r/HighLevel

I'm leaving a White label to open my own account. I can't tell if I'll be able to connect to Stripe on the $97/plan or do I have to pay $297?

hey yall

this is kinda a long shot but figured id ask 😭

im trying to start an agency and really wanna learn/build stuff in gohighlevel but im broke as hell rn and cant justify paying for it till i actually get a client.

im not tryna freeload forever or anything. i just wanna get in there, learn it, build my systems, maybe get my first sale, then ill pay for my own account once im actually making money.

if anyone has an extra sub account they wouldnt mind letting me use for a bit id seriously appreciate it. if not no worries at all, just thought id shoot my shot.

thanks guys 🙏

Hello, I am new to ghl and I am very confused on what the best approach is to setting up phone numbers for my clients. I have chosen to market text back automations and crm functionality to contractors. However, most contractors or small business owners likely have been using their business phone number for a long time and may have it printed on their ads or trucks etc. So what is the best way to go about setting up their number in ghl to where text back automations will send, but their number won't change?

I know there are a couple ways, like there is the import functionality where we can import their phone number into the ghl system and change carriers over to twillio or however ghl does it. However, this is fully changing their carrier and billing info and things like that to where the contractor's current sim card would not work anymore. This import just seems too much of a commitment to fully switch everything over to twillio/ghl and I think it could be a stopping point for many small business owners I would be marketing to. The process also takes weeks.

There is also call/sms forwarding which ghl support told me the owner of the number would have to call their carrier support and have the calls and texts for their number forward to a ghl number that we buy in the onboarding. However, it seems like many/some carriers don't offer this service, and it would add an extra step that the contractor (my client) would have to do instead of me being able to fully onboard them and make it easy for them.

Am I missing something here? Trying to convince a contractor to fully change their business number seems not feasible, but are these the only two options to have their phone number set up with the sms automations I have set up in the ghl system? I just want a way for my clients to mess with their carrier and phone number as little as possible but still integrate the sms automations from ghl?

Any help is highly appriciated.

Hey everyone, need some help.

I'm trying to connect my WhatsApp number to my GHL setup but the QR scan just won't link anymore. I scan the code, my phone shows the loading screen, and then it shows continue on WhatsApp Web. Tried 4 or 5 times. I'm using the unofficial WhatsApp integration app Applevel,

I saw someone mention that WhatsApp is now asking for a passkey on some numbers? Is that why the QR method stopped working?

Is anyone else facing this, or is it just my account? And is there any way around it?

I've been with my company for a while handling my normal day-to-day operational management responsibilities, but over the past few months I've gradually taken on a much bigger project that wasn't originally part of my role.

Using HighLevel as the core, I've built and deployed a pretty extensive automation ecosystem, including:

- Complete CRM implementation

- Multiple sales, support, trade, and order fulfillment pipelines

- End-to-end workflow automations

- PandaDoc integration for agreements and document automation

- Shopify Flow integrations

- Zapier automations connecting multiple systems

- Automated lead routing

- Sales/support call routing logic

- Shopify order automations

- Trade account onboarding automations

- Opportunity creation and management

- Reporting improvements

- Custom fields, tags, triggers, and pipeline architecture

On top of that, I'm still doing all of my regular operational management work every day. None of those responsibilities have gone away.

The company didn't hire an agency or consultant—I designed, built, tested, and deployed everything internally. It's now saving the team a significant amount of manual work and gives management much better visibility into operations.

I'm at the point where I feel this work has created a lot of value for the company, and I'd like to have a conversation with my boss about additional compensation.

For those of you who have been in a similar situation:

- How would you approach this conversation?

- Would you ask for a salary increase, a bonus, a promotion, or some combination of those?

- If you were the employer, how would you value this kind of work?

- If you were consulting instead of doing it as an employee, what would you charge for building a system like this?

I'd really appreciate hearing from agency owners, consultants, and anyone who's built complex HighLevel implementations. I'm trying to figure out what would be a fair way to value this work before I have the conversation.

Thanks in advance!

Can someone help? We have gone through 3 separate trainings and every time the person is having to look up stuff and doesn't know how to setup their own software.

For people that find GHL a bit pricey what are the best alternatives?

All core features but 20% of the price? Any suggestions?

Hi everyone,

I’m a freshly GoHighLevel Admin certified professional, and while exploring the GHL ecosystem, I’ve noticed many people eventually specialize in a specific niche. Some focus entirely on AI Agents & AI Assistants, while others build funnels full-time, and there are many other specialties too.

I’m honestly a bit confused about which path to choose. Both AI automation and funnel building genuinely interest me, and I enjoy working on both. For those who’ve been in the GHL space for a while, would you recommend specializing early, or is it better to stay a generalist until I gain more real-world experience?

A little about me:
- Professional Graphic Designer
- Sales experience with a US-based truck dispatching company
- Recently completed the GoHighLevel Admin Certification
- Strong understanding of social media marketing, content management, CRM setup, workflow automation, and funnel building
- Comfortable working with US clients and remote teams

Also, if any agency owner or freelancer is looking for a motivated intern or junior GHL admin, I’d love the opportunity to learn, contribute to real client projects, and grow with your team.

