Skool Stories This 23-year-old makes $230k/month on Skool
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Jan 8, 2026 
Nate Herk, founder of AI Automation Society and a Skool Games winner, shares insights on building a thriving community of 180,000 members focused on no-code AI automations. He discusses how simplifying his course content improved retention and led to significant monthly earnings of $230k. Nate explains why he chose Skool for its user-friendly features and reflects on turning YouTube viewers into engaged community members. He emphasizes the importance of passion and community as a way to enhance learning, mental wellness, and human connection in a tech-driven world.
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Free Community Started From YouTube Requests
- Nate built a free AI automation community because people kept emailing asking for templates and help from his YouTube videos.
- He created the free Skool community to host templates and support, which quickly grew into a large engaged society.
Skool's Simplicity Beats Complex Platforms
- Nate chose Skool because its simple product framing (
Put Resources And Community Together
- Do host resources and community together so people come for assets and stay for interaction.
- Nate put templates in Skool and that created organic member conversations and ongoing engagement.