Free Skool Course Community Review — by Max Perzon

62,500 Members and Zero Dollars — What Free Skool Course Actually Delivers

Max Perzon’s Free Skool Course is the largest independent “teach Skool” community on the platform, with 62,500+ members learning how to build and monetize online courses using Skool, YouTube, ads, and AI. The community is genuinely free to join — no hidden paywall, no trial period — and claims to offer 27 hours of training across five modules covering everything from niche selection to paid advertising.

That combination of scale and free access is rare on Skool, where most educational communities charge between $29 and $200 per month. For this Free Skool Course review, we investigated what members actually get, who Max Perzon is, and what the real cost picture looks like once you move beyond the free tier.

The short version: Free Skool Course earns a Recommended verdict as a free resource. The training volume is substantial, the creator’s track record is independently verifiable, and the community is actively managed by a team of 14 admins. The caveat worth understanding upfront is that this community functions as the entry point to a paid ecosystem — and the full implementation of what it teaches costs significantly more than zero.

Who Is Max Perzon?

Max Perzon is a Swedish entrepreneur originally from Gothenburg, now based in Miami. Before entering the Skool ecosystem, he ran a social media marketing agency in Sweden that reportedly generated approximately $50,000 per month in profit — a claim supported by Swedish corporate filings that tell an interesting story on their own.

His registered company, Max Perzon AB (registration number 559114-9934), reported 8.3 million SEK (approximately $770,000 USD) in 2023 revenue with 84% year-over-year growth. The company was a web agency specializing in SEO and online marketing for local businesses. It entered liquidation in April 2025, coinciding with Perzon’s operational shift to the United States and his pivot to Skool-based education.

The credential that sets Perzon apart from most Skool community creators is his competition track record. He won the Skool Games twice — first in February 2024, confirmed through an X/Twitter post dated February 28, 2024, and again in June 2024, when he documented $655,104 in new monthly recurring revenue during the competition period on LinkedIn. Each Skool Games win includes a $100,000 prize from Alex Hormozi. Perzon also claims to have helped 40 others win the Skool Games, a figure corroborated by a Limitless Lifestyle Substack article.

What’s particularly notable is Perzon’s access to Skool’s leadership. He hosts the Max Perzon Podcast on Spotify, which features interviews with Sam Ovens (CEO of Skool) and Nick Guadagnoli (Skool’s Chief of Staff). This kind of direct access to platform leadership is uncommon among third-party Skool community creators and suggests a relationship beyond the typical Skool Games winner experience.

Revenue Claims in Context

Perzon claims to have generated “$4,000,000 on Skool in 2 years.” Our research confirmed approximately $655,000 in documented first-year Skool revenue and current monthly revenue reportedly exceeding $114,759. The cumulative $4 million figure is plausible given the documented growth trajectory, but the specific amount is self-reported and not independently verified at that figure. His Swedish corporate filings provide partial corroboration of his business scale, though they cover the pre-Skool agency period rather than Skool revenue directly.

His marketing materials also claim “1,000+ 5-star Trustpilot reviews.” The actual count at maxperzon.com is 807 total reviews with 750 five-star ratings — an overall 4.9/5 star average, which is genuinely strong. The discrepancy between claimed and actual five-star count is approximately 25%, and may reflect reviews across multiple profiles or an outdated snapshot rather than deliberate inflation.

Inside the Free Curriculum

Free Skool Course is structured around five training modules designed to take someone from zero to a launched online course with a marketing system. The stated curriculum covers picking a profitable niche, setting up a website and funnel, building a course step-by-step, establishing a marketing system, and generating traffic through organic content and paid ads.

The 27 hours of training claimed across these modules represents a substantial content volume for a free Skool community. For context, many paid communities in the $50–$100 per month range offer comparable or even less content. The community positions this as a full course-creation workflow — not a teaser or a lead magnet with three introductory videos.

Because the community is set to Private on Skool, the actual content quality and depth cannot be independently verified without joining. Our assessment is based on structural claims, Trustpilot feedback from paid Kourse users (who also reference the free content), and third-party reviewer analysis. Positive Trustpilot reviewers consistently praise the step-by-step methodology as practical and actionable, with members reporting tangible progress building their own communities.

The Broader Content Ecosystem

Understanding what’s free versus paid matters here. Free Skool Course covers course-creation fundamentals. Perzon’s paid offering, Kourse (previously branded as “Skool Masterclass”), includes over 50 hours of step-by-step training across more advanced modules — YouTube growth, paid advertising at scale, high-ticket sales — plus a YouTuber Masterclass (27+ hours) and Media Buying Mastery course. The free curriculum is designed to be genuinely useful on its own while creating natural demand for the implementation-level detail available in the paid tier.

The Community Experience

Free Skool Course has 877 members online at the time of our research, representing approximately 1.4% of the total membership — a typical activity ratio for a large Skool community. The community employs 14 admins, which is a significant operational investment for a community that charges nothing. Most free Skool communities operate with one or two moderators at best.

The monthly Apple Bundle Giveaway (MacBook Air + AirPod Max) is an unusual engagement incentive. At an estimated cost of $1,500–$2,000 per month, it’s a trivial expense relative to Perzon’s reported revenue but represents an aggressive lead-generation tactic not commonly seen in competing Skool communities. Whether this creates genuine engagement or simply inflates member counts is a legitimate question without internal data.

