r/HighLevel

Running Meta ads for a Chattanooga-area marketing agency I built on GHL. The offer: a free "Lead Leak Audit" — we show a home service business owner (pet care, contractors, etc.) how many calls/leads they're losing to missed calls and slow follow-up, then pitch a $297/mo missed-call text-back + AI chatbot + CRM package if they like what they see.

Here's the actual path I'm putting a cold lead through, step by step:

1. Ad copy promises something instant: "we'll show you exactly how many leads you're losing, free."
2. Click sends them to a landing page — stats, the offer explained, no pitch language.
3. The only CTA on that page is a GHL calendar embed: pick a 20-minute slot and hand over your phone number.
4. Once they book, we text them a short VSL — a video meant to prime them for the call so it feels worth their time.
5. On the call itself we show their real numbers live (phone response time, review gap vs. competitors, AI visibility) — no pitch until they've seen it and want more.

Numbers so far: ~450 landing page views, 2.5-3.8% CTR (feels solid), and exactly zero bookings. Pixel/CAPI tracking confirmed working, calendar widget loads fine on desktop. So it's not a tracking or targeting issue as far as I can tell — people just aren't booking once they land.

Laid out like that, step 3 is the part that bugs me: the ad promises something instant, but the very first thing I ask for is a 20-minute calendar commitment and their phone number — before they've gotten anything. The VSL that's supposed to build trust doesn't even show up until after they've already said yes to the call. So the one payoff moment in the whole funnel comes after the highest-commitment ask, not before it.

Thinking about swapping that first CTA for a quick quiz/calculator — a few taps, gives them an instant "you're losing about $X/month" number — and only then asking them to book. Basically moving a version of that payoff earlier, before the big ask.

Anyone run something similar — an audit/diagnostic offer that converts on cold traffic? What actually got people to book, and did a quiz/lower-commitment step before the calendar make a real difference for you? Also open to "your offer just isn't compelling enough" if that's the real answer.

i'm setting up an agency account with GoHigh Level for a number of sub-accounts -- primarily focused around Reviews Automation

* If i get A2P verification on a funnel page - does the sub account's website need to have strict opt out language?

* If someone goes to the a website and then calls and doesn't fill out the form - can I text them?

* If a business does not have a website - can we text "Closed Won" businesses?

* Can I send SMS older clients as part of a reviews reengagement? If no, is it best to just email them? 

Hi everyone,

I recently started building an AI automation agency, and I’m looking for someone who knows GoHighLevel really well and would be willing to help me get properly set up and teach me the platform.

The business will focus on helping local businesses automate their customer-facing operations, including:

• AI phone receptionists / Voice AI
• WhatsApp automation
• Appointment booking and reminders
• Lead follow-up
• CRM and pipelines
• Missed-call recovery
• Review automation
• Websites and landing pages connected to the system

I already have my GoHighLevel account, and I’m actively building the agency, so I’m not looking for someone to just do everything for me. I want someone who can walk me through the correct setup, explain best practices, help me avoid beginner mistakes, and teach me how to build systems that I can eventually replicate for clients.

My first market will be in Mexico, so the client-facing side of the business will primarily be in Spanish. Experience setting up Voice AI, WhatsApp, workflows, or client accounts in Spanish would be a big plus, although it’s not strictly required.

Ideally, I’m looking for someone with real experience running or building GHL automation systems for businesses—not just someone who has watched tutorials.

I’m happy to pay for your time if you offer consulting, coaching, or 1-on-1 setup sessions.

If this sounds like you, please DM me with a little about your experience, what you specialize in within GHL, and your rate.

Thanks!

Man I paid for an agency setup and it just seems like the person who did they job is a rookie. Obviously a good setup would cost over $100 and that's a lot of money and I get it but not all of us come from well developed countries where we can just pay over $200 and this money I paid was money I saved up for a long while now. Has anyone Paid someone and got god service Or good results

I've spent the last few months learning GHL and have now finished the basics. I've practiced workflows, automations, pipelines, calendars, forms/surveys, etc.

The problem I'm running into is that everything I've built so far has been in a practice environment. I feel like I'm at the point where I need to start solving actual problems rather than just following tutorials.

For those of you who learned GHL from scratch, what did you do to get your first real hands-on experience?

Did you build your own demo systems, volunteer for someone, join an agency, or approach businesses directly?

I'd really appreciate hearing how you got from "I know the platform" to "I can actually do this for a real business."

Your niche and what’s included. Just trying to see what’s actually working for other agencies.

Hey everyone 👋

I run a small whitelabel agency built on GoHighLevel — AI agents, chatbots, CRM, automations, funnels, N8N, the whole stack. I've got paying clients here in Mexico and things are working well enough that I want to grow beyond my own two hands. I'll be moving to Europe before long, so I also want to open up markets outside Mexico specially US where my company is established.

Here's the thing though: I'm not hiring. I don't want someone looking for a paycheck and a task list. I want a partner — someone who knows GHL as deeply as I do, can bring in clients, take real ownership of projects, and build alongside me.

What I'm picturing:

• You genuinely know GHL — snapshots, workflows, funnels, whitelabel setup, all of it. No hand-holding needed.
• You're easygoing and easy to work with. This should feel like building something together, not babysitting each other.
• You can land clients and/or run projects. Bonus if you're in or connected to Europe or the US.
• You're in it for the long game, not a quick gig.

