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The DM Edge review

The DM Edge is listed on Skool. It is free to join, with paid tiers inside.

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

The DM Edge is a free Skool community aimed at sales teams, agencies, consultants and founders looking to open better LinkedIn conversations and close deals through direct messages.[1] It is led by Wayne Marlton and was created in November 2024.[1]

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Members
739
Published price
Free to join, paid tiers inside
Members, last 31 days
+24
1 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026
Rank by members
#2,264
of 6,077 sellers listed here
Size rank in niche
#74
of 176 sellers listed in sales and closing, by published members
Check the Course score
81
B+, strong
Niche
Sales and closing
191 listed here
Created
20 Nov 2024
Skool publishes this date
Readings
11
since 7 Sept 2026

About The DM Edge

The material covers DM strategy, including reading people and writing messages that draw replies, and using AI to make messaging sharper while keeping one's own voice.[1] Live conversation breakdowns look at real DMs and give feedback on them.[1] A separate paid group, The DM Edge Inner Circle, adds daily coaching, AI-powered DM tools and the complete toolkit.[1]

Marlton's website centres on DM sales for founders, taught under the name Sell by Chat.[2] It also offers a framework it calls The One-Chat-Close.[2]

Sources

  1. Skool listing: skool.com/top-setter-3518, as collected 28 Sept 2026
  2. Official website: thedmedge.com, retrieved 29 Sept 2026

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

What the listing describes
NicheSales and closingFormatMentorship or coaching

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

What is inside

Course modules
4
Courses
2
Posts, all time
674
People running it
1

Counts published by The DM Edge on its own page, read on 9 Oct 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by wayne-marlton-8431.

How we knowSourced & dated
Observed on 1 Nov 2026 from Skool source page archived copy ca690f736c3a.
Observable monthly ceiling
Not calculated

This community is free to join, with paid tiers inside. The readings record the free join price, not the prices of the paid tiers, so no ceiling is calculated.

Against the sales and closing niche

Percentile among the other 190 sales and closing listings here, each seller counted once for size.

Size58th
smallestlargest
Check the Course Score
81B+Strong

Ahead of 81% of the 13,584 Skool communities we track, including ones without a page here, on the measures below, each read from a figure The DM Edge published itself.

  • Size 53% of the scoreahead of 76%
  • Growth 27% of the scoreahead of 51%
  • Track record 20% of the scoreahead of 72%

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  • Top 25% by size on Skool. Measured by Check the Course.Top 25% by size on Skool. Measured by Check the Course.

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Evidence and signals

Listed on 739 members.

Evidence: measured.

First recorded
7 September 2026our first reading, not its launch

Tracked over time

Member change
+4+0.5%over 4 days+24+3.4%over 31 days
Price change
Unchanged at all 3 readings with a price

11 observations over 55 days.

Member count
7157207257307357397 Sept 20261 Nov 2026change

Observation log

Observation log
ObservedMembersChangePriceCeiling / month
1 Nov 2026739+4Free + paid tiersNot calculated
28 Oct 2026735+4Free + paid tiersNot calculated
24 Oct 2026731+18Not recordedNot calculated
21 Oct 20267130Not recordedNot calculated
17 Oct 2026713-1Not recordedNot calculated
13 Oct 20267140Not recordedNot calculated
9 Oct 2026714-1Free to joinNot calculated
5 Oct 20267150Not recordedNot calculated
1 Oct 2026715-1Not recordedNot calculated
28 Sept 2026716-1Not recordedNot calculated
7 Sept 2026717Not recordedNot calculated
Average per week, last 31 days1 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026+5
Average per week, since first reading7 Sept 2026 to 1 Nov 2026+3

Course content readings

Course content readings
ObservedPostsModulesCourses
9 Oct 20266744-732-5
28 Sept 2026674777
13 Sept 2026674777
Added per week13 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 20260-19-1.3

Common questions about The DM Edge

What is The DM Edge?
The DM Edge is a free Skool community aimed at sales teams, agencies, consultants and founders looking to open better LinkedIn conversations and close deals through direct messages. It is led by Wayne Marlton and was created in November 2024.
How much does The DM Edge cost?
The DM Edge is free to join on Skool, with paid tiers inside, read 1 Nov 2026.
How many members does The DM Edge have?
The DM Edge lists 739 members, read 1 Nov 2026.
How has The DM Edge's membership changed?
From 717 members on 7 Sept 2026, our first reading, to 739 on 1 Nov 2026: up 22, or 3%.
How does The DM Edge compare with other sales and closing communities?
The niche median is 596 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
What do you get inside The DM Edge?
The DM Edge publishes 4 course modules, 2 courses, 674 posts, 1 admin. Communities with the most course content.

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