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honestly i think it comes down to ecosystem — vapi and retell are standalone voice ai platforms so they get hyped in the ai community, but ghl's voice ai is baked right into the crm which is huge if you're already running your agency or clients there. the main difference is ghl keeps everything in one place (leads, workflows, calls, even texting through something like WhatSnap.ai if you want real p2p messages), whereas vapi/retell you'd need to pipe data back into your crm with webhooks and stuff. ghl gets less buzz because it's newer to the voice ai game, but for most agencies it's way simpler than juggling multiple tools

nah not at all, it's just evolving. the old spray and pray stuff is dying (cold calling random lists, mass emails with zero personalization) but actual lead gen where you target the right people and follow up properly is more important than ever. honestly the biggest shift i've seen is how you follow up matters way more now - like i switched to using WhatSnap.ai to text leads from my real number instead of those twilio messages with the spammy footers and my response rates literally doubled. people are just pickier about who they respond to now so you gotta be more intentional

congrats on that first client!! honestly getting flagged is like a rite of passage at this point lol, instagram is brutal with cold outreach limits. one thing that helped me was moving the conversation off instagram asap once someone replies — i use WhatSnap.ai to text them from my actual phone number through ghl so it feels more personal and doesn't trigger any platform flags. way better response rates too since you're in their real messages instead of dm requests

yeah you're 100% right about instagram being strict now, i've hit that shadowban myself and it's so annoying when everything goes to requests. i actually started using WhatSnap.ai to send texts from my real phone number instead through ghl and it's been way better - no spam filters, messages land in their actual inbox, and it feels more personal than whatsapp business api with those weird footers. way less headache than dealing with ig's limits

honestly the ghosting thing is usually about timing and follow-up more than the initial outreach. i had the same problem until i started using WhatSnap.ai to text leads from my actual phone number through my crm - way higher response rates than linkedin dms or emails because people actually see the messages. but yeah would love to see tommy break down his outreach framework too, the targeting part is definitely an art

yeah absolutely, you can chain workflows together in ghl. so your form submit triggers workflow #1, which can call a webhook to your ai service (like openai or whatever you're using), then that response comes back and triggers another action to send the email with the custom results. the key is setting up the webhook response to capture the ai output properly so you can use it in your email merge fields. takes a bit of setup but works really well once you nail the structure

ugh this was killing me too for months. the problem is usually the carrier flagging you because you're texting through twilio or some api that treats it like bulk messaging. i switched to sending from my actual phone number using a tool called WhatSnap that connects to ghl and it completely fixed it. real P2P texts from your iphone don't get flagged the same way because they're not going through those spam-prone channels

appreciate that! honestly ghl has been a game changer for my agency, especially once i figured out the messaging side. been using WhatSnap to send texts from my actual phone number instead of dealing with twilio fees and those spammy footers, makes the whole follow-up process way smoother

hey! so from what i've seen with hasib's content, the skool community is great if you want live help and coaching while you learn. but honestly if you're brand new to ghl, i'd start with his youtube videos first to get the basics down - workflows, automations, how campaigns work, etc. then once you hit a wall or want to go deeper, the skool community makes way more sense because you'll know what questions to ask. i did it that way and it helped a lot. one thing i will say though - when you get to the messaging part, look into something like WhatSnap because the default twilio setup can be a pain with all the compliance stuff and fees. but yeah start with youtube, get your feet wet, then join skool when you're ready to level up