In this livestream Tim Brown shares the 7 mistakes he made while going from a freelancer to an agency. Tim is the founder of Hook Agency, content strategy evangelist, and has been featured on Forbes, Neil Patel & NBC, Fast Company. Check out Tim here: https://hookagency.com https://hookagency.com/questionnaire/ https://www.instagram.com/hookagency/ 00:00 - start 01:00 - who is Tim Brown 04:00 - The first mistake he made Tim made when starting his agency 09:00 - Mistake #2: Charging for hours on bigger projects 11:27 - Mistake #3: not filtering clients to ensure you can exceed expectations 17:00 - Mistake #4: stop pushing marketing when you have a good amount of business 22:00 - Questions you can ask to filter clients** 33:00 - Mistake #5: not prioritizing a highly motivating work environment for employees, and significance in mission 38:00 - Ask yourself these questions to help improve company culture 39:00 - Mistake #6: Being the lynchpin, building the agency around his uniqueness and personality. Being scared of more talented employees 45:00 - Mistake #7: depending on only a couple of avenues for new business 50:00 - What can you do to improve your SEO 56:00 - The pros/cons of working with family and friends 1:02:00 - One the best decisions Tim has made 1:08:00 - How Tim coaches someone out 1:11:00 - How Chris fires someone 1:22:00 - What Tim would do if he got let go* 1:24:00 - What kind of insurance considerations would you strongly recommend for a startup company? Insurance companies and policies to be specific. 1:28:00 - Price high and justify === 🚀 Futur Accelerator The step-by-step blueprint and coaching program designed to get your creative business off the ground: https://thefutur.com/accelerator 🥇 Futur Pro The professional creative community designed to grow your personal brand, your business, and your network: https://thefutur.com/pro ✍️ Other Courses, Templates, and Tools: https://thefutur.com/shop 🎙 The Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast Recommended books, tools, music, resources, typefaces & more: https://thefutur.com/recommendations Music by Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutur/shorts We love getting your letters. Send them here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Host: Chris Do Content Director: Matthew Encina Producer: Mark Contreras Cinematographers/Editors: Jona Garcia Social Team: Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music: Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Now, Calibre, Knockout, Champion Gothic