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Best Slack Communities for Freelancers and Agency Owners

Slack communities are an excellent way for like-minded people to share their ideas and create new business relationships. Here are the best ones for agency owners.

Nathan Vander Heyden
Last updated: Jun 28, 2024
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Slack communities are an excellent way for like-minded people to share their ideas, create new business relationships, or just idle and chat about topics they like.

As a matter of fact, there are communities for just about everything out there: blogging, marketing, SEO, freelancing...

So if you're looking to find the perfect Slack community for you, look no further.

We've compiled a list of the best Slack groups for freelancers and agency owners out there.

Topics range from digital marketing to coding & programming, SEO, and even social media!

Let's have a look:

1. Traffic Think Tank

traffic think tank slack community

Traffic Think Tank is a paid Slack community where search engine marketers gather to share their thoughts and knowledge on SEO.

Think of it as an accelerator for your SEO skills, network, and career: a place to get advice, mentoring, or expert-level conversations about search engine optimization.

Because you need to pay for access, TTT marketers try to make the most out of the membership—which makes this an exclusive, high-quality group.

If you decide to join this community, in their own words: "You'll never have to feel stuck, alone, or stagnant in SEO again."

2. Online Geniuses

online geniuses slack community

Online Geniuses is the free alternative to Traffic Think Tank.

But don't let this deter you from this amazing Slack community: in order to ensure the group maintains its top-quality reputation, every member is manually vetted before they are allowed to join.

Online Geniuses has a lot of enticing offers for SEO specialists, like weekly Q&A sessions, various SEO resources, and—naturally—a huge community to share and network with (30,000 members).

3. Demand Curve

demand curve slack group

DemandCurve is a growth marketing Slack group that covers a whole range of topics: paid ads, SEM, mobile, Ecommerce, content and SEO, as well as B2B outreach and landing pages!

All members are vetted here as well, and are expected to contribute meaningfully to be allowed access into the group.

4. #Backlinks

hashtag backlinks slack group

You'll have guessed it: this group's focus is on backlinks.

In this Slack community, entrepreneurs, bloggers, and digital marketers are all about improving their SEO and backlink profile.

If you head over to their #backlinkexchange channel, for example, you might find conversations like this:

backlink exchange

It's a great place for like-minded SEOs to find guest posting deals or short and long term backlink opportunities.

5. Growmance

growmance marketing slack community

Growmance is yet another Slack community for marketers from around the world.

Enjoy early access to innovative new marketing technologies, get and give feedback, or receive discounts on some products and services offered by the group.

Growmance covers a large range of topics, including growth hacking, design, and even coding. There's plenty of conversations to join—and it's free!

6. Marketers Chat

marketers chat for indie marketers

Marketers Chat is a free Slack community for indie marketers.

With over 6000 users, the community is strong and tight-knit. This group has a strong offering of special deals and tools for its users, as well as freebies like consultations or audits.

In their own words, it's the perfect group for the marketer who wants to share ideas and learn from a group of like minded folks.

7. BigSEO

bigseo slack community from reddit

The BigSEO Slack community stems from the subreddit that goes by the same name.

This group defines itself as "seasoned SEOs who want to casually discuss the latest trends, algorithm updates and other search engine optimization topics".

The community is free to join, but every member is vetted—and with over 2500 members, you are certain to find good tips, strategies, and potential business opportunities.

8. Buffer

buffer slack community

With over 6000 members, the Buffer Slack group is an amazing community for those looking to strengthen their social media marketing skills.

There are several topics at hand here: content marketing, video, blogging, as well as a variety of channels, all related to growth hacking and entrepreneurship.

Wrapping up...

We hope you enjoyed this list of the best Slack groups and communities for freelancers & agency owners.

Did we miss one? Let us know in the comments and we'll add it to the list!

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