We've got a ton of cool people in this community. Coaches and specialists that solve all kinds of problems. On this post you get the opportunity to showcase yourself. I normally don't allow self promotion except for times like this. This could be a great opportunity to help each other out and possibly get some clients. Post in the comments: 1. A bit about WHO you are. 2. What you do and how you help people. 3. Your social media links or any website. 4. A freebie of some kind that you offer. 5. And a pic of yourself Ready set go!

What are the areas of your business you need most help with right now? Post here in the comments so you can get some help.

👋 Hi, I’m Joseph S. Kahn from Portland, Oregon. I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, so I am far far away from my roots right now, but where the trees are green and the air is moist! LOL! Right now I plan on building a "free with ascension to paid community" for the SEO and Digital Marketing enthusiast looking for our killer formula and mastermind called "Harmonic SEO and Harmonic SEO Elite." I want to get these 3 things from the community: 1.  Learn from the best in this biz! 2.  Make like-minded friends that grow as I do 3. Give and synthesize as much as I learn (I love to help others!) For fun I like to do these 3 things: 1.  Drums, drums and more drums 2.  Hiking in the woods of course! (this is Oregon!) 3.  SEO all day long (I am a nerd and actually love it) I am super thrilled to learn about everyone's community and seeing how I can dive in and help where I can. I am a former CIO and CTO for John C. Maxwell as well as an award winner for Microsoft back in my early career as a web developer. I am super excited about the Skool opportunity and building a business that is fun, impactful and profitable without trading hours for dollars! WHO'S WITH ME!?!?! LET'S Go! I am on your team.

For the agency owner/business coach people in this group. This is how I'd build an agency if I had to start from scratch.

Learning the skill of paid ads is the unlock for predictable growth. I made roughly 45k off around 8k ad spend in a month because of this skill. Here’s a 4 foundational lessons I’ve learned over the last 10 years of runnings ads. 1. START SOONER THAN LATER Don’t rely on organic only. When I was running my gym it was ads combined with a good offer that saved my business. Running my agency it’s what got me unstuck from 10k to average 35k months. There’s a myth that you should wait and do organic only. The only reason to wait is if you offer is invalidated. Meaning you haven’t made any money from your offer. At that point yes it makes sense to make some sales organically first so you don’t just market your shit offer. 2. HAVE PROPER EXPECTATIONS I used to get so emotional when my campaigns didn’t work right away. I would be so discouraged and it would throw me off for weeks. The reality of ads is you lose money first. Then you strike gold with 1 or 2 ads that absolutely crush and that’s where you make all your money. What helps me is starting small and setting a budget you will spend for the next 12 months regardless of results. 3. TEST EVERYTHING Constantly test 1 variable at a time. Have a weekly cadence where you create new ads. Constantly think of new angles to hit. Try images and videos. Green screen videos, talking head, recording your screen, etc… The offer will have the greatest impact. What are you offering? It should solve a painful problem. Whether it’s a direct call to action to work together or a freebie, the offer is most important. 2nd it’s the ad creative. The image or video. 3rd is the ad copy and headline. But it’s really only the top 3 sentences in the ad copy that matter since that’s what most people see in an ad. They rarely hit “show more” and read the entire post. 4. TRACK RESULTS/Know your numbers. This once again removes the emotional roller coaster dynamic. Sometimes it “feels” like it’s not working when it actually is.