Skool Stories

Matthew Thompson
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Stories from people earning a full-time income doing what they love on Skool.

  1. 1d ago

    How Evan Built The First Viral Skool Community

    Over the last 7-days, Skool's new GROWTH BOOST feature has sent over 10,000 people to Evan Shawn's About Page. As a result, he got 100+ new paying members and hit the first page of Discovery. In this pop-up episode, Evan shares exactly how he optimized his brand-new, 3-week-old community for Growth Boost — and how you can too. Topics covered: Coming up with a viral community idea Designing a community image that will get picked up by the algorithm Creating a clear, 1-sentence promise And how to make the most of the crazy new opportunity Growth Boost provides Check it out.

    19 min

  2. Jun 18

    How Jesse built a $24k/month Voiceover Skool

    Jesse's Skool: https://www.skool.com/@jesse-carroll-5319 Jesse Carroll is a voice actor and Skool Games Winner. His niche is helping people land their first voiceover gig. In this episode, we talk about: - How he arrived at his current pricing model (using tiers) - The retention mistake that cost him thousands of dollars - And why turning a course into a community changed his life Check it out!

    27 min

  3. May 28

    How Gillian built a $19k/month "Raw Vegan" Skool

    ​ ⁨Gillian Berry⁩ is a vegan content creator and Skool Games Winner. Her niche is helping people live healthier lives by eating raw food. In this episode, we talk about: - How live-streaming accidentally became her #1 growth strategy - Why community owners shouldn't pretend to be perfect - And what it's like hosting in-person meetups at her house 🙊 Check it out!

    25 min

  4. May 15

    How Mike Makes $15K/month Teaching Guitar on Skool

    Grateful Mike is a guitar teacher and Skool Games Winner. His niche is helping "Dead Heads" (fans of the band The Grateful Dead) play their favorite songs. In this episode, we talk about: The power of going all-in on your passion Connecting your community to existing subcultures And why "the riches are in the niches" Check it out.

    33 min

  5. Apr 30

    She makes $30k/month helping mom's organize their photos

    Megan O'Hare is a photographer, mom and Skool Games Winner from Nebraska.  In this episode, we talk about: Why selling static courses didn't work for her The power of live-launching (webinars-for-moms 🤣) And how deeply caring for your customers makes business more fun Check it out!

    31 min

  6. Apr 9

    How Pat makes $25k/month with his Kettlebell Skool

    Pat Damiano is a kettlebell nerd and x2 Skool Games Winner from New York. We caught up with him in LA to find out: How he turbo-charged traffic to his About Page using Lord Of The Rings The biggest discovery he's made to reduce churn (6-week cycles) And why shifting away from personalization created a stronger community culture Check it out. P.S. Yes, there is a Gandalf sword in the episode.

    30 min

  7. Mar 26

    How a Local Guitar Teacher won The Skool Games

    Dave Donoghue is a guitar teacher from Ireland who won the Skool Games using some super unique LOCAL strategies like: - Putting up posters in his local village - Offering a giveaway to his contacts on WhatsApp - And talking to people in real life 😂 In this episode he also talks a lot about the importance of: - Getting super specific on who you serve - Finding "Skool friends" to walk the journey together - And the importance of keeping things simple Check it out :)

    23 min

  8. Mar 13

    How to activate your members (Live @ Skool Festival)

    We joined Calvin Hollywood on-stage in Germany for a Q+A about welcoming members into our communities. Topics covered: Auto DMs Leaderboard levels and unlocks Junk engagement vs genuine connection What to write on your about page to attract quality members And how to bring people back onto Skool when they leave You'll also hear live questions from other Skoolers who were there :)

    36 min
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Stories from people earning a full-time income doing what they love on Skool.

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  • Creator
    Matthew Thompson
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matthew Thompson
  • Show Website
    Skool Stories

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