Letās talk about the moment everyone rushes into too early: making your Skool community paid.
Most people jump to pricing the second they see a little momentum: A few intro postsā¦A couple commentsā¦A splash of engagement⦠And suddenly theyāre thinking, āOkay, Iām ready to charge.ā But hereās the real filter to use: Does your community hold up when youāre not āonā that day? Because real community is built on ecosystem energy, not creator energy. Before you flip the switch to paid, ask yourself: ā Are members talking to each other without me? ā Are people initiating their own posts? ā Is there enough value circulating that a newcomer would feel pulled in? ā Does it feel alive⦠or does it feel like Iām keeping it alive? You donāt need perfection. You just need signals that the community has a heartbeat beyond you. And hereās the more strategic piece ā the part most people never test: Before you ever introduce a price, see if your idea can attract people at all. Not your friends. Not your warm audience. Not the people who already like you. Strangers. The simplest way? Run a small ad to your free Skool and see who shows up. Youāre not looking for thousands of signups. You're looking for cost per intention. If people from tier-one countries are joining for cheap? That tells you your idea is resonating ā not just with people who know you, but with people who donāt. Thatās when you know the concept has traction. From there, you donāt need a dramatic āWeāre going paid!ā announcement. You quietly: ā Add a price ā Switch the ad objective ā Let the data speak If sales come in, amazing ā youāve got something.If they donāt, you didnāt āfail,ā you simply learned what to adjust. Itās not emotional. It's information. If you want to build a Skool community that actually becomes a revenue stream, this is exactly what weāre doing in January. šØ LIVE This Thursday at 9am PT (and the next 4 Thursdays) A 4-part training series to help you turn your free Skool into a calm, predictable sales engine: Week 1 ā Free Group ā Sales Engine A simple system for converting attention into booked calls.