// GOHIGHLEVEL SETUP
GoHighLevel setup for trade businesses, done for you
GoHighLevel setup for Australian trade businesses, built and tested for you. We set up the phone number, email domain, pipeline and the workflows that chase your leads, so the account does something useful from day one. You answer the texts and do the jobs.
- Australian numberverified
- SMS sendertested
- Email domainSPF / DKIM / DMARC
- Pipelineyour job stages
- Calendarreal hours
- Missed call text backlive
- Review requestslive
// WHY SETUP MATTERS
An empty GoHighLevel account does nothing
Signing up to GoHighLevel gets you a blank account. No number, no pipeline, no follow-up. Every text-back and reminder has to be built, and the phone verification and email authentication have to be right first or messages quietly fail to send.
Most of the documentation assumes a US business and a marketer at the keyboard. A GoHighLevel setup done properly handles the Australian details and builds around how your jobs actually run. If you are still weighing up the platform itself, start with GoHighLevel for tradies, which covers plan pricing and what users really say about it.
// THE SCOPE
What our GoHighLevel setup covers
Nine parts, built in this order, because the order matters. Texts and emails cannot go out reliably until the number and domain are verified.
Sub-account, built for your business
Your own GoHighLevel sub-account with your business details, time zone, users and notification settings, so nothing is left on the American defaults.
Australian phone number and SMS
An Australian number provisioned and verified with your ABN and business address, or the setup wired around the number you already advertise. US A2P registration does not apply to Australian numbers, so we skip the forms that do not fit.
Email domain authentication
SPF, DKIM and DMARC records set on a sending subdomain, so follow-up emails land in the inbox instead of spam and your main domain stays protected.
Pipeline that matches your jobs
Stages named the way you actually work, from new enquiry to quoted, won and lost, so you can see every lead and where it stalled.
Calendar and bookings
A booking calendar for quotes and site visits, with confirmations and reminders, set to the hours and travel time you really have.
Forms that feed the pipeline
Enquiry forms for your website and ads that drop straight into the pipeline with the job type and suburb attached, not into a shared inbox.
Missed call text back
When a call rings out, the caller gets an SMS from your number within seconds, so the lead waits for you instead of ringing the next tradie.
Lead and quote follow-up
Workflows that chase new enquiries and sent quotes by SMS and email, and stop the moment the lead replies or the job is won.
Review requests and reporting
Google review requests sent after the job, plus calls and forms tracked to their source and reported in plain English.
Missed calls the main leak? See how missed call text back for tradies works on its own.
// HOW IT RUNS
From first call to live in four steps
Short call
We map how calls, quotes and jobs flow through your business now, and agree a fixed price for the build.
You send the details
ABN, business address, domain login and your job stages. A short list, covered in the following section.
We build and test
Number, domain, pipeline and workflows built, then tested on real phones before anything touches a customer.
Go live
Switched on with a short walkthrough of the few screens you will actually use, and nothing you will not.
// YOUR PART
What you provide, and what you never have to learn
What we need from you
- Your ABN and registered business address, for phone number verification.
- Login access to your domain (wherever your DNS lives), or ten minutes with whoever manages it.
- The services you quote for and the suburbs you cover.
- How a job moves from enquiry to paid, in your own words.
- Your Google Business Profile link, for review requests.
- The number you want customers to see, if you are keeping an existing one.
What you do not have to learn
- Workflow builders, triggers and conditions.
- DNS records, SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
- Phone number verification and carrier compliance forms.
- Building and testing SMS sequences.
- Keeping it all working when GoHighLevel changes something.
// YOUR JOB SOFTWARE