On money: I'm very fair. Whatever we build together, we split fairly — I'd much rather have a real partner winning with me than squeeze a contractor. We can shape the exact structure per project or as an ongoing thing, whatever makes sense.

I'm a real operator with a live agency and case studies — happy to show you and hop on a call to see if we click.

If this sounds like you, drop a comment or DM me. Even if you're just curious, say hi 🙂

I’m looking for some help setting up GoHighLevel. I’m not an agency, just a sole proprietor trying to use GHL for my own  home services business. I was (and am) excited about what GHL can do. But I’m struggling with the setup. It’s a lot more involved than I thought it would be, and I’m overwhelmed.

I want to learn, but I don’t have time to do it properly right now. I have too many other responsibilities to keep my business running. Can anyone help me get out of this bottleneck? I need help setting up pipelines, automations, missed-call texts, appointment reminders, and follow-ups.

Edit: I’m going to use HL Pro Tools. It seems like the simplest solution right now

Can anyone help me with how I can build a script or bot that will allow you to book Visa appointments or something similar before anyone else?

Hi everyone,

I've been working extensively with GoHighLevel over the past couple of years and have built and maintained GHL systems for agencies and service businesses. I have some availability and wanted to see if anyone here needs help with projects or ongoing support.

I can help with things like:

• GHL setup and sub-account configuration
• Workflows and automation
• Pipelines, calendars, forms, and CRM cleanup
• API and webhook integrations
• n8n and Make automations
• Twilio / LC Phone setup and A2P 10DLC
• AI voice agents (Vapi) and AI workflow integrations
• Troubleshooting broken automations or fixing messy GHL accounts

Whether it's a one-time project, an audit, or ongoing admin work, I'm happy to help.

If you have a project in mind or need an extra pair of hands, feel free to DM me with what you're trying to build.

Does anyone personally use GHL as their primary phone service for their business or know anyone that does? What are the pros and cons of doing so? I'm looking into doing this myself and want to hear if anyone else has experience and what it's been like.

Been experimenting with a setup where instead of manually clicking through Automations to build follow-up sequences, I have an AI assistant write a script that defines the whole workflow (steps, wait times, tags, triggers) and pushes it straight into the sub-account. Saves a ton of time when you're doing this repeatedly across multiple client accounts — describe the sequence in plain English, get a working (draft) workflow a few seconds later instead of 20 minutes of clicking.

The catch is the official API doesn't expose full workflow-building, so this relies on a more "under the hood" way of talking to the platform, which comes with some fragility (auth tokens expiring, etc.).

Curious if anyone else here has wired up AI (Claude, GPT, whatever) to build/manage automations this way instead of the native builder, and if so, what's your setup look like? Any tools/approaches you'd recommend or pitfalls to watch for?

Looking for someone who wants to handle sales + marketing while I handle all the backend and fulfillment.

I’m in Kai Stone’s group, if you know him. He’s doing around $500k MRR selling this exact offer.

I’ve already built and fulfilled this offer for clients before, so there’s no training needed on the backend side.

The offer would be around $197–$297/month for things like a website, review automation, and maybe missed call text back.

Here’s one landscaping website I built before:
https://www.southernpro-vision.com/

I’m based in Dubai, and when I tried selling to the US myself I was booking calls at like 2am, so the timezone made sales and follow-up pretty difficult.

You can obviously hire a VA and build the fulfillment yourself, but if you’d rather focus completely on getting and closing clients, I can handle everything after the sale.

I also know this offer pretty well, so if there’s anything you don’t know about the fulfillment or offer itself, I can help with that too.

Looking for a 50/50 profit split partnership.

If interested, comment or DM me.

I've been building more GHL workflows recently and realized something that seems obvious in hindsight.

Putting the entire customer journey into one massive workflow can make troubleshooting a nightmare.

I've started separating things like registration, reminders, follow-up, nurture, and onboarding into individual workflows, then using tags and custom fields when I need contacts to move between different parts of the system.

It's been much easier to test and figure out exactly where something went wrong.

I'm curious how other GHL builders handle larger client accounts.

Do you prefer multiple smaller workflows, or do you keep related processes inside one larger workflow with branches?

Hi everyone! I’m interested in learning GoHighLevel and eventually using it for freelance/VA work. I’m still a beginner, so I’d really appreciate any advice from people who already have experience with the platform.

Right now, I’m looking for a way to practice and explore GoHighLevel without committing to an expensive subscription right away. I want to learn how the platform works, especially funnels, workflows/automations, CRM, pipelines, websites, and other features.

For those who started learning GHL:

What’s the best way to learn GoHighLevel as a complete beginner?

Are there any free courses or tutorials you’d recommend?

Is there an affordable subscription or trial option where I can practice hands-on before committing to a full plan? I know about the 14-day free trial, but I’m wondering if there are other affordable options for someone who’s still learning.

Are there any sandbox/demo accounts or other ways to practice?

If you’re already using GHL for freelance work, what features would you recommend learning first?

I’d really appreciate any advice or resources you can share. Thanks so much!

Hey yall. Im trying to setup missed calls text back in GHL. i currently have a verizon cell as the business number that I already configured to forward missed calls (*71+ GHL number), I also bought a GHL number that is A2P verified. to my A2p verified.

When I call the business number, after 30 seconds it goes to voicemail and the missed call text back workflow doesn’t trigger.

The workflow trigger is call direction = incoming, call status = busy, voicemail, or no answer and phone number = GHL number

Any tips on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.