# Schoolyland

> Schoolyland replaces rented course platforms (Kajabi, Skool, Teachable, Thinkific) with a complete business platform you own — built on WordPress and delivered in 2 business days. Courses, sales, CRM, email marketing, automations, landing pages, SEO, affiliates and a private community, connected from day one, with an AI layer that lets you run every system by talking to Claude, Manus, or any MCP-compatible assistant.

Key facts:
- The platform, code, content and data are owned by the customer forever — no subscription lock-in.
- Delivered in 2 business days as a complete working platform with all premium plugins installed and licensed.
- Year-one services included: AI connection to every system, fast site hosting (4GB), up to 12,000 emails/month, 20GB video hosting with 200GB monthly traffic, async ticket support, monthly maintenance, full knowledge base.
- Founding Member launch: 10 seats at $1,990 one-time setup (includes the entire first year), renewal locked at $790/year forever. Regular price: $3,500 setup, $990/year renewal.
- 650+ sites built on Schoolyland infrastructure since 2020.

## Pages
- [Founding Member Offer](https://schoolyland.com/founding/): the full offer — what's included, pricing, protections, FAQ
- [Run Your Business by Talking to AI](https://schoolyland.com/run-your-business-with-ai/): what the AI layer is — real conversation examples, how the MCP connection works, which AI tools connect (Claude, ChatGPT, Manus, Cursor), the safety model, and FAQ
- [The Kajabi Alternative You Own](https://schoolyland.com/kajabi-alternative/): side-by-side comparison — Schoolyland vs Kajabi vs GoHighLevel, the 3-year cost math, what ownership means in practice, and how switching works
- [The Teachable Alternative You Own](https://schoolyland.com/teachable-alternative/): why the all-in-one needs five tools — transaction fees, the add-on stack, ownership, and the AI layer that runs every department of the business
- [The Thinkific Alternative You Own](https://schoolyland.com/thinkific-alternative/): the plan-ladder problem — tiered features, student-only mass email, ownership, and the AI layer that runs every department of the business
- [Contact](https://schoolyland.com/contact/): questions answered within one business day
- [Affiliate Program](https://schoolyland.com/affiliates/): earn 20% per referred sale — 30-day cookie, PayPal payouts, monthly payments
- [Terms of Service](https://schoolyland.com/terms/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://schoolyland.com/privacy-policy/)
- [Affiliate Program Terms](https://schoolyland.com/affiliate-terms/)
- [Data Processing Agreement](https://schoolyland.com/dpa/)

## Knowledge Base
The customer knowledge base at https://schoolyland.com/docs/ — 20 platform-level guides in 6 categories:

Getting Started:
- [Welcome: your platform at a glance](https://schoolyland.com/docs/welcome-to-your-platform/): a map of every system on the platform and where to start
- [Your logins: WordPress admin and the customer portal](https://schoolyland.com/docs/your-logins-admin-and-portal/): the two logins and what each is for
- [From purchase to live: how onboarding works](https://schoolyland.com/docs/from-purchase-to-live-onboarding/): intake form, domain options, two-business-day delivery

Courses & Content:
- [Create your first course](https://schoolyland.com/docs/create-your-first-course/): LearnDash builder, access modes, testing as a student
- [Upload and stream course video](https://schoolyland.com/docs/upload-and-stream-video/): protected video hosting — 20GB storage, 200GB monthly traffic
- [Drip content, quizzes and certificates](https://schoolyland.com/docs/drip-quizzes-certificates/): scheduled release, graded quizzes, PDF certificates
- [Set up your private community](https://schoolyland.com/docs/set-up-your-community/): FluentCommunity spaces on your own domain

Store & Payments:
- [Sell your first product](https://schoolyland.com/docs/sell-your-first-product/): WooCommerce products, course linking, payment gateways
- [Subscriptions and recurring payments](https://schoolyland.com/docs/subscriptions-and-recurring-payments/): memberships, payment plans, retainers
- [Build a sales funnel with order bumps](https://schoolyland.com/docs/build-a-sales-funnel/): CartFlows checkouts, bumps, one-click upsells
- [Run an affiliate program](https://schoolyland.com/docs/run-an-affiliate-program/): AffiliateWP commissions, tracking, payouts

Email & Marketing:
- [Email marketing from your own platform](https://schoolyland.com/docs/send-email-from-your-platform/): FluentCRM campaigns and sequences, 12,000 emails/month included
- [Automations: make your systems work together](https://schoolyland.com/docs/automations-connect-your-systems/): trigger-and-action recipes across store, courses and CRM
- [Forms and lead capture](https://schoolyland.com/docs/forms-and-lead-capture/): Fluent Forms wired into the CRM
- [SEO: get your platform found](https://schoolyland.com/docs/seo-get-found/): what Rank Math handles and the habits that matter

Your AI Layer:
- [Connect your AI to your platform](https://schoolyland.com/docs/connect-your-ai/): connecting Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP-compatible assistant
- [AI safety: what protects you](https://schoolyland.com/docs/ai-safety-and-permissions/): blocked actions, rollbacks, approvals, permissions, instant disconnect

Account, Billing & Support:
- [Hosting, backups and ownership](https://schoolyland.com/docs/hosting-backups-ownership/): EU hosting, daily backups (14-day retention), migration freedom
- [Billing: year one, renewal and refunds](https://schoolyland.com/docs/billing-year-one-and-renewal/): the one-time package, renewal options, refund policy
- [Getting help: assistant, tickets and response times](https://schoolyland.com/docs/getting-help/): assistant first, AI-assisted tickets, human within one business day

Troubleshooting:
- [When something breaks: errors, downtime and what we handle](https://schoolyland.com/docs/when-something-breaks/): the two-minute check, what Schoolyland fixes for you, how to report fast
- [A buyer paid but can't access their course](https://schoolyland.com/docs/buyer-cant-access-course/): order status, product-course link, account emails, the instant manual fix
- [Checkout and payment errors](https://schoolyland.com/docs/checkout-and-payment-errors/): one buyer or all, capture the exact error, what to send support

## Company
Schoolyland has operated since 2020 and has built 650+ platforms on its infrastructure to date; around 240 of them are running on it today. Contact: info@schoolyland.com