Hey hey Classifieds Skoolers -- this feels like a FUN number to celebrate!!! CONGRATS to @Shannon Boyer and CHEERS to all the friends in here showing up to this sweet space where you can connect but also promote your Skool. LOVE the growth in here and good-natured thought process. I'm setting the intention to be here more but to make sure that my promos are INTERESTING when I drop them. I've been impressed with some that I've seen in here lately! AND... I have noticed... when I do share in here, it's effective!!! Have you found the same?! THANK YOU Shannon for making this space!!!! 🫶

OK... GOSH, I hope this will be fun! On Fridays in this group (which will really be about 36-48 hours long to more or less honor when it's Friday SOMEWHERE)... you can promote but only through a story! THIS REALLY SHOULD BE FUN!! (I hope) GUIDELINES: - No story = no promo - If you want to promote your group or anything else, it's got to be wrapped inside of a story. - The offer is related to the story in some way but wouldn't be the headline. - This should genuinely be fun --> tell a story with that usually story arch where you set up the background, lay on the tension or the turning point, then share the breakthrough, and finally let all that goodness be a bridge to your offer - LINK IS ALLOWED at the end of your post - Please no bullet-point sales pages or CTAs with the "buy now" "last chance" "doors closing in two seconds" FOMO triggers. - Don't add it here, make your OWN POST! And Stick it in the category called "🎁 Story Selling Friday!" - IF YOU WANT, you can add a link to your to that post in a comment on this post and even share the BTS to your story (BTBTS behind the behind the scenes! lol) That's it! ================== This is a post from my group "Connect & Collab". I want to be really clear that I love and adore the Classifieds and am glad it exists. I come here to check stuff out and to share it. I expect it to FEEL like the Classifieds (although I'd love to see some "Romeo Looking for Juliet" and vice versa here and there for fun...?! Or some variation of that). So I've been working to find the balance of allowing some promo BUT not turning my group into the Classifieds. What I'm doing NOW is that we have a whole bunch of ways that members can promote but there are some limitations too: - some posts are there specifically for advertising your group or offer(s), - you can introduce your group to us, - it's A-OK to share a link when it comes up organically in conversation, - premium/VIP members can promote anytime, - collabs that benefit members of our group are OK to share with permission, etc. - (NOW the Story Selling Friday)

...PS (yes, I know the "PS" came a Tad Early in this post)... but I am currently READING the "80/20 Sales And Marketing" book by Perry Marshall, right NOW! Hey everyone! Quick question for you... How many of you know about the 80/20 principle? And more importantly, are you actually using it in your business? Let me tell you something: the 80/20 principle is almost as powerful as compound interest. Almost. And if you're NOT using it in your online business, you're leaving serious money on the table. What Does 80/20 Actually Mean? Here it is in simple terms: 80% of your results come from just 20% of your efforts. ....in your business!!! ....this means 20% of your customers generate 80% of your sales! .....that's where the gold is buried! A Simple Example: Let's say you have 100 customers: - 20 customers (the top 20%) might be spending $500/month each = $10,000 - 80 customers (the remaining 80%) might be spending $25/month each = $2,000 See the difference? Those 20 customers are giving you 5X more revenue than the other 80 combined! The Secret Sauce: Going Deeper (80/20 Squared) Here's where it gets really powerful. Once you identify that golden 20%, do it again. ......take your top 20% and treat THAT as your new 100%. Then find the top 20% within that group. Real-world example: - You identify 20 top customers (20% of 100) - Now analyze those 20 and find the top 4 customers (20% of 20) - These 4 customers are your super fans - they might represent 64% of your total revenue! The Big Mistake Most Entrepreneurs Make: Focusing on the 80% to only get 20% of the results. ....that's like spending all day watering weeds instead of your prize-winning roses. It's exhausting and unprofitable. ...instead, flip it: Focus on the 20% that gives you 80% - then double down on serving them even better. Conclusion: Your Turn to Share! The 80/20 principle can transform your online business overnight. But knowledge without action is just entertainment.

Just curious. . . Has anyone actually finished their Christmas shopping? Or are you like me and haven't even started??? Which one are you or are you somewhere in the middle?

A little human moment from me this week… On Sunday, I slipped into a creative rabbit hole — and I only really resurfaced yesterday. Even today (Thursday), I’m still feeling the effects of it. It started with one tiny story idea.“Let me just jot this down,” I said. And suddenly I was hours deep into outlining a full plot, researching medical conditions, reading doctor notes, building characters… completely gone from the real world. My dog Loki was absolutely judging me. Then Monday arrived… with another idea.And there went another full day. By the time I finally looked up, I was tired, dehydrated, underslept, and slightly amused by how completely I’d been consumed by it all. So here’s my curious, honest question to anyone who relates: Do you fall into these obsessive creative rabbit holes too? Where days blur and you suddenly realise you haven’t slept properly or drunk enough water? And if yes… How do you pull yourself back out without losing the spark or punishing yourself for getting swept up in it? I’d genuinely love to hear your experiences, tips, or even your own rabbit hole stories.If nothing else, we can make each other feel a lot less human-in-progress this week.