303: How Shirley Ansley Grew Her Web Design Business From Side Hustle To Full-Time Career

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode we get into:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The strategy she used to transition from her job while still growing her side hustle</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">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</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And so much more!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out this episode and others on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/side-hustle-pro/id1126021323"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/13qDj08lBR4ymzGhXIKy8t"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">YouTube </span>