When you post in public communities, the images you upload should match your content, and the file name you give them matters more than most people realize. My profile picture in Skool is saved as: todd-thornton-skoolology Lowercase tends to perform better, and hyphens work better than underscores. Search engines and AI tools read a hyphen as a word break, while an underscore tends to fuse the words together into one string. Correct todd-thornton-skoolology.jpg todd-thornton-skoolology-community-card.jpg Format: main-keyword-descriptive-detail.jpg Incorrect Todd_Thornton_Skoolology.jpg IMG_4471.jpg todd thornton skoolology copy (2).jpg Each of those wrong examples fails for a different reason. The first uses underscores and capital letters, the second tells no one anything about who or what is in the image, and the third has spaces and leftover file clutter that get mangled into odd characters when uploaded. Right now, Skool doesn't use image metadata, and there is no good way to add descriptive information for AI to read. To be fair, today's AI tools are already strong at analyzing images on their own, so the file name usually acts as a tiebreaker when the tool is not certain what it is looking at. A good habit going forward is to name every image for exactly what it is, following the pattern above. Skool may build a better system for handling images down the road, but you are probably posting the same images in several places anyway. Make sure the copy saved on your computer or phone is named for maximum impact everywhere it lands. Keep in mind that AI summaries pull information from multiple sources. The more signals you can stack in one place to show the connection, the better your results will be. What to do now Edit or replace your image if you are not happy with the one you have, then name it using this format: your-name-community-name Once it is renamed, use that same file everywhere else you show up online. Update your profile picture on your other social platforms, your website, your author bio, and anywhere else you use a headshot.

🌟 @Oddysey Campbell Founder, Exploration & Empathy "I want to help people truly accept themselves with balanced confidence and patience. My hope is to create a wave of people who know how to shine their light without being burned by it." Meet Oddysey Sometimes a name tells you a lot about the person behind it. Oddysey isn't her legal name. It's the name she chose for herself around age 13, when she decided she wanted to take ownership of her identity rather than let the world tell her who she should be. That decision feels deeply connected to the work she's doing today. Oddysey is a mom, wife, entrepreneur, and the builder behind Exploration & Empathy, where she's creating space for people to better understand and accept themselves. Her work isn't about asking people to become someone different. It's about helping them develop the confidence and patience to become more comfortable with who they already are. Why We Chose Oddysey Oddysey brings something unmistakably her own to Skoolology. She's curious. She asks questions. She shares honestly. She encourages other builders. And she isn't afraid to explore a different path when something doesn't quite fit. We've also had the privilege of watching her grow more focused and confident about what she wants to create. And she's not finished. Some big ideas are beginning to take shape for what Oddysey may build next. We're not giving those away before she's ready, but we're excited to watch this next chapter unfold. That's part of why we chose to recognize her now. Headliners isn't only about celebrating where someone has arrived. Sometimes it's about recognizing a builder in the middle of becoming. Oddysey reminds us that progress can look like greater clarity, stronger self-trust, and finally having the courage to build something that feels like you. Builder Takeaway You don't have to become someone else to become a better leader. It's easy to look around at successful community builders and begin borrowing their voices, personalities, strategies, or definitions of success.

It went quiet in here this week, so I reached out to a few of you to ask why. Turns out you are building. 🙌 Cue cards, plans in motion, work happening away from the comment box. Which is exactly right, and a good reason for a thread to go still.🤗 So today is a small one. Tell me what you are in the middle of. One sentence, whatever state it is in, no polish needed. Not what you have finished. What you are currently in the middle of. Build Room folks, see you in a bit. 💙

@Joyce Assogba 😊 Welcome to Skoolology! I was especially happy to see that @Jen Ps sent you our way. Grateful for her trust in us. 💛 I saw that you’re just getting started and that defining your structure would make the next 30 days feel like a win. You’re actually joining us at a great point in your journey because you don’t have to undo a bunch of things first. 😂 We can help you think through what you want to build and why before you start filling it with all the things. For now, come in, look around, and don’t feel like you have to figure everything out at once. We’re glad you’re here! 😊

@Varsha Mistry Welcome to Skoolology! 😊 I LOVE that the thing that caught your attention was our belief that all communities shouldn’t be built the same way. That’s pretty much the heartbeat of Skoolology.❣️ I took a peek at The Indian Cooking Club. Almost 400 members! You’ve already built something people are interested in. Now you want to get them talking, sharing, and connecting more with you and with each other. That’s a fun challenge for us to dig into. 😊 Really glad that post led you here, Varsha. Welcome! 💙