Here is what changed this week and what it means for your group. Also remember that the ability for someone to review your community now only shows up in the main forum after 30 days of paid or they can look anytime on your about page to see if they can leave a review. (We love reviews) Right now, if someone was previously in Freemium and just started paying, they can probably leave you a review, but they are tightening that loophole up soon. They always have to be paying to be able to leave a review. New Features Reviews now show in Google. Search a group name and its Skool reviews appear in the results, sometimes above the creator's own YouTube channel. Auto language detection. Skool now detects a visitor's language and adapts the UI, Discovery, about pages, video captions, and transcripts. There is effectively a separate Discovery per language. Suggested communities, ads, currencies, and local payment methods (like PayPal in Germany) are coming next. Growth Boost Was Rebuilt Campaigns were stopped and rebuilt from scratch across multiple ad accounts. Performance is already up, but it will take one to two weeks to return to previous spend levels. If your boost dipped recently, that is likely the reset, not something you did. Once spend is back, results are expected to be roughly twice as good. The team says Growth Boost is still at about 1 to 2 percent of its potential. How to Get Growth Boost Working for You 1. Put your Skool link in every bio and in YouTube descriptions. Skool needs to see where traffic comes from, and a specific traffic source is required to get scored. 2. Fix your packaging. Cover image, title, description, about page video and photos. Your cover image is literally the ad Skool runs. Test: would a stranger instantly understand what the group is about? Every Discovery category is a "trending" list, so browse your niche for examples. 3. Add an annual option. Recommended discount is 20 to 50 percent, but below 20 does almost nothing and the groups that work best sit at 30 to 50. Even at 50 percent off, you collect six months of revenue in month one, which lets Growth Boost recoup faster and push harder. 4. Try the slider high, then dial back. Moving from 30 to 70 percent more than doubles your efficiency score. Some groups that had never been advertised jumped near the top of the queue overnight. 5. Check your free trial conversion rate. Platform average is about 40 percent, but groups range from 8 to 80. The reset now scores trials per group, so a weak trial rate can cost you boost you used to get. If yours is well below 30, consider turning it off. 6. Make the group better. Retention and conversion improve every metric at once.

Well, look who wandered back through the door. 😂💚 Our friend @Lynne Vella is back! Lynne, you’ve been part of Skoolology from the early days. You’ve built with us, learned with us, shared the messy middle, asked great questions, encouraged other builders, and made some pretty wonderful friendships along the way. So there’s really only one thing to say... Welcome home! ❤️ No catching up required. No expectations. Just pull up a chair and jump back in wherever and whenever you feel like it. We’re really happy to have you home. 💚🐼

This weekend in a big travel weekend in the US, so hope everyone stays safe and calm. Atlanta airport alone is projecting 2+ million people over the next few days. We'll still be responding in the community, but we might be a little slower than usual. FYI- The first Labor Day Parade in the US was in 1882.

Skool changed the trending algorithm for Discovery so I pulled all 30 trending groups and ran the math. The averages - Median size: 624 members - Median price: $99/month - Average size: 1,816 (misleading, see below) - Average price: $137/month - Total on the page: 54,472 members, roughly $3.18M/month gross - Median group revenue: about $85k/month Ignore the average size. Two groups (27.3k and 7.5k members) hold 64% of everyone on the page. Remove them and the average falls to 700. Small groups are getting surfaced - 6 of 30 groups have under 110 members - The smallest has 26 members - Others sit at 51, 83, 94, 97 and 102 - That is 20% of the trending page An algorithm sorted mainly on size would never show a 26 member group. Something now rewards growth rate or recent activity. If you were waiting until you were bigger to launch, this is the window. More groups charge $99 - Under $50: 7 groups - $50 to $99: 10 groups - $100 to $199: 7 groups - $200 and up: 6 groups - 9 of the 30 price between $97 and $99 Price and size barely relate: - A 26 member group charges $250 - A 1,700 member group charges $98 - The highest priced group ($500/month) has only 566 members and is the second biggest earner on the page Sitting at $99 because everyone else does is a choice, not a strategy. Two thirds of trending is AI, ads, or agency - 10 of 30 mention AI directly - 6 more are paid ads or media buying - 25 of 30 are business or money-making offers - Only 5 sit outside that world: psychiatry education, feminine energy, posture and mobility, natural health, SAT prep The copy formula they all use Outcome, plus timeframe, plus risk reversal. - 3 groups use nearly the same line: first client in 90 days or your money back - 3 more lead with a dollar figure of results produced - "Learn Facebook ads" is a topic. "Your first client in 90 days or your money back" is a promise One caveat

We're so glad you're here. 👋 If you're building a community and wondering... - Why aren't my members engaging? - What should I improve first? - How do I build a community people don't want to leave? You're in the right place. Skoolology is a learning community for community builders who want to stop guessing and start improving. Together, we study what works, test ideas in real communities, and learn from each other's experiments. Before we talk about your community... Let's get to know you. 👋 Your first step takes about 10 seconds. 👇Drop ONE WORD in the comments below. It might be: • A value you live by. • A word that describes the community you're building. • Or simply a word that's meaningful to you today. We'll create something special from your word and welcome you personally. ❤️ We read every single one. Your next step When you've posted your word, head over to the next pinned post and take the 5-minute Community Snapshot. It will help you discover exactly what to improve next. Welcome! Donna & Todd Learn. Build. Lead.