Using a Skool Community to Validate an Online Business Idea
When I opened this community on November 25th, I didn’t have a big launch plan.
I had one very specific goal: Solve one problem for one group of people.
That problem was simple… “What online business should I start?”
Fast forward to today (January 10th):
• 155 members
• 37.7% About Page conversion rate
• Grown mostly through YouTube and email
• This group is the lead magnet
• This group is the email list
No funnels. No daily posting hamster wheel.
Just one public Skool community built around one clear problem.
Here’s why I’m sharing this…
A lot of people in here have told me they’re not ready for Mindset Skool yet, and that’s completely fine. There’s no rush and no pressure.
But I am curious about something.
Would it be helpful to you to see exactly how I used a public Skool community like this as:
• A lead magnet
• A way to gather the right people
• A place to validate ideas before building products
• An audience you actually own
• A clean path to eventually flipping paid (when it makes sense)
This post is me doing what I teach. I have an idea. I’m validating it before building anything.
If there’s interest, I’ll put something together that goes deeper on the mechanics, decisions, and mistakes... likely as a small paid resource inside the classroom or a paid tier.
If you’re already in Mindset Skool, you already have access to this stuff. This would be for people who want to go deeper without jumping there yet.
So let me ask you directly…
Would you want to learn how to use a public Skool community as a lead magnet to validate ideas and build an audience? Leave your vote below ⬇️
Yes, that would be extremely helpful
Yes, but I’d want to keep it simple
Maybe, depends on the time commitment
No, not something I’m focused on right now
Other, I'll leave in the comments
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Using a Skool Community to Validate an Online Business Idea
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