303: How Shirley Ansley Grew Her Web Design Business From Side Hustle To Full-Time Career
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2022
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
This week in the guest chair we have Shirley Ansley. In 2015, Shirley went on a journey to start a business and tried to DIY her website only to find out that making your own website is kind of hard. She became instantly obsessed with figuring out how to build a website the right way and along the way found herself starting a business as a freelance website designer.
She ran her business on the side while still working a full time job for almost two years until finally taking the leap. She left her 9 to 5 while three months pregnant with her second child a few months before the pandemic hit.
Today, she is a successful (and profitable) freelance website designer who’s had the privilege of working with award winning podcasts, POC women-led businesses, national organizations and more.
In today’s episode we get into:
- The strategy she used to transition from her job while still growing her side hustle
- How she worked on and improved her technical design knowledge so she could shift from charging $675 for a website to now charging $5000-$10000
- And so much more!
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your |
| 0:07.1 | side hustle from passion project to profitable business. |
| 0:10.9 | And I'm your host, Nikaela Matthews, a co-man. |
| 0:13.8 | So let's get started. |
| 0:15.3 | Hey guys, before we get into today's episode, I want to let you know that this episode is |
| 0:21.5 | brought to you by Comcast Rise. |
| 0:23.7 | Now I have shared this opportunity on the show before, and I will keep sharing it because |
| 0:27.8 | I want you guys to apply, apply, apply at Side Hustle Pro.co slash Comcast Rise. |
| 0:33.5 | This is one of the best opportunities for small business owners. |
| 0:37.3 | Comcast has launched this multi-year multifaceted initiative designed to help strengthen small |
| 0:42.4 | businesses owned by women of color, people of color. |
| 0:45.9 | I personally applied and received a full technology package for Side Hustle Pro, which included |
| 0:52.0 | three iPads, two laptops, and a desktop, which is a game changer for my team and I. |
| 0:58.0 | So please do not talk yourself out of this amazing opportunity. |
| 1:02.3 | Go ahead and go over to Side Hustle Pro.co slash Comcast Rise to apply. |
| 1:07.9 | Qualifying businesses can apply to receive advertising and marketing consultations, production |
| 1:13.5 | of a 32nd TV commercial, plus a media strategy consultation, and a 90 day media placement schedule, |
| 1:20.9 | or a complete technology makeover of computer equipment and internet voice and cyber security |
| 1:26.0 | services for 12 whole months. |
| 1:28.1 | So visit Side Hustle Pro.co slash Comcast Rise to learn more and apply. |
| 1:35.7 | Hey guys, hey, welcome back to the show. |
| 1:37.5 | It's Nikola here back with another episode of Side Hustle Pro. |
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