i have been working on rebrand/upgrade for this community for the last few days and was about to announce it today: the new name was supposed to be Skool HQ - the only place on Skool that helps you launch & grow a lead magnet community to first 100 members - future clients. the idea behind the upgrade/rebrand was to make it a place where Skool community builders not only start, but actually stay and keep getting value. but this morning, i saw @Carol Tice question is Skoolers about potential copyright infringement. "OMF*ck" i thought... i got really mad at Claude for not warning me 🤬 about this. emotions aside, i decided to investigate: - here is the reply from Skool's rep regarding it in Skoolers "As long as you're not pretending to be Skool and are open to changing it later if it's reported, then you're okay to use Skool in your community name." - here is what Claude said: "Good catch — and worth taking seriously. I'm not a lawyer, but building your core brand + logo as "Skool HQ" is riskier than it looks: it can imply official affiliation, and Skool (like most platforms) has brand guidelines around using their name that way. The safe pattern is to brand yourself with a non-Skool name, and use "on Skool" descriptively in the tagline (that kind of nominative use — "for people building communities on Skool" — is generally fine)." i have not made a final decision, but i am leaning towards "Community Builders HQ on Skool": - keeping the vibe of HQ - keeping the focus on Skool and community building - cleaner and safer option from legal and brand perspective CONCLUSION: - it is annoying to change everything, yet again - great that i used Claude Cowork to do the heavy duty of updating the art - and, i am glad i am doing it now, before it's too late or before everyone remembered the new name

live events is your accelerator for growth. because they help you boost your know, like and trust factor in a matter of minutes. now, live events are not easy. but doable. i shared my experience and what i do on first ever Skool Events Daily podcast. honored to be the first guest. great conversation with @Des Dreckett ! where do you struggle with live events? ⬇️ ps love the cover image, for sure use it for my own podcast.

Checkpoint 1 of 10 — You're at the starting line. You've heard of a pub crawl. This is the version where you discover incredible communities built for men, by men, over one weekend — learn something, meet someone, have some fun. Here's how it works: 👉 Visit each checkpoint community 👉 Drop an answer to the host's question in the comments 👉 Grab the link to the next stop at the bottom of each post 👉 Hit all 10 checkpoints = you get the swag bag — stacked with freebies from every host 🎁 This community — the 30-Day Skool Hackathon — is where coaches, experts & online educators come to build their Skool community from zero to 100 members in 30 days. Your question for Checkpoint 1: 💬 Are you currently running a Skool community, thinking about starting one, or just Skool-curious? Drop your answer below 👇 Then head to the next stop (might need to wait a bit till the host wakes up 😜): ➡️ Checkpoint 2 → Authentic AF by Andy Grant 👉 https://www.skool.com/authenticaf Tagging Hosts of this Crawl: @Andy Grant @Sean Hegarty @Joel Harris @Tanmay More @Maurice Chism @Alex Liquid @Chris Suckling @Andrew Kendall

you've been waiting for it and... 🥁 here it is! Community Crawl, Male Edition! if you are new here, it's like a pub crawl, but with communities. why do it? as community owner participant: - get new members into your community - connect w/other community owners for future collabs - have lots of fun as community crawler: - join great communities - connect w/other community owners for future collabs - have lots of fun either way, you win! so, let's do it this weekend 🚀 want to be one of 8 participating communities? here are CONDITIONS to participate: - your community is focused on MEN or primarily have male audience - your community is FREE/FREEMIUM or have 7-day free trial - you are available this weekend to welcome new members + support other community owners - you can share a gift for participants who complete the crawl (optional) if you want to be one of the 8, let me know in the comments and i will send you the google form ⬇️ IMPORTANT: paying members of any of my communities get priority. upgrade to Premium at $5 per month / $50 annual for priority on ALL Hackathon events and activities, get access to all paid classes, get a spot in the Community Vault, and more.

If you joined this community, you’re not a consumer. You’re an action taker. Most people talk about building a community. You decided to build one. 👉🏻 So first things first: TAKE ACTION! STEP 1. Introduce yourself in the comments here: - Who you are - The outcome you want in 30 days - Your current stage (idea / validating / building / live) . PLS USE the poll or in the comment STEP 2. Do NOT Launch Yet (If You Haven’t) If you haven’t created your Skool community, pause. Action does not mean rushing. Start with Day 1 inside the Classroom and move in order. Clarity → Launch. STEP 3. Questions so far? Post them here or as a separate post in the Q&A category. Or in the relevant step. Public questions help everyone move faster. The rules are simple: - There are no stupid questions - The only stupid questions are those not asked No silent observers here. You joined because you want results. Let’s begin.