Just a friendly reminder that in order to make the most of this community, you need to be BOTH posting and commenting on the posts of others. Not only are authentic connections the true backbone of business, but they are also what improves our engagement and overall visibility as a group. So, if you've been copy and pasting the same post into every promotion-friendly community out there and then bouncing a nanosecond later, well, you might just be wasting your time. Instead, I'd like to encourage and invite you to look at this as a place where you can connect with people on a human level while not being afraid of saying the wrong thing or talking about your business in a way that might come across as self-promotion. HINT: the people that are posting and ghosting are not getting the same returns as the ones who are engaging with other. 😉

Hey fellow Skool Classifieds peeps!! I’m putting together a keynote talk for business owners and I’d LOVE some input so I can make it genuinely relevant! (Hope this is allowed) My talk is on called: 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐈 To make sure my research is up to date, I was hoping to get a current picture of where most people are sourcing leads. So if you are a business owner and could give me some support by choosing how you're getting most of your leads, that would be amazing! Thank you!! (And happy to donate a great speaking tool in apprecaiteion of your time) WHERE DO MOST OF YOUR LEADS COME FROM?

I've been speaking about, and training LinkedIn since 2010, and to date have helped my clients generate over $230m in new sales. I work with Mastercard, FedEx and Brother. If potential Skool community members and your IDEAL clients are hanging out on LinkedIn, there are some simple changes you can make to ensure that all roads lead to Skool. I generate a lot of traffic to my Skool from my LinkedIn profile and DM's. Start by reading this LinkedIn Article - 7 Ways to Improve your LinkedIn profile in 30 Minutes, to make instant changes to how you attract clients. I recently helped my client Gavin, to generate over $85,000 from LinkedIn in 4 months, you can watch his video testimonial on my About Page. Want more leads, and to make more money from LinkedIn? You can join my community for FREE and access the following Masterclasses: How to use LinkedIn Articles and Newsletters to show up and be recommended by AI for your niche What Happened to my Reach? The LinkedIn 360Brew Algorithm changes you need to know in 2026 In my community of 650+ members 'Social Selling with Sam' I run live Q&A calls, have a classroom full of 100+ videos, courses and resources to help you win on LinkedIn in 2026 and beyond. I have run free LinkedIn Masterclasses in many other communities here on Skool (including @Des Dreckett), so if you would like me to run a session for your members, if they would benefit from learning LinkedIn, let me know. Happy to collaborate with other community builders and help as much as I can, if you have a LinkedIn related question drop it below and I'll be happy to help.

One of the most important things I've learned since becoming an online entrepreneur is that the most important thing you can do to grow your business is to build relationships. Many of us (myself included) have rushed to promote our groups and services that we care so deeply about. And it only makes sense - we are excited about what we are doing! Today, I'd like to invite you to take a step back and introduce yourself to the group by answering the following questions: 1. Who are you personally? 2. Who are you professionally? 3. What is something you love doing outside of work? 4. What is something surprising about you? As you open up and make more connections, you will find that not only are people more interested in what you do, but they will also be more interested in helping you make connections with other people they know! 😉 After you introduce yourself, please scroll through the other introductions and add a comment to someone you have something in common with or would like to know more about. 😊 Please add your introduction in the comments below! ⬇️