11 days ago, I had zero members on Skool. Today, we're approaching Top 100 in the Money category. I didn't have a massive following. I am yet to share on any of my socials, and I haven't had a team promoting for me. Here's what I've done: — Posted ~3-5 times per day on avg. — Lead with value and be personable — Welcomed every single new member — Rewarded the early members publicly — Announced something exciting almost daily The result? 450+ members. 7,000+ engagements. And momentum I can feel. The biggest lesson? People don't just want content. They want to feel like they're part of something being built. Start messy. Build in public, and the audience will come. A question I have for the group though -- at what point did you make your community paid? I'm trying to figure out the right timing. Do I flip the switch at 1,000 members? 2,000? Or is it less about the number and more about something else? For those of you who've done this before; what worked? What would you do differently? Drop your thoughts below. I'd love to learn from the group. 👇

If you are new here, Metrics Monday is something I do each week on the request of the members! This week, however, I'm not really sure how to report on some of the metrics as they've changed quite a bit with the upgrade to the Skool analytics. I haven't completely decided which metrics I want to focus on and which I think are the most valuable for a free group. As well as what it would be interesting to track on a weekly bases as opposed to monthly... If you have requests, please let me know! Number of Members: 710 (+60) Number of Premium Members: 116 (+52) Percentage of members who are Premium : 16.3% (+6.6%) Number of Annual Premium Members: 43 (+43) Percentage of Premium Members who are Annual: 37% About Page Conversion: 29.9% Discovery Ranking in Money: #43 (-1) Discovery Ranking Overall: #131 (-10) So, obviously the most obvious difference in the statistics is the conversion rate, which is up 20%. The reason for this is that the metric has changed. It is now measuring unique new views instead of total views, which is much better. The other huge jump that we are seeing is in the number of premium members, the percentage of premium members, and of course, the number of annual members. I'm very happy with these numbers and I'm so glad that you are all seeing value in the Premium tier! In terms of discovery, we were holding steady at #40 and #120 all week until I started to encourage you all to post daily. I've spoken to couple of other community owners, and it seems as if when people do individual posts that don't get comments it hurts your discovery ranking whereas when people are adding a lot of comments to posts, it helps your discovery ranking! Don't let that deter you from starting new posts, though. The purpose of this group is for YOU to get more visibility, not to rank higher in discovery! Having said that, commenting on others posts is important not only for ranking in discovery but also for your own visibility in the group, so don't forget how important it is. No posting and ghosting! 👻 😉

After spending almost a decade helping build monday.com, I've had to report on my fair share of analytics to our c-suite team. And let me tell you guys - the new Skool analytics that just dropped last week are absolutely insane. They're exactly what we used for years at monday, and give you the insight of a billion dollar company for your community. Skool really is wild for just baking this into every plan. Thing is... there's a lot of stuff in there, numbers and terms you might not be used to. How do you use it to make informed decisions? Where should you be spending your marketing time and dollars? So I'm partnering up with fellow skooler Jenna Ostrye to make sure everyone knows how to read their numbers and act on them LIVE this coming Wednesday Nov 26th. We'll go over the basics, the common FAQs, and your own personal numbers if you want a deeper dive. If you want to listen in, join Jenna's free community with a click here! Then add the event to your calendar here. If you've got questions about your analytics, feel free to ask here and I'll answer! I'm always happy to help fellow community builders Improve Daily over at https://www.skool.com/improve

Hey everyone! I launched paid tiers inside my community earlier this week and this is a huge step for me and all the friends already inside. This is just the start and I am so happy to announce it to you as well. If you want to grow in your communication and become a confident speaker in any scenario click HERE and start for free or go straight to the new paid levels to grow faster with me and others just like you. Hope to see you inside and have a great rest of your weekend you all! Ivan

Are you discouraged because you posted in the Classifieds, got a couple of likes and no comments?Here are the secrets to successful posting: 1. Most importantly, you need to comment on other people’s posts.  Get noticed, make connections, find others who you have things in common with.  And I’m not just talking about a couple of comments here and there - I’m talking about genuinely and consistently setting aside 5-10 minutes a day to interact with others. ⏰ 2. Make your posts something that others want to read. Your headline is key and it has to hook the reader quickly. Then provide value (not a novel) or a story (again, not a novel) that is tied to your offer and how you help people. Do not just drop a link or post the same thing day after day. Appeal to your audience’s pain points or greatest desires. 📰 3. Post once a day, every day. People subconsciously get a sense for who you are and what you are about by seeing your headlines on a regular basis. Only after seeing you for 4-5 times in a row will they be interested enough to click. If you post once and then don’t post again for two weeks, you will be starting over from scratch. 🖇️ 4. Scroll and check out other posts that have gotten several comments. What do they have in common? What is something they have done that you can emulate? Was it a captivating hook, a poll, a story, sharing expertise, etc? 👏 5. This is going to sound self-serving, but it really isn’t - become a Premium member and come and meet people live online. That is where real relationships and connections form that continue into the forum. I’ve seen people join each other's groups, collaborate, interview each other, guest present in each other's groups, refer others, etc. The possibilities are endless! You can check out upcoming meet and greets (called PERSONALS - no dating involved!) on the calendar. 📆 Finally, remember that when you post, you are appealing to three different audiences: