I would love to talk to a community owner that would like to bring in some different vibes to their members. I was just watching @Des Dreckett Presentation just now and inspired me to reach out to more owners If you would like to have someone come and bring some more fun and knowledge, let's collaborate.

So in two days i'm going from free to paid community in The art of going live I am making the notice if anyone is still interested then now is the time to come learn how to grow your community using video. I don't want a rush of ppl to just come in and do nothing, I want you to be apart of what is growing and becoming one of the top communities around. So if you're burned out if you're tired of posting content and wondering why ppl don't respond then here's your opportunity to learn. Come see why ppl like Emily are hosting lives & events with smiles on their face and no more of that nervous energy.

Most Skool community owners treat events as optional extras. Something to run when they've got time, after the content's done and the community's ticking along. That's the wrong way to think about it. Think of a post like a letter dropped through someone's door. They might read it, they might not. But an event is an invitation to sit down at the same table. The trust built in one live session can take weeks of posting to replicate, because people experience what you know in real time, not just read about it. There's a second dimension to this that most people miss entirely. Presenting inside other people's communities puts you in front of a warm, qualified audience who already trust the host. Done right, a single guest session can bring more new members into your community than a month of content. I'm covering both of these properly in a free live session on Thursday, 18th June at 8 pm BST, inside the Skool Events Daily community, which is worth joining in its own right if you want your events seen by more than just your own members. Add to your calendar - https://www.skool.com/classifieds/calendar?eid=14d6de00dbe640ae8747feb284262c77 Des Dreckett - The Content Revenue Lab https://tinyurl.com/TheContentRevenueLab

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Annual billing gets ignored by half the community owners I speak to. The other half assumes it's a no-brainer. So, check this out. When you offer annual billing, you're asking a member to pay upfront for 12 months instead of month-by-month. In return, you give them a small discount, usually around 2 months free, which works out to roughly 17% off. The obvious fear is: won't I earn less? Sometimes. But here's the thing nobody explains clearly. Every month, you have a monthly member who faces a decision point. Cancel or stay. Do that 12 times a year and the odds of them hitting cancel at least once, during a busy week, a slow month, a moment of doubt, go up considerably. Annual billing removes 11 of those 12 decision points. So yes, you might give up 17% of the revenue. But you're also dramatically reducing the chance they leave before the year is out. Research across membership businesses puts the effective churn rate for annual members at roughly half that of monthly members. The cash flow argument matters too; having members pay annually upfront is a very different experience from hoping they all renew next month. That said, it's not automatic money. The discount has to feel worth it. If you offer 10% off and call it a deal, most people won't bite. The 2-months-free framing converts significantly better than a percentage discount. There's also a risk worth being honest about. Some members who would happily have paid monthly for 18 months will switch to annual and save money you didn't need to give away. The numbers suggest it's outweighed by the retention benefit in most cases, but it depends on your current churn. Here's a quick sense check on the numbers. If you have 20 members at $49/month and 4 of them take an annual offer at 2 months free, you collect $1,960 upfront. If all 4 stayed the full 12 months on a monthly you'd collect $2,352, so you're giving up $392 in the best case scenario. But if even one of those 4 cancels before month 10, annual already wins. That's the bet you're making.