!!! Happy Holidays !!! Special day early Skool News broadcast (Monday not Tueday this week) ===Huge GROWTH year for Skool=== - 20 million users - 200 thousand communities 🐐 GOAT Spencer is at over $500k MRR and growing 🥇 Best post of the year Nick Sarev ===Skool for almost anything=== WItchcraft to Donkey Hoof Trimming to Pig Farming to Ski better - Find almost anything and everything on Skool 📲 Skool is replacing social media for people more and more every day! - Shift from consuming to connecting and creating - Reducing screen time for many 🛣️ Skool is becoming main traffic source for many communities - simple online search for "ukelele" led to Skool - Skool discovery - Profile viewing Hazel's crochet community got first 100 with no content posting or sharing, just skool organic (Now 500+ members) Will only get better with Discovery improvements ===HIGHLIGHTS & FEATURE RELEASES === - Skool Community + Skool Games communities merged into ONE = Skoolers - Started Skooll News - Skool 101 course is done - Affiliates feature - Map feature - Pinned comments + email notifiy user - Native video hosting - Native live calls - Native webinars - $9 Hobby plan w/ suggested communities sidebar - Apple & Google pay - Tiers and Freemium pricing plans - Analytics ===MISSION=== - Help 1 billion people find community - Simple with great features - Lowest prices - Best distribution - Lowest churn (reduced 5% this year!) The Best, For the Most, For the Least ===2026 PLAN=== - Traffic source analytics - Discovery improvements - Risk score with auto moderation for free group protections - Notifications = less noise more necessary - Languages - Currencies - Polishing = incremental improvements in everything - Helping you get more members and help more people! HEADS UP = Only 4 days left in Skool Games! Next Skool News episode will be next year 🎅🧑‍🎄

Most business owners unknowingly sabotage their growth by sending cold traffic straight to their website with one of two calls to action: - “Book a Call” - “Request a Quote” On warm traffic, that works. On cold traffic, it kills conversions. The truth is simple: Most visitors aren’t ready to buy yet. They’re curious, not committed. They want to understand you before they talk to you. They want value before they risk time, money, or energy. This is why so much organic and paid traffic quietly disappears. Here's a summary of Watch This To Generate 1000s of Leads (In Any Niche) by Alex Hormozi What actually works... and what the largest, fastest-growing businesses are doing ...is adding a “mini win” on the front end. A simple, complete solution to a small problem that earns attention and creates trust fast. This strategy doesn’t require new traffic, new ads, or a complicated funnel. It simply converts more of the traffic you already have. That’s the most profitable growth you can get. Why This Works Better Than Any “Book a Call” Button Cold visitors don’t want a conversation. They want a clear outcome. When you offer a tiny, useful solution up front, three things happen: 1. People are far more willing to give their contact information. Low commitment = higher response. 2. You solve a real problem quickly, so trust increases. They see you can actually help. 3. Solving the “small problem” reveals the bigger problem you’re built to solve. That creates natural demand for the core offer. The result? More leads, higher conversions, and more qualified buyers — without spending more to get them. The 3 Types of Mini Offers That Convert Better Than Funnels Across the board, the highest-performing businesses use one of these three front-end entry points: 1. Reveal a Problem You show them something they didn’t know… or didn’t know was that bad. Examples: - Website speed test - Posture assessment - “4 mistakes keeping your business stuck under $1M”

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Recently I achieved Level 8 in the Skoolers community of Skool.com community owners It's not something I'm actively chasing, a Leaderboard ranking Then I though about how many community owners are in Skoolers It is rather wonderful though to think about being #38 out of 189.7k members 🤯 Check yours here: https://www.skool.com/skoolers/-/leaderboards That got me thinking about why some community owners push so hard to climb the leaderboard. Is it only ego? Or is there more to it? I've seen the current top 3 of all time rise and many fall since February of 2024 Here’s what I’ve noticed. There's a psychology of the leaderboard 🤔 Leaderboards do more than make progress visible. They tap into our natural drive to improve, to see our efforts pay off. When used well, they create joyful celebration instead of competition. People post, comment, and share more because they can see their participation moving the needle. Recognition matters. It’s not just about being seen. It’s about feeling like you belong and that your voice has weight. People love to feel seen, heard, and valued. There is strategy behind the chase and rapid rise tactics 🧐 For newer owners without established expertise, a high leaderboard rank is more than a bragging point. It can add validation and signal credibility by recognizing engagement. And of course, when your community looks active, it attracts new members. More activity builds more trust, which helps growth and retention. So while it can stroke the ego, it’s also smart business. There’s a risk, though, a fine line. 🧐 When the focus shifts to points instead of purpose, conversations can lose depth. Gimmicks and engineered engagement arise. People start posting for likes instead of being authentic or creating value.