If you have less than 30 members, it's a bit of ghost town, and are having trouble getting things going, this is what I would do. (I did this for a community I ran, and it was very helpful)
- Archive your community first (hear me out, we'll reopen it later)
- Choose 3-5 communities you vibe with that are related to your focus area - engage authentically, connect, get on the leaderboard, have fun, take notes on onboarding and how the community is run
- Get on lots of networking calls with people who could be allies, friends or future members
- Ask them if it's okay to ask 1-2 research questions about an offer you're thinking about.
"If there was a community that offered [xyz] and solved [abc] problem, would you join? Why/why not?"
5. Discuss, get feedback, tailor the offer, take notes on what people say.
6. Build a list of 100+ people who say they'd be interested.
7. Relaunch your community, and you can expect 50+ people to join if you've done it right.
This way, you'll have a partially validated concept, and momentum. Momentum can save you months or even years of struggle. Time is a key factor in getting a community going.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ: having a community on your profile will change how other Skoolers interact with you. It's powerful to build connections and a reputation first before launching something.
There are members of communities I'm friends with who, if they decided to launch a community, could easily attract 100 quality members in their first week because they've been building relationships and engaging authentically for a long time.
Good luck Skooling! Hope this helps.