last couple of days i was sick. that sucks. but then things started compounding... and the Skool News did not help, like the opposite. i felt that i needed to come out and say it out loud. it went a bit longer than i expected. but at 1.5x it's only 13 mins. and those are important 13 minutes. pls share if you need help, support, or if you are in doubt that building a business is the right way for you. we will not decide for you, but hold the space and help you decide what's actually good for you p.s. pls be gentle and caring in the comments

Happy Sunday, Community Builders! i put my entire business on one page. not a pretty pitch deck, something useful: traffic, nurture, sales. smth you can look at every day and know what's missing, what you must focus on. say bye-bye to shiny object syndrome. why it beats a fancy plan: - it converts straight into my to-do list. no more guessing what to prioritize. - shiny object syndrome gets quieter. the next distraction has to earn its place. - it catches gaps. Claude flagged I was sleeping on my Skool affiliate income. it was right. i show you my map. what about yours? happy to help you to build one inside Community Income Mastermind. $27 till 1st August => $37 in August => $97 in Jan '27. Come to build your Business Model on a Napkin with me. p.s. check out the new class here - Affiliate Starter Pack. i will do a video walkthrough in the coming days. btw, if you are using my affiliate link, i will contact you shortly, cause you get access to cool 🎁 already!!!

everyone asks me the same thing: "Lidia, how do i get traction without posting 5 times a day?" value commenting. what the hack is it? ...ok fine, i'll explain. but you owe me a pinned comment. why commenting beats posting (especially on Skool)? commenting is easier than posting: - no topic anxiety. the topic is already there. someone else did the hard part. - it can be short. three sentences of substance beats 800 words of "here's my framework." - more eyeballs than your own post. if you comment in a community bigger than yours, you're borrowing their audience. legally. for free. on Skool it works even faster than on other social platforms, because everyone is already here. they're already logged in, already scrolling, already in learning mode. you're not interrupting someone's vacation photos with a business insight. 📌 bonus points if it gets pinned. that's the achievement unlocked moment. when an owner pins your comment, you didn't just add value - you added so much value they wanted more people to see it. more visibility for you, better thread for them, everybody wins. ‼️ i have 45mins masterclass on how to get pinned now, what value commenting is NOT: - a gif , "great post!" / "this 🔥" / "agreed" - tagging three friends and running away - restating the post back to the poster in slightly different words - a comment that's actually just a pitch wearing a trench coat - a wall of text that hijacks the thread and makes it about you what value commenting IS: - it adds value. duh. new angle, missing piece, real data. - it shows your PoV. not just agreement - your actual take. - it shows your credibility. you've done this thing. you have receipts. here's a real one. @Des Dreckett just posted in Skool Monetization Lab that Friday is a great day to publish because members are "pretending to work" and are in buying mode. well done, Des 👏🏻

not feeling well. so, taking a day off today cancelled an event scheduled for today weekly newsletter will be tomorrow that's life.

full recording is in the Vault, as all previous news issues for your convenience. let's follow the good, the bad and the ugly framework. - so, the good - new freemium plans presentations. time will tell. but it could help. - the bad - new Skool games focuses on one community only. i have 3. and plan to have more. right now it does not taken into account. things do not happen "magically". there are funnels, there are nurturing times, there are universal marketing rules.... let's not forget about them. - the ugly - they keep showing us examples that do not make any sense - look at Gabe. they forgot to mention that Gabe has 838k subs on YouTube. @Stephanie Hetu did a great analysis (attached) that shows us that we should not be comparing ourselves with the top 5%. ps shout out to @Des Dreckett who shared Gareth's video. Skool is not a cult. we need to make our own decisions on how to do things.