The Trustpilot profile for maxperzon.com shows 807 total reviews with an overall rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars — 750 five-star reviews representing approximately 93% satisfaction. Positive reviewers consistently praise the course structure, step-by-step methodology, and community support. Among the 7 one-star reviews, complaints center on feeling misled about costs and questioning the affiliate-driven tool recommendations. One reviewer reported being “banned for just saying hello on his free school community” — an isolated but notable report that suggests moderation may be aggressive. Against the negative reports, the overwhelmingly positive Trustpilot sentiment and the presence of 14 active admins suggest the overall community management is functional.

A notable gap in the reputation landscape: despite having 62,500+ members, Free Skool Course generates almost no Reddit discussion. Most Skool communities of comparable size have at least some Reddit threads from members sharing their experiences. This absence limits the availability of independent, unfiltered member perspectives beyond Trustpilot.

Perzon also operates a separate community called Kourse Free (114,600 members), which appears to serve a similar funnel function. Combined, Perzon controls two of the three largest free “teach Skool” communities on the platform, with a combined reach exceeding 177,000 members. This dual-community strategy is uncommon among Skool creators and reflects a sophisticated funnel architecture.

What It Actually Costs

Free Skool Course itself is genuinely free — there is no membership fee, no hidden tier, and no paywall on the core community. This is straightforward and worth stating clearly because many “free” communities bury a premium upgrade requirement.

The more nuanced cost picture emerges when you consider what happens after the free training. The system Perzon teaches leads naturally to his paid community, Kourse, at $125 per month. Students implementing the full methodology also need a Skool subscription ($99 per month) to build their own communities. Perzon recommends GoHighLevel CRM through his affiliate link, which adds $97–$297 per month depending on the tier.

Independent reviewers at Marks Insights and Ippei.com have documented this cost structure in detail. The total implementation cost ranges from $224 per month at minimum ($125 Kourse plus $99 Skool) to $521 per month with GoHighLevel included. These costs are not prominently disclosed within the free course marketing.

The GoHighLevel recommendation deserves specific attention. GoHighLevel’s affiliate program pays up to 40% recurring commissions plus 5% Tier 2 downstream commissions. Multiple independent reviewers have flagged that this creates a financial incentive for Perzon to recommend GoHighLevel regardless of whether it’s the best tool for every student’s situation. This is a structural conflict of interest common in the “teach Skool” meta-category, not unique to Perzon, but worth understanding before following tool recommendations.

How Free Skool Course Compares

In the “teach Skool” category, Free Skool Course’s main competitors include Skoolers (the official Skool community by Alex Hormozi, 189,800 members, free), Community Builders Free by Ron Medlin (9,800 members, free), and Community Builders Elite ($99 per month, 218 members). Free Skool Course sits between the official platform community and the smaller independent players — larger and more content-rich than the independents, but without the direct Hormozi involvement of Skoolers.

At 62,500 members, Free Skool Course is over six times the size of Ron Medlin’s free community. Only the official Skoolers community is larger, and it serves a different function as platform-operated onboarding rather than structured third-party education. For someone specifically looking for a comprehensive free training program on building Skool communities, Perzon’s offering has the most substantial content library available.

The competitive vulnerability worth noting is structural: Perzon’s model depends on the Skool platform continuing to grow and on sustained demand for “how to build a Skool community” education. If Skool’s growth slows or the market becomes saturated with “teach Skool” offerings — a real possibility given the circular nature of this meta-category — the fundamental demand for this type of education weakens regardless of Perzon’s content quality.

Who Free Skool Course Works For

Free Skool Course is best suited for aspiring online course creators who want a structured introduction to the Skool ecosystem without an initial financial commitment. The 27 hours of free training provide a genuine foundation — not a teaser — and the 14-admin team means the community is actively managed rather than abandoned.

The independent reviewer consensus from Marks Insights, Ippei.com, and Alex Stoy’s LinkedIn analysis converges on a consistent point: Perzon’s system produces real results but requires significant capital ($224–$521 per month ongoing), an existing audience or advertising budget, and 12–18 months of consistent effort before meaningful revenue. The free course marketing creates expectations of accessibility that diverge somewhat from this implementation reality.

For absolute beginners testing the waters, Free Skool Course is a strong starting point. For anyone planning to go deeper, understanding the full cost structure before starting prevents the frustration of discovering ongoing expenses after you’ve already invested time in the free curriculum.

The Bottom Line

Based on our Free Skool Course review, this community earns a Recommended verdict as one of the most generous free educational resources on Skool. The combination of 27 hours of training, 62,500+ members, a creator with verifiable credentials including two Skool Games wins and independently confirmed business revenue through Swedish corporate filings, and a 14-person admin team makes this a genuinely useful free resource — not just a thin lead magnet.

The important context is that “free” describes the entry point, not the full journey. The community exists within a paid ecosystem where full implementation costs $224–$521 per month, and some tool recommendations carry affiliate incentives. These aren’t deal-breakers for the free tier, but they shape the value proposition for anyone who plans to follow the system through to implementation.

If you’re curious about building an online course on Skool, Free Skool Course lets you explore the entire workflow at zero cost — a low-risk way to evaluate whether this path fits your goals before spending a dollar. If you’re ready to invest in the full system, compare the total implementation costs against alternatives like Ron Medlin’s Community Builders Elite ($99 per month) or the official Skoolers community before committing.