I wasn't planning on making another post about this today, but after today's live demo, I'd actually feel bad if I didn't remind you about today's deadline. (I included some screenshots of their wins page, because people are WINNING with this!) I know I've talked about Skoot recently and even had Garrett come hang out with us. But today they did a live demo on Tier 2 that I had time to attend, and it made one thing very clear... I don't think most of us have even scratched the surface of what's possible with it. What made this demo different was they didn't just show features. They kept asking: "How would you use this?" Then owners started throwing out real situations from their businesses. Someone wanted to automatically identify members who were most likely to upgrade and have personalized messages ready to send. Someone wanted AI to know their voice well enough that it could handle the beginning of conversations while they were away from their desk. Someone wanted reminders before member calls with context from previous conversations instead of trying to remember who someone was. Someone wanted to know which classroom lessons actually led to upgrades so they could reorganize their entire onboarding. I wanted to know if the Skoot MCP could be checking every morning for those who needed a follow up instead of trying to remember everyone myself. Because I know I want to remember it all, but sometimes that's not possible. Another one we all kind of pieced together was after a sales call, having the sales rep do the follow up based on what we talked about in the call. Garrett said with the Skoot AI Notetaker coming out that he could work on that. I also found it very cool that 12 Skool Games winners from this quarter used Skoot and they had 4 of the top in the categories using it. (3 of the 4 them using Tier 2 already). So now that's 57 Skool Games winners, and that still matters because even if Games are going away as we know it... that's some serious wins and will be useful when the new secret games replacement comes out! 🏆

Growth Boost is now available in your group settings and it's turned on by default. BUT it's not active until next week. That means you have plenty of time to click around, read through it, ask questions, and understand how it works before it actually goes live. I've seen a lot of questions already and I'll be answering many of them... ...but I wanted to share one thing right now about the Growth Boost Skool Ads: Skool pays for the ads. Meta decides who gets shown. And if you know anything about Meta, you know it rewards what performs. That's why your cover photo, group description, about page, onboarding, and retention suddenly matter a whole lot more. Because Meta isn't just looking at clicks. It's looking at what happens after the click. Do people join? Do they stay? Do they become customers? The communities that get people to click, join, engage, stay, and spend money are positive signals that are likely to have an advantage. That's exactly why I decided to soft launch Make Money with Community. For the next 30 days, we're going to focus heavily on the things that influence clicks, conversions, engagement, and retention so you're in the best position possible when Growth Boost goes live. I made this video to go over what it looks like in your Group Settings and explain all of this if you want to hear it from me vs read it. 👇 If you have questions, drop them below and I'll do my best to answer them.

Hope you had a good weekend! A couple of switch ups this week but we will still do our best to be live everyday. Monday Have coffee with us. We’re using some of the questions you asked last week and working through them live. Quick break after, then The Online Community Show will stream live with @Marianne Suarez Sabugo & @Kevin Suarez Sabugo for this week's podcast episode. Tuesday We will be talking about making quick one time offers, low ticket offers, low effort offers and why you would want to do that. Wednesday About Page Wednesday. @Eric Howell will not be able to make it but I’ll have @Artin Asghari joining me. We’ll be reviewing a few about pages from his clients and going through them together. Thursday This day will start after 12pm CST this week. Still counts as morning on the west coast right?? 🤔😅 We will be talking about treating yourself like a houseplant and why everyone needs to be doing this. Plus, it's also our Spill the Tea day. Friday Skool Weekly Recap. What happened this week, what we saw on Skool that stood out, and we want to hear how your week went. We’re aiming to be live at 9:30-9:40am CST this week. Monday may be a bit later, and Thursday will for sure be after 12pm CST. How do you handle schedule switch ups?

EDIT: To honor the privacy of everyone, I'm cleaning the community up first. It takes a bit of time to do so, but I'm about 1/2 way there. I want to give everyone plenty of time and transparency around an upcoming change. Starting December 1, this group will shift to a public setting. This means anything posted inside will be viewable to anyone, so please take time now to remove or edit anything you would not want visible publicly. This is also your chance to post about your community while I still have posting open for members. After December 1, only commenting will be available. There may be a name change as well. Still undecided on that. If being part of a public space no longer feels aligned for you, this also gives you time to leave without pressure. No hard feelings whatsoever. This decision connects directly to how I recommend using Skool. A free public community supports SEO and AI discoverability, which helps the right people find practical guidance when they need it most. From there, they can choose to go deeper through paid or tiered communities. What you will continue to see here is focused, practical content that breaks down Skool features, community building strategies, announcements, and new updates in a way that supports you in making smarter decisions for your own community. The goal is for you to clearly understand what to do and why it matters for your growth and visibility. There will also be special things I do here for my paid members (yes, there is a paid community, but that is getting some changes as well.. which is why it's hidden from my profile til changes are made), such as featuring their communities under specific circumstances, while still keeping this space valuable and educational for everyone. Why now? Things shifted when I became a Skoolers moderator. My goal is to make learning more open and more accessible so more people can build stronger communities, avoid common missteps, and feel more confident navigating this platform.

The way to make quick money. The way to get traffic fast. The way to rank higher asap. Everyone’s chasing the next way to avoid doing the work instead of building something that actually lasts. I’ve never once seen someone create a meaningful, happy, fulfilled life surrounded by people worth having in their circle by trying to game or cheat a system. Just like a fire starter, it burns fast and bright with nothing solid underneath to keep it going. In fact, a few who tried to game the system and made it to the Games in the past ended up becoming examples of what not to do and internet memes instead of role models. Shortcuts can look exciting in the moment, but they never build real stability. They don’t create the kind of foundation you can build a business, a brand, or a reputation on. The people who win long term aren’t searching for hacks. They’re refining what works. They’re taking in feedback and iterating. They’re showing up when no one’s watching. They’re stacking small, boring actions that eventually create something unshakable. Quick results fade. Real growth doesn’t need a hack. Where have you seen the biggest difference from slowing down and doing it with intention?