I hope everyone had a great Christmas (if you celebrate)! For some of us, today is Boxing Day and a welcome day of rest and relaxation with the family. My 6 yo asked this morning why it's called Boxing Day, which resulted in a huge debate about the origins of the holiday. In a day and age when answers are so easily found online, it was kind of nice to sit and argue about all of our personal preconceived notions about the holiday... For those of you who are new (and there are a lot of you!) we are so glad that you are joining us! Since the main community is for promoting your own personal groups and services, we like to take Friday to look outward and share about the communities of others that we think are particularly beneficial and that others would like to know about. This is the only place/time where it's okay to share affiliate links (please disclose in your comment if your link is an affiliate link). IN THE COMMENTS BELOW, please share the name of a community that you think others would like to know about. Provide some context about who it's for and how they will benefit. Include the link, and then also mention or DM the person who owns the group to let them know you promoted them in the Classifieds. i guarantee you will make their day! #FriendFriday recommendations made in new posts will be deleted.

MYTH: More content = more value. REALITY: More content often creates more confusion. I see course creators panic and respond the same way: They add another module, another bonus, another “just in case” lesson. It feels generous, but it also quietly breaks the learning experience. Here’s what actually happens when you overload a course: - Students can’t tell what matters most, so they do nothing first. - The “path” disappears, and the course becomes a content library. - Momentum drops because progress stops feeling measurable. - You get lower completion, fewer wins, and softer testimonials. Value isn’t measured in minutes of video.Value is measured in capability: what your student can confidently do after. If you want your course to feel premium and produce results, design for: - a clear sequence (this → then this → then this) - practice opportunities (not just explanations) - application (so students can make decisions without you) - tight scope (so “finished” is achievable) A high-quality course doesn’t say, “Here’s everything I know.”It says, “Here’s what you need to master, on purpose.” If you’re building (or rebuilding) a course right now, check out Your Best Course Experience inside of the Build Lab, it walks you through the exact process and frameworks you need to build with clarity, intention, and implementation so that you can stand out in your niche and scale exponentially.

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If you are looking to your members to help you decide what direction to take your community or what to put in your classroom, there's an effective way of getting the information from them and a way that just ends with crickets. To learn the exact steps you need to take to get meaningful information to make this important decision, check out the standard tier of the "Your Best Course" Build Lab. At the bottom of the classroom in the Build Lab, you will find the "Validate Your Best Course" mini-course that takes you through the proven process of completing an environmental scan - the 7 steps to conducting an informative needs assessment and the 5 steps to conducting a useful market analysis. After going through these steps, you will be confident about the direction you need to take your group and clear about what needs to go in your classroom. Let me know any questions you have in the comments below!

If you’re running a Skool community (or thinking about starting one) and you’re still sleeping on Pinterest in 2025, you’re quietly leaving hundreds — sometimes thousands — of your perfect members on the table every single month. Pinterest isn’t “old-school” or just for recipes anymore; it’s the highest-intent traffic source most creators have never touched. Here’s exactly why it works and how to use it to fill your Skool on autopilot ↓ 1️⃣ Pinterest in 2025 is quietly one of the most powerful platforms on earth • 500M+ monthly active users • Users spend 14+ minutes per session (longer than IG or TikTok) • 85% of users have made a purchase based on pins they saw People go to Pinterest to plan, learn, and buy—not just to doom-scroll. 2️⃣ Why Pinterest is absolute gold for Skool community owners • Pins live for weeks or months (your content keeps working while you sleep) • 97% of searches are unbranded → people are actively searching for solutions YOU teach • Drives more referral traffic than Twitter/X, Reddit, and YouTube combined Your dream members are literally typing your topic into Pinterest right now. 3️⃣ Tip #1 – Turn your best Skool content into “Idea Pins” or carousels Take one lesson, framework, or win from your community and make a quick 8–15 sec video or 5–10 slide carousel. Example text overlay: “The exact 4-step system I teach inside my community…” Always end with “Full training + community support → link below.” 4️⃣ Tip #2 – Treat Pinterest like Google (because it is) Create boards with keyword-rich titles your audience actually searches: • “Passive Income Ideas 2025” • “Beginner Watercolor Tips” • “Notion Templates for Productivity” Use the exact same phrases in your pin titles and descriptions. One good pin = traffic for months. ✅Check out Pinterest Skool https://www.skool.com/pinterest/about