if you're copying someone else's formula, there is no way you stand out. templates are great. "what works" is great. but when your community looks like everyone else's, you compete on price. and competing on price is a race to the bottom. not the race you want to be in. John Hegarty wrote it on a Levi's ad in 1982: "when the world zigs, zag." a black sheep walking against a flock of white ones. that's the whole strategy. especially when you're starting out — focus on what other people don't do. automations save you time. i use them. but they suck the soul out of interactions. they'll save you hours and keep you dry. your goal in the beginning isn't efficiency. it's to get people to love you. to turn them into ambassadors. the famous 100-1000 true fans. the key word is FANS, not the number. you don't get fans by being optimized. you get fans by doing the crazy stuff nobody else will bother with. here's what that looks like for me: - everyone celebrates wins. i celebrate failures. - people run calls in their own time zone. i run mine to catch my APAC friends and my US/Canada friends. even if one person shows up in the Community Income Mastermind. - i send personal welcome messages, not automated ones. and when i do send an automated message, i tell you it's automated. - i offer 1:1 welcome calls in a free community. makes zero sense on a spreadsheet. makes total sense to the person on the call. - i publish my real numbers - conversion rates, retention, the maths - including the unflattering ones. - i answer questions with a recorded video when a text reply would take two minutes. because you hearing my voice is worth more than my two minutes. none of this my competitors do. that's the point. when you do what others won't or don't, you stop competing on price. you become UNIGNORABLE. you stand the f*ck out. what do you already do differently?

we just finalised yet another Community Crawl. every time i try to make it better. so, this time, it was a Surprise One. overall, i am happy with the results. both, for hosts and visitors. Let's celebrate participating community hosts: - Door 1. AI pathway club, by Pacita Florida - Door 2. Inner Healer Skool, by Baba Sam Shelley - Door 3. Expert Society | Side Hustle, by Ian Bosler - Door 4. Healthy People Have Gardens, by Kate DuBois - Door 5. Historical Fiction Club, by Zena Ryder - Door 6. Podcaster in 7 Days, by Carin Chantel - Door 7. The Success Forge, by Dino Tartaglia - Door 8. Kommuity Kids, by Paul Sirvinskas - Door 9. Roast & Promote, by Paulo Costa, The Roaster - Extra Door. ADHD unmasked, by Steve Cobble i hope you guys got new members and amazing feedback from crawl participants that can help you improve your processes. now, the WINNERS (harder choice, cause i appreciate everyone who participate): - @Steve Cobble was the first and the fastest to finish all the doors 🎁 - @Roberto Srpak gets an appreciation award for being the most thorough about reviews 🎁 - @Aimee Jardon gets an appreciation award for being HONEST with her feedback 🎁 - @Jill Hart gets an appreciation award for being BRUTALLY honest & super FAST with feedback 🎁 - @Vladimír Bohm gets an appreciation award for participation 🎁 - @Vladimir Belokapov gets an appreciation award for being BANNED/Not accepted 🎁

reviews are not optional. i hope you agree with them on that one. view reviews are the best. text is the next best thing. let's get you more reviews! THE PRINCIPLE all reviews must be honest and based on your actual experience with that community (you must be a member). no fake stuff. no "i'll say nice things, if you say nice things." one of the biggest benefits of Proveworth is that every review is verified. 🚨 THE PROCESS 🚨 TO GET REVIEWS: 1️⃣ drop a comment below with your ProveWorth Profile link. if you don't have a profile, you need to set one up. it will need to be approved and published, if you need to fast it forward, let me know here or in DMs, i have access to Matt. 2️⃣ go to YOUR community → leaderboard tab or community → find 2-3 active members who are also a member here. if you already know those ppl, you can skip this step. tag them here and ask for reviews. 3️⃣ from YOUR community who are active, but not members here - send them a DM with ProveWorth profile link and make a post in your community. it's a great opportunity/reminder to do this more often ✌🏻 TO GIVE REVIEWS: 1️⃣ check other comments under this post to find links to ProveWorth Profiles where you are a member. 2️⃣ if you do not see any community where you are part of, there are options: - go to ProveWorth Directory, browse communities, find ones you genuinely like (and a member of), and leave a review - just go to the communities that you like, and give some love in the feed. 3️⃣ you can always leave a review for Community Builders HQ 😜 if you have something good to say and you have not done it yet, that would be awesome! Finally, come back tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday to check on new links. 🏁 Let's finish on Sunday with the comment of how many reviews you gave and how many you got! plus, an insight about this fun domino. LET'S GROW TOGETHER

bad news. she quit. if you want to be a business owner, the key isn't creating a website or posting on social media or even creating a Skool community the key is taking responsibility for your business. and, unfortunately, for your whole life. nobody tells you that part in the free masterclass. well - what does that mean? - defining what's important focusing on what's important not waiting for someone to tell you what to do creating your own strategy, plan, and daily priorities keeping track of your commitments keeping track of your calendar - that's it. that's the secret. sorry it's not a funnel template. if that's too abstract, let me give you an example. past Friday, i launched review domino to help you get more reviews. i don't know about you - but i want as many reviews as possible. reviews help with conversion from nobody to free, and from free to paid. they're the blood of your business. and your business is currently walking around a bit pale. well, this weekend i was distracted. i couldn't be the cheerleader. no pom poms. no reminder post. no "hey friend, just checking in 🥰" i know. that's my problem. but here's the thing i noticed. the moment i stopped waving my arms, the thing just... sat there. except for @Des Dreckett cause Des understands, which is the whole different story. or may be not... you tell me. - instructions clear. - actions easy. - zero effort required beyond opening the post. so, big big question. what were you waiting for? and i know you don't like being asked that. the fault was mine. blah blah. i take it. but the day nobody chases you is the day the business is actually yours. so here's what i'm doing about it. right now i'm going to go leave reviews for my fav communities. i'll tag them under the original post. why? because i wholeheartedly believe this thing works.

it covers last couple of weeks. honestly, i am getting tired & annoyed of growth boost hijacking the whole f*ing thing. oh, well, we have what we have: - last week #67 news are here in vault - this week #68 news are here in vault, as well so, the real news are: - Spanish and German languages are here... would be lovely to hear from those who are excited about this development - the Growth Boost dashboard is still not there... promises, promises.... good tips (i have been talking about it all along): - make sure you have social links in your profile - just helps to prove you are a real person (need help on this - let me know ⬇️) - put a skool community link into your socials - duh - easy way for ppl to find your community - if you go paid, make sure you have trial - although i DO NOT recommend going paid, for majority of ppl. but, here it is ⚠️ few warnings!!! - i still do not believe anecdotal evidence of ppl benefiting from growth boost - i believe as a business owner i am responsible for all part of my business, leadgen included anyway. i promised to keep you updated. and i do. keep you updated. questions? comments? complaints? pls post them here