Hey guys, just wanted to drop Ed Hooks's Substack for you to check. 👉https://edhooks.substack.com He's such a mentor to me and has such an incredible and extended experience in the animation industry, his words are always worth reading! Enjoy!

Hey @Michael Levy ! We talked about this in the Office hours and I told you I'd come back with a clearer breakdown. Sharing here so the rest of the community can use it too. Quick truth before we go in: the platform matters less than you think. The offer matters 10x more. Pick something good enough, launch, then optimize. You can always migrate later. Most people never need to. ⚠️ Skip self-hosted WordPress setups for now. Save yourself 3 months of plugins and headaches. The platforms split into 3 useful families. Pick the family first. 👉 1. Course-first (the course IS the product) Clean lesson experience, simple checkout, that's it. - Thinkific ($49/mo, no transaction fees). Cleanest builder. Best balance for most people starting out. - Teachable ($39/mo with 7.5% fees, or $89/mo with zero fees). Easiest setup, very mature. - Podia ($39-89/mo). Good if you also want to sell PDFs and run basic email from one tool. 👉 2. All-in-one (replaces 4 tools with 1) Course + email + funnels + community in a single dashboard. - Kajabi ($179/mo Basic). The most complete platform on the market. Only worth it if you're already making consistent revenue. - Systeme.io (free plan, paid from $17/mo). Genuinely free to start, no transaction fees. Best zero-risk option. - ClickFunnels ($97/mo Launch). Only if your strategy is paid ads. 👉 3. Community-first (engagement is the real product) The course is the entry point, the community is the value. - Skool ($99/mo Pro, what we use here). Also has a $9/mo Hobby plan but it takes a 10% cut on every sale, so Pro pays for itself fast. Dead simple, built-in gamification. - Circle ($89/mo Professional, 2% fee). More polished, more complex. Note: fees only drop to 0% on the Circle Plus custom plan, all paid tiers have a transaction fee. - Mighty Networks (Launch $79/mo + 2% fee, Scale $179/mo + 1% fee). Native mobile app, good for cohorts. They never go to 0% fees.

Hey everyone,👋 I built a quick quiz that tells you where you actually stand when it comes to freelancing. 10 questions. 2 minutes. No fluff. It covers the stuff that really matters: pricing, positioning, savings, boundaries, network, client experience, and the one question most animators dodge entirely. At the end you get a clear breakdown of where you're strong and where the gaps are. Not a grade. Just clarity. 👉 Quiz "Are You Ready to Freelance" And if you're up for it, screenshot your result and drop it below. 😊 I'd love to see where this group lands. Could be a fun way to spot patterns and figure out what we tackle first inside the community.

Hey everyone! I've heard from a couple of you that Friday isn't ideal. I'm totally flexible and happy to move our session to a different day if that works better for the group. Since we're still a small crew, let's take advantage of that and find a time that suits everyone. What day of the week would you prefer? Just drop your preference here and we'll figure it out together.

@Michael Levy The website I was talking to you about. https://en.bazil.fr/ Does 2 things perfectly. 👉 Beautiful and modern way of presenting yourself and your work 👉 Communicate very clearly 2 sides of the same person. Imagine sending this to potential clients... Awesome stuff 🔥