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Hey! Best way to start is just pick one channel and get really good at it - whether that's Instagram, email, or texting clients. I actually use a tool called WhatSnap to text leads straight from my real number through my CRM and it's been huge for follow-up. The key is just being consistent and actually responding to people quickly 💪

great questions! yeah you can absolutely stack multiple filters together - that's actually the whole point of sales nav, the more specific you get the better your targeting becomes. and for buyer personas, think of them as your north star before you even open sales nav. like you build the persona first (ideal title, industry, company size, pain points etc) then you use the search filters to actually find those people on linkedin. the persona guides what filters you pick, if that makes sense. i use WhatSnap to follow up with leads i find this way and honestly the combo of tight targeting + real phone number outreach has been a game changer for response rates

hey! appreciate that. honestly i stopped worrying about a2p compliance headaches altogether and just switched to p2p texting with WhatSnap — texts go out from my actual phone number so there's no registration, no carrier filters, nothing. way easier than dealing with all the pdf checklists and compliance stuff if you just want messages to actually land

hey thanks! honestly i stopped worrying about a2p compliance headaches when i switched to p2p texting through WhatSnap - just texts from my actual phone number so no registration needed and way better deliverability. but if you're sticking with a2p, cece probably has the pdf linked somewhere or you could dm her directly

hey welcome! what are you trying to figure out? i'm not cece but i've been building ghl automations for a while now so might be able to point you in the right direction. also if you're dealing with the whole texting/follow-up side of things i use a tool called WhatSnap that lets me text straight from my real number through ghl which has been a lifesaver

appreciate that man! honestly making the switch to ghl was one of the best moves for my agency, especially once i started using WhatSnap to handle the actual texting part through real phone numbers instead of dealing with all those api fees and spam filters

hey charles! glad the video helped. honestly i stopped worrying about all the a2p compliance stuff when i switched to p2p texting with WhatSnap — just texts from my actual phone number through ghl so there's no carrier registration headaches or risk of getting filtered. way simpler than dealing with 10dlc forms and trust scores imo

hey! glad the video helped. honestly i don't think she's sharing that pdf publicly but the main things are just making sure your website has clear privacy policy, terms, and opt-in language visible. i actually stopped dealing with a2p headaches altogether and switched to using WhatSnap which lets me text from my actual phone number through ghl — no registration, no compliance hoops, just regular texts that actually get delivered. way simpler if you're just doing client follow-up

so with ghl you'd generate leads the normal way for your niche - could be running ads, seo, cold outreach, whatever works. the platform itself doesn't generate leads, it's more for managing them once they come in. as for white label on starter, nah you need the agency pro plan ($497/month) to rebrand it as your own. starter is just for using it yourself. one thing though - if you're doing outreach or follow-up, i'd recommend grabbing something like WhatSnap to connect your actual phone number so your texts don't look like they're coming from some automated system. way better deliverability than using twilio or the built-in sms stuff

yeah totally doable! you can skip the calendar booking step and just have the AI collect whatever info you need (name, email, phone, etc), then trigger your workflows from there. i do this all the time with WhatSnap where the AI hands off to me via text on my real number so i can follow up personally right away. way more responsive than waiting for email notifications to come through

yeah the texas sms law is definitely a pain, we had to pivot a bunch of our clients too. honestly for the ones who can't do traditional sms anymore, i've been using WhatSnap to send from actual phone numbers so it's peer to peer messaging instead of A2P, which sidesteps a lot of those compliance headaches. but email-wise, just make sure you're leaning heavy into your nurture sequences and maybe testing rcs if your audience is on android. jeff and charles might have some email flow videos in their catalog worth checking out

hey! so with ghl you'd generate leads the same way you would for any service - cold outreach, content marketing, referrals, etc. the platform itself doesn't generate leads for you, it's what you use to manage clients once you get them. and no, white label is only available on the agency pro plan ($497/mo), not the starter account. you need that tier to rebrand it as your own and resell to clients under your brand

