@Sandra Martinez 👏🏻 Sandra won an annual membership ($497) to Community Income Mastermind - a space for Skool community builders ready to go from free to profitable. Your roadmap to $5k+/mo starts here. all other active participants win async community audit: @Ettjen Jansingh @Eugene Huliakevich @David Oliveira @Sandra Martinez @Nikesh Amit @Bethany Elle @Shelby Kretz @Sharon Horne-Ellstrom huge thanks for your participation! p.s. the doors to Community Income Mastermind are closing on 1 October. if you'd like to join but have doubts/questions, join me tomorrow for Ask Me Anything session to see if you are a good fit.

day 3 was about traffic. like cars cannot run without the gasoline, your community will not survive without the new members. but, there is more than one way to skin a cat. sorry, cat lovers 🐈‍⬛ @Alexa Leitner - the founder of GERMANstudio.ling.academy just hit 1,700 members - huge congrats 🎉 no following. no ads. no YouTube. mostly one conversation at a time, on Reddit (who would have thought?) @Des Dreckett got his first members by commenting in other communities on Skool. every single day, on TURBO MODE, so much so, that he got banned ❌ by the end of the day we all agreed on the part nobody wants to hear: - traffic isn't a hack. it's people talking to people. - it's a consistent action. every. sing. day. - it costs you money (ads) and / or time (conversations). pick one, but you're paying either way. huge thanks to @Des Dreckett for carrying the roundtable solo. our second expert - @Chris Hanlon could not make it, but prepared a really cool present for us. thanks, Chris! 🎥 NOW THE RECAP all recordings are in the Classroom (available to everyone till 1 October, only to Premium & VIP after that) with summaries and time codes: - case study with Alexa - roundtable with Des and video recording from Chris - hot seats recording ♨️ THE HOT SEATS the last round, and another round of applause for the brave ones: @Shelby Kretz @Vladimir Belokapov @Ettjen Jansingh @Alexa Leitner @Nikesh Amit you can find links to their communities in the class. And that's the clinic done. 3 days, 3 case studies, 3 roundtables, 3 rounds of hot seats. i'm tired and very happy. 🏆 THE PRIZES & WHAT'S NEXT

i am not complaining. totally understand the person. yet, it hurts. the situation: i registered to participate in the summit. did not submit, what i was suppose to submit by the deadline. the complication is the host agreed to be a speaker at my event. this morning, i got a message: - i am now removed from the summit (fair) - i am also removed from the host's community (okay) - she has removed herself from speaking at my event (ouch!) again, i understand, why i was removed from the summit. but the last two... logically, i understand. but emotionally, fucking hard. oh, well. i am not looking for emotional support (maybe just a little). i think everyone has the right to do what they want to do. and face the consequences. me - i would not do it like that. but, business is business, nothing personal. my lesson learnt, be extra careful with what i agree to do for other people - speaking, participation, help. it's my problem - i overestimate my capacity, grossly. so, i am going to play "collect 100 No's game". which means, every external opportunity, invite i get, i am gonna say NO or I NEED TO THINK, before i say yes. anyone else struggle with overcommitment?

i will never use automated DM sequences on Skool. here's a real example of why. lots of Skool tools now offer DM sequences. and the pitch makes sense. - it saves time. - keeps a line open with every member. - keeps your community top of mind. great in theory. terrible in execution. at least in everything i've seen. this morning i got a DM from someone who's a member of my community. i'm also a member of theirs. two days ago we chatted about them being in my community and booking a call. and then, i receive a message this morning. it was a friendly. something along the lines of: glad you're in the community, just popping in to say hi. before anyone reads this as a callout. it isn't. the person is great. the message, on its own, is great. BUT we talked two days ago. so a "just popping in to say hi" makes no sense. and the moment i read it, i suspected it was automated. the next message sounded scripted too. by then it didn't matter what it said. that's what Skool DM automation costs you. a good message, sent at the wrong moment, to someone who already in communication with you. WHAT TO DO INSTEAD i understand, sending DMs is a lot of work/time/effort. hence, do this instead: - have a library of DM templates for different situations. new member, went quiet, booked a call, no-show. - have a system - easy way - to track where each person is in their journey in your community. so you know which template fits before you hit send. - add personality. a voice note instead of text. a short video. short on time? even a gif beats a paragraph that reads like a bot. these are my fav gifs to follow up with ppl i talked before. DO NOT STEAL THEM ☢️ !!!! templates save the time. tracking keeps the context. the personal bit is you. ➡️ so what's your take on auto DMs, from both ends - sending and receiving them ?

i am gonna use a dirty marketing tactic. i know, i know... UPDATE: we are above 100 comment. here is the event. check your eligibility. it is very easy to get there. trust me. see you there if i get 100 comments under this post 🤦🏻‍♀️, i will do a live/recording available to everyone at lvl 3+ ONLY 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ - the Hackers (check here) and explain the how and the why and answer all your questions. only 3 things to do: - comment below anything, even if you hate it - tell me - check your current level here and if you are not lvl 3, then - get there - it is simple - post, comment, watch a calendar 🤭... do the thing that you are supposed to do as a good community member... it is controversial (in my playbook) yet, i am doing it. cause nothing off limits if it helps my members to get results. cause that's the ultimate goal.