If you are new to Skool, one of the most common questions is what the difference is between Skool and Skoolers. Mark Novikov, Creator Success Manager on the Skool team, recently started a YouTube channel and shared this video explaining what Skoolers is, how it is different from the Skool platform, and what you get access to inside the Skoolers community. What is Skool? Skool is the platform. Skool is where all communities are hosted. When you create a Skool account, you can start your own community, invite members, post content, and choose whether your community is free or paid. Your Skool community is your space and you decide how it runs. What is Skoolers? Skoolers is a community for Skool owners. Skoolers is a private community inside Skool. It is only for people who own a Skool community. Skoolers is not the Skool platform itself. It is a place where community owners talk specifically about building, growing, and managing communities on Skool. That difference matters. Skoolers is where people share what is working on Skool, what they are testing, and what they are learning as they grow their communities. Posts in Skoolers should always be related to Skool or community building. Promotion of your own community or unrelated topics should stay inside your own Skool community or a community on that topic. Inside the Skoolers community, there are a few key areas worth knowing about. The Classroom This includes Skool 101, created by the founder and leadership team. It walks through how to use Skool, how to set up your community, how to get members, how monetization works, and how to reduce churn. Skool News Weekly updates that cover new Skool features, product changes, and platform updates. This is one of the easiest ways to stay up to date on what is changing inside Skool.

One of the great things about Skool is that Sam Ovens listens when people ask questions or make feature requests inside the Skoolers community. Some questions that came up were: How do I get notified when someone posts in my community? How do I get a notification when a new member requests to join? These were common questions because most owners want to respond quickly and keep engagement moving. Until now there was no way to turn those alerts on. Skool listened and built the solution. You now have them in your notification controls. They are turned off by default. If you want alerts, you can turn them on manually. Here is how to update your notification settings: Click on your profile photo. - Desktop will show you the user menu drop down - Mobile you will have to click the 3 dots in the top right to get to the user menu drop down On the user menu drop down, click Settings. Then click on Notifications. - Desktop it will have tabs on the side and you see "Notifications" there - Mobile you will need to slide it to see "Notifications" Then expand the notification settings for the community you want to change. Click either On or Off for what you want to be notified on. You can turn on notifications for: • Admin announcements • Event reminder email • New customer email • Membership requests • Reported content • New Post This puts you in control of what you stay updated on. Faster approvals. Better responsiveness. A smoother community experience for everyone. Which notification are you turning on first now that the option is finally here?

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.

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Back in August I shared about how you can Monetize While You're Building (Even in a Free Community). Some of you have already made your Buy Me A Coffee or Tea or (fill in the blanks), but a common question from both those that have created or those thinking about creating one is.. Do I announce it? Do I let people know about it? How do I use it?? There are several ways you can do it. For example, I just made that one post explaining how to do it and some of you amazing guys funded my coffee habit lol THANK YOU! _____________________________ You can make a post to let people know once it's been made. Here is a template for that: Title: A Simple Way To Give Back If You Ever Want To Post: Every community has people who like to help out in small ways. Some enjoy contributing ideas. Some share wins. Some like having a simple way to give back when something has helped them. I wanted to make that easy, so I created a small give back course. It is just an optional spot for anyone who ever looks for something like that. I added a short thank you inside so it feels personal, but there is no expectation at all. Here is the link if you ever want it: [Insert link] _____________________________ You could also end your posts with a one liner! Here are some examples: If you got value from this and ever want to give back, you can do that here. If you ever want a simple way to support what I am creating here, you can do that here. If you enjoy my posts and ever want to give back, you can do that here: https://www.skool.com/admins/classroom/3e0a43be?md=e88acf99d05c434f959b33fee903e9c0 If you ever want to support my work in this community, you can do that here: https://www.skool.com/admins/classroom/3e0a43be?md=e88acf99d05c434f959b33fee903e9c0