Situation: Group or Discord is free, or empty. Membership has to cover the week.
Start getting a paid community that funds itself
Run a paid community where membership fees cover platform costs and your time. Discord, Circle, Skool, Patreon, or similar. First paying member or first contribution ≥ 0 month is the close. The system is in the file. This page is the gates. No income guarantee.
Gates — not lectures
Inside
Diagnosis
Starting point
Group or Discord is free, or empty. Membership has to cover the week. Not a course. Not a newsletter. Not coaching.
Full system is in the file behind buy.
Arithmetic
Contribution from members. Platform fees. Payment fees. Your hours.Identity, not a market rate.
Contribution from your numbers. No invented membership rates or engagement claims.
Full tables stay in the file.
Roadmap
Gates · ordered
Niche lock. Platform lock. Offer lock. Community build. Pricing. First paid or STOP.
Full tables stay in the file.
Pitfalls
Kill conditions
Passive income thinking. Free tier to build momentum. Platform hopping. Underestimating moderation time. contribution ≤ 0 ignored. Promising engagement you cannot deliver.
Full tables stay in the file.
Stack
In the file
Paste-and-run block, stop rules, contribution calculator, member log. Communities collect personal data — UK GDPR applies. Platform fees (Discord free, Circle $99+, Skool $99, Patreon 8-12%). Tables stay in the file.
