Brand University
Brand University is for designers building an agency. Grow an intentional, profitable design business in 90 days.
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How this community works
- Pricing
- $9 a monthWell below the marketing median of $49.
- Size
- 1,289 membersBigger than 73% of the marketing communities indexed here.
- Revenue ceiling
- $11,601 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
- Platform
- Skool
- Category
- Marketing
- Last verified
- 5 October 2026
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- Low price, high volume. At $9 a month the model needs numbers, and 1,289 members is what that looks like.
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About Brand University
Brand University is for designers building an agency. Grow an intentional, profitable design business in 90 days.
Why you should join: Courses from Evan Barnes on logo process, high-ticket design, closing, five-figure websites and a Google Ads sprint. Membership is $9 a month.
Tiers and products
Membership
Paid
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The one-liner
A low-cost community helping designers grow an intentional, profitable design agency.
What they actually sell
Brand University is run by Evan Barnes. The headline pitch reads: "Brand University helps you grow an intentional, profitable Design Agency in 90 days." The public offer sits at $9 a month. A free trial sits on the join path. Inside sit 12 courses. The page does not spell out a money-back promise. Anyone copying this should notice that the sale rests on one clear outcome rather than a long feature list.
Who pays and why
Designers who want their own agency but feel stuck taking random freelance work. The doubt is being good at design and bad at business. They pay for a 90-day path to a more intentional, profitable design agency. The emotional pull is being around people chasing the same thing, which matters as much as any single lesson.
Where the members come from
Evan Barnes's Instagram, LinkedIn and website presence appears to feed the room. The Skool community reads as the member back end for people already drawn to that work. Exact follower counts stay off the public page.
What's holding it back
A designers-only room is clear, but without visible agency wins the 90-day promise is hard to judge.
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Say clearly who the room is only for, so the right buyer feels it was built for them.
Would this work in another niche?
Yes for other creative freelancers such as video editors. Weak for broad generalist audiences.
Written 5 October 2026
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