UPDATE: Recording from the intro to the call added! 📆 check the exact time in your local time zone in the calendar Join our weekly Monday 30-mins live-call (no recording). - new here? - starting a new week? - this is your room! get oriented, ask questions, commit to the next 30 days (or just 7 days) and set up to actually finish what you start. tagging new folks (joined last week), everyone's welcome: @Marihet Hammann @Enrique Velasco @Tony Iverson @Elena Jones @Joseph Remington @China Roberts @Waltraud Riesner @Rochelle Melander @Michelle Boricchio @Josh Liu @Daniel Thrasher

when ppl ask me, i often say - you can't. i cannot help you start paid community right away. but it's not true. you can. here is how: - very narrow niche, super-duper narrow - huge, and i mean, HUGE personal brand and/or following on any of the social media platforms and/or email list here is the example: Gert Leroy, the founder of Underwater Squad, 3rd place in Skool Games this quarter 🏆 - his niche - Train freediver breathing from home. SUPER-DUPER niche, right? right! - YouTube channel - 1.57 Million subs. A LOT!!! not impressed with recent views, makes me wonder.. but we leave it there (happy to discuss) - Insta - 55.9k. not bad. reels are doing great. so, just like i said. you can go paid, right away. free trial is still on. what do you think? ⬇️ ps do you want more case studies like this? ⬇️

one of the best business advice i've every heard. here are some points to pay attention to: - you have to commit for at least 3 months on your business and actually do it to see if it works - if you don't have an audience and/or an established brand, start with giving away massive value for free (smart way) and then conversion /sales become easy - business is way more simple than we think, but it's way harder than we think (see first point on commitment) - do what others won't do or do for free what others charge for here are things i am doing in my business: - i am adding two news steps in Hackathon: Commitment + Printable Hackathon tracker (need to make it fun though); i actually have a commitment, but i need to tighten it up - adding more live events for Premium and VIP members in Hackathon (keep an eye on today's Newsletter) - adding live events/accountability formats here in Community Income Mastermind there is probably more i could do. how bout u? anything stood out for you? how are you changing what you do because of this?

yesterday, i just ran a monetization AMA (ask me anything) here, in Hackathon. you dropped questions. i answered each one with a personalized Loom video. missed it? here is the thread - defo worth going through it was one of the most valuable things i've done for my community and my business. here's why you should do the same. - you get to hear what people actually struggle with i got 7 questions from members at completely different stages. i didn't have to guess what my people need. they told me. that's market research disguised as a community event. - your answers become content, without extra work every video reply i recorded is now a reusable asset. i can turn them into a classroom lesson, a newsletter tipic, a recap post, a lead magnet, even a mini course. one AMA thread. dozens of content pieces. - it builds trust faster than any course lesson when someone asks a specific question and you show up with a thoughtful, detailed, personalized answer — that hits different than a pre-recorded lesson. just had 2 upgrades to Premium Level from this one post 🎉 - it gives you a reason to talk about your paid offers, naturally. "if you want help mapping this out — that's what we do on a clarity call" "this is exactly what we work on in the mastermind." "i'm building a mini course on this — stay tuned." when the advice is real and the offer is the logical next step, it doesn't feel like selling. because it isn't. - it generates social proof you didn't ask for one member commented that the thread was 🔥🔥🔥 another said the mindset reframe around being proud of your offers was exactly what she needed. i didn't ask for testimonials. the format created them. ==== now, when and how are you going to run your AMA? - pick a specific topic: "ask me anything" is too broad. "ask me anything about monetization" gives people permission to ask the thing they've been stuck on - commit to answering every question with depth. a one-line answer is a missed opportunity. a 3-5 minute video reply? that's a relationship builder. - then recap it (like this one). pin it. repurpose it. the value compounds.

🔥 UPDATE: 15 Spaces LEFT 🔥 is your About Page losing you members right now? you spend time bringing traffic to your About Page: - content - networking - improving engagement /ranking but if your About Page is not converting, it's like pouring water into a leaky bucket. your About Page has one job and one job only: make someone think "this is for me" in 3 seconds. and if it's not doing that? every person who lands on your community and doesn't join. i've reviewed hundreds of about pages at this point. and the same mistakes come up over and over: - too long - too vague - no clear avatar - no urgency to join - no reason to trust you - no promise or clear outcome so i'm doing something about it. this weekend i'm running the About Page Clinic. you submit your about page. i rewrite it for conversion. and propose some design changes. that's it. no fluff. no 47-step framework. just a better about page by Monday. here's how it works: - fill out a short submission form (takes 5 min) - i personally review and rewrite your about page (might ask you some follow up questions) 20 spots. that's it. i'm capping it because every submission gets personal time&attention. when they're gone, they're gone. $25 to get it or just become a premium member at $5/m. it's a good deal, i tell you. and if you are not happy, i will give you your money back. cool? join here or if not, let me know below "why not" ⬇️