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In this group we explore creating solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements.

12 contributions to Pick Your Online Business
One sentence on his About page. 3 new members in 3 days.
Jason is in YouTube Sales School, my small group. On one of our calls we pulled up About pages from Skool communities that are working. I told everyone to go look at their own and do what the successful ones are doing. Jason did. He found one sentence he was missing. He added it. Nothing else. 3 new members in 3 days. I asked him where they came from. "All from Skool." That's Skool search doing its thing. People type what they're looking for, and Skool shows them the groups that say it. Here's the sentence, at the top of his About page for Firewatch Business Lab: "I help first-time buyers acquire businesses under $500K without costly mistakes. A CPA-led guidance through financial due diligence, valuation, and deal protection." Who he helps. What they get. Why they should trust him. His CPA credential is now the first thing a stranger reads. And every one of those members is someone who can raise their hand for a call with him. One call. One sentence. Three days. Go read the top of your About page right now. Does a stranger know who you help in one line? Drop your opening sentence in the comments and I'll tell you what's missing.
One sentence on his About page. 3 new members in 3 days.
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I help fingerstyle guitarists learn how to create their own arrangements. A critically reviewed recording artist guides you through taking songs that you love and turning them into solo guitar arrangements.
95 days left in 2026 after today
I've seen this play out every single year for longer than I care to remember. Around October 1st two groups of people show up. The first group has already decided that the year is over. What's done is done. They coast for the holidays and somehow think their lives will change on January 1st with a bunch of promises they never keep. The second group looks at the previous 9 months and has an honest conversation with themselves. They DECIDE the year is not done and that they CAN do more in 3 months than 9 months if you're focused and committed. I was in the first group for decades. And relived the same year over and over again. The second group sucks, but it's where winning happens. It's where transformations happen. The only thing standing between me and the life I wanted was me. Not my partner Not my boss Not my past Not my friends Not me having the time (worst excuse I ever made) I've made every excuse in the book and I even invented a few. It was all bullshit. Lies I told myself because I couldn't admit the truth. The truth was that I said I wanted a better life. But I wasn't willing to do what was required. Period. This is me holding the mirror up and it will sting. Some might leave the group. There are over 1400 people in this community. Maybe 10 will decide they want to be in the second group and actually do it. The rest will stay in group one. It's the easy, safe and comfortable route. Or is it? Years ago I decided that group one wasn't for me. It was the harder route. 90-120 days of going all-in with zero excuses beats 14 years of playing small and stacking regrets. Which group are you in? Don't comment unless you mean it. Decide. Commit. Focus.
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I'm definitely a second group guy.
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@Brian O'Neill I'm not thinking about days per se. I'm more focused on what I think I need to do next to move the needle forward. In that regard I believe that I need to improve the thumbnails and first part of my YouTube videos. I don't think that I'm getting the clicks that I need on my videos and when people do click on the video they're not staying long enough. I also need to begin to get some rhythm to the content that I'm creating for my Skool.
What would you put on a road sign?
People over explain. Someone asks "what do you do?" or "tell me about your Skool community," and we're off to the races. The background. The process. The calls. The DMs. This came up on the Mastermind call, the community call, and my one-to-ones this week. It's just a thing. You have to do stuff to get people a result. We know that. But people care way more about the result than the stuff you do to get them there. You've seen the sign on the side of the road. WE BUY HOUSES. Phone number. Clear offer. You either keep driving or you take a picture and call. You see these every single day: - Cash for Gold. - We Buy Junk Cars. - Keys Made. - Ice. (I love this one.) - Free Estimates. - Injured? Call now. - Cracked Screens Fixed Today. - Firewood $5. - Lawn Mowing. Call Jake. Four words or less. They all name the outcome. None of them explain how. Nobody explains how they buy the junk car. They just buy junk cars. There's a guy on Skool who helps kids with the SAT. His offer is "Get a 1550+ SAT score." Five words. I've looked at that page a bunch of times and I've never once read how he does it. If I wanted a 1550, I wouldn't care. It sounds ridiculous. But it truly needs to be that simple. When I sold elevators, I said "I sell elevators." When I was doing real estate with seller financing and all that, I said "I'm a landlord." Three words. A couple weeks ago I played golf with some strangers. What do you do? "I teach people how to make money on the internet." One guy asked if I was a consultant. Sort of, more like a coach. Then everybody hit their tee shots and nobody brought it up again. That's fine. If they wanted to make money on the internet, they would have asked. And if somebody does ask how, answer the question they asked. Only that one. As few words as possible. Then ask them a question back. Homework. Two questions. Put your answers in the comments and we'll all help each other. 1. What would you put on your road sign? Four words if you can.
What would you put on a road sign?
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@Brian O'Neill I will.
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@Brian O'Neill Learn Fingerstyle Guitar Arranging. I can teach you how to make a fingerstyle guitar arrangement of any song.
Do you have a Skool community?
Here is your chance to share your Skool community. Who knows, maybe you'll get some members. Here's what you must do. Vote "Yes" or "No" in the poll below. Share your about page link and tell us what your community is about in 1-2 sentences. If you don't vote in the poll, you can't share your link. If you have multiple groups, pick the one you want us to see, not all of them. Let's see if we can get to 100 comments!
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32 members have voted
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Yes, as of this afternoon https://www.skool.com/fingerstyle-guitar-freedom-5128
The Comparison Trap
👉 Watch the lesson. Action Steps: ✅ Mute or unfollow 5 accounts that trigger self-comparison. ✅ Write your “before and after” story—your progress, not theirs. 📣 Comment: What’s one comparison you’re letting go of this week? Let’s make space for your journey.
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I'm not going to compare myself to people who currently have a successful Skool community.
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I'm a guitarist and content creator sharing my love of fingerstyle guitar.

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