The Room is officially one month old today 😊 One thing I’ve learned pretty quickly: if I want a community that doesn’t depend on me constantly posting, I have to build for that from the beginning. So this month I’ve been paying more attention to giving members clear ways to use the space, start their own conversations, ask questions and share what’s on their mind without waiting for me. Still very early, but that’s one thing I’m definitely taking into month two.

One of the best ways to grow is to support each other on Skool. So let's do that 👇 ** 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲...𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝘁𝗰. Drop a comment with: 1. Your Skool community name + link 2. Who it's for (𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲) 3. What members get when they join Then scroll through and join 3 communities that genuinely interest you. Not to game the algorithm. Not for a follow back. Because you're actually curious and want to connect with people building cool things. Let's help each other get those wins 🙌

What if you had 2-3 community allies to respond and engage with your content, ...and you did the same in their community? Who needs 2-3 allies for your community? 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝟭.𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀: Post a comment below with the name of your community, add your About Page link and 1-2 sentences describing it (no blogs, please) and a request for 1, 2 or 3 allies. This is for FREE communities. 𝟮.𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀: Reply to the host requesting FREE entry and commit to providing genuine, helpful responses to posts in the community. No pitching, soliciting or spamming. I'm crossing my fingers that this works. ** No obligation this is going to work. Please be straightforward with the host/ally if you shift directions. Who is playing?

I’ve spent plenty of time reading and cheering on everyone here, but stepping up to post my own journey feels like a whole new milestone. Right now, my community (Savvy Sistahs Travel and Thrive) is at 14 members—including 5 new faces this month! We focus on helping women navigate career breaks, sabbaticals, new ventures, and finding fulfilling next chapters after toxic work environments. Because it's a deeply personal topic, things in the room are quiet now. It is easy to doubt yourself when the space isn’t buzzing wiith action, but I know this early stage is about laying trust and solid foundations. To anyone who hasn’t launched yet or is sitting under 20 members: you’re not alone in the quiet build phase. If your membership is currently under-20 (or pre-launch) club, drop a comment below with your community topic—let’s connect and cheer each other on! I know the best is yet to come.

I thought opening a community would be mostly about getting people in. But after the first week, I'm realizing it's much more about creating a space people actually want to return to. I'm learning that : - you don't need to fill the space with content for it to feel alive - a simple question can create more connection than a perfect crafted post - people engage at different rhythms, and that's okay And maybe the most importantly, you have to give the community enough room to become itself. I'm still learning obviously. That's probably my biggest takeaway from week one. What's something your ccommunity taught you in its first few weeks that you didn't expect?