I have seen this requested often, and my brain during a call fleshed out a way to do it in an outside of the box way. Do I think having separate groups is worth the cost? Absofuckinglutely, even paying $300 a month for the value of weekly calls in games, the one day masterminds, plus the opportunity to be around others having fun, making money doing what they love is worth more than that. Here is a creative workaround, to keep everyone in the same space… yes it’s more work so wouldn’t be for everyone. However if you are just starting out this may be an option. You have your community set as free. You get peeps on calls and go this is what’s free, if you want more access to me for group calls or 1:1’s I offer this monthly rate ($99 monthly) or annual ($4999), the monthly gets you such and such, the annual gets you that plus x. Then you set up your classroom for the free info open to everyone, stuff for monthly behind a manual unlock… then annual behind annual unlock, or manual if it won’t let you do annual when the group is set to free. They would have to be removed and then you switch to the paid option in settings so they can rejoin on the call, and then you manually add them to the classroom stuff they paid for. Classroom stuff can also be tied to calendar calls, you can set calendar calls to be only for the peeps in a specific module. This gives the extra classroom and calls to those that pay, and keeps everyone in the same community space, which means you aren’t pulling your most engaged members from your free space and then it’s crickets. If you need a chat space for just the paid members, that is one downside because everyone has access to the community chat, however having folks talking about the paid stuff in that space may also help free members decide they want to pay as well… otherwise you would need to organize a paid chat for specific topics off platform, just make sure it’s around very specific things because otherwise you run the risk of paid peeps not logging back in to skool which is what you don’t want 🤪😉

Flying to Skool HQ. How should I pass the time?

Really been thinking about the member onboarding experience with skool. It would be cool to see an 'onboarding wizard' that took them through your community without having to use valuable realestate elsewhere. Dropped some more thoughts in the video below 👇 Would you want to see this?

👇🏻 What are a few of your favorite tips and tricks that helps your content stand out from all the rest, and have peeps coming back to your community on the regular? Here are a few things I do/don’t do 😉 🌎 Be yourself, “talk” in the post like you would if the person is standing in front of you in real life! (IE, would you use a bullhorn and give them your top 5 things to achieve whatever without asking them questions or taking a breath?) 💻 Don’t use a chatbot to make a post, if you want to use it to tweak something or for inspiration, great, but most can tell when something has been AI generated at this point. (Peeps are attracted to you (and what you offer) based on the energy you hold and what you convey… if everyone is using ai then it all sounds the same and peeps won’t give two shits…) 💭 Ask them what their thoughts, feelings, and yes opinions are… bonus points if it’s at the top or midway through, and not just at the bottom. (People like to be part of a conversation, to be seen, heard and share their experience…) 🍉 Give tangible examples for context, something that helps them relate to what you are sharing. (Ie if you are talking about the gym, give an example for context about one time you went to the gym or what happened there etc) 🙏🏻 For fucks sake, don’t be a bah humbug… have fun, if you are having fun and are excited about what you are sharing, the likelihood that others will want to join the convo goes up 🚀 Have you posted lately? Either in your own community or elsewhere?? How did it go? If you are hesitant about posting share why below and let’s see if we can’t help you ditch some mindfuckery so you can actually do the damn thing and reach your goals quicker 😉

If you're building a thriving Skool community and wondering when and how much to invest in team members like a Community Manager or Growth Operator, this post is for you! 🚀 (if this could be added in the classroom or somewhere in Skool to give guidance that would be great!) 💼 A bit about me: With 20 years of recruiting experience, I’ve hired for all types of roles—ranging from individual contributors to company presidents. I’ve seen what it takes to attract and retain top talent in various industries. Add my 14 years of running my own Marketing AI Agency too. As a Community Manager, Growth Operator, and Skool community owner myself, I’m excited to share my insights to help you make smart hiring decisions for your community! 🙌 👩‍💻 Community Manager (CM) A Community Manager helps you engage, nurture, and retain your members. Their role grows with your community! - 💡 Starting Out (100-200 members, $50/mo/member or Free community w/2k MRR): - PAY: $2k/month (paid biweekly) - Hours: 20 hours per week - Bonus: 5-10% commission on Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) - 💼 Role: Managing posts, answering questions, and building engagement - - 📈 Growing Community (300-500 members): - Pay: $3k-5k month (paid biweekly) - Hours: 30-40 hours per week - Bonus: 5-10% commission on MRR - 💼 Role: Strategic engagement plans, event hosting, and driving member satisfaction - - 🏆 Big Community (1,000+ members): - PAY: $8k-10k/month (paid biweekly) - Hours: 40+ hours per week - Bonus: 10-15% commission on MRR - 💼 Role: Full ownership of member experience, advanced metrics tracking, and team management. 🚀 Growth Operator (GO) The Growth Operator focuses on filling your community by driving traffic from the internet to your community's About page. Think marketing and lead gen expert! - Apply the same payment structure as above for CMs, based on your community size and needs. - 💡 Key skills to look for: - Social media marketing - Paid ads - Funnels and lead generation