Learn what a community platform is, how to build a community, and the fastest path to monetize a paid membership. Build-A-Brand Worldwide blends community + CRM + email/SMS automations for a lower cost, higher-leverage alternative to Skool.
Private discussions, weekly accountability, member threads, and a growing resource vault to help you monetize your community and build recurring revenue.
Everything in Community + the all in one Build-A-Brand Worldwide platform to run your brand (CRM, sites/funnels, email/SMS, AI). Includes the GoKollab Community Builder to launch your own paid community.
Build a revenue generating community with GoKollab inside Build-A-Brand Worldwide marketplace discoverability, branded pages, custom URLs, and native CRM/email/SMS automations for onboarding, upsells, renewals, and retention. No separate Skool license required.
Why this beats Skool for most beginners: lower total cost, faster setup, and direct integration with the tools you already use to sell, nurture, and fulfill.
*Feature sets evolve as GoKollab updates.
| Revenue Impact Feature | GoKollab in Build-A-Brand Worldwide | Skool |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery/Growth | Marketplace listing + CRM captures leads | Limited discovery; separate list building needed |
| Automations | Native email/SMS automations for onboarding, upsells, renewals | Zapier/webhooks for most flows (extra tools/cost) |
| Branding & UX | Custom about, visuals, URLs for conversion-focused pages | More fixed layout; generic feel |
| Courses & Offers | Courses rolling out; unified with CRM and checkout | Classroom (basic LMS); external tools for offers |
| Total Cost | Included in $111 membership (no extra platform fee) | $9 Hobby (10% fee) or $99 Pro (+2.9% fee) + add-ons |
Bottom line: Skool is simple, but Build-A-Brand Worldwide + GoKollab is a better revenue engine for most creators and small businesses.
Many Build-A-Brand Worldwide members see first month sales from memberships, workshops, templates, or service bookings. Use our CRM + email/SMS automations to convert new members, recover churn, and run promos without extra tools.
Skool is simple, but Build-A-Brand Worldwide delivers more revenue leverage: community + CRM + automations in the same platform, marketplace discoverability, and course capabilities without stacking extra tools and fees.
A community platform hosts members, content, and offers. Build-A-Brand Worldwide adds automation and CRM so you can onboard, tag, email/SMS, upsell, and retain members turning your community into a recurring revenue membership.
Software: all in one (websites, funnels, CRM, email/SMS, community, AI). Company: strategy and support so you implement fast. Outcome: lower total cost and faster time to revenue than piecing tools together—or paying for Skool plus add-ons.
Week 1: define your promise, launch a weekly accountability thread, pre sell 10 founding members.
Week 2: host your first live Q&A and automate onboarding emails/SMS in Build-A-Brand Worldwide.
Week 3–4: introduce a workshop or template pack; tag purchasers for upsell follow-ups.
Metrics: activation in 7 days, live attendance, upsell conversion, churn.
Yes! start with the $47 Community plan. When ready, upgrade to the $111 Full Membership to unlock the GoKollab Community Builder and run your own monetized group.