Kim Thompson Pinder migrated a 25K Facebook group to Skool. Now she's #8 in ALL English-speaking hobby communities with 1,200+ members. Here's a link to her community - Circular Machine Knitting Addi But here's what everyone's missing: The ranking isn't the story. The monetization model is. She converted 4% of her founding members to paid. If even half her 1,200 members are paying $20- 30/month, that's $12K-18K MRR. From a hobby community. And she doesn't answer every question. Her members call themselves "family" and do it for her. That's not community building. That's revenue engineering. The 4% Benchmark (And Why It Matters) Kim got 4% of her founding members to convert to paid. That's not impressive by SaaS standards, but for a hobby community migrating from Facebook? That's actually really good. Here's why this number matters to you: It's a validated baseline. If you've got 100 members and you're trying to figure out what "good" looks like, now you know. Get 4 people to pay you $29/month and you're tracking with a Top 10 community. That's $116/month. Not life-changing, but it's proof the model works. Now scale that. 500 members at 4% = 20 paying members = $580/month. 1,000 members = $1,160/month. You can see where this goes. The real question: Are you even trying to convert 4%? Or are you stuck at 0% because you haven't asked anyone to pay yet? The Member-Led Sales Model Kim has 1,200 members. She can't possibly answer every question, respond to every post, or hold everyone's hand. So she doesn't. Her members do it. Seven of them have fire icons (Skool's "most engaged" badge). Those seven people are essentially unpaid staff. They answer questions, welcome new members, keep discussions going. Here's the revenue angle most people miss: When members answer questions instead of you, you get your time back. That time can go into creating paid products, running Roadblock Calls, building referral systems, or literally anything that generates revenue.

If you know anything about Canva, you'll know they started their monetization strategy with $1 sales of stock photos. Now, they're worth more than $65 Billion. But they still sell icons, images and illustrations etc for just $1. And the least you can sell something for on Skool is $1. Co-incidence? Yeah, it's probably a co-incidence lol So if you haven't earnt your first dollar on Skool yet don't get stuck trying to create a product that will be worth thousands of dollars. Just create something simple like a checklist, an image or template that will help your community members and price it at $1. Aim to solve one problem with one solution in one sitting. Honestly, making that first sale and seeing that first dollar land in your bank account can be truly transformative. Don't under-estimate it! And don't delay it! You've got this :-) What could you sell for $1?

Smart move. Here's what most people don't know: You can test the entire platform for 14 days completely free. Full access. Zero restrictions. I just recorded a walkthrough showing you exactly how to claim this trial—following the exact screens you'll see. What you get for 14 days: - Unlimited members (invite as many as you want) - Unlimited videos and live streaming - Course builder, events, community posts - Everything you need to test if this works for you Pro tip: Start with the Hobby plan ($9/month after trial) to test things out. You can always upgrade to Pro later if you want to lock in your custom URL. Set a reminder for Day 12 to decide: cancel, continue at $9/month, or upgrade to Pro. No guru tactics. No fake urgency. Just a straightforward way to test Skool before spending real money. Drop a 💰 if you're testing this. --- Want more monetization strategies? 🆓 Free Community: Join 300+ community owners in Content Revenue Lab 💰 Paid Community: Turn 25-50 members into $1K-$5K/month → Skool Monetization Lab Connect with Des: LinkedIn • Facebook • Instagram • Instagram 2 • Substack