Bryan Harris first became known for Videofruit, his industry leading blog and online course business. But these days, he has shifted focus to his new business Growth Tools and scaling 1:1 coaching.

A master at organization, leadership, and customer generation, Bryan shared tons of gold nuggets during this episode of Ahrefs Podcast, including:

00:00 Introduction


01:02 Shifting from courses to coaching


06:30 Ascension ladder vs descension ladder


15:31 A cautionary tale about sharing revenue


17:45 Free tools as a growth strategy


19:41 How to scale non-commodities


23:45 Finding the right CEO-marketing director fit


31:07 How Growth Tools structures its marketing department


37:40 BOPA (Borrowing other people’s audiences)


42:22 Causes of stress and complexity in marketing


45:28 Guilt by association


48:30 Choosing what to promote


58:34 The key to generating customers


1:07:15 The right way to “Figure it out”


1:11:34 Bryan’s ChatGPT history


1:14:36 Outro

We hope you enjoy our first in-person episode of Ahrefs Podcast!

As always, be sure to like and subscribe (and tell a friend).

Where to find Bryan:

X: @Harris_Bryan

Website: growthtools.com/ahrefs

Where to find Tim:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsoulo/

X: @timsoulo

Website: https://www.timsoulo.com/

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Referenced in the episode:

Ryan Deiss: https://www.ryandeiss.com/

Russell Brunson (Dotcom Secrets): https://dotcomsecrets.com/getdcsfree-1


Nathan Berry: https://nathanbarry.com/

Brennan Dunn: https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/


John Lee Dumas: https://www.eofire.com/


Pat Flynn: https://patflynn.com/


Glenn Hill (Connection Codes): https://www.connectioncodes.co/


Jim Collins (Good to Great): https://www.jimcollins.com/index.html 


One Minute Manager: https://www.amazon.com/The-New-One-Minute-Manager/dp/8195246893/

Seth Godin (Purple Cow): https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-Transform-Business-Remarkable/dp/014101640X


Noah Kagan: https://noahkagan.com/


Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki): https://www.richdad.com/


Supermensch: https://www.amazon.com/They-Call-Supermensch-Backstage-RocknRoll/dp/0062355953


Figure it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPa3E8yis0I


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