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E365 Academy review

E365 Academy publishes 217 course modules on Skool. It charges $7 a month.

A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined E365 Academy, and nothing below is a verdict.

E365 Academy is a Skool community for Etsy sellers, set up by George McConnell to help members grow their shops without guesswork.[1] The group was created in October 2024.[1] McConnell's own site lists the academy among the ventures McConnell founded and presents McConnell as a brand and business strategist.[2]

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Members
3,049
Published price
$7
per month
Members, last 28 days
-21
3 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026
Rank by members
#608
of 6,074 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#67
of 642 sellers listed in business and entrepreneurship, by published members
Price rank in niche
#137
of 170 priced in Business and entrepreneurship listed here, highest first
Annual option
$50
per year
Check the Course score
80
B+, strong
Niche
Business and entrepreneurship
687 listed here
Created
1 Oct 2024
Skool publishes this date
Readings
26
since 24 Aug 2026

About E365 Academy

The listing describes more than 20 hours of step-by-step course training and over 30 bonus hours from McConnell's private video vault.[1] The material also covers mistakes that cost the founder time and money, alongside a community where sellers support each other.[1] McConnell's site frames the academy around product choice, sharp positioning and repeatable systems.[2]

McConnell is also listed as founder of three other ventures: Magnetic, a personal-development room; a private mentorship for entrepreneurs under the GDM name; and 1HR Social, an automated social platform for brands.[2] McConnell also writes a newsletter on AI-driven business strategy and scaling.[2] The site also credits McConnell with more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, including consulting for Fortune 500 companies on brand strategy.[2] The linked YouTube channel shares business strategy with the help of AI and dates the move from corporate work to a side business to 2019.[3]

Sources

  1. Skool listing: skool.com/e365, as collected 23 Sept 2026
  2. Official website: therealgdm.com, retrieved 28 Sept 2026
  3. YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCukxylq4xJppUDMW-gi-9jQ, retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.

What the listing describes
NicheBusiness and entrepreneurshipFormatCourse

Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.

What is inside

Course modules
217
Courses
12
Posts, all time
4,474
People running it
3

Counts published by E365 Academy on its own page, read on 26 Aug 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by georgedmcconnell.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 1 Nov 2026 from Skool source page archived copy d2cf2e8a451e.
Observable monthly ceiling
$7
monthly price
3,049
published members
$21,343
theoretical ceiling per month

This is not revenue, earnings or income. It assumes every listed member pays the headline price, which is never the case in practice, and it does not account for free members, trials, discounts, churn, refunds, platform fees or tax.

Against the business and entrepreneurship niche

Percentile among the other 686 business and entrepreneurship listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size90th
smallestlargest
Price · further right is cheaper80th
most expensivecheapest

Held at $7 per month for every week we have tracked it, since August 2026.

Check the Course Score
80B+Strong

Ahead of 80% of the 13,588 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure E365 Academy published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 94%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 10%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 75%

An algorithmic position among tracked listings: not an endorsement, a guarantee or advice. How the score works.

  • Top 10% by size in business and entrepreneurship. Measured by Check the Course.Top 10% by size in business and entrepreneurship. Measured by Check the Course.
  • Listed every week since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.Listed every week since August 2026. Measured by Check the Course.

    Present in every one of the 10 weeks recorded since August 2026, with no week missing.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 3,049 members.

Evidence: measured.

Following elsewhere
481,000 at its largest26,300 on YouTube. Followers on another platform, not members here.
First recorded
24 August 2026our first reading, not its launch
Elsewhere
WebsiteYouTube

Tracked over time

Member change
-1-0.033%over 1 day-21-0.7%over 28 days
Price change
Unchanged at every reading

26 observations over 69 days.

Member count
3,0503,0603,0703,0803,0903,1003,1103,04924 Aug 20261 Nov 2026change
Monthly price
$7$724 Aug 20261 Nov 2026

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
1 Nov 20263,049-1$7 per month$21,343
31 Oct 20263,0500$7 per month$21,350
30 Oct 20263,050-1$7 per month$21,350
29 Oct 20263,051-4$7 per month$21,357
27 Oct 20263,055-5$7 per month$21,385
25 Oct 20263,060-5$7 per month$21,420
23 Oct 20263,0650$7 per month$21,455
23 Oct 20263,065+1$7 per month$21,455
21 Oct 20263,064-1$7 per month$21,448
19 Oct 20263,0650$7 per month$21,455
18 Oct 20263,065-4$7 per month$21,455
15 Oct 20263,069+1$7 per month$21,483
14 Oct 20263,068-1$7 per month$21,476
10 Oct 20263,0690$7 per month$21,483
9 Oct 20263,069-1$7 per month$21,483
7 Oct 20263,0700$7 per month$21,490
3 Oct 20263,070-2$7 per month$21,490
2 Oct 20263,072-10$7 per month$21,504
28 Sept 20263,082-10$7 per month$21,574
23 Sept 20263,092+2$7 per month$21,644
22 Sept 20263,090-10$7 per month$21,630
14 Sept 20263,100-15$7 per month$21,700
7 Sept 20263,1150$7 per month$21,805
5 Sept 20263,115-3$7 per month$21,805
1 Sept 20263,118+1$7 per month$21,826
24 Aug 20263,117$7 per month$21,819
Average per week, last 28 days3 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026-5
Average per week, since first reading24 Aug 2026 to 1 Nov 2026-7

Seller’s followers on other platforms

Seller’s followers on other platforms
Read, about monthlyYouTubeTikTok
4 Oct 202626,300-454,700
4 Sept 2026481,000

Common questions about E365 Academy

What is E365 Academy?
E365 Academy is a Skool community for Etsy sellers, set up by George McConnell to help members grow their shops without guesswork. The group was created in October 2024.
How much does E365 Academy cost?
E365 Academy charges $7 per month on Skool, read 1 Nov 2026. An annual option is listed at $50. That is cheaper than 80% of the other priced business and entrepreneurship listings here.
How many members does E365 Academy have?
E365 Academy lists 3,049 members, read 1 Nov 2026.
How has E365 Academy's membership changed?
From 3,117 members on 24 Aug 2026, our first reading, to 3,049 on 1 Nov 2026: down 68, or 2%.
How does E365 Academy compare with other business and entrepreneurship communities?
At $7 a month, E365 Academy sits below the $37 median of the 169 priced business and entrepreneurship listings here. The niche median is 543 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What else does E365 Academy's seller list?
The same seller has 1 other listing we track: 1HR Social.
What do you get inside E365 Academy?
E365 Academy publishes 217 course modules, 12 courses, 4,474 posts, 3 admins. Communities with the most course content.

Other listings by this seller

Other listings by this seller
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1HR Social28530 Oct 2026

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