The story of how the growth cycle community came to life.
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Whether you're a freelancer doing it on your own, running an agency, or building a business on the internet it's not an easy journey. The path is filled with challenges, questions, and obstacles that can leave you feeling overwhelmed and unsure of your next steps.This is where a community like this becomes vital to navigating the world of freelancing and agency craziness.

Imagine having access to:

- Resources to help you run your business more effectively.
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- Live chat with all community members, fostering collaboration and support.
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- Access to top freelancers and agency operators who have been in your shoes.
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- Events with guests from all walks of the agency and freelance world, sharing their insights and experiences.
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- Insights into marketing, sales, and making a real profit, so you can grow your business sustainably.

- And much more, all designed to help you succeed on your freelance or agency journey.

Before I start listing those 100+ things, let me tell you my story...

In 2016, I started as a freelance project manager for a variety of eCommerce brands and SaaS businesses. Two years later, I started asking myself, "What if I started an agency?" But with that question came a hundred others, mostly things like:

"Do I need to hire people?"
"What tools do I need to use to manage everything?"
"How do I find clients?"
"How much do I charge?"

And so on...

I didn't have any resources to help me get off the ground in 2018. I had to navigate the space by myself, learning on the job. And yes, that's part of running a business, but looking back, it would have been nice to have a community where I could ask questions and cut through some of the noise. That noise cost me a lot of time and money to figure out – money I didn't have.

When I landed a client, I wasn't sure about anything: how much I needed to charge to turn a profit, how complex the job was, what if I wasn't fit for the job, and whether my developers and designers were cut out for this. It was all a big guessing game, and it took me more than eight months to carve out my little corner of the agency world.

The worst part of it all was that I didn't document much of anything. I had nothing to show for when I hired people. No workflow, no process, nothing. Just a bunch of Slack messages, emails, and flying by the seat of my pants. Although there is something beautiful about the hustle, it's also very time-consuming and digs deep into your pockets.

Now, when I look back, I think to myself, "Man, I wish there was a community or place where I could have gotten valuable resources on simple things like how to write a proper scope of work, how to hire and onboard people, and how to manage clients a bit better." I would have paid $5,000 for that type of access, knowing what I know now.

Eventually, I was able to turn things around, and my agency grew to 26+ people and did 7-figures in revenue by 2021. It was a tough, long road, with a lot of failures and a lot of learning along the way. But those experiences are helping me shape this community the right way to help people with their journey.

Now, I feel like it's my duty to help the next freelancer get there faster. To help the next agency tune up their operations, their pricing, and make more money while running a healthier business. I want to create the resource I wish I had when I was starting out.

So, if you're a freelancer struggling with any of the things that I struggled with, or maybe you're ready to turn it up and start your own agency, this community is for you. And you don't have to pay $5,000. You don't even have to pay $1,000.