Web Designer Academy Self-Study

Grow your web design business without the guesswork

You’ve got the drive, vision and skills—now you just need the exact steps to take to reach your revenue goals on your own timeline and terms.

If you're like most web designers...

Here's what you've been trying

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You're so normal, and we're here to help!

IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF...

You stopped undercharging and confidently made higher-priced offers… and your clients were happy to pay you that much?

You knew how to find and book clients you love to work with. You knew what to say to get their attention, and you had simple marketing strategies that didn't require content marketing, being on social media or running ads.

You confidently charged WAY more, and were 1000% sold on your pricing and what's possible for your clients when working with you that you don't even blink when making a premium offer.

You stop overdelivering, overworking and people-pleasing, your projects started and ended on time, and you handled scope creep, extra revisions and client emergencies like a pro while getting paid like a pro.

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Life without our strategies

Life with our strategies

Introducing

WEB DESIGNER ACADEMY SELF-STUDY

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Marketing, Sales & Project Management Training for Web Designers

You can finally stop trying to piece it all together on your own. Web Designer Academy Self-Study gives you the full training, tools, and templates from our signature program—no coaching, no community, no distraction—just the information and tools you need to take action and increase your income per client without working 24/7.

What's Included

proven strategies for running a profitable, sustainable web design business

With Web Designer Academy Self-Study, you get our step-by-step trainings covering mindset, pricing, packaging, marketing without social media, selling, onboarding, and running your projects profitably and sustainably.

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Module 1

Unique Web Designer Identity

Uncover your Unique Web Designer Identity and the superpower that you bring to your web design projects that makes you the obvious choice for your clients.

Module 2

DREAM CLIENT DESIGN

Design your dream web design business, and then learn how to speak to investment-minded clients who can't wait to work with you (on your terms).

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Module 3

SELL YOURSELF FIRST

Transform your belief about your value, how much you can really charge for web design and help you get sold on upgrading your prices so that you never undercharge again.

Module 4

PAID DISCOVERY

Learn our proven framework for selling strategy first and save yourself countless hours, get paid for your knowledge, and move clients seamlessly from strategy to sale.

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Module 5

PACKAGE MATRIX

Learn to package, price, market and sell high-end web design packages so that you stop undercharging + overdelivering.

Module 6

SELLING WITH CONFIDENCE

Learn how to confidently sell high-ticket web design projects without feeling pushy, sleazy, salesy or like an imposter.

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Module 7

PROFITABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Get our tried + true client management process designed to help you easily get what you need from clients so that you can complete and close projects on time.

Module 8

MARKETING MOMENTUM

Implement a simple but powerful marketing strategy to get your next client at your new premium prices without ads, social media, blogging or sliding into the DMs. 

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Templates and Tools

We give you 70+ templates, tools, processes and scripts to guide you through implementation.

We've done the heavy lifting for you so you can pick up all the time and money you're leaving on the table with current clients by using our systems and processes to make sales easier, set boundaries in a way that feels good to you, stop working for free, and stop letting clients delay projects (and start paying invoices).

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Five-Figure Sales Process Templates + Scripts

We give you the exact words to say to sell higher-priced projects so your sales process is helpful and informative instead of pushy and sleazy, without falling into the trap of people-pleasing and undercharging!

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Whitelabel Client Workbooks

Done-for-you workbooks you can brand as your own and give to your clients to collect all the information you need to start their project on time, and help them write their website copy (or to help you do it for them even if you're not a copywriter)!

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Project Management Process, Tools and Templates

Run your projects like a pro with our Contract Templates, Project Timeline + Milestone Calculator, Scripts and agendas for the 4 types of project meetings and email scripts for all project communications from kickoff to close.

Meet Your Trainer

Hi, I'm SHANNON MATTERN

I’ve been coaching and mentoring women web designers for 10 years on pricing, sales, marketing, and managing clients – as well as the core mindset shifts needed to stop undercharging, overdelivering and people-pleasing.

Because it’s not just about strategy (although ours are life-changing) it’s about shifting what you believe at your core about the value of what you do, about giving yourself permission to design a business you actually love, and building the belief that what you want truly is possible.

And that’s where I come in. 

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WEB DESIGNER ACADEMY SELF-STUDY IS PERFECT FOR YOU IF...

Here’s what’s possible with our strategies...

Sell just one new project with our strategies and it more than pays for itself.

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Web Designer Academy Self-Study

ready to get started?

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proven strategies for driven designers

Get lifetime access to the flagship Web Designer Academy curriculum, templates, and business systems to price, package, sell, and deliver profitable web design projects with confidence – without the coaching, community, or live support. 

BEST VALUE

One payment of

$2000

$999

MOST FLEXIBLE

4 3 monthly payments of

$500

$333

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Backed by our 48-Hour 100% Money Back Guarantee

 If after you take a look around the course you end up deciding it's not for you, you can request a refund within 48 hours of your purchase and we will refund your purchase – no questions asked. Get the full details here.

FAQs

Got questions? We have answers!

A. No. This is business course, not a skills course. This course isn't a good fit for someone who is still learning web design.

A. No. These are pre-recorded trainings.

A. You get instant access to all the trainings when you purchase and can get started right away.

A. No. This is a self-study, self-paced online course. If you want access to Shannon for questions, coaching, feedback and mentorship, the Web Designer Academy Mentorship Program might be a better fit for you. Get all the details here.

A. Once you are paid in full, your access does not expire. 

A. You will receive a full refund if you make a written request to shannon@webdesigneracademy.com within 48 hours of your purchase.

 
No exceptions to this time frame will be made. Refunds will be processed within 2 business days of receipt of the request. Please note, it can take 5-7 business days for your bank to clear these funds in your account. After 48 hours from your purchase date, no further refunds will be issued.
 
If you receive a refund, you agree not to use, download, distribute or further access any copyrighted materials that are part of the Program and you must delete every copy of our copyrighted materials (videos, podcasts, Google docs, PDFs, transcripts, etc.) that you downloaded during the 48-hour refund period.
 
If you paid in full, you will receive a refund of your entire payment.
 
If you selected the payment plan, you will receive a refund of your initial payment and all further payments will be halted.
 
If you have any questions before purchasing, please email us at shannon@webdesigneracademy.com

Contact Us

Don’t see your question in the FAQ’s?

If you have any questions at all about working with us, email me at shannon@webdesigneracademy.com or click the button in the bottom-right corner of the screen. My only job is to make sure you have all the information you need to make the best decision for you – so don't hesitate to reach out and get your questions answered!

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When you purchase our product, you understand that there is no guarantee that you will achieve any particular result or outcome using any of the ideas, tools, strategies or recommendations presented. We make no promises or warranties concerning your likelihood of success, performance, future earnings, business profits, marketing performance, customer growth or results of any kind. You understand that with any business endeavor there is an inherent risk, including a loss of capital and loss of customers and therefore you assume all responsibility for any such risk. 

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