Hey everyone, Just wanted to share what I've learned from reviewing hundreds of member applications and why some people get rejected (or even banned) from Skool communities. This might help if you're trying to join communities or if you're a community owner trying to figure out who to let in. Here's what I actually look at when someone tries to join: - Profile picture - This is huge. If it looks AI-generated, that's a red flag. If the face is cut off weird or I can't see the face at all, probably not approving you. I need to see a real person because it helps me quickly tell if you're legit or not. - Real name - If I can Google your name and find you on other platforms, you're probably real. Simple as that. - Social media links - If you have your other profiles linked, it shows me you're serious about Skool. Also, click your own links to make sure they work. You'd be surprised how many broken links I find. - Communities you're in - I check if you're in free or paid communities, and I look at your comments to see if you're actually participating or just jumping in to spam and leave. - The Mayor Bridges thing - If you have this set up, that's a green flag. It means you took time to fill out your profile. - Country and email alignment - If your country matches where you're actually joining from and your email matches your name, that helps. What NOT to do: - Don't put "Hi I'm new" in your bio - spammers do this - Don't put your phone number or personal email in your bio - Don't use a company name as your profile name if you want people to engage with you - Make sure your bio is grammatically correct (use ChatGPT if English isn't your first language) Here's the thing, this stuff doesn't just matter for getting approved. It affects how people treat you INSIDE communities too. People engage more with profiles that look like real humans. For community owners - if you're wondering why you're not getting engagement, check your profile first. If you're using some random image or your company name instead of your real name and face, that might be why people aren't connecting with you.

On calls and DMs you ask me if you can pitch your stuff. I usually say yes, but to follow the instructions. Now I'm telling you that you can pitch here, and all I get is crickets... 🤪

We just hit 500 members in this community! Thank you for making this happen! 🙌

Which sucks because I'd like to not spam free members with premium gated content. So I'll try to send as little premium notifications as possible. After the Skool news call I'll be doing a live call for the premium tier, just to talk shop. But like I said, I won't be creating a post every time. I'll also do a why I love tiers and why I hate tiers video to try to lobby them adding the tiered category functionality. @Faith Adebayo thank you for the tip!

For all the members that decided to upgrade to premium: Thank you for supporting this community! ❤️