6 things I learned about Skool the hard way
I wish someone sat me down and told me these before I started posting like it was any other platform. 𝟭) 𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝗧𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀. No “DM me.” No “link in bio.” No “if you want help." No "here’s my group.” I got banned/kicked from multiple communities early on bc I didn’t realize how strict this is. Be helpful. Be normal. Let your presence do the work. 𝟮) 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. If you comment like a real person and actually help, people will click. So make your profile clean and obvious. What you do. Who you help. What to do next. That is it. 𝟯) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. Early replies keep a post alive. So write posts people can answer quickly. Then stay close and reply fast so it becomes a conversation, not a monologue. 𝟰) 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. The fastest growth I have seen on Skool comes from making people feel seen. Comments build culture. Culture builds retention. Retention builds everything else. 𝟱) 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Pick one thing and never miss. Wins thread. Teardown day. Office hours. A weekly prompt. Whatever fits your style. Consistency is what earns trust. 𝟲) 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄. When you read a post ALWAYS like it, and ALWAYS give leave a comment. That does 2 things: - With the like you give the author a point to level up. - With your comment you give yourself a point (when people like it) Most communities (including Skooler Spotlight) give more perks as you level up, so be a dear, love the people around you, and they will love you back. If you are building on Skool right now: What is one mistake you made that you would save a new community owner from?