I wanted to share a behind-the-scenes experiment we’ve been running in my healing Skool, in case it sparks some thoughts for your own groups. For a long time, I've felt that rigid paywalls can get in the way of what communities are actually meant to do. My core goal is that financial strain shouldn't block someone from getting support when they're struggling. So I decided to test a shift toward a gift-economy model. Here is how we set it up and how it’s running so far: - The Dual-Tier Setup: Our premium tiers ($33/month or $16/month yearly) remain completely intact for members who can comfortably pay full price. That revenue helps hold the door open and sustains the backend. - The "Pay What You Can" Path: For members facing tight budgets or high medical costs, we opened a flexible tier where they can contribute any amount that feels right to them—no questions asked, no one turned away. - The Operational Workaround: Because Skool's native checkout is fixed, we handle the flexible option via an external giving page combined with a simple note system (PayPal/Stripe) where members drop their community handle, and I manually move them into the Premium tier within 24 hours. It adds a tiny bit of admin work on my end, but it completely removes friction and gatekeeping for the member. I’d love to hear from other builders here: Have any of you experimented with gift-economy models, sliding scales, or hybrid pricing in your communities? How do you balance financial sustainability with radical accessibility?

Thank you, @Lidia Axe for the $25 Amazon gift card from the Community Clinic drawing! 🤩 The Clinic it self was a win - so surprice surprice ! Now I'm looking forward to the delivery of two books - one from my list and one I discovered in the chat in our "Skool First 100" community. Wuuut wuuuT 🎉 Made me very happy - thank you Lidia 🥰 The Art of Gathering - Priya Parker Emotional Agility - Susan David For sure great knowledge for me when hosting my community ... 🌞

Picking a niche, picking a topic, is one of the hardest decisions. I've struggled with it. I've seen my clients struggle with it. Here are some things you should know: - It's not a marrying decision, it's a dating decision - You can change at any time - There is no right or wrong niche, rich or poor niche - Choosing a niche is way better than not choosing one Use my MAGIC Niche Architect to help you generate ideas and then: - Share your 3 niches with the scores - Tell us which one is your favorite (if any) - Explain why NB: You do not have to choose just yet! We'll validate/ refine your idea tomorrow PS The GPT is not perfect yet, it's beta - so, any feedback is welcome!!

two weeks ago i proposed a visibility report to Skool. real numbers. total transparency. i even showed them an example. their answer: "we are not doing it. not a priority right now. but you can go ahead and launch your own report if you'd like :)" i'd like. so i am. doing it now. === meet the Road to Clover Report ☘️ the leaderboard shows the top 100. number 100 sits at around $52k MRR... long way to go. this report will show the rest of us. where we are, what we invest, what we struggle with. below $3k MRR, no clover yet. it's a pilot. Q4 2026 is the test run. let's see how it goes. my target is 100 communities. anything beyond that will be a huge win. if it works, it becomes a quarterly thing. if it doesn't, i'll tell you. === why i'm doing it: - i'm tired of "3 communities that crushed it this week". - i want to collect real numbers from real people - and i want to share them with you === what do you need to do: - open your Skool dashboard - fill in the form, about 15 minutes - that's it === what you get back: - the report by email, around 25–27 December, before it goes public here on 1 January '27 - your Where You Stand card + 2-3 recommendations from me, by 31 January - the Road to Clover badge ☘️ your numbers are never published. only totals. i treat confidentiality seriously. === 🚨 this is for you if you're below $3k MRR. free, paid, one week old or two years in. every category, old or new. 💥 if you run a community, podcast or program for Skool owners, become a partner and share it with your people. ➡️ click here for all details + the links submitted? drop a 🍀 in the comments

My weekend has been one of those with headaches, #1 neighbours (not home) and their Smoke detector on alert bc of low battery!!! #2 An orange lamp signalling for my attention in my car - as I went to the airport at midnight to pick up my neighbour (as her car was with a serious lamp alert - and dead!) #3 Thought I lost some very important files to use in my community setup bc 5 weeks ago we had a crash on our server OMG what a stress - and working with the Magic Niche bot - that pointed out some material I made long time age - and I could NOT find the original files on my pc... WIN win win - I found a very old backup on an external device ... Tadaahh and I found the 3 files I've been looking for the whole week 🎉🤩💃🌺🙏🌞 Please celebrate with me - I'm SO happy