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I've been working with communities for the past 2 years, and these are just some of the ideas that I already had:
#1: YouTube Directory:
Self promotion space for YouTubers. Anyone can post a video and choose a category for their channel. The idea is helping people who are just starting to get visibility on their channels.
Limited to one post a day, doing a CTA for their channel
The most engaged members get their channels pined at the top. Just like in here, this will be an incentive for people to be active and comment on other people's posts instead of just posting and ditching. It can be simpler than the way that I do it, and simply pick the top 3 members from the last 7 days in the leaderboards. It can be a daily thing, so each day you can take away the spot of someone who is in the top 3.
Paid members will have their channels categorized and displayed in directories at the classroom
1:1 consulting calls and infoproducts for YouTubers can be sold as a one time purchase
Great potential also for affiliate marketing of editing software and gear for YouTubers and filmmakers. You can have a directory with the software and equipment you recommend.
#2 AI Video Factory
The owner buys licenses for AI video software like VEO, higgsfield, heygen and ElevenLabs. The community is paid upfront.
Each tier will get access to a number of AI videos you can make for them. For example, premium members get one small video made for them per week during a live call. VIP can have longer videos made.
That way instead of paying for an expensive subscription and figuring everything out yourself, you could pay a fraction of the value to get weekly videos made from a bundle of tools for a fraction of the price.
The owner could price it in a way to get a ROI for his investiment with 3 or 4 members. That way, he would make 3 or 4 videos a week for his members and get his licenses paid. All the rest would be profit.
#3 International Commerce Hub
A place to connect sellers and buyers of products around the world. Skool's map feature is perfect for that.
So for example, I make a post saying that I export coffee from Brazil. That post will be saved in my profile. People at any time can navigate throught the map if they want to check products they want to import from here or search for specific products at the search bar.
Paid features can include consultancy on international commerce bureaucracy, accounting, sales, ecommerce portals, SEO services and etc. The classroom could be filled with free and paid resources. The community would be an open hub for aspiring importers and exporters.