Modern Builders Society
Learn to run your business on AI, from someone who already does.
I run my entire business on AI. Every other week I open it up and show you exactly how it works, so you can build the same thing for yours.
Modern Builders Society is my membership for people who watch my content and want to be closer to the work. Biweekly live office hours, every course I make, the skills and templates I build for my own business, and somewhere to ask me things properly.
I'm at the helm. It's my taste, my judgment, my voice, and the people I've let in alongside you.
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Before you join
Let me tell you what this isn't.
You've seen the AI communities promising to make you rich. "Join my group and you'll get clients." "Members are hitting $10k/month." Leaderboards. Screenshots. Income claims.
That's not what this is. I'm not going to tell you you'll make money joining this. I don't know what you're going to do with what you learn here. That's on you.
What I will tell you: the skills you build here are real and valuable. AI is changing how everyone works, and the people who actually understand the tools, the workflows, and how to apply them will have a meaningful edge. I've spent years getting genuinely good at this, and my whole business runs on it now. What you get is the entire thing in the open, including the parts that broke.
That's the trade. No hype, no promises about your bank account. Just the actual work, with me at the front of it.
Every other Wednesday
The calls are real. Here are the last four.
Live, on camera, no agenda. Bring what you are stuck on. Every session is recorded and the whole archive is inside, so missing one costs you nothing.
- Sep 9 Astro From a URL Live, Going Up Market, and Making a Skill Your Own
- Aug 26 The Skills You Actually Want, Click Attribution, and Where Things Should Live
- Aug 12 Centralizing Team Context, Quitting Website Builds, and Ops Before Lead Gen
- Jul 29 Retiring an Offer, the Point and Click Question, and Too Many Tools
What you'll learn
Not theory. The system I actually run on.
Every one of these is something I built for my own business first, then took apart on a live call so members could build their own version.
Build an AIOS
One place where every piece of context about your business lives, that any AI can work from. Connectors, modules, pipelines, state. This is the foundation everything else sits on.
Use Claude Code properly
How I organize it, where I prompt from, what I let it touch and what I don't. The unglamorous decisions that decide whether this works for you or wastes your month.
Replace the software you rent
My bookkeeping, my CRM, my analytics, my command center. All built, all running, all replacing something I used to pay for every month. I show you the real thing, not a demo.
Ship sites without the old stack
Astro and Cloudflare, what that stack makes unnecessary, and how to move a client onto it without breaking their SEO or their ability to edit their own site.
Sell it and price it
How I scope this work, what I charge, and how I explain it to a client who has no idea what any of it means. The part most people building with AI never solve.
Ask me anything, every other week
Bring what you're stuck on to office hours and get a real answer, live. If you can't make it, ask in the community and I'll still answer. Every session is recorded.
Everything inside
One membership. No tiers. No upsells.
The members
- — Freelancers, agency owners, and builders who watch my content and want to be closer to the work
- — Show Your Work, Wins, and general discussion spaces. Real people, real projects, real questions.
- — I'd rather know everyone here than have a community I don't know.
Direct access to me
- — Biweekly live virtual office hours (Wednesdays at 12pm ET). No agenda. Bring what you're working on.
- — Ask real questions and get real answers. Not YouTube-comment level.
- — All sessions recorded if you can't make it live.
Courses
- — Actual Work — full recordings of me building real client sites end to end. Two marketing sites at $5k each, an insurance agency build, and a live WordPress migration including the DNS cutover.
- — Full access to the AI-Powered WordPress Agency course (9 modules, 44 lessons, 9+ hours)
- — Every future course included at no extra cost
Resource vault
- — Claude Code skills and templates delivered here first
- — Etch Page Builder skill, Proposal Slide Decks skill, AI Personal Context System, AI Crash Course Bundle, Trust/Value/Revenue framework
- — New skills and templates added regularly
Perks
- — 50% off 1-on-1 calls ($149/hr, normally $299)
- — Affiliate program with 30% recurring commission on referrals
- — Whatever rate you join at is locked in for as long as you stay
This is for you if...
You're a freelancer or solo builder using AI tools like Claude Code or Cursor and you want to get meaningfully better, not just follow along with tutorials.
You run an agency or do client work and want to integrate AI into how you scope, plan, build, and deliver projects.
You're building your own products or business with AI and want to be alongside someone doing it every day.
You want direct access to ask questions, share what you're building, and get honest feedback from someone who isn't trying to sell you a $5,000 course.
This is not for you if...
You want to collect courses and never open them. This is for people who actually do the work.
You're looking for get-rich-quick AI hype. This is a space for builders, not spectators.
You need someone to hold your hand through every single step. I'll point you in the right direction and answer your questions, but you have to be willing to try things yourself.
In their own words
What it changed for the people in here.
All of them members. Most of it written unprompted, inside the community.
I left everything I was doing before in the dust
I really can't express the gratitude I have for you, honestly. I mean it that it's been life changing.
Thank you for everything you put out there for free, and thank you for the transparency. I appreciate your no-bullshit attitude and have an insane amount of respect for you.
It was hard, but I have left everything I was doing before for the last few years in the dust. And I couldn't imagine going back to it either.
