Q1 is officially done and the winners have been announced. I’ll drop the photos below so you can see the details, and here are the names of the winners for each category. (Scroll down if you've already seen the names ⬇️) 🎨 Hobbies 1. @Megan O'Hare 2. @David Jurado Muñoz 3. @Alberto Salas 4. @Gabriela Hetland 5. @Kendy Auguste 🎸 Music 1. @Finbar Horgan 2. @Ege VeKlavye 3. @Jesse Carroll 4. @Khirye Tyler 5. @Grateful Mike 💰 Money 1. @Matt Ryder 2. @Itgel Chinbaatar 3. @Sam Piliero 4. @Rashee Allen 5. @La More 🙏 Spirituality 1. @Samuel Lee 2. @Fabien Lefevre 3. @Eliane Jean-Claude 4. @Victoria Gallagher 5. @Darius Barazandeh

I want to give you a heads up on something you may start noticing, especially if you have members joining from Europe. Some European customers will now see VAT added at checkout. This can make the final price higher than what’s shown on your About page. For example, someone might see $199, but when they go to pay, the total is higher based on their country’s tax rate. The percentage is not the same for everyone. You might see 19%, 20%, 21% or other variations depending on where the customer is located. This is happening because Skool is acting as the merchant of record, which means they are required to collect VAT for many EU customers based on the customer’s location. As Andrew Kirby shared: “Your new customers will have this information on their invoice. Previous customers won't show VAT on them because Skool is responsible for VAT on all those existing payments and was paying for it out-of-pocket while we setup our system and registered for sales tax collection in the EU.” 📣 A few important things to know: This applies to EU customers, not all of Europe UK customers are not affected in the same way This applies to new customers going forward The VAT will show on their invoice Previous customers will not suddenly see VAT added to past payments The tax is based on the customer’s location, not yours This is not an extra fee being taken from you The main thing to be aware of is the buyer experience. If someone expects one price and then sees a higher total at checkout, it can create confusion or hesitation, especially if you are marketing with phrases like “ONLY $199” and that is not what they end up paying. Nothing you need to change right now, but it’s worth knowing so you are not caught off guard if someone asks. That is why I'm making this post. 👇 Have you had any members mention this yet?

You can now post about IRL meetups directly in Skoolers. This is no longer limited to Skool sponsored events. The only official Skool IRL event right now is The Skool Games. By the way, IRL means In Real Life! So like meeting up in person with others. If you want to organize a meetup in your area and bring other Skoolers together, you can share it in Skoolers now. We love seeing you host IRL events! There is one important boundary to keep your post up: It cannot be self promo. This means no links to your personal community and no affiliate links. Your meetup should be open to Skoolers as a whole. Not built around your community, your offer, or a way to bring people into your space. If your post points people back to your group, your brand, or anything you are promoting, it will get removed. A simple way to check before you post: If your community didn’t exist, would this meetup still make sense? If yes, you’re good. If no, rework it. Want to double check? Feel free to message one of us to review it prior, if you'd like. @Alayna Lee @Jesse Woltersom @Ellis Sargent @Tristram Samoa The goal is real connection between Skoolers. Also, once you host one, then please feel free to post the photos and also share tips from your own experience in the Skoolers community! Sharing your tips from your experience can help encourage others to have their own. 👇 If you’ve been thinking about hosting something, where would you do it?