I am not giving up on this idea but the grand plans I had for it have been put on the backburner for now. I knew what my plan was when I started and I knew why I wanted this group. Member experience is REALLY important to me. With the Skool Games focus on MRR, I believe a massive part of building any community... a TRUE community where members feel seen, heard and a deep sense of belonging... has been tucked away. My next step here is to amplify the member experience in a way that Skool Games misses. But two opposing things can be true. This space must remain free for members to join and share their insight & experience. I need to secure & pay my own bills first. My next question is something I'd rather you answer in the DMs. Have you received any affiliate earnings from your posts here? Since this is a public community, I would prefer that your answers be private. As I stated at the start... I believe in this project. I believe in a spot where members can share their experience. I want to promote and build this as the platform grows beyond the focus of building communities and attracting community owners into attracting members onto the platform. What I do want on this post... I would love ideas or thoughts you have on amplifying the voices in this space. How would you like to see that happen? Would you want sharing parties or challenges? Would you want affiliate games? And let's think through how to keep this space true to the mission without turning it into a feeding frenzy or money grab. It will archive at the end of this next billing cycle. I want to have created a plan IN WRITING before we relaunch. A dream not written down is just a wish. And like Walt said... or somebody brilliant on his team... A dream is a wish your heart makes! from the 💙 ~ Faith

What events are happening in your favorite communities? What's been added to your calendar that you wouldn't dare miss? For me... the main NEVER miss event is Skool News in Skoolers. Every Tuesday at noon CST. I'm adding some others I'm looking forward to this week below. Feel free to add a link to the community and tell us a little about what the event is about.

This is my community review of Skooly by Joe Defilippo. “It’s like skipping tech support and having an engineer as your bestie.” I joined Skooly because Joe is my friend. He previously ran a community called Jester and it was just a fun place to be. But beyond that, Joe is a real software engineer in the real world, and he started building tools that the Skool platform didn’t have yet. At the time, analytics were limited. You could get members, but you didn’t really know where they were coming from. If you were posting on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, or relying on Skool discovery, you were guessing. Joe built a link shortener that let you actually track your traffic sources. Then affiliate links rolled out on Skool, and those links were long and clearly labeled as referral links. Joe solved that too by creating clean short links that masked the affiliate structure while still tracking data. It just made sense. If I’m going to hype a community I love, why wouldn’t I use a clean link and get paid for driving real members? The tools were practical from day one. As of right now, Joe has built 19 tools inside Skooly. Some are fun. Some are seriously powerful. A few I didn’t immediately understand… until I saw how other owners were using them and realized how valuable they were. His responsiveness is almost immediate. He’s present. If something breaks, or if I try to break something on purpose to test it, he’s on it. The support is bar none some of the best I’ve ever experienced. And it’s coming directly from the engineer. No layers. No ticket ping pong. That alone builds trust. What I love most is that members help drive development. If an owner has an idea that would save time or improve productivity, Joe listens. He’s constantly teasing the next tool that’s about to ship, and it makes you want to stay plugged in because there’s always something new coming. And yes… Joe is hilarious. What you need to know before joining Skooly is that Joe is hilarious. Don’t expect stiff corporate vibes. Expect personality.

Let's talk about joining a new community. Most of you are in over 50 communities here on Skool. Given that, you've seen a thing or two about how owners welcome you in. What has been your favorite entrance into new communities? OR... What made stepping into a community confusing? Let's keep this member focused and your experience as a member.