Yes, we hit 800 members yesterday. And I'm feeling so grateful! What started as a spark of an idea has evolved into this beautiful, supportive community of Skoolers. I thought it would be a lovely moment to tell you what's happening here and how you can get involved: 1. GROW YOUR SKOOL SPRINT - Designed to help you get more EYEBALLS on your About Page (so more members join... duh!) - This is happening right NOW! 2. ABOUT PAGE TEMPLATE + TRAINING - This is FREE and ALL members can use it to write (or rewrite) their page 3. SKOOL GROWTH BLUEPRINT - The 4-part blueprint for growing & monetising a Skool community - These lessons are being built out LIVE with our Premium members - We have a LIVE workshop next week chatting about How to UPGRADE members from free > paid 4. COPYWRITING TEMPLATES, AI PROMPTS + MORE - Find it all in our Classroom! - You can purchase resources on their own OR join Premium & unlock it all (PLUS, future workshops & resources!) 5. PERSONALISED SUPPORT + FEEDBACK - Get my feedback & support on growing & monetising YOUR Skool community when you upgrade to VIP! - VIP closes on April 10, so I can best focus on serving our current VIPers! Want to join? Hop in quick! 6. 1:1 SUPPORT - I'm opening a limited number of spots to book a 1:1 call with me for April. - If you want deeper feedback on your About page, tiers, attraction or upgrade strategy, this is perfect for you! - Book a 1:1 call here >>

I want to share what I learned because I think it's worth being honest about - especially for anyone considering adding a free trial to their Skool community. A little context: I started my community at $7 for a limited time, then bumped it up to $27 and I had 14 members who joined through direct paid before I ever offered a trial. Zero churn, high engagement, people actively going through the content and showing up to live calls. It felt like a really solid foundation. Then I decided to test a 7-day free trial in late February after seeing other community owners talk about how much it lowered the barrier to entry. The logic made sense to me - let people experience the value first, and they'll stay. Here's what actually happened with my 7 trial members: - 1 cancelled during the trial - 1 payment declined after the trial ended - 1 cancelled after their payment went through - so they paid once but left - 2 churned after converting - one cited cutting costs, one gave no reason - 1 is still active with no signs of cancelling - 1 is still in their trial So realistically I got 1 solid member out of 7. That's a ~14% real conversion rate. Compare that to my 14 direct paid members - zero churn, actively engaged, going through the classroom, commenting, showing up every day. The difference in energy between the two groups was honestly striking. My theory is that paying something - even $27 - creates commitment. The person who pays upfront has already made a decision. The person who grabs a free trial is still deciding, and a lot of them never actually commit. They came in curious, not convinced. I also noticed that the free trial seemed to attract a slightly different type of person - more casual, less bought in. My paid members treat it like an investment. My trial members treated it more like a free sample. I've gone back to direct paid at $27/month and I'm running ads without any free trial offer now. I'm watching closely to see if the quality of member holds up.