I wish you a wonderful new year!

Before you get your panties in a twist, watch the video and/or read through for a better solution for skool communities… 👇🏻 Have you been wondering how to get your folks to actually consume your classroom ish? I might have a solution for you to try 😉 Whether you are a newbie at this skool thing or OG, I have something for you to ponder and mayhaps try out. 🚗 Buckle up Buttercup, this isn’t a long story short. I did an experiment starting about 5 months ago… I started taking out the shit I had behind the modules and putting it into the community. I moved the recordings into a category “recordings” that I am the only one that can post in. And guess what?? Folks actually watched them and had convos in the comments and asked questions 🤯 So then my neurospicy was like hmmm, I wonder what would happen with this skool module if I did the same thing 😜 I did the same where I took the module out and put each page/video into a new post in the skool category, hyperlinking the next step on each one for easy use for mobile users. Before, I had posts pinned to pages that never got bumped cause no one was going through them… but folks who had been in the group for months went through the new posts and started convos in the comments of the exact same content when I posted it in the community 😂 … so what do I have in my classroom? A mobile friendly start here module 2 otp’s Level 7 unlock of a free month trial of paid And a tool I created after a challenge we had where I found what the most common questions were that I asked to get them the desired result. No standard classroom course BS… and my engagement in my space has never been higher, folks are actually using the stuff and getting results! 🤔 So, how do they find said stuff? The last page of my super simple start here module, hyperlinks to it all including a challenge that I never put in the classroom cause I created it after I realized I was done with the classroom 😅 I have 3 categories folks can post in, and 3 that only I can post in… my classroom is clean and simple and easy for folks to navigate to find what they need without wading through a bunch of nonsense.

Hey everybody, if you couldn't join the last call you can: ➡️ Get the recording here (you'll need the premium tier for this) ⚠️ If the video is too long for you, just read the summary I provided under the lesson in the classroom. This is not the summary: ⚫ KEY HIGHLIGHTS: - My membership questions that automatically filter spammers (and why the email one isn't what you think) - The 240-250 member sweet spot where everything changes (this happened to my friend too)• Why I stopped using pinned posts and you should too - How I rank #1 for "[topic] + Skool" searches without any hacks - My "educational ads" approach (I give value, you watch my promotions - fair trade) - The 3 engagement levels and why most communities die at level 1 - Why the classroom feature is broken and what I do instead ⚫ Here's what I cover: - My onboarding setup: The specific questions I ask new members (hint: the email one is just for catching spammers, not building lists) - The organic growth tipping point: Around 240 people, communities start engaging naturally. Before that? It's mostly you talking to yourself - SEO positioning: How I get my posts to show up when people search school-related stuff on Google - The funnel inside the community: I create chains of posts that lead people through value, then to my paid stuff (it's basically ads, but educational ones) - Discovery page tricks: More text in your about section = better ranking. Simple stuff that works - Why I hate the classroom feature: It's too isolated from the community vibe. I show you my hybrid approach instead ⚫ The thing is: Most people join Skool thinking "I'll build it and they'll come." Then they hit a wall because they don't understand how Skool actually works as a platform. This isn't just community building - it's understanding the specific way Skool functions.

I'm just too naive, giving people too many chances. I hope nobody got spammed in the DMs 🙃 Are you seeing a lot of spammers trying to get into your communities?

Why? Because it tries uploading it directly to the post, comment, or course page. Which is fine when it works. But when it doesn't, you lose your video. The app doesn't add your video to the photo library on your phone so you don't have a backup when things go bad. Just use your favorite camera app instead and add it using the upload feature. It only takes a bit more time, but you'll have a backup. @Sarah Hankins this post was inspired by your situation 🙈