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Skool News Training - The 10 True Regulars Concept That Powers Every Great Community
This Skool News segment reveals the most important metric in community building: 10 true regulars. Forget vanity metrics like total members or daily signups.
If you have 10 people who show up consistently and engage genuinely, you have the foundation for a thriving, profitable community.
What Are "True Regulars"?
According to this Skool News training, true regulars are members who:
- Show up consistently (daily or multiple times weekly)
- Engage with posts, comments, and calls
- Contribute value to other members
- Create the "heartbeat" of community activity
Glenn's Photography Creative Circle (featured earlier in this Skool News episode) essentially has 70 true regulars—members so committed they created a music video together. But you only need 10 to build something special.
The 90/10 Rule in Communities
This Skool News training references the internet's proven statistic: 90% of people are lurkers. On YouTube, 90% never like, comment, or upload—they just watch. The same applies to Skool communities.
Even with 10,000 members, if you have 10 core active people, the group feels alive. Those 10 create enough posts, comments, and engagement that the 9,990 lurkers perceive value and stay subscribed.
How to Get Your First 10 True Regulars
1. Build Around Common Goals or Passion
This Skool News segment emphasizes communities need shared purpose:
- Common goal - Everyone trying to achieve the same thing
- Common problem - Everyone experiencing the same situation
- Common passion - Everyone loves the same hobby/interest
Glenn's community united around photography. Underwater Squad (another Skool News feature) united around breath-holding. Your community needs that clear, specific focus that makes people say "these are my people."
2. Be a Leader Who Actually Cares
According to this Skool News training, caring starts with showing up:
- Log in daily - Check your community every single day
- Read everything - Posts, comments, DMs, notifications
- Respond thoughtfully - Make members feel heard
- Solve problems - When members struggle, help them
The Skool News video shows Glenn's activity streak—barely missed a day since joining. That consistent presence signals authentic care, which members reciprocate with engagement.
3. Run Weekly Calls (No Agenda Required)
This Skool News segment heavily promotes weekly calls because they:
- Put voices and faces to names
- Deepen relationships beyond text
- Create continuity week to week
- Require zero preparation (coffee hours work perfectly)
Skool provides a coffee hour template in the School 101 training: "Come hang out and enjoy a cup of coffee with your fellow community members. No agenda, just hanging out."
Recording calls matters too—this Skool News data shows 10x more people watch recordings than attend live. Post every call recording to serve members in different time zones or with scheduling conflicts.
4. Build Relationships Intentionally
This Skool News training outlines the relationship progression:
Stage 1: Notice Regular ContributorsWhen you show up daily, you'll see the same usernames posting and commenting. These are potential true regulars.
Stage 2: Engage More DeliberatelyReply to their posts more, like their comments, pin their best contributions. Show you value their participation.
Stage 3: Move to DMsSend a direct message: "Hey, loved your recent post about [topic]." Start one-on-one conversations.
Stage 4: Schedule CallsSometimes this Skool News example just says "Zoom?" with a calendar link. Jumping on video deepens relationships exponentially.
Stage 5: Plan MeetupsThe Skool News segment shows Allan's community meeting up—just five people.
You don't need hundreds for a meetup. Meeting one other member in person is valuable.
The Kirby Story
This Skool News training shares how Kirby (now on the Skool team) started:
- Posted helpful comments in Schoolers community
- Caught the founder's attention through quality contributions
- Moved to DMs for deeper discussions
- Scheduled Zoom calls to talk strategy
- Visited Skool HQ for in-person meeting
- Became the first investor in Skool
- Now works full-time on the Skool News team
That progression - posts to DMs to calls to meetups to employment—illustrates how nurturing true regulars creates unexpected opportunities.
Why 10 Is the Magic Number
This Skool News segment explains that 10 true regulars create enough daily activity that:
- The community feels alive to lurkers
- New members see consistent engagement
- Momentum builds naturally
- You're not carrying the entire engagement burden alone
You can build a tight community with fewer (Glenn's essentially all 70 are regulars), but 10 is the minimum for sustainable momentum.
Action Step: Log into your community right now. Identify which members post or comment most frequently. Those are your potential true regulars—DM them today to start building deeper relationships.
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