Tuesday Skool News live from Skool HQ In each episode Sam Ovens & Andrew Kirby share Roadmap Updates and sparkling water Community owners attend live here: https://www.skool.com/skoolers/calendar Below are notes and screenshots from the live broadcast Summary, Highlights, Timestamps, Transcript: #Skool News #60 - Introducing Growth Boost 🚀 Replays also available on YouTube @skool-news This week: THE GROWTH BOOST - Secret Project - Gossip - Meta Ads sending you members for about 3 weeks - Not sustainable, testing - On by default until June 16th - When you get a member from an ad 30% goes back to Skool to reinvest in ads - Toggle on/off on Settings : Discovery tab - Free groups are also promoted - NO ads will run on Skool - Skool is running off platform ads Heling a billion people FIND community - Not for everybody to start a community - Main challenges to growing community is Traffic/Attention - Many people are leaving social media to enjoy Skool, then get told to go grow your audience on social - Running ads is costly, risky, and annoying ... What if Skool does that for you? How to make the most of this? - Optimize your Group cover (settings:general) Discovery description & image - Cover image is now live ad with Growth Boost - And then strong About page for when they click to see your community - Free trials can be powerful - 40-50% convert - Keep showing up, promoting and improving your community - Sit back and enjoy as Skool sends you new members

In this episode Sam Ovens & Andrew Kirby share: - Skool is running off-site ads to promote your community and get you members - If skool gets you a customer we get a 30% commission (like an affiliate) - This allows us to spend the money again → leading to more growth - Growth boost is on by default and free till June 16. You can turn it off. - Skool's mission is to help 1-billion people find community - We love what you guys are doing and we want to share it with the world Watch it on the @skool-news YouTube channel

!!! New Discovery Search !!! http://skool.com/discovery Summary This episode introduces the new discovery search, which significantly improves accuracy, speed, and relevance across the platform. The update includes typo tolerance, better name and group matching, and integration of keywords, about pages, and descriptions into search results. Search remains the primary driver of discovery on skool, accounting for roughly 70 percent of network activity. Additional updates include a discovery checklist to help users understand why their group may not be visible, simplified notification settings for both members and admins, and a reduction in overall notification volume to improve engagement. The roadmap highlights an upcoming discovery algorithm focused on trending content, improved attribution tracking, and future support for multiple languages and currencies. The episode also showcases two successful freemium communities generating strong monthly revenue through organic traffic, along with a community success story and a lighthearted “badass of the week.” Additional highlights and replay in comments below ...and in Classroom Vault #Skool News #55 - 🔎 NEW Discovery Search is Live! 👉 Start your own Skool 💁 SIMPLE MONEY #S: Start (🧩 SIMPLE )

This is the public forum where you can explore, learn a few things, and see how Skool can support whatever you’re building without constant content or a tons of tech. It's also your gateway to the Wiseman Integrative Skool Ecosystem (WISE) Simple, friendly, useful and inspiring No commitment, no pressure. - explore how skool works - see example use case scenarios - pick up skills you can use right away - get ideas for what kind of community you might want - connect and collaborate with other incredible skoolers This is for anyone curious about: - starting a community - improving your current Skool - keeping things simple both work/life - ditching the overwhelm and reducing stress - wanting a better way to connect with people Ideal for: Local + online small businesses Wellness practitioners Coaches & creatives Authors & artists Community & nonprofit leaders 🌟 Action takers How to use this community: 1. Say a quick hello below. 🗨️ Where you’re from, what you’re building, whatever you want to share. 2. Check the pinned posts. 📌 They’ll give you the basics without making it complicated. 3. Follow the posts from Guides + members.💡Lots of ideas to spark your own. 4. Enjoy the free #1️⃣ - Start Here! 🥳 Welcome Challenge 5. Book a 1:1 Welcome call with Wendy (me 🤓) so you can get clear on your next step. Freemium and Upgrade options here in Explore WISE Skool Building Plans: https://www.skool.com/explore-3828/plans === 🤔 Explore === $0/month Standard Tier - 📰 Guides: Promote your Skool - 🗃️ Challenges, Courses, & Connections in the Community ===🤓 Expand === Premium - 📅 Monthly Masterclass - 🎟️ Special Events Access - 📰 Guides: Resources & Training === 🤩 Experience === VIP - 📲 Catalyst Hotline DM/Text 24/7 Access - 📅 Weekly WISE Session & Monthly 1:1 WISE with Wendy - 🔁 21-day Progress Cycles - 👁️ Visibility with Joint Ventures

... And I burst out laughing 😂 I've been doing scattered 🧑‍💻 web work since the 90s... (Oh the fun domains I once owned) We were talking about saving money by switching some backend systems and stuff... ChatGPT said ... "Since you’ve been in domains since the OpenSRS era (which is practically Jurassic Park for internet years 🦖)" Yup, I'm a cat with more than 9 lives now loving living in the Skooliverse 😺