Indie HQ

Independence is beautiful.
And it's better together.

The global home that helps independent agencies grow — whatever your size, wherever you are.

360+ agencies · 6 continents · 100% member-owned
The mission

We serve indies — and the brilliant people behind them.

The global home for independent agencies: built to help you grow, tell your story, and reach the people who matter. Whatever your size, whatever your scope.

Every membership

5 ways we've got you.

Cover you, coach you, community, celebrate you, connect you — all of it included, whatever your size or scope.

CoverageWe cover you.

The platform tells indie stories — and yours is one of them. Video-first profiles, your news and wins, and shows built around your thinking.

CoachingWe coach you.

Indie QuickCoach and 15-minute sprints, there whenever you want a second set of eyes. Your work, sharper.

CommunityYour people.

The Commons — our own platform, built for indies from the ground up. Get matched with mentors who've done it, ask the room on the peer board, and take any conversation 1:1. Real guidance from people in your corner.

CelebrationWe celebrate you.

Top 40 Awards, Show Off, the Leadership Summit, Cannes — where your work and your people get their moment.

ConnectionsWe connect you.

Warm intros to brands who need what you do, and vetted Preferred Partners when you want backup.

Plus a growing list of member perks — real discounts from partners like DUPAY. See what's live →

The signature tool

Indie QuickCoach: expert eyes on the work that has to land.

Send us the thing you want to get right — an awards entry, an op-ed, your website, a new pitch — and a specialist reviews it against what wins. You get back a private coaching page you can act on the same week. Included with every membership.

01

Send us the work

Paste a link or your draft and tell us what it's for. One short form, any of the work below.

02

We run the review

A specialist scores it against the real bar — the same criteria juries, editors, and buyers use — and writes you specific, usable notes.

03

You get a coaching page

A private page with your score, what's strong, and exactly what to sharpen. Standard turnaround is 5 business days; need it in 36 hours, that's on the table.

What you can send

Awards entries

Cannes, One Show, D&AD, Effie, Top 40 — scored against the category before you pay the entry fee.

Op-eds & bylines

From a rough thesis to a finished draft — is it publishable, and where.

Your website

Does your site win the brief before the first call? A homepage or the whole thing.

Messaging

Taglines, value props, positioning, sales and support copy — does it land.

Press pitches

A media pitch or release, checked for real news value before you hit send.

Panels & speaking

Conference proposals and CFPs — shaped to get picked.

Plus Market Intel — a landscape read on a category or competitive set when you want the lay of the land before you move. See how QuickCoach works →

Frictionless by design

Easy to join. Easy to keep.

Membership runs quietly in the background, so it stays effortless.

Magic-link sign-in

Everyone at your agency signs in with their own work email. We send a magic link, they tap it, they're in. That simple.

We come to you

Show ideas and story angles, pulled from what you already post. The heavy lifting's on us.

We keep you visible

We track what you're already sharing and surface what's worth telling. Your presence, handled.

No catch

3 promises.

01

Your rate never moves.

Lock it the day you join. It never goes up. As long as you're a member, that's your price.

02

Your whole team's in.

Interns to CEO — one flat membership, never per-seat. Everyone gets in.

03

25% off everything.

Awards entries, event tickets, sponsorships. Member pricing across the board.

Membership

1 price. Everything in.

Billed annually. Your rate never goes up.

Pick your tier and pay online — instant access, no invoicing. Outside the U.S.? Stripe shows your local currency automatically at checkout (EUR, GBP, CAD + 100 more). Nothing to set up, no waiting on us.

Agencies, studios & production companies

One price covers your whole shop — interns to CEO. It's set by your size, never per-seat.

Agency, studio, production company, collective — every kind of indie counts. Membership runs $695–$1,995/yr by headcount, whole team always included.

$695 /yr · whole team included
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Solo & specialist

Consultant $350 /yr

Single-practitioner consultants — PR, biz dev, agency ops. One person, not a firm.

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Outside the U.S.? No extra steps.

Pick your tier and hit Join. At checkout, Stripe automatically shows your local currency — EUR, GBP, CAD, and 100+ more — and converts it for you. Pay online, get in instantly. No emails, no invoices, no waiting on us.

Questions

The short version.

Not owned by a publicly-traded holding company or consultancy — any percentage. Privately-held networks, PE-backed shops, and agencies with a parent outside this industry all count. Size doesn't matter; independence does.
Agencies start at $695/year for 1–10 people and scale by team size. Solo tiers run $180–$599. Your rate locks the day you join and never goes up.
No — we cover the whole indie world. But members fund the platform, so members come first: priority coverage, plus tools, community, and awards. We work for members, not pageviews.
Our members-only review service — the tool members reach for most. Send an awards entry, an op-ed, your website, a press pitch, a panel proposal, or your messaging, and a specialist scores it against what wins and sends back a private coaching page you can act on, usually within 5 business days. Included with membership, no per-use fee.
As little as you want. We come to you with show ideas and pull angles from your LinkedIn. No second job.
No. We complement them — extra expert eyes and more places to show up. Your team still drives strategy.
No — we're global, aiming for a 50/50 split between North America and the rest of the world. Wherever you are, just hit Join: Stripe shows and charges your local currency automatically at checkout, and you're in instantly. No invoices, no back-and-forth.
Strategically. AI helps us stay organized and powers Indie QuickCoach, but humans make every editorial call. We've opted out of all model training, and your project data is deleted when we're done.

Come build with us.

Lock your rate, bring your whole team, and grow with people in your corner.

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