This Month's Focus: Monetization 🧪 Every month, we study one part of our communities together. Not by guessing. By researching what works, running small experiments, sharing what we learn, and measuring what changed. This month's question: 💡How do we design a community that can sustain itself without ever making a member feel like a transaction? This month, we are not just studying it. We are building something. You will choose one real person you could help. Not a persona, not an avatar. Someone you can picture. And over four weeks, you will design something specifically for them, one stage at a time. By the end of the month, you will have written an actual invitation, in words you would really use, to a person who really exists. Whether you're following along in the free Research Lab or building alongside us in the Build Room, you're invited to learn with us. Your 30-Day Research Journey WEEK 1 • DESIGN FOR CLARITY Understand what they actually need. Inside this week's Build Room we'll: 💚Revisit the SKOOLME Framework, with attention on the M stage and why it sits so late. 💚Choose the one person we're designing for this month. 💚Name the real problem they want solved, not the one we assume. 💚Get honest about what we already give away. Outcome: "I know exactly who I'm designing for and what they need." WEEK 2 • DESIGN FOR DISCOVERY Design how they would ever find it. We'll: 💚Explore how people come to understand what you're worth. 💚Look at real examples, including affiliate and referral models that lead with the gift. 💚Work out how your person would discover you could help them. 💚Decide what evidence we'll collect. Outcome: "I know how they'd find their way to me." WEEK 3 • DESIGN FOR TRUST Ask honestly whether they trust you yet. In the Build Room we'll: 💚Work through the three trusts: trust the guide, trust themselves, believe it's possible. 💚Find which one is thinnest for your person right now. 💚Share observations and troubleshoot together.

We're so glad you're here. 👋 If you're building a community and wondering... - Why aren't my members engaging? - What should I improve first? - How do I build a community people don't want to leave? You're in the right place. Skoolology is a learning community for community builders who want to stop guessing and start improving. Together, we study what works, test ideas in real communities, and learn from each other's experiments. Before we talk about your community... Let's get to know you. 👋 Your first step takes about 10 seconds. 👇Drop ONE WORD in the comments below. It might be: • A value you live by. • A word that describes the community you're building. • Or simply a word that's meaningful to you today. We'll create something special from your word and welcome you personally. ❤️ We read every single one. Your next step When you've posted your word, head over to the next pinned post and take the 5-minute Community Snapshot. It will help you discover exactly what to improve next. Welcome! Donna & Todd Learn. Build. Lead.

Most community builders don't need more ideas.🚦 They need to know what deserves their attention first. Maybe... • Members join but disappear. • Conversations depend on you. • You're working harder than ever but aren't seeing the progress you hoped for. • You know something needs attention...you just don't know what. The truth is... You can't improve everything at once. The fastest way to build a healthier community is to identify the one area that will create the biggest impact. That's why we created the Community Snapshot. In about 5 minutes, you'll discover: ✅ Your community's strongest area. ✅ Your biggest opportunity for improvement. ✅ The one thing I'd focus on first. Your first win isn't a perfect community. It's finally knowing what to improve next. 👉 Step 1 and 👉 Step 2 Access the free SkoolMe Snapshot and share your results here: 📊 Community Snapshot Results & Personalized Feedback I'll personally help interpret your scores and suggest where I'd begin. 👉 Step 3 Ready to improve your score instead of simply knowing it? Join this month's 30-Day Community Improvement Sprint. One month. One focus. One meaningful improvement. Because better communities aren't built by guessing. They're built by improving the right thing at the right time.