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Feb 22 • Reviews
Skooly by Joe Defilippo – Member Review
This is my community review of Skooly by Joe Defilippo.
“It’s like skipping tech support and having an engineer as your bestie.”
I joined Skooly because Joe is my friend. He previously ran a community called Jester and it was just a fun place to be. But beyond that, Joe is a real software engineer in the real world, and he started building tools that the Skool platform didn’t have yet.
At the time, analytics were limited. You could get members, but you didn’t really know where they were coming from. If you were posting on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, or relying on Skool discovery, you were guessing. Joe built a link shortener that let you actually track your traffic sources. Then affiliate links rolled out on Skool, and those links were long and clearly labeled as referral links. Joe solved that too by creating clean short links that masked the affiliate structure while still tracking data.
It just made sense. If I’m going to hype a community I love, why wouldn’t I use a clean link and get paid for driving real members? The tools were practical from day one.
As of right now, Joe has built 19 tools inside Skooly. Some are fun. Some are seriously powerful. A few I didn’t immediately understand… until I saw how other owners were using them and realized how valuable they were.
His responsiveness is almost immediate. He’s present. If something breaks, or if I try to break something on purpose to test it, he’s on it. The support is bar none some of the best I’ve ever experienced. And it’s coming directly from the engineer. No layers. No ticket ping pong.
That alone builds trust.
What I love most is that members help drive development. If an owner has an idea that would save time or improve productivity, Joe listens. He’s constantly teasing the next tool that’s about to ship, and it makes you want to stay plugged in because there’s always something new coming.
And yes… Joe is hilarious. What you need to know before joining Skooly is that Joe is hilarious. Don’t expect stiff corporate vibes. Expect personality.
Personally, my productivity has gone way up.
Because of his tools, I have more time to focus on my members instead of manually tracking things. I can see course completion data that the platform doesn’t show. I can tag members using TalonTag and build segmented lists for higher tiers so I know exactly who needs specific communication. That alone saves huge amounts of time.
My confidence has also increased. Testing tools, breaking things, describing what happened… it’s helped me understand how engineers think. There’s nothing I could break that Joe couldn’t fix. That level of support makes me show up more confidently as an owner.
If something doesn’t exist on the platform yet, I know there’s a place to go. I know there’s someone who can build it.
Before joining, know this: you need to be comfortable with technology. There’s not a lot of hand-holding. You need to know how to install a Chrome extension and navigate dashboards. If you struggle with tech, this probably isn’t for you.
But if you’re a Skool owner who wants tools that fill real gaps and save real time… this is absolutely for you. If you can think it, Joe can code it.
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