How Barb Created Consistent $10k Months as a Web Designer

Ready to hit consistent $10K months in your web design business? Barb did it—and you can too. In this post, I dive into how she shifted her mindset, got paid while learning, used client-first marketing, and became her own safety net. No more hustle‑and‑bust cycles—just steady premium clients and freedom. These five secrets from Barb's journey are exactly what you need to scale with confidence and clarity.

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I recently shared these 4 shifts our web designers have made to 5x their revenue:

1️⃣ They believe emotionally and logically that their price is worth it.
2️⃣ They have an authentic simple yet highly effective marketing + sales process.
3️⃣ They have an efficient, streamlined project management + development process.
4️⃣ They know how to say no in a way that feels good to them (and makes them more money).

(You can read that full blog post here.)

Today I wanna introduce you to one of our most successful Web Designer Academy students, Barb.

In the past year, Barb’s accomplished a few big goals:

  • Booking several new clients at premium prices.
  • Consistent $10K revenue months without hustling to get clients.
  • Letting go of her “safety net” and going all in on her web design business.

Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Barb about her experience during her time in the Web Designer Academy, and you are not gonna wanna miss our conversation.

It is NEXT 👏 LEVEL👏

Barb’s results can be distilled down into a 5 key secrets to success:

  • Barb’s Secret to Success #1 – Be willing to dig into mindset.
  • Barb’s Secret to Success #2 – Get paid while you figure it out.
  • Barb’s Secret to Success #3 – Her marketing isn’t about her.
  • Barb’s Secret to Success #4 – She realized she is her own safety net.
  • Barb’s Secret to Success #5 – Don't try to do it all on your own.

You are absolutely capable of creating the business of your dreams just like Barb, and we want to help you get started.

Just add your name to the and we'll send you all the details on how to work with us inside the Web Designer Academy plus more insider strategies and advice from our five-figure a month earners so that you can start applying our concepts to your web design business now and be ready to join when our next enrollment opens.

 

About The Author

Hi, I’m Shannon Mattern, and I’m a Pricing Coach for women web designers who are ready to stop undercharging, stop overdelivering, and finally build a simpler, more profitable business that actually supports the life they want.

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