How This One-Man Skool Community Makes $300K/Month

No capital. No team. Just systems, content, and consistency.

Author

Lucas James
August 06, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

If you’re a bootstrapped founder like me, this might be the most inspiring business model you’ve seen all year:

No investors.

No paid ads.

No fancy tools.

Just content, community, and consistency.

This is exactly what Nick Saraev used to build a $300K/month Skool group — as a solo founder, working just 90 minutes a day.

We live in a capitalist system.

We do capitalist activities all day.

So why not get good at it — without selling our souls (or equity)?

This story fired me up, because it reminded me how close all of us are to building something similar — if we stay consistent and stop overcomplicating it.

Here’s the full breakdown 👇

🧠 The Skool Playbook: How Nick Did It

Nick runs Maker School — a solo Skool community doing $300K/month with 95% margins and no team.

It reminded me of when I built AgencyGo to $30K/month in just a few months… but back then, I didn’t believe I could scale beyond that.

Nick’s story snapped me out of that.

🚀 Phase 1: He Launched Fast, Then Optimized

  • Paid the $97 Skool fee to commit.

  • Used Canva to make a simple B/W brand.

  • Launched a basic 14-Day Challenge.

  • Invited 20 people. Asked for feedback.

  • Priced at $28/month to reduce friction.

  • Added links to all organic content (YouTube, X, etc.).

His Key Mindset? Get in the game fast. Iterate in public.

⏱️ Phase 2: He Runs His Community It in 90 Minutes a Day

  • He batches replies once daily using WisprFlow or Aqua (voice transcription tools).

  • Only replies to new posts — not follow-ups.

  • Uses “+1” to highlight helpful community answers.

  • Batches DMs weekly to reduce urgency and encourage independence.

🧮 Total time per member per day? 0.021 minutes.

🧱 Phase 3: His Structure That Converts

His Community Layout:

  • #Wins (pin one every 48 hours)

  • #General, #Bugs, #Announcements

His Recommended Community Member Onboarding Thread:

  1. Post your intro

  2. Comment on 3 others

  3. Read pinned #wins

  4. Start Day 1

His Scheduled Calls + Content:

  • 1x weekly live call

  • 2x/month sales coaching

  • No onboarding calls

  • Personalized Loom videos for 1:1 support

He then gave members daily modules, unlocked over time

🚫 Phase 4: He Didn’t Waste Time On…

  • Building software

  • Adding referral systems

  • Gamification complexity

  • Endless planning

Instead he recommends to:

→ Talk to users.

→ Improve content.

→ Be present. Show up.

💎 Phase 5: He Delivered Value That Retains Community Members

  • Weekly exclusive drops (videos, docs — 40 mins max)

  • Vendor discounts (“Pay $184, get $500 in credits”)

  • After 6 months: 15-min 1:1 call (rarely used, but high perceived value)

🎯 Phase 6: He Pivoted His Strategy to One With Higher Demand

  • Nick reframed his whole offer from: “Learn AI” to “Get your first AI client in 90 days.”

  • And that changed everything. Way more members and conversions.

TL;DR – What You Can Steal From This

  1. Launch your Skool group today.

  2. Show up daily using voice tools.

  3. Reframe your offer to promise ROI.

  4. Pin #wins often — they drive conversions.

  5. Add weekly exclusives + discounts.

  6. Lock content over time to build habits.

Be consistent. Outlast everyone.

More lessons and behind-the-scenes stories to come.

— Lucas

P.S. Got questions? Feel free to HMU in my Skool community here: Join Skool for Free