Inside Skoolers almost every Tuesday Skool News is live from Skool HQ Each episode Sam Ovens & Andrew Kirby share Roadmap Updates and sparkling water These are notes and screenshots from the live broadcast Summary, Highlights, Timestamps, Transcript here: #Skool News #58 - 11 Skools @ $1,000,000+ per year The replays are on YouTube @skool-news This week: Review of the new Discovery updates - displays groups in many different languages - will set to filter by your default language - post by @Éva Raposa about lack of variety in trending results (dominated by AI and looksmaxing) 🧠 Thoughts on the "Mix" for Trending Discovery? Roadmap: - Next > Attribution improvements rolling out in next week - Suspense building around Secret Project - Languages - Currencies Gossip - now has banner and sound effect 😹 - Skool Ads promotions (See mentioned posts by - Abby, William, Kevin, Heather, here in comment) - Congrats to Hormozi family (Future Skooler incoming) Acquisition.com Founders Alex and Leila Hormozi Announce They're Expecting Their First Baby Together (People.com Exclusive) - New excel spreadsheet icon ?!?!? (screenshot below)

In this episode Sam Ovens & Andrew Kirby share: - 11 skool's making $1,000,000+ per year - Free trials increase signups and earnings (most powerful 1-click on skool) - OMG gossip — skool is giving people customers? - How to make a good about page (with examples) Watch it on YouTube @skool-news

🤔 Depends on how you use Skool Evidently I'm the only non-spam member with high community memberships Mostly because I rarely leave any I join and I've been highly active since February 2024 Plus I've started a lot of communities I may want to reactivate in the future Now, because I have membership in a lot of communities, I have been asked to keep it under 500 That's fine for me as an individual member joining communities I'm interested in visiting occasionally, both active and archived Not so fine for the combined number of communities I'm enjoying, building, supporting, or using as mockup examples So I've been picking through the list, culling many archived spaces, leaving communities i joined to support without being highly engaged or active It's really quiet a headache for me though evidently incredibly helpful for the Skool team I guess I'll set up an additional profile for activities and memberships in communities I'm doing setup/building/support as there will be many with the upcoming local business hubs What are your thoughts on Skool setting this community limit to help prevent spam?

Which is the best Skool plan for your community? - Hobby Plan vs Pro Plan 👀 This video explains the practical differences between the $9 Hobby Plan and $99 Pro Plan, focusing on pricing, transaction fees, analytics, plugins, branding, webinars, affiliate tools, and custom URLs. Mark Novikov breaks down the recommendation: - Under $1,300/month revenue → Hobby Plan - Over $1,300/month revenue → Pro Plan The video also shows how the Pro Plan creates a cleaner community experience with fewer distractions and more advanced business tools, while the Hobby Plan still provides enough functionality for many creators getting started. Takeaways - $1,300/month is the approximate break-even point between Hobby and Pro - Hobby Plan has lower monthly cost but higher transaction fees - Pro Plan has higher monthly cost but lower transaction fees - Hobby communities include Skool branding and suggested communities - Pro communities provide a cleaner member experience - Webinar functionality is Pro-only - Hobby analytics are limited for traffic source tracking - Pro users can track visitors and conversions by platform - Affiliate commissions are only available on Pro - Advanced integrations and tracking tools are mainly Pro features - Auto DM for new members is one of the most desired Pro plugins - Custom URLs are only available on Pro - Successful communities exist on both plans Timestamps 0:00 Introduction to Hobby vs Pro 0:08 Simple rule for choosing a plan 0:17 $200/month earnings comparison 0:53 $1,300/month break-even example 1:20 $1,500/month comparison 1:30 Community layout walkthrough 1:48 Hobby Plan branding differences 1:56 Suggested communities limitation

This video explains the first and most important step when building a Skool community: defining a clear one-sentence offer before creating courses, graphics, or content. The creator (Skool CSM Mark Novikov) argues that many new community owners start with branding, Canva graphics, or classroom setup before truly understanding what they are selling. The recommended process is: 1. Write a one-sentence offer 2. Clarify what members will learn 3. Explain why people should learn it from you specifically 4. List the actual features inside the community 5. Tie every feature back to a meaningful outcome or benefit A strong “north star” makes every decision easier. Takeaways - Your first step is not branding or course building - Start by writing a one-sentence offer - If you cannot explain your community in one sentence, your offer is still unclear - Strong offers explain both: What people will learn Why they should learn it from you - Unique positioning can come from: Background Method Experience Results Perspective - Community features alone are not exciting - Features become valuable when connected to outcomes - “Weekly calls” matters because members get feedback and support - “Templates” matters because they help people get results faster - Every feature should answer the question: “Why does this matter to the member?” Timestamps 0:00 Intro for new Skool creators 0:12 Why most people start with the wrong tasks 0:26 Start with a one-sentence offer 0:45 Why one sentence matters 0:47 Storyhacker Gold example 1:12 Michael Franzese example 1:31 The Lady Change example 1:47 Writing your own one-sentence offer 2:09 Planning what goes inside the community 2:33 Connecting features to outcomes 2:50 Live coaching example 2:57 Video lessons example 3:05 Member map example 3:12 Templates example 3:18 Community tab example 3:32 Clarifying value and benefits