On Friday, @Éva Raposa , @Lidia Axe and I had an amazing discussion about engagement markers of success in your Skool community. We talked about what really works and what really makes a difference when you are trying to create a successful Skool. The conversation is inside Lidia's community, and you can find it here. I highly suggest you check it out. There were so many gold nuggets! And if you want to learn even more about how to build a successful Skool community, I'd love for you to check out the Standard tier of my other community, the Build Lab! 😉

Have you got a hobby that people keep telling you “You should sell that!” about? Or maybe you've wondered yourself whether something you love doing could actually make you money. The Hobby To More Summit is happening October 1st–4th and is all about exploring exactly that. It's completely free, I'm speaking about Am I Ready to Sell?, and there are loads of other sessions to help you figure out what your version of “more” could look like. Check it out here.

Did you know school was created over 200 years ago to create factory workers. Even though the curriculum has changed the system hasn't. School was not created to make amazing human beings. It was made to support the system. I'm Ally, a registered teacher and homeschool mum of 4, including neurodivergent kids, and I built my Skool because I won't accept that my kids can graduate school but lack the basic skills to look after themselves. Inside, you'll get: 📚 Interest projects built for how kids actually learn — not one-size-fits-all worksheets 🍞 Step-by-step cooking and homesteading skills you can do alongside your kids, from sourdough to scratch meals 🏡 A community of families doing life a little differently — where the classroom is the kitchen table, the garden, or wherever the day takes us ✝️ Faith is woven through how we live here — not preached, just part of the fabric. 🔗 https://www.skool.com/second-wind-homestead-5194/about Ready to have more confident self sufficient children? Join us free, introduce your family, and grab your first practical resource.

Do you have saved patterns, fabric you love, Pinterest boards full of ideas and screenshots you’ve completely forgotten about... but still no idea what to make next? Sometimes choosing the project becomes a project in itself. One thing I’ve found helps is to stop looking at everything as separate inspiration and start comparing the ideas properly - silhouette, details, fabric, pattern options and what you actually feel like making. That’s exactly what my new mini course helps makers do. It takes you through a simple process to: - sort through the ideas you’ve collected - work out what you’re actually drawn to - choose one garment or style to focus on - find a pattern that gets you close - identify the sort of fabric that will work - pull everything together into one clear project plan You don’t need to have the pattern or fabric already, and you definitely don’t need another folder full of inspiration. The goal is simply to move from “I have too many ideas” to “this is what I’m making next.” If that sounds useful, the mini course is now inside Sewing Boss Learning Lab

Sure, you can feed anything into ai and generate 100’s of images to use wherever… You can take more time to design things in canva or use their premade templates… But how do you feel when you look at what you’ve made?? Does it look like anyone else’s stuff in your niche? Does it look polished and perfect and sterile?? Before your brain convinces you that it’s “good enough” and “no one will notice”… Mayhaps check out Defunk’d Design Because yes people do notice the ai slop, the canvas templates, and the fact they have seen something similar a bajillion times already and their brain goes “keep swiping”… Whether you are designing images for organic content, paid ads, skool group cards, or any other biz related images we have you covered. Yes we chat how to use ai without getting ai slop including common “ai tells” as they pop up) What’s working and not working for the community owners in the room… We have calls so we can make tweaks and brainstorm live! And you can crowdsource to get others thoughts plus my own. Why want my thoughts? Cause I was a paid creator for skool ads for over 9 months and have an extensive history of creating balance in art, color theory, and also messaging that converts… so you don’t have to become a wizard all at once or settle for “good enough” that never seems to actually get the clicks you want 🤪 👇🏻 What’s the biggest issue that comes up for you when you are creating images for your biz??