Skool
Run a paid community, earn 40% of the platform fee for life
- Digital Products & Funnels
- by Skool
- $99/mo Pro · $9/mo Hobby · 14-day free trial on paid plans
- Direct program · recurring commissions
Affiliate link — we may earn a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. Terms verified Oct 11, 2026 against the vendor's own program page.
Quick verdict
- Best for
- Creators with a repeatable skill who want one home for community plus course instead of five tools
- Skip if
- 14-day last-touch cookie — the shortest attribution window on this site
- Skip if
- 14-day last-touch cookie — the shortest attribution window on this site
- Price
- $99/mo Pro · $9/mo Hobby (14-day free trial on paid plans)
- Affiliate payout
- 40% of Skool's own subscription, recurring for the life of the referred group (~$39/mo per Pro referral), 14-day cookie
- The catch
- Community owners, not Skool, are responsible for actually being worth $99/mo
- Our rating
- 4/5 — honest take
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
Our honest take
The highest per-referral recurring value of any tool we list — one Pro referral pays about $39/month indefinitely. The catch is the 14-day cookie: you get credit only for people who decide fast, so this belongs in dedicated start-a-community content, not passing mentions. The business itself is real but unforgiving: a paid community lives or dies on what you show up and deliver every week.
Who it's for
Creators with a repeatable skill who want one home for community plus course instead of five tools
What you get
- Community with courses, calendar, and gamification in one place
- Members can pay you monthly inside the platform — no separate billing stack
- Affiliate link is built into every Skool account, no application
Skool — questions
Is Skool legit?
Skool is a real product from Skool with its own checkout — check their current refund terms before buying. Legit ≠ worth it for you, though: weigh the cons above against where you actually are. Our score: 4/5.
Why does Make Money HQ link with affiliate links?
Because it keeps the directory free and independent. The commission comes out of the vendor's side, not your price. We'd rather be transparent and keep your trust — it's the only asset a directory has.