just wanted to shoutout @Goose Dunlavey and all y'all amazing ppl! SO HELPFUL!! free community making money, having hecka fun, and getting super chatty in the comments month two of my Small Business Video School and y'alls help and encouragement is everything! just wanted to list all the things that helped while I'm still awake! ============ random things that helped get to 92 members in 32 days: - I've been hanging out in friends' and coaches' Skools all summer and am in the top 5/level 5+ in several of my favorite communities. - I started dropping hints that I'd open my own, so ppl were waiting for me to go ahead and do it - I ran video challenges (3 videos in 3 days) all summer long without Skool (idk how i did it now honestly lol) and my people wanted more help - People started inviting friends - I also make a lot of content on LinkedIn and YouTube and started hinting at stuff in August (I'm starting a secret community to teach ppl video - want in?) and making a list of interested ppl - chat chat comment comment ============ random things that helped me get to #440 engagement: FUN - fun environment - gif abuse - replying to all comments - weekly live calls + making up reasons for live calls - also introducing ppl I knew to each other (so fun seeing all the worlds crss) ENGAGEMENT - early on, dropped a free "stage 1" class in the classroom - "2 Videos in 2 Days" - pinned a post to every part of the class with super simple to-dos (comment LET'S GO, share the video you just made and comment on two other videos, share a takeaway, comment on others' takeaways) - telling ppl I'd give them the class for free when they joined (yay automation) BUT also telling them I'd lock them out if they didn't finish in 48 hours lolol - celebrating when ppl finished GAMES AND PRIZES - making a mini class out of stuff I was already making ("7 Minute Video Edits" - made little video editing tutorials) - making that mini class AND my challenge into prizes for participation - making low-pressure weekend games every Saturday (60 second story jams) with prizes for best entry and a random participation entry - making more prizes - call everything a game haha

Has anyone else implemented the BETA program that Goose recommends when you are just starting your community? I am starting mine this week and have 8 people signed up. I am very excited for them. Looking to see how yours went and or any tips/insight you got from going through it!

Hi all, dropping in to celebrate 4 big wins this week. But before I shout I wanted to share some major love for @Steve Gast. I found him through a mini course he made for another community, and he just unblocked me and gave me permission to do it imperfect. 4 BIG WINS 1. Hit 100 Members in my community 2. Crossed into the 900s threshold in Discovery in the Money category 3. Published a new ad on Meta Ads 4. Published my first VSL on my about page (was blocked on this for WEEKS) LMK what you think, I'm pretty proud of it. Wanted to shout out @Goose Dunlavey and the whole Goosify community too for reminding me that I can be myself, and show people upfront who I am behind the curtain, and that I don't have to hide it and be all "professional" (LinkedIn had me go down a dark un-fun path) Thank you for bringing the joy and color back in my life! LMK what you think. Genuinely pretty nervous to share this (even though I feel proud of it)