I did another comparison video with all the updates 🤗 If you're looking to start a Skool community get your free 14-day Skool trial here. All links in this post are referral links. Skool Hobby Plan vs Pro Plan — here's the breakdown (with the math Skool doesn't show you up front) Just posted a full comparison video going through both plan comparison screens on Skool. Wanted to share the key things here too because a few of these surprised me when I first found them. The big one nobody talks about: It's not just 10% vs 2.9% transaction fees. There's also a 30 cent per transaction fee that isn't listed on the comparison screen. So if you're running a $1 community, on the Pro plan you're actually getting about 67 cents back per member. On 1,000 members paying $1 that's around $670 — not $1,000. Worth knowing before you set your pricing. The financial tipping point: Once you're bringing in around $1,200 a month from your community or courses, the fee savings from Pro roughly cover the cost of the plan. Before that, the Hobby plan at $9/month (or even cheaper annually) is honestly a solid place to start. What you're actually giving up on Hobby: * Webinars (one-to-many broadcasting with guests — Pro only) * Affiliate program for your members (Pro only) * Unlimited admins and moderators (Hobby caps you at one) * Custom URL * Auto DMs (this one I'd say is the biggest loss if you care about onboarding) * Sidebar links * Advanced analytics (blurred on Hobby) * Suggested community ads shown to your members (competitors can show up there) What I personally stay on Pro for: Honestly it comes down to three things — the custom URL (skool.com/educate looks way cleaner than the default), the auto DMs for onboarding new members, and the sidebar links. That's it. The affiliate program and webinars are nice but I don't use them as much.

New metrics are live! Thanks @Jason Arnopp

Some stuff came up with my family today, and I'll need to drive a couple of hours tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back on time. I'll reschedule, and let you know with a fresh post. Sorry about that.

Pro tip 😅 Don't play around with creating too many YouTube channels. You can only verify two per year with one phone number. And sure, you can use your spouse's phone number etc., but then you'll need to bother them every time YouTube asks you to verify.

Click the bell icon, if you'd like to follow the comments in this post. I'll be posting all the April updates I find out about here. ➡️ If you want a free 14-day trial for your new Skool community, click here instead 🤪 0:00 New 7-day trial features: skip option and exclusion from churn metrics. 1:17 New member onboarding experience with customizable videos. 1:52 Improved user management: report/ban directly from membership requests. 2:40 Profile enhancements: follower management and search engine privacy. 3:09 Community organization improvements with drag-and-drop reordering. 4:05 Consolidated payout viewing and new theme options including dark mode. 4:37 Improved video thumbnail quality in about pages and courses. 5:31 "Lifetime" payment renamed to "one-time payment" for clarity. 6:01 Redesigned community signup interface and mobile app improvements. 6:44 New image zoom functionality on mobile devices. Change log - Roadmap