Spam has been hitting Skool more lately, and sometimes it hits the Yard too. If you spot it early, it helps me keep this place clean. If you see a spam post or comment: - Click the three dots on it - Tap “Report to admins” - Skip replying to it, replies often feed it If you get a DM that feels like a pitch or scam: - Screenshot it - DM it to an admin inside the Yard - I can remove the account and clean up the thread A few rules so real builders can still share things: - If you built something genuinely useful for Skool or community building, share it once with context and a clear takeaway - Links are fine. Asking strangers to DM you is not - Mass DMing members to sell something is not welcome - Cold pitches, copy paste replies, and “free job/money” stuff tends to get removed fast For obvious spam, I usually remove and ban on the first offense. If it looks like a real human who is just confused, I may message them once before removing. If you want to help, drop a comment below with: - Their profile link - The exact text they posted or DM’d you Keep it factual. No dogpiling. Thanks for protecting the Yard ⭐ Jack

LOL, I had to share this. I am helping another group and made a notebookLM infographic. Adeel was so appreciative, I have a new name. The Most Honourable Sir John Pogue, PhD, Grand Commander of the Imperial Order, Knight Sovereign of the Celestial Crown, Keeper of the Seven Seals of Scholarship

First off it standf for Generative Engine Optimization. You have heard of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) right? Well, GEO is for AI engines to quote your site when it is asked a question. Think that is not important? When ChatGPT first came out, buisnesses were protecting their data from AI. Putting "No Crawl" html tags to stop them. Now you can take advantage of the boycott and get on the board. Did you know that Google searches dropped 20% after ChatGPT was publicly launched? I NEVER thought google would loose out. How? - Define your brand/entity clearly - Write content that answers real questions - Use simple, plain language - Create authoritative, explanatory content - Be honest and include tradeoffs - Earn third-party mentions and reviews - Allow mixed sentiment to exist - Make ideas clear and quotable - Keep brand info consistent everywhere - Optimize for “what is / is this legit” queries - Maintain a technically clean site - Avoid fake, incentivized, or manipulated content - Focus on reputation, not rankings

Spam is part of the internet unfortunately. The “move to WhatsApp” people, “hello dear,” dropshipping pitches, weird DMs, all of it. Good news: Skool just added a super useful thing inside membership requests. You can now see if a profile is marked as high risk before you approve them. So instead of letting them in, then cleaning up the mess later… you can catch them at the door. Also, peep the photo. Location mismatches are still one of the easiest tells. Now for the systems that make this even cleaner: Set level requirements for posting and DMs. Less spam, less cleanup, more real convos. Personally, I like setting chat to at least level 4. Because spammers try to speed-run comments to unlock messaging. Skool’s built-in tools help a lot too: - Tell members to report spam (it’s anonymous) - If someone gets in, ban + delete their last 7 days of activity in one click - Block + report DM spammers so Skool can review the account - Report spam profiles even if they’re in someone else’s community (helps platform-wide) What red flags do you look for when you’re spotting spam accounts?

What do you want 2026 to look like, for real? Not the perfect “New Year’s resolution” list. Just the one thing you actually want to commit to, even if it’s messy, even if you’re still figuring it out. Could be health, money, confidence, relationships, your Skool, your work, your peace of mind. Anything. Use the comments like a little brain dump you’d send to a friend. I’m going to read every one, and then I’ll share mine after. What’s yours?