The CLASSIFIEDS is now a paid community. 🤩 I've said since the beginning that community owners shouldn't make business decisions based on Growth Boost, and I strongly believe that to this day, but there were several reasons why optimizing for GB was in the best interest of this business. Here are my thoughts, in no particular order... 1. I have always kept this community free because I wanted it to be accessible, especially for new community builders. At only $2/month and a proven track record, I feel that is still true. 2. I have to keep GB on for this community because the Skool Network provides more than 50% of our members and Discovery is very important for our growth. 3. There were never any ads for this community. Increasing the percentage to 50 or even 70% didn't make a difference - it only resulted in my paying more of my profits to Skool. I've since learned that is because free and freemium communities are only rarely boosted. 4. The CLASSIFIEDS vacillates between a level 3 and a level 4 on Growth Boost, which would be ah-mazing except for the fact that being freemium gives us ZERO benefits. 5. I just learned that @Éva Raposa made a community a one time fee of $2 and got ads! 🤯 So, given all these factors, like I said, I believe it is the best interest for the long-term growth and prosperity of this group to go paid, but for a minimal fee. Let me know your thoughts below. I'll keep you updated with the progress (or lack thereof!). And, does this mean I have to put my picture on the thumbnail now??? 😩

It was so great to meet some new and newish members today! If you are interested in learning more about the community and how to make the most of it, please check out the recording below. Still have questions, feel free to ask in the comments below!

I'm going to do something I've never done, and I'm going to bulk tag all the level one members on this post. Why have I never done it before? Because I find it amazingly annoying when it's done to me. Why am I doing it now? Because if you are at level one, I'm assuming you are brand new or you intended on being an active member of this community and then you didn't figure out how to make it work for you. On Thursday, I am hosting a new(ish) member orientation where you can find out more about this community and how to make the most of it. You'll learn what kind of posts work, what the "rules" are and what amazing opportunities are available to you. The most common comment at the end of these sessions? "Wow! I had no idea. I've really got to start making better use of this community!" So, if you see yourself below, carve out some time tomorrow to join us (find the exact time on the calendar). And if your name isn't below but you still want to learn more about the CLASSIFIEDS, you're welcome to join us as well! See you tomorrow! @Lisa Murray @Nyla Essa @Jonathan Cayupe @Tahiti Reed @Eusebiu Cristian Chirita @Tiana Elliott @Corey Loyd @Jessica Sabatini @Wendi Sustaire @Rob Currell @Paige Blevins @Kadijatu Timbo @Udi Glaser @Elma Shaw @Ghita Charaf @Chris Mc @Deborah Smith @Enid Gaddis @Lucas Reuterstig @Sixty Gelu @LaToya Wiggins @Charel Dee @Erik Dezsanyi @Aaron Figueroa @Travis Bart @Nathaniel Johnson @Thor Lundqvist @Ariel Hinds @Mark O'Neill @Yuan Zhen @Jo TheCreative @Jheneal McDuffie @Michael Essany @Kevin Mangum @Gerard Kelleher @Claudia Lopez @Ashley Johnson @Nichole Coke @Tonya Davis @Shelby Overstreet @Kaylene Frost @Dalton Iles @Ernie Bird @Leandro Langeani @Chris Clark @Makayla Kerr @MarcAnthony Scott @Ian Brake @Adel Sayed @Gabriel Turri @Annmarie Herman @Tra'Michelle Golden-DeJesus @Mutiat Adebowale @Honey Syed @Randee Mathews @Cylinda Rindal @Nikilette Bowman @Andrew Farmer @Mihai Balan @Jake Jones @Rosemary DiNicola @Jason Whaley @Jay Jay @Bavarlee Bernstein @Tevah El Emmet @Pumehana Palmer @Michele Humphrey @Joe Louis @Christine Mortensen @Christina Canendo @Teagan Hintze @Norma Tatum @Dasttie Digital @Jamie Northrup @Markus Vatsel @Jared Van Dyke @Larry Roberts @Marya Calhoun @Ross Young @Bart Obrochta @Alex Hansen @John Pogue @Cat Storing @Matt Healy @Cass Henry @Sonja Bey @Rand St John @Crencenthia Brown @Shanelle Rushin @Linda Davis @Alex Broad @Eric DeLeon @Bobby Gray @BritDany Matiox @Sebastiën Van der hart @Marty Bostick @Jessica Correa @Andrew Small @Saran P King @Mr Gpg @Maryyam Ghaffar @Angela Godbout @Lana Marsland @Conner Williams @Kristine Sääv @Celeste Yvonne @Carter K @Jennifer Lynn @Matthew Jope @Amanda Abelita @Catherine Beler @Ben B. @Tasha J @Niklas Schröer @Shawnda Burkes @Ro Pell @Daniel Hodgett @Junkyardboujeegirl Christine Mchale @Sarina Bland @Rhonda Haley-McKinnon @Hisla Bates @Harry Fairman @Richard Tyson @Anna Van Massenhoven @Ina Jalil @Carol Owens @Aziz Aiden @Ramona Zihlke @Jackie Rife @Zachary Davy @Kylie Thorley-hill @Nathalie Tedrick @Shanna Martin @Ebone Holmes @Jakob Van Acker @Grace Lytz @Taru Tuomi @Aja Taylor @Theresa Haney @Melissa Miller @David Hume @Deepanshu Udhwani @Angelica Perez @Carlethia Thomas @Mike Collins @Brooke Frances @Jordan Pugh @Dr. Mar @Rob Morgan @Linda Em @Richard Fish @Agustin Maschio @Reva Israel @Jason Scott @James Woodbine @Nastasha Woods @Alison DeMiero @Jade Malone @Sandra Martinez @Danny Wood @Sonja D'Angelo @Chris Hanlon @Beth Macleod @R S @Robby Reyna @Travis Storch @Mint Monroe @Augustus E @Manfred Confidence @Krisztian Riez @Taylor Gleckner @Christopher Blackwell @Jerome Bonneville @Allan Webster @Elina Smith @Stefan Butteweg @Jacob King @Danele Louw @Dioney Luna @Mihai Paun @Angelica Benavides @Axis Academy @Ryan Omeasoo @Michael Berube @Sonia Singh @Chantelle Morrison @Maria Therase Cucinotta @Angela Arnold @Loran Anderson @Salami Samson @Ny Barnes @Ben Cornish @Jack Angelopolus @Jon Pakula @Louis Derrick Sewell @Robin Stoltman @Carina Maeleen @Ferry Van der Stelt @Letizia Stagno @Shaheen Plunier @Eboni Harrell @Valérie Van Kraaij @Deidra Bryant @Ryan Thomas @Stacy Perez @Charlie Butler @Reality Architect @Mark Tompkins @Neil Faber@Donnie Maynard Christianson @Tammy Hamilton @Zarah McIntosh @Nikki J @David Whitham @Tiffany Thornton @Corrie Cole @Angela Solorzano @Laetitia Valstar @Frederick Mandl @John Kennedy @Anzumana Taal @Katie Felton @Brent Dempsey @Jared Proctor @Bagwell Rose @John Bejakovic @Donita Delaney@David Greiner

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! ⬇️