I wrote this as a blog post that has images and tutorials on certain things (you can read that here https://entreresource.com/skool-tips/) but here is the summary so you don't have to jump over there if you don't want. #𝟭 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 (𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟲) If you don't plan on having unlocks, you really aren't getting most of the benefits of Skool. Seriously, the unlocks are the heart of the program. The gamification is what drives engagement. More engagement leads to a better community. Engaged members see better results, which leads to word of mouth marketing for you which means, you guessed it, more sales and less churn! I mention level 6 specifically here because that is the level that requires above average, consistent engagement. However, it's also realistically obtainable. The best thing you can do is have unlocks at each level eventually. I'd start at level 6 though and make it something that is genuinely awesome and then do the others after. #𝟮 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀\ Don't let the words "Classroom" or "course" fool you. Unlocks don't need to be courses. They just need to be delivered in the same style as a course. They will always appear in the classroom area, but they can be things like access to events (in-person or cyber) or downloadables (PDFs, eBooks, Worksheets, etc). For my unlocks, I have courses, bonus videos and useful spreadsheets. They include a training video and a link to open and copy the spreadsheet. This is what that looks like on the inside. Get creative here, you could also offer things like free software or discounts on other things you offer. That's big "win-win" as it could drive additional sales off Skool. If you want to deliver a digital download like an ebook or cheat sheet, you'll just need to host it somewhere. If you have a wordpress website, it's very easy. You can learn how to host your files and make them downloadable for free here.

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Hey! So I love that we can sell courses now directly. However, we do have a bit of a conundrum for folks like me who had courses already made, deep systems of sales pages and integrations to add students to Skool and lots of students now inside of them. I know there are things I don't understand about the ideal fix of just making it so you can do a buy inside of skool AND keep access for existing members who got it off of Skool (either manually or through some 3rd party integration like we have set up), so here are 2 suggestions for things in the interim that solve my big problem: How to leverage the buy now AND not lose everything else we've already done and not have a classroom that is loaded with duplicate courses that will confuse folks. #1 Hide courses function. If I can just show the buy now in Skool courses, that would be great. #2 Clone courses function. Some of my courses took a very long time to set up. I'd love to just duplicate them and change the setting to Buy now in Skool. Thanks again, hate to sound like a whiner!

Just tested this 'one-time purchase' feature with one post to my free community. I took 1 of 20 courses from our $199/mo community and turned it into a $49 one-time option. My free community has over 14k members. One post led to over $600 so far. Next step would be native affiliate program for communities and it's game over for Zuckerberg lol @Sam Ovens @Andrew Kirby

This may have unlocked the easiest way for beginners to start making money. You start with a free community. You use it as a lead magnet, making it easier to get your first few members. You build relationships with every member through community, DMs, and calls. You use the free community to become better at your skill. You're positioned as an authority, because you're the creator of the community. You speak to the people in the community, to figure out their problems/goals. Then when the time is right you monetize by charging people one-time. You can use it to unlock a course. Or you can sell a done-for-you service or 1 on 1 coaching which may be easier to sell if you're just getting started. This feature is now released. Check your classroom, it's there. Skool 🚀