Unexpected benefits of Skool π₯
Hey guys - I started using Skool about a week ago and just wanted to say how much I'm loving it so far. I'd assumed that the community element of my program would primarily be people asking me questions... but we've already got people helping each other out, sharing their own knowledge & lessons, and making connections/recommendations. So it's quickly become a big value-add, and I'm genuinely quite excited to see how the community can evolve over time. At first I couldn't really pinpoint why I found using Skool better than other community platforms I tested. But as @Alex Hormozi would likely say: it's the 100s of golden BBs, not one silver bullet. There's lots of little details that initially don't seem that crucial, but which all add up to a really seamless experience overall. An example is requiring users to choose an avatar when joining - in my previous community most people didn't have a profile picture, so it felt soulless. I also feel like Skool is somehow just more intuitive to use, and the gamification works even better than I expected. Another thing that has surprised me is that a lot of my members already had Skool accounts. So it's super convenient for my community to be here too, rather than them having to remember a whole separate community website (which most people would inevitably forget about). And of course for all the members you refer who AREN'T already on Skool, there's the potential for automatic referral income in future if they start their own group. Honestly it seems like an absolutely crazy decision for anyone to still use facebook groups, and barely be able to reach their own members. Also... I don't see anyone else talking about this, but the fact that Skool payment fees are just 2.9% and +30c is actually kinda crazy. For me to accept international payments using Stripe directly was actually higher than this. Not just that, I've heard plenty of horror stories with Paypal/Stripe freezing accounts, but haven't heard any with Skool (which makes sense since Skool can see what you're doing on their platform).