I read a post from Calvin Hollywood on Skoolers link here recently that really highlights something many creators overlook when comparing social media and communities. Most people assume you need huge numbers to make money online. But the math tells a different story. 🤓 A social media account with 50,000 followers typically gets around a 1.5% engagement rate. That’s roughly 750 likes or comments on a good post. Now compare that to a community. A community with just 500 members can generate that same level of daily activity through posts, comments, and conversations. And the interactions are usually much deeper. Even a community of 200 members generating 200 daily activities can rival the engagement of a 10,000-follower social media account. Which means you don’t have to become an influencer. You need to build relationships. Communities also tend to convert far better when it comes to offers. On social media, a large audience might produce a small number of sales. Inside a community, trust is already built, which often leads to significantly higher conversions. This is why I’m such a big believer in showing up inside communities instead of spending hours doom scrolling on social media. Are you contributing, posting, and building relationships where conversations are actually happening? And good news… Calvin will also be speaking at our Built to Be Seen Summit on March 30, 31 and April 1. 👉 JOIN HERE Curious to hear your thoughts. Where are you investing more of your time right now? Growing on social media? Or showing up in communities?

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Hey friends, what's up? I am excited to officially welcome you in to our community! I am really glad you are all here. Please remember, this is a community for AI-Business Driven members. I'll be leading my example, and ensuring the conversations, events and momentum in our community is geared towards AI + Business in our amazing community. You'll learn more in the START HERE course. Please drop a comment and let us all know where you are from. 🙌 Cheers, Brenda 🚩 PS - Please make sure to review our Start Here course at least once. This will give you a really good picture of what our community is about. Thanks a bunch!

I just realized something about summit FOMO that shifted everything for me. I'm having a blast engaging with everyone's takeaways. But I noticed something in the responses — especially in @Micki Kosman 's reflection about Day 1. She talked about how her biggest takeaway wasn't the tools... it was the pace. The reminder to implement calmly, intentionally, and in a way that actually sticks. And it hit me: I think we show up to summits in one of two modes. Mode 1: Data-gathering. You're here to collect ideas, learn new tools, see what's possible. You're in exploration mode. This is where I was for Brenda's last AI-Driven Business Summit in October. I was learning about ALLLLL the new tools and LOVING it! Mode 2: Implementation. You're here to take the best ideas you've already gathered and actually build them into your business. This is where I'm at this time around. I have a lot more narrow focus on what tools I need and where my focuses are. Both modes are COMPLETELY valid. The problem can be that sometimes when we don't recognize which mode we're in — and start feeling FOMO about the other one. If you're feeling FOMO that you're not implementing everything right now → you're in learning mode. That's the point. Let yourself gather without the pressure to execute. If you're feeling FOMO that you're not absorbing every session or taking notes on every new tool → you're in implementation mode. That's also the point. You already have what you need — now you're here to go deeper and make it real. The trap is thinking you should be doing both at once. You can't be in full learning mode and full execution mode at the same time. Your nervous system will short-circuit. (Take it from the Burnout Coach 😉) So I'm giving myself (and you) permission to know which mode we're in — and let that be enough. Which mode are you in right now?