How to structure a GoHighLevel agency account properly
Build the snapshot before the second client
Most agencies build client one by hand, then client two by hand again with small differences, and by client six nobody can say which version is correct. One maintained snapshot, updated deliberately, is the difference between an hour of onboarding and a week.
Name things so a stranger can navigate
A prefix convention for workflows, pipelines and custom fields costs nothing on day one and saves hours every month afterwards. Include the purpose and the trigger in the name. Future you is a stranger.
Design pipelines around observable events
A stage should change because something happened that can be seen in the system — a call connected, a proposal sent, a contract signed. Stages that depend on a salesperson's optimism produce a forecast nobody can use.
Deliverability is part of the build
Brand and campaign registration, sending domains and a warm-up period are not paperwork to do later. Messages that do not arrive make every other part of the configuration irrelevant.
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