Whether you freelance or run an agency, you belong here
Most business advice assumes you want to scale fast and sell up. This is for the rest of us: the freelancers and small agency owners who want steady work, fair pay, and a life outside the laptop.
Different job titles, same daily problems.
The practical problems nobody warns you about
We don't teach you theory. We talk about the messy, real stuff.
Working out what AI actually means for us
AI is changing how clients buy and how we deliver, whether we like it or not. Some of it is genuinely useful. A lot of it is noise dressed up as a revolution.
Inside the Academy we compare notes honestly: what's saving people real time, what's a waste of an afternoon, and how to stay valuable when the tools keep shifting under our feet. You don't have to work it all out on your own.
Everything in your membership
Weekly group calls
An hour each week to bring your challenges and get answers from the group and an experienced host. Calls happen at 3:30pm UK Time on Thursdays, to accommodate as many timezones as possible.
A Slack community
Ask a question at 11pm and someone usually answers by morning. Find collaborators, swap referrals, and pick up work when a member posts that they need a developer, designer, or another pair of hands.
A library at your back
Every call is recorded, transcribed, and summarised. On top of that, members get a growing library of guides, books, slide decks, and other practical resources to draw on whenever you need them.
No problem. Every session is recorded with a full searchable transcript and summary. You can even submit your questions in advance and watch the answer later.
Win work from each other
Worried these people are your competitors? It rarely works out that way. Members regularly pass work between themselves. Someone posts "I need a developer for a project" or "anyone do SEO?" and it goes to a person they already trust from the calls.
The people in here are far more likely to become collaborators and referral partners than rivals. They're the folks you call when a project is too big to handle on your own.
Common questions
I'm Paul Boag
I've spent 16 years running an agency, 11 as an independent consultant, and 29 years building online communities. I host the calls and stay active in Slack every day.
But think of me as a fellow member who happens to have made most of these mistakes already, rather than a coach lecturing from the front.
From the people already inside
Worth every penny
Paul Boag's Agency Academy has totally changed how I run my design agency. It's helped me streamline my daily tasks, organize the team better, and rethink where we're headed.
Truly supportive
Paul has cultivated a truly supportive and collaborative environment where professionals come together to share knowledge and ask for advice. It feels like a safe space where everyone is genuinely interested in helping one another succeed.
A no-brainer
I've been part of the Agency Academy since the beginning. It's like being part of a mastermind group, but with only those who know the pressures, risks, and sacrifice of running an agency. I always come away with new ideas to make my agency better.
From signing up to your first call
Subscribe
Join today for £79 a month. Cancel easily at any time.
Meet others
Once you're in, I'll email you about joining Slack and meeting the community.
Attend a call
Your first call is the Thursday after you join, at 3:30PM London time over Google Meet.
Watch the archive
Dive into our library of recorded calls and search for the topics you care about.
Start learning for £79 a month
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From here you'd be taken to Stripe to complete the £79/month payment. Once it succeeds, you'll be added to the Academy welcome sequence and emailed your Slack invite.
£79 a month, billed monthly, and you can cancel at any time. Price excludes VAT. Questions? Email me at paul@boagworld.com