I’d really appreciate your advice. Thanks!

The question.

Are you using LCEmail or something else for your email campaigns? Why different service or why specifically LCEmail ?

We started using GoHighLevel a couple of months ago, mostly for managing email campaigns via LCEmail, opportunity pipelines, and a few automations.

We've sent a couple of cold mass email campaigns and noticed something confusing: the open rates and delivery rates were pretty solid, but we got almost 0 leads. While we understood that we needed to fine-tune the campaign and the messaging, something still was not adding up.

Being the technical lead in the company, I launched an investigation and came to the conclusion that the numbers did not reflect the real situation because of security systems and bot openings.

I was tasked to create a system to filter out those to see real stats. In a couple of weeks, I've built an internal application that used the LCEmail API from GHL to check out the direct statistics, and to say that I was surprised with the numbers I got is to say nothing at all.

About 70% of the email openings were done by bots and security systems, even though the bot filtering functionality was turned on in GoHighLevel.

Another issue we've encountered with GoHighLevel is that their analytics dashboards are... well, just bad. You have to click several times to find something, and in the end, you just cannot get a full, clear picture of what's happening, so I created a much better and more convenient dashboard for our team to see the metrics quickly and in a clean, understandable way.

Doing that changed the way we treat email campaigns, gave us a much better understanding of how cold email campaigns should work, and gave us a clear direction for moving forward (not ditching the cold email campaigns, haha).

We started to separate the real human openings (I've added the possibility to tag human contacts and bot contacts) and split future email campaigns:
\- the bot contacts received an adjusted email template (so we will have a different email hash for the security systems)
\- humans received the follow-ups (we knew exactly what they clicked and why).

The email campaign's outcome was greatly improved, and using GoHighLevel for sending cold outreach started to actually make sense!

I am curious - how are you dealing with that in similar CRMS? We moved from HubSpot to GoHighLevel, as my boss literally said, "I don't trust the stats from the HubSpot". Looks like HubSpot has the same issue?

Did anyone make an audit of their raw email campaigns data to see if it's inflated with bot and security system openings? I'd love to discuss how you are tackling that!

I'm looking for a GoHighLevel expert or agency to work with. My main goal is to gain real experience on real client projects, not just watch tutorials.

I'm happy to start with simple tasks, learn quickly, and help however I can. If you need an extra pair of hands or know someone who does, I'd really appreciate the opportunity.

Feel free to send me a message. Thanks!

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a GoHighLevel (GHL) internship where I can gain real-world experience and hopefully grow into a long-term role.

A little about me:
- Professional Graphic Designer
- Experience in sales for a US-based truck dispatching company
- Recently completed the GoHighLevel Admin Certification
- Strong understanding of social media marketing strategy and content management
- Comfortable working with US clients and remote teams

GHL & Automation Skills
- GHL CRM setup and customization
- Funnel and landing page building
- Workflow automation (triggers, conditions, delays)
- Pipelines, opportunities, tags, custom fields, forms & calendars
- Workflow troubleshooting

Additional Skills
- CRM management and lead tracking
- Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Claude AI
- Strong written and verbal English communication
- I genuinely want hands-on experience, contribute to real client projects, and continue growing as a GHL specialist.

If you’re an agency owner or freelancer who could use an intern or junior GHL admin, I’d love to connect.
Thanks for reading!

I've been doing this for a while now and genuinely enjoy the build side of things, setting up systems that run in the background so business owners can focus on what they're good at.

If you already have a GHL setup but something isn't working the way it should, a workflow that breaks, a sequence that doesn't fire, a funnel that leaks, that's exactly the kind of project I enjoy jumping into.

I'm also open to add-ons: maybe your core system is solid but you want to layer in an AI chatbot, a new nurture sequence, or a missing automation.

Here's what I can help you with:

GoHighLevel Setup & Management

• Sub-account setup from scratch, domain, phone, email, calendars, pipelines
• Snapshot cloning and deployment
• Custom fields, forms, and trigger links
• A2P 10DLC / SMS compliance setup
• Twilio / LC Phone configuration

Automation & Workflows

• Missed-call text back, appointment booking, lead nurture
• Follow-up drip sequences (SMS + email)
• Zapier, Make, and webhook integrations
• AI chatbot and Conversation AI deployment

Funnels & Landing Pages

• Lead gen, appointment, and sales funnels
• Landing pages and GHL native forms
• Email sequences for leads and existing clients

CRM & Operations

• Pipeline management and cleanup
• Opportunities and Tagging management.
• Daily updates and clear communication throughout the project

I take on a small number of clients at a time so I can give each project the attention it deserves. If you want someone who actually cares about how your system performs, let's talk. If you want to see my Portfolio just bump a dm.
If you also have a current workflow we can check it out and see if what types of automation you need for it. Peace