3f
    @Y4ch3f4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Payton, thanks for this amazing video, do you mind sharing the email template you use to send the video? Thanks in advance!

  • @westernwebby6247
    @westernwebby6247 Жыл бұрын

    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 🇳🇬

  • @augedoo8409
    @augedoo84092 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @wjckc79
    @wjckc7911 ай бұрын

    THIS is valuable.

  • @user-bn8ub7jn7z
    @user-bn8ub7jn7z2 жыл бұрын

    I love this!

  • @rebeccalewis4203
    @rebeccalewis42033 жыл бұрын

    This was STUPID-AMAZING VALUE!!! Thanks so much! Gold!!!!

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    3 жыл бұрын

    rebecca lewis my pleasure!

  • @byjohneisha
    @byjohneisha5 ай бұрын

    Absolutely love the intro…bring it back lol 🎉

  • @BeFoundOnTheWeb
    @BeFoundOnTheWeb4 жыл бұрын

    Good video. Thank you, Pait.

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Scott Allen thanks Scott!

  • @ChandlerDavidSmith
    @ChandlerDavidSmith4 жыл бұрын

    Killer video!! Great info!

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Hope it was helpful!

  • @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix
    @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this

  • @bharatchaudhary664
    @bharatchaudhary6644 жыл бұрын

    thanks your videos helps alot, one tip iam gonna give to you is please keep some headroom in videos.

  • @accufoxy
    @accufoxy2 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @ootpatang9884
    @ootpatang98843 жыл бұрын

    love Your Videos

  • @valentinabotero7918
    @valentinabotero79182 жыл бұрын

    great video. started my agency earlier this year and trying to make it bigger in 2022 by hiring someone.

  • @SupernovaSites
    @SupernovaSites Жыл бұрын

    Greatttt video!!

  • @velvelshteynberg8682
    @velvelshteynberg86822 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this!!!! How do you send this video though. You send the link to a google drive with the uploaded video?

  • @jameslazar2933
    @jameslazar29333 жыл бұрын

    This. Is. Genius.

  • @dansogordon1010
    @dansogordon10103 жыл бұрын

    awesome! Great video thank you. #value

  • @leifboyle994
    @leifboyle9944 жыл бұрын

    I just want to name this .."Amazing"

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Hope it was helpful!

  • @oscarnotw
    @oscarnotw3 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @aidenstone
    @aidenstone3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mrxXxkink
    @mrxXxkink2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @richmindmoney
    @richmindmoney2 жыл бұрын

    Great job! Just a quick question. How many of those videos do you regularly send to people?

  • @dietergreen5995
    @dietergreen59952 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @uwatmusic
    @uwatmusic3 жыл бұрын

    Great video and tips! Question: do you use the free version of Loom?

  • @benjaminmatheson5890
    @benjaminmatheson58902 жыл бұрын

    Really great mate. Do you just share the video via LOOM? Or do you write them an email with video link?

  • @lolligevis69
    @lolligevis693 жыл бұрын

    Im putting this into work soon! Thanks Payton. What's the average respond rate you get when sending these?

  • @ahzudirecttech
    @ahzudirecttech Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @socialii1969
    @socialii19692 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @frandeassisba
    @frandeassisba Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @yacinedesign3886
    @yacinedesign38863 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @jeromebonneville1855
    @jeromebonneville18553 жыл бұрын

    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

    @william_SMMA

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn

  • @harris16709
    @harris167093 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @hackerhamsterr
    @hackerhamsterr2 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @dylandavino
    @dylandavino Жыл бұрын

    "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

  • @talrod1988
    @talrod1988 Жыл бұрын

    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 !

  • @skipcovan2549
    @skipcovan25492 жыл бұрын

    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

    @TheMezmeriZe

    Жыл бұрын

    Another dude using this tecnique said like 100 to 1 or 2

  • @aircontrolserviceshotsprin1707
    @aircontrolserviceshotsprin17075 ай бұрын

    awsome

  • @CamJacobson
    @CamJacobson4 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @brunovincent1969

    2 жыл бұрын

    How do find the prospects in the first place?

  • @caseykendall

    @caseykendall

    2 жыл бұрын

    What are your results like? Reply rate to the email, call booked rate from the Loom, etc.

  • @fredtoni4933
    @fredtoni49332 жыл бұрын

    i subscribed!

  • @johnnyr8603
    @johnnyr86032 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @infiltretor287
    @infiltretor2873 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Did they reach out after receiving this?

  • @emmanuelcleopatra2585
    @emmanuelcleopatra25858 ай бұрын

    great video.. i'm wondering how do i get the contact info of cleints after going through their websites

  • @ChandlerDavidSmith
    @ChandlerDavidSmith4 жыл бұрын

    Greatest salesman in the world 😜😘

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @PaytonClarkSmith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha thanks man! ;)

  • @sarazubac8680
    @sarazubac86802 жыл бұрын

    What subject line do you use when sending out the emails?

  • @jordanskinner9223
    @jordanskinner92232 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @ScopeSV
    @ScopeSV3 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @hamabd3970
    @hamabd39703 жыл бұрын

    Hey Payton, Could you give me a list of what can be changed in vlients websites?

  • @sarazubac8680
    @sarazubac86802 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NotProfane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seah, that would be interesting!

  • @kimberlymom6668
    @kimberlymom66684 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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!

  • @automateddude
    @automateddude Жыл бұрын

    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 :(

  • @creativehub1289
    @creativehub12894 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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!

  • @bojacksworldwideweb
    @bojacksworldwideweb3 ай бұрын

    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?

  • @humblythankyou
    @humblythankyou2 жыл бұрын

    Hey bro, thanks for the video. How much do you charge for a website on average?

  • @businessscalers6076
    @businessscalers60762 жыл бұрын

    Those door-to-door sells man far the true grinders, and . I should know, I was one of them in the . Lol.

  • @nicolesaunders081
    @nicolesaunders0813 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @djayadevries8923
    @djayadevries89234 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, however, how would you pivot from little adjustments on a (non webflow site moet likely) to a webflow project?

  • @PaytonClarkSmith

    @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

  • @usamaawan6309
    @usamaawan63093 жыл бұрын

    the maine problem i have is people don't pick up my call after setting the meeting with them or sending an email.