When you are on any online platform, we all know by now there is bound to be spam. People talking about dropshipping, asking you to move to WhatsApp, saying “Hello dear,” and sending messages that clearly do not belong in a real community space. Some of the common questions Skool community owners and admins have about dealing with spam are: How do I stop spammers in my Skool community? How can I tell if a Skool membership request is fake? What is the best way to prevent spam DMs in Skool? How do I use Skool’s features to reduce spam? Well Skool just released a new feature update that helps community owners spot spam accounts directly inside Skool membership requests. You can now see when a profile is marked as high risk for spam before approving them, which makes protecting your Skool community much easier. Before this update, one of the best ways to identify fake accounts was by checking location details through chat. Many spammers say they are from one place, but their profile data shows something completely different. That extra step worked, but it took more time. Now the process is faster and clearer. See the photo to see how the locations do not match. This is a simple example of how spotting these red flags early can help you stop spam accounts before they ever get inside your community. You can also put smart systems in place alongside this new feature. Setting level requirements for things like sending direct messages or posting in your Skool community helps reduce spam and protects your members. Requiring people to reach a certain level before they can message others or post gives you more control, saves time, and keeps your community focused on real conversations instead of cleanup. Personally, I recommend setting the chat level to at least 4. This gives you a better chance of spotting accounts that try to comment back and forth quickly just to level up and unlock messaging. It also gives real members time to get to know each other inside the community before moving straight into private messages.

When you run a Skool community, approving new members is part of keeping things organized and useful for everyone. One simple habit that helps is checking whether a new member request looks consistent and genuine before approving it. In this post, I share one practical way to spot spam or fake accounts in Skool during the approval process, using information that’s already visible to you as an admin or owner. This quick check can help you • Keep member conversations relevant • Reduce unnecessary DMs and comments • Make sure people joining are who they say they are It only takes a few seconds per request and fits easily into your normal Skool moderation workflow. Watch Here: 3 Simple Steps to PROTECT Your Skool Community from Spammers Plus, here are a few awesome resources on how to manage spam in your community as well: 👉 How to manage spam in your community 👉 How to spot spam members Do you remember to report Spammers/Bots to the Skool Platform?

EDIT: To honor the privacy of everyone, I'm cleaning the community up first. It takes a bit of time to do so, but I'm about 1/2 way there. I want to give everyone plenty of time and transparency around an upcoming change. Starting December 1, this group will shift to a public setting. This means anything posted inside will be viewable to anyone, so please take time now to remove or edit anything you would not want visible publicly. This is also your chance to post about your community while I still have posting open for members. After December 1, only commenting will be available. There may be a name change as well. Still undecided on that. If being part of a public space no longer feels aligned for you, this also gives you time to leave without pressure. No hard feelings whatsoever. This decision connects directly to how I recommend using Skool. A free public community supports SEO and AI discoverability, which helps the right people find practical guidance when they need it most. From there, they can choose to go deeper through paid or tiered communities. What you will continue to see here is focused, practical content that breaks down Skool features, community building strategies, announcements, and new updates in a way that supports you in making smarter decisions for your own community. The goal is for you to clearly understand what to do and why it matters for your growth and visibility. There will also be special things I do here for my paid members (yes, there is a paid community, but that is getting some changes as well.. which is why it's hidden from my profile til changes are made), such as featuring their communities under specific circumstances, while still keeping this space valuable and educational for everyone. Why now? Things shifted when I became a Skoolers moderator. My goal is to make learning more open and more accessible so more people can build stronger communities, avoid common missteps, and feel more confident navigating this platform.

After 5 years of running the worlds only tshirt subscription for chicken owners, I’ve realized a few things. 1) You can do this in ANY niche and likely have zero competition. 2) The process to setup and run this type of business is actually really simple. And the simpler you keep it the better. 3) My subscribers are roughly 5X more valuable than my single order shop customers 4) Most any business could add this to bring in revenue 5) I want to give the blueprint away for free to anyone. So that’s my community. It’s called Tshirt Subscription Founders and it’s just getting going here on Skool. I can’t wait to see what becomes of it as I start to drop content in that is sure to help someone add a revenue stream or expand on what they already have. https://www.skool.com/tshirtsubscriptionfounders/about?ref=cd9b3f5bb7ea440aaf9be587afad1528

Skills pay the bills and the fastest way to gain business skills is through experiential learning. My simulation games are used in thousands of schools, universities, nonprofits, and businesses and now they are available to everyone in my free businessXP community — skool.com/bxp I also host a skool community for teachers and trainers who are interested in learning how to apply experiential learning, games, and simulations to enhance their courses. I share all of my instructional design tips and methods built over 25 years and tested with millions of students. Join Teaching Superhero for free at skool.com/teachingsuperhero Thanks to @Jenna Ostrye for allowing us to share our communities 😊