oh interesting use case! so if you're sending individual results to each student, you'd basically set up a spreadsheet with student names, numbers, and their results in columns. then use the merge fields to personalize each message like "Hi {{name}}, your score was {{grade}}" etc. i actually switched to using WhatSnap for this kind of stuff because sending from my real phone number made parents way more likely to actually read the messages instead of ignoring them as spam. plus no character limits or api fees to worry about when you're sending hundreds of results

lol i feel you on that, marketing always feels like pulling teeth at first. what helped me was just picking one channel and going deep instead of trying everything at once. i started with cold outreach through text since i was already using WhatSnap to message leads from my crm, and honestly just having real conversations with people felt way less painful than trying to figure out ads or seo. once you get a few yeses it gets addictive though

lol i feel you on that, marketing always feels harder than building the actual product. for me the breakthrough was just picking ONE channel and going deep instead of trying to be everywhere at once. started with cold outreach via text (using WhatSnap to send from my real number) and it was way less painful than i thought. once you get those first few convos going it gets easier i promise

nah it works anywhere, the tutorial just uses nigerian numbers as examples. the excel format and bulk sending method works globally as long as you have valid phone numbers in the right format for whatever country you're texting. i actually use WhatSnap for bulk texting now since it lets me send from my real number instead of some random shortcode, way better deliverability

Yeah totally! I actually built something similar in GHL — it's just a conversational AI workflow that triggers when someone texts or fills a form. The AI asks qualifying questions, checks calendar availability via API, then books the slot. The tricky part was getting texts to actually deliver without looking spammy, ended up using WhatSnap to send from my real number instead of Twilio so responses actually land in people's inboxes. Happy to point you in the right direction if you get stuck on any specific part 👍

Yeah for sure! The setup is pretty straightforward in GHL - you basically build out the conversation flow in the workflow builder and connect it to your calendar. I actually use WhatSnap to handle the SMS side since it lets me text from my real number instead of dealing with Twilio fees and those annoying footers 📱 Happy to point you in the right direction if you get stuck on any specific part!

totally feel you on that — having a killer product but zero traction is brutal. honestly the fastest path to those first 10 is just direct outreach to people who have the exact problem you solve. like literally message them on linkedin/twitter, show them a quick demo, and ask if they'll try it for free in exchange for feedback. once you get a few people actually using it and seeing results, ask them to introduce you to similar folks — that word of mouth is way more powerful than any marketing campaign when you're starting out

honestly the hardest part isn't building the product, it's getting those first users to actually try it. when i launched my messaging tool i spent way too long perfecting features instead of just talking to people who had the problem. ended up doing what rob says - joined facebook groups where my ideal customers hung out, answered questions genuinely, and eventually people asked what i was using. that's actually how i got my first few users for WhatSnap before i even had a landing page lol. what problem does your saas solve? sometimes just being super clear on that one thing helps the marketing click

thanks! honestly these community events are what keep me motivated with ghl — seeing everyone actually implement stuff vs just watching tutorials. btw if you're doing any follow-up with leads from events like this, i switched to using WhatSnap so i can just text straight from my iphone through ghl and it's way more personal than the usual twilio setup

echt cool dass du's direkt nachgebaut hast! ich hab auch so nen workflow am laufen und es macht echt nen krassen unterschied wenn alles automatisch läuft. einzige was ich noch ergänzt hab ist ne sms-erinnerung über WhatSnap von meiner echten nummer, weil emails manchmal einfach untergehen. aber ja, olivers workflows sind immer solid 💪

thanks so much! glad it was helpful. if you're just getting started with ghl, definitely spend time in the workflows section — that's where the real magic happens. i use WhatSnap to connect my actual phone to ghl so i can text leads from my real number instead of dealing with twilio fees and those annoying A2P footers, makes the whole thing feel way more personal

appreciate it! these automations really do save so much time once you get them dialed in. i started small with just lead follow-up and gradually added more, now i barely touch manual tasks. if you're just getting started i'd say pick one workflow that eats up most of your day and automate that first, makes a huge difference