Aaron Callaway
Developer & Marketer, Business Owner, Dad, Thunderhawk Solutions
It got me to make the first pitch of my life
You described my year-long hesitance that held me constantly at zero.
Yesterday I was shaky and stuttered and wasn’t that well prepared - BUT the second candidate has at least my contact info and will discuss it with his wife.
I needed to hear this!
Sebastian
Freshly baked entrepreneur seeking confidence
thanks so much for creating this community and being so generous, sharing your ideas, experiences, and knowledge!
Whitney Bateson
I started to build out my AIOS based on what Mark has shared and as a soloprenuer it’s got me excited about building a real foundation I can use to leverage AI to the fullest.
Gibran Garcia
Weeks and months of work now take days
What I've found really exciting and life-changing, as you mentioned, is that all of these processes that I've sort of internalized or built up over the last 30 years of doing web design since 1997 have now coalesced into being able to build out all of these automated SOPs with my agents in my AIOS.
I’m slowly replacing these patchwork pieces of my web design and development workflow with more efficient parts to create the ultimate, unique system for my business.
Things that would have taken me weeks and months to do before now take me days.
Mark Moran
Design Engineer
Thank you so much for taking the time to exchange emails about your community. It was essential to our decision-making process.
Clovis Ferreira da Silva Neto
I don't join online communities. This one, I did.
i don’t really join any online communities but it feels reassuring seeing Mark’s journey going into the AI age
i have seen Marks attitude shift over the last year through his videos from a somewhat pessimistic take for a short period of time to a renewed confidant stance
Matthew
Just wanted to say that this video completely encapsulates what we're all doing, at least trying to do, and the cynics are always going to denigrate us. This was such a brilliant video, and my heart goes out to you, Mark.
Magnus Petersson
a webdev since 1997
this is a great community of hard working, curious people that are making the web a better place
Brendan O'Connell
Building and designing websites for over a decade
I'm a huge fan of Mark Szymanski and I'm excited to be here to learn, help and interact.
Community is everything. Thank you Mark!
Markus Halvorson
Relentless Trail Blazer, The Information Workshop
I didn't even know I had a speed problem
I didn't even realize I had a workflow problem and a speed problem until I started watching Mark's content. That's what pushed me to take the course. Before, it took me forever to develop a website and put together proposals. Now it's so much easier. I used the course structure with a new client and it was beautiful and fast.
I'm getting a ton of ideas and all the content has been incredibly helpful. I just wish he could put everything into a course so I can follow along from A to Z.
Tricia Gatia
WordPress Developer & Course Student
The practical impact on my workflow has been massive.
Mark's course has been an absolute game-changer. I was hesitant about the rapid changes in our industry, but this course has completely shifted my perspective. It's taught me how to embrace AI as a vital, everyday assistant rather than something to fear.
The practical impact on my workflow has been massive. I’ve completely streamlined my operations, allowing me to take on more client projects in half the time, without sacrificing quality. Mark provides an incredibly solid, modern framework for planning and building client sites in 2026.
The course has also given me the strategies I needed to manage client expectations and eliminate scope creep. If you want to future-proof your agency or freelance business and scale efficiently, I cannot recommend this course enough.
John Jobling
Webmaster, Freelance
Who's behind this
I'm Mark Szymanski.
I run Motive11, a web development and marketing agency. I've spoken at WordCamp US and PressConf. I have 7.8K+ subscribers on YouTube where I make videos about building real things with AI.
I'm not the guy who scaled to $7 million and wants to sell you the blueprint. I'm the builder in the trenches right now, a few steps ahead, figuring it out and sharing everything I learn along the way.
This community exists because the people watching my content kept asking for more. More depth, more access, more of the stuff I don't put on YouTube. So I built it.
Simple pricing
Everything included. No tiers. No upsells.
Two months free
Lock in your rate
Whatever rate you join at is locked in for as long as you stay a member. If you cancel and come back later, you pay whatever the rate is at that time.
30-day money-back guarantee
Try it for 30 days. If it's not for you, email me and I'll refund you. No questions asked.
FAQs
What do I get for $39/month?
Everything. The AI-Powered WordPress Agency course (sold separately for $199), every future course, the full resource vault, live office hours with me, community access, 50% off 1-on-1 calls, and early access to everything I build. One price, no tiers, no upsells.
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
Yes. Try it for 30 days. If you don't find value in it, email me and I'll refund you. No questions asked.
What platform is this on?
Circle. Courses, community spaces, resources, and live events all in one place.
What if I'm a complete beginner with AI?
You're welcome. That's what the community and the courses are for. You just have to be willing to build, not just watch.
Do I get access to Mark directly?
Yes. In the community spaces and during live office hours. Real questions, real answers.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contracts, no commitments. Cancel whenever you want.
What happens when the price goes up?
The monthly rate doubles to $79 when we hit 50 members (currently at 34). Whatever rate you join at is locked in for as long as you stay. If you cancel and come back later, you pay the rate at that time.
See you inside.
$39 a month. Cancel anytime. 30 days to see if it's for you.
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