Looking at the numbers in this group got me thinking about how we measure engagement around here. Coming from the hair industry, social media analytics are basically life or death for us to keep our chairs full, so I always notice this stuff. We have like 39,000 people in this group, but the highest response I saw on a survey was around 7,000. I think a lot of people see that gap and think it's bad news, but honestly a 17% engagement rate on a single post is kind of insane. From what I've had to learn about marketing just to run my own business, you are usually lucky to even get 1% or 2% of your audience to wake up and click a button on regular platforms. But at the same time, it does feel like the daily comments come down to the same 20 or 30 people, and a massive chunk of the group is still sitting at Level 1. They probably just jump in to grab the classes and then ghost the social side completely. In my line of work you learn that there are always tons of people who are getting value from what you do but they just stay quiet. They don't have the social energy or the confidence to post. Especially in a tech heavy group like this, it is so easy for a beginner to scroll through, feel some major imposter syndrome, and just decide to stay quiet. I'm super curious, for anyone who actually made it past Level 1, what finally broke the ice for you? Was it wanting to rank up in the levels, or did you just wait until you had something cool to share?

I mean that in a good way. I used to work at Amazon. They had a saying it’s “where smart people go to feel bad about themselves.” Call me a masochist but I like places like that. This is one of ‘em (at least for me). I’m mostly quiet around here. I don’t have a lot of time outside of work and mom life. But I go through the lessons, I read as many posts as I can during contact naps, and I show up for the competitions. I’m slowly getting better. I’ll keep working on it. I duno why I’m posting this. I guess I’m just grateful for this community, even though most days I feel like outsider who’s still catching up. I’ll get there :)