Hey guys! The current office hours slot doesn't work for me anymore at least for this summer. My schedule changed and until I get my studio back, that time of day is a mess on my end. And it's been quiet in there lately anyway. So maybe this is the right moment to shake things up. What do you guys think? Open to any time 😊 I'm also working on the Module 6 Pricing and Quoting. 🔥

Hey guys, just wanted to drop Ed Hooks's Substack for you to check. 👉https://edhooks.substack.com He's such a mentor to me and has such an incredible and extended experience in the animation industry, his words are always worth reading! Enjoy!

Hey @Michael Levy ! We talked about this in the Office hours and I told you I'd come back with a clearer breakdown. Sharing here so the rest of the community can use it too. Quick truth before we go in: the platform matters less than you think. The offer matters 10x more. Pick something good enough, launch, then optimize. You can always migrate later. Most people never need to. ⚠️ Skip self-hosted WordPress setups for now. Save yourself 3 months of plugins and headaches. The platforms split into 3 useful families. Pick the family first. 👉 1. Course-first (the course IS the product) Clean lesson experience, simple checkout, that's it. - Thinkific ($49/mo, no transaction fees). Cleanest builder. Best balance for most people starting out. - Teachable ($39/mo with 7.5% fees, or $89/mo with zero fees). Easiest setup, very mature. - Podia ($39-89/mo). Good if you also want to sell PDFs and run basic email from one tool. 👉 2. All-in-one (replaces 4 tools with 1) Course + email + funnels + community in a single dashboard. - Kajabi ($179/mo Basic). The most complete platform on the market. Only worth it if you're already making consistent revenue. - Systeme.io (free plan, paid from $17/mo). Genuinely free to start, no transaction fees. Best zero-risk option. - ClickFunnels ($97/mo Launch). Only if your strategy is paid ads. 👉 3. Community-first (engagement is the real product) The course is the entry point, the community is the value. - Skool ($99/mo Pro, what we use here). Also has a $9/mo Hobby plan but it takes a 10% cut on every sale, so Pro pays for itself fast. Dead simple, built-in gamification. - Circle ($89/mo Professional, 2% fee). More polished, more complex. Note: fees only drop to 0% on the Circle Plus custom plan, all paid tiers have a transaction fee. - Mighty Networks (Launch $79/mo + 2% fee, Scale $179/mo + 1% fee). Native mobile app, good for cohorts. They never go to 0% fees.

Hey everyone,👋 I built a quick quiz that tells you where you actually stand when it comes to freelancing. 10 questions. 2 minutes. No fluff. It covers the stuff that really matters: pricing, positioning, savings, boundaries, network, client experience, and the one question most animators dodge entirely. At the end you get a clear breakdown of where you're strong and where the gaps are. Not a grade. Just clarity. 👉 Quiz "Are You Ready to Freelance" And if you're up for it, screenshot your result and drop it below. 😊 I'd love to see where this group lands. Could be a fun way to spot patterns and figure out what we tackle first inside the community.

Hey everyone! I've heard from a couple of you that Friday isn't ideal. I'm totally flexible and happy to move our session to a different day if that works better for the group. Since we're still a small crew, let's take advantage of that and find a time that suits everyone. What day of the week would you prefer? Just drop your preference here and we'll figure it out together.