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YouTube-Fed Skool Course

Online course on Skool sold with YouTube trust-building and retargeting ads

Video published Nov 1, 2026 by Max Perzon

Startup cost: Needs ongoing ad budget (Skool hosting, retargeting ads; video gear optional) (our estimate; the video doesn’t give figures)

Source video

Max Perzon · Youtube + Skool = $230,298/month ↗

What It Is

Package your expertise into an online education product hosted on Skool, either a low-priced monthly community or a higher-priced program. Pick a clearly defined buyer and promised result by studying what a successful competitor already sells, then post long-form YouTube videos to build trust and run retargeting ads that show your offer only to people who have already seen your content. Traffic goes to a sales-video funnel where people leave contact details, get a free resource, and book a sales call. The creator says this system took his business past $5M in two years, including a course he says reached $230,000 a month in 30 days.

The Pitch

The creator argues that organic content builds trust for free, retargeting is a cheap way to convert people who already know you, and most competitors quit, so simply sticking with one system lets you win by default.

Who It’s Best For

Coaches, consultants and creators with a real, teachable skill who are comfortable on camera and on sales calls and can fund ads for months.

The Truth (as we see it)

The broad method (content for trust, retargeting, email, sales calls) is standard and works for many info businesses, but the revenue claims are the creator's own and unaudited. The model depends on closing sales calls and on ad spend, so it is not a low-cost or hands-off start, and a course is only as durable as the results it delivers. The creator sells his own training and coaching for building this kind of business, linked throughout the video.

Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.

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