About a month ago, I started building my Skool community. I didn't have a big audience. I didn't have a paid offer. I definitely didn't have everything figured out. I just committed to showing up every day. Here's where things stand after 29 days: 37 members 184 visitors 31 signups 16.8% visitor → signup conversion 97% engagement The numbers are still early, but I learned a lot along the way. 1. Networking beat content (at first) I expected YouTube to bring in most of my members. Instead, most of my early growth came from genuine conversations inside Skool. Commenting. Helping people. Jumping on calls. Building relationships. Content is starting to help now, but relationships came first. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Clarity is a growth strategy When I launched, my positioning was too broad. The more conversations I had, the clearer my mission became. That's why I even renamed my community to 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯. Once I knew exactly who I wanted to help, creating content and talking about my community became much easier. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Discovery calls are market research I had around 𝟭𝟱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 this month. Only one was a sales conversation. And honestly, that was enough. Those conversations taught me more about my audience than hours of guessing ever could. Every call helped refine my messaging. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Engagement starts before people join I used to think engagement was about posting every day after someone became a member. Now I think it starts before they even join. If someone already knows you, has talked to you, or has seen you helping others, they're far more likely to participate once they're inside.

Welcome, @Tyler Rohm ! So glad you found us through the Directory. Congratulations on building a community with a clear purpose and a place where your members can feel like they belong. That's a strong foundation. Wishing you all the best as you work toward your first paid member. Looking forward to learning together and hearing what you're discovering along the way! 🤗