Follow the demand curve Sam. Lower quantity means higher prices. That's the reason that watch company isn't bankrupt. Higher prices also makes it feasible to develop higher quality products and it attracts better quality clients, thus making the community more valuable, and thus justifying the higher price. If you're getting too much demand, just raise your prices. Another approach would be to niche down more. That watch company probably has a very specific clear understanding of WHO they are selling to and who they are NOT selling to. Focus on a very specific type of person, tailor the product specifically for that person, and tailor all your messaging to speak specifically to that person's specific pain/desires. Thus your product will be more valuable to that specific type of person and you can charge higher prices. Alternatively, you can cater to everyone, charge low prices, cap your membership and be a brokie lol

I think Cole Gordon does this. He has like 15 skool groups.

@Sam Ovens What about doing something like friend requests, and then give users the option in each group to receive messages from friends only, group members, or turn off. Plus a platform wide default in the settings.

Also "friends" is more positive emotionally. Whereas capping messages, reporting and banning is an emotionally negative way to solve the same problem. "School" is also a place for friends, not followers. It should be more like facebook in 2005 than IG in 2023. It's about community, not publicity.

@Danny Mallinder Yes