Most community owners miss this completely. By Day 7, the habit of ignoring your notifications is already formed. The decision has already been made, and you did not even know a decision was being made. Here's what actually has to happen inside that window: Day 1 — They need to feel seen. Not welcomed by an automation. Actually seen. A real response. A recognition that they showed up. Day 3 — They need a quick win. One small action that felt good to complete. Not a 20-module course. One thing. Day 5 — They need to see proof. Proof that other real people in this community are getting value. That this is not a ghost town. Feel seen -- Quick win -- See proof. Most owners do one of two things wrong: they do nothing and rely on Skool's defaults. Or they overwhelm new members with a 12-step onboarding sequence and a sales pitch for premium. The window is small. Design it on purpose. This is one piece of the Member Journey Map... The framework that tells you what to build, in what order, for each stage of the member journey. Comment MAP below and I'll send over the free interactive guide that walks through all 5 stages.

Here is what @Rick Tielemans & @Mike Tielemans brought to the Accelerator this month that I have not been able to shake. Your about page is not a welcome mat. It is a doorman. And a good doorman knows exactly who belongs and makes sure those people find their way in. They built their entire about page around eight filters. Each line asks the reader a different version of the same question: is this for you? By the time someone reaches the join button, they have already said yes eight times. The thing that stayed with me: you do not grow MRR by getting more members. You grow it by earning more per member. When someone truly belongs, cancelling does not just mean losing access to content. It means losing a piece of who they are. Can you imagen that your members tattoo your brand across there entire forearm? Wouldn’t that be the greatest goal for all of our communities 😎 First, I am going to find me my Doorman, how about you? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸

I wish someone sat me down and told me these before I started posting like it was any other platform. 𝟭) 𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀. No “DM me.” No “link in bio.” No “if you want help." No "here’s my group.” I got banned/kicked from multiple communities early on bc I didn’t realize how strict this is. Be helpful. Be normal. Let your presence do the work. 𝟮) 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. If you comment like a real person and actually help, people will click. So make your profile clean and obvious. What you do. Who you help. What to do next. That is it. 𝟯) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. Early replies keep a post alive. So write posts people can answer quickly. Then stay close and reply fast so it becomes a conversation, not a monologue. 𝟰) 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. The fastest growth I have seen on Skool comes from making people feel seen. Comments build culture. Culture builds retention. Retention builds everything else. 𝟱) 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Pick one thing and never miss. Wins thread. Teardown day. Office hours. A weekly prompt. Whatever fits your style. Consistency is what earns trust. 𝟲) 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄. When you read a post ALWAYS like it, and ALWAYS give leave a comment. That does 2 things: - With the like you give the author a point to level up. - With your comment you give yourself a point (when people like it) Most communities (including Skooler Spotlight) give more perks as you level up, so be a dear, love the people around you, and they will love you back. If you are building on Skool right now: What is one mistake you made that you would save a new community owner from?