The Skool Classifieds is hosting a masterclass today on what makes a good course. If any of you are doing courseware or using your community classroom, it might be a good fit. I'll be attending for sure. Just thought I'd share in case any of you are interested.

With spring coming soon, we're getting everything in place to start content creation. There will be more useful stuff coming as soon as enough snow is gone for tool setup. I know it's been slow and kinda boring in here the last couple weeks. Being held hostage by the weather really does stink. I do have content planned as soon as weather permits. On another note things are moving along nicely with the other community, The Pennywise Pantry at https://www.skool.com/the-pennywise-pantry-5772/about Text version of the the course is almost done. As soon as it and the Affiliate guide are ready we'll be launching that large scale. Members there will be able to promote the community here on Skool and elsewhere and earn 40% commissions when we go live. Once that is active, time will be split between the two communities. More on the schedule in the near future.

As I mentioned a few days ago, some changes were coming. What has basically happened is that all the Kitchen, cooking, and saving on groceries content that was planned for this community has been moved to a new one, The Pennywise Pantry. I will be "grandfathering" in existing members from The Pinchpenny Diyer. All you need to do is DM me with your Skool email address and I will send you the Invite. The Pennywise Pantry will focus exclusively on Food affordability and low-cost meals. At the end of February, that community will be going pro. At that time, the affiliate program will be put in place and will be set to pay 40% commissions for referrals. Not only will The Pennywise Pantry help save you money on your grocery bill, learn smarter shopping skills and prepare low-cost meals, it could also even help cover your food expenses for your household. With that said, The Kitchen category will be locked and will no longer be taking posts. All content will be copied or moved over to The Pennywise Pantry located at this link: https://www.skool.com/the-pennywise-pantry-5772/about

Happy Tuesday all! Just wanted to give you all an update. My son will be joining me part time on Skool. In light of this change, I've decided that I will be making some changes to this community to accommodate his coming aboard. He's an avid foodie and loves to experiment in the kitchen. By the end of the day, all the Kitchen topics will be split off into their own community. This is being done to assist in directing topic focus for my son, who is a high-functioning adult with disabilities. Further details will be released as soon as the community is open. This "split" will also be part of a community refocusing here. Since the DIY space is quite broad, I'll be getting more Specific here and narrowing the topics to Gardening, Woodworking, Metal Fabrication, and some entry-level forging stuff. This will also assist in developing video content creation schedules come spring. With that said, I'll close this update and get to work. Have a great day and an amazing rest of your week! Roy - The Pinchpenny DIYer

Happy Monday all! I hope everyone had a good week end. It was crazy and tiring here, and I spent half of yesterday recovering. I had a good rest, and I'm rarin' to go. I want to say welcome to @Andries Venter, glad to have you with us. Feel free to drop a short intro in the instructions thread. Anyone else is welcome to say hello in the comments. Looking forward to chatting with you all and wishing you all a great week! Roy - aka The Pinchpenny DIYer.