A common solution for clients who can't afford a high-ticket solution is to offload the majority of the work onto them by training them on how to build their own website. You set up the core structure, provide hosting, a decent theme, etc. Then show the client how to add/edit their own pages.

This can make a lot of sense because people like you and I can spin up a standard 5-page WordPress site in under an hour. You don't have to wait for content from the client because adding all the content is their responsibility. All you have to do is provide a few hours of training on how to do it. The entire process – training and all – takes about 5 hours. Charge $500 for that and you're making $100/hour.

This raises a few important questions:

• Is this a profitable business model?
• Is this the best way to serve your clients?
• Are there other alternatives that might serve your clients better?
• Are you offering good value to your clients?
• Will this get your clients the results they want?

Let's dive in so you can discover how training fits into your business structure so you can make sure you're setting yourself and your clients up for maximum success.

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As you may know, I talk 1:1 with web designers who want to find higher-paying clients.

DoubleStack is all about helping web designers graduate up from one-off projects and into landing long-term clients. With a portfolio of high-ticket clients who pay you on a monthly basis, you're able to build your own 6-figure business and you only need about 7 or 8 clients to get there.

We've got an entire process in place that covers both the tech/marketing stack and the business development stack (thus the name DoubleStack) to get there.

This different approach has been very successful for me over the last 18 years and, as you can see from our growing Five Figure Family, it's working for a lot of other people too.

While DoubleStack has been awesome for a lot of people, it's clearly not for everybody. I just got off the phone with someone who asked me if I thought DoubleStack would work for him.

So, here's what you need in order to bring your own 6-figure web design business to life.

Here's what we're covering:

• The technical requirements to know if you're ready for high-ticket consulting
• The big marketing shift that attracts serious clients
• How to develop the confidence to get your clients over their fear of saying yes

Are you ready to win high-ticket clients?

Let's find out!

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Most of the web designers I talk to say that their #1 problem is finding clients. The truth is they can find clients BUT the clients they are finding aren't coming with a budget. In other words, they feel like everybody's looking for very inexpensive work. Here's why this is happening and the three steps you need to take to find clients with a budget.

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After personally providing one-on-one consulting and mentoring with hundreds of web designers and talking with thousands more in conferences and meetups it has become clear that there are five things that block most web designers from earning the income they need. This is a very big deal because it's literally your life we're talking about. And, not just your life, but the life of your family, your children, and also your clients.

Not everybody has every single one of these five challenges, but these are the things that stand between barely making a living selling cheap websites and people running their own 6-figure web design businesses.

Before we begin it's important to come at this with the right mindset which includes two important points:

• It's not your fault and it's nothing to be ashamed about (we'll talk about why in a minute)
• You have to get real with yourself and be honest about what's actually going on in your business.

Ok, ready? Let's dive in.

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I'm not asking what you will do if your client says no. If you get a lead and they decline your offer, what are THEY going to do next?

Answering that question will give you insight into how you've positioned your business and the value they see in you.

• Why didn't they want to work with you?
• Was your price too high so they went with a less expensive alternative?
• Were you not able to get them to see the value of your solution?
• Was your solution overly technical and confusing?
• Did they want to work with you but your price exceeded their budget?

If your client rejects your offer, it's easy to just block out the experience and move on. But, the world doesn't stop when the client says no. It doesn't stop for you and it doesn't stop for them either. So, what happens next?

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Last week we talked about the Top 5 Pricing Models For High-Ticket Web Design. That opened up a great set of conversations about everything from feeling like a jack of all trades to value pricing. What was most interesting to me, however, was that the most common response to thinking about raising your prices was fear.

The primary reason web designers don't charge more is because it's too scary. So, let's take a look at the top 5 fears and how to overcome them.

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There has been a lot of creativity lately with how web design consultants charge for their work. Let's look at the top five different pricing strategies that are popular right now and get some clarity on the pros and cons of each so you can figure out what works best for you. Stay to the end though because there's a fundamental mindset component that a lot of people aren't tapping into which makes all the difference – especially if you're charging high-ticket ($5,000 – $15,000+) prices.

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