Levels are impossible to reach
Has anyone ever reached level 9? I was excited to build a community on Skool mainly because of the points system and being able to unlock content at different levels. But when I dove into how many points each level required and the ways to earn points it seems almost impossible to achieve the top level (9). Here is the points levels from what I have seen: Level 1 - 0 pts Level 2 - 5 pts Level 3 - 20 pts Level 4 - 65 pts Level 5 - 155 pts Level 6 - 515 pts Level 7 - 2015 pts Level 8 - 8015 pts Level 9 - 33015 pts Level 10 - ? Never before seen, but suppose to be one. Seeing as pretty much every level is about 4x as many points as the previous level, it makes sense that Level 9 is that high. The smaller levels have less of a multiplier and only need roughly 3x as many points as the previous level. Level 9 is unachievable, even for an admin. If someone were to achieve level 9 within 5 years of consistent posting/commenting that would mean they would need to average 17 points/day for 5 years straight. To achieve a level 8, someone would need to average 4 points/day for 5 years. For instance, Tedd Carr is a Level 6 - Grandmaster with 1530 points. He joined in Feb 2022. So achieved this in 11 months with an average of just over 4 points/day. It will take Tedd another 4 years to achieve Level 8 at this pace. And this is in a community of 9,600 members, which is pretty decent. Another example is Sid Sahasrabuddhe, who actually works for Skool, is Level 7 - Goat but has 5576 left before reaching Level 8. Sid seems to have joined in Dec 2019, so he has been at this for a little over 2 years. How does someone get points in order to move up in the ranks? You need to create a Post or Comment on someone else's post... but you don't get points for that... someone ELSE needs to Like (👍 ) your Post or Comment and you get 1 point for either of those. I've seen it recommended to put your rewards at levels 3, 5 and 7. So once a member reaches level 7, other than being a helpful person and giving into their habit of posting/commenting, there is no longer any incentive for these top contributors to be a part of the community.