On Monday, I'm hosting a free masterclass for all members called, "What Makes an Online Course Successful? There's been a lot of controversy in the Skoolersphere about whether or not courses are important or not. Is the classroom really "dead"? If you want to help someone learn a new skill or undergo a transformation based on theory, process, or steps, the classroom can be your best friend - when done right (that part is key). Too often people talk about how horrible courses are, but it's usually because they have only experienced bad ones. Come join me for an open conversation about your classroom and learn what makes a course "successful." Check the calendar for the exact time and then add it to your personal calendar so that you don't miss out. A replay will be available for a short time after the actual masterclass.

As you might have seen, I am currently accepting applications for the new VIP tier of the CLASSIFIEDS which provides enhanced visibility and collaboration opportunities for its members. If this is the first you are hearing about it, you might want to check out the previous posts I made here and here and here. I will be hosting one more info session next week for anyone who is interested or has more questions. Please check the calendar for the exact date and time in your area. The last day to submit applications is February 13 and successful applicants will be notified soon after that date. 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: The monthly collaboration meetings for this group will occur the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. MST. They are already on the calendar, so please check it out for your time zone. Please let anyone you know who may be interested in this opportunity aware of this important info!

Every week we like to sing the praises of others on Skool who are doing amazing things. This is the place to do it! Please share the community, a description of what makes it awesome, a link, and a mention of the owner. Tag the owner if they are already in the CLASSIFIEDS or send them a DM and let them know you mentioned them here. I promise you will make their day. This is the only place where affiliate links are okay. 😊

I'm so excited to share that we have two more amazing members sharing their expertise in value-first masterclasses in February! @Melanie Bourbeau of Peace, Purpose, and Profit will be hosting "𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸. (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)" on February 12th. This is for faith-led women who have done some inner work and are not in a current mental health crisis but still feel stalled between healing and walking in their purpose. And @Traci Poe of Public Speaker's Growth Hub will be hosting "𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲" on February 24th. During “Video Camera Comfort Starts Here” we’ll uncover the deeper reasons you have anxiety when it comes to hitting record on your camera, being a guest on a podcast, or speaking at a virtual summit, and then we'll give you some steps to do something about that! Check the times on the calendar and then add it to your own calendar so that you don't forget!!! Also please note that I will be hosting a free masterclass on Feb 9th called "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹" where you will learn how to stand out for all the right reasons! What you put in your classroom represents you & the kind of results you can help your members achieve. Having a high-quality course (different from high production value) is crucial to standing out from everyone else who has communities similar to yours. See you there!

I have the amazing opportunity to announce that @Mimi Ramsey has agreed to join us all the way from Bali, so we now pretty much have 24/7 moderator support for this amazing community. Mimi is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to building communities that are full of personality and that represent your unique uniqueness! I'm really excited that she has agree to join the team, and I can't wait to have her present her own masterclass for you all. In addition, I want to sincerely thank @Mona Weathers for all of her work as the first CLASSIFIEDS moderator. She believed in this group from day one, championed it, and helped me build it into what it is today! Mona has had such incredible success in her own community that she has had to step down as moderator here so that she can support her own members fully, but she is still here, and you will still see her around. 😊 As you already know, @Faith Adebayo recently joined the moderator team and has been doing an incredible job supporting everyone in the comments and most especially bringing us very valuable information through her masterclass about how to increase our visibility through our CLASSIFIEDS posts! Faith will continue to work with me and Mimi as we have now grown to a team of 3!!! Please help me congratulate the effervescent @Mimi Ramsey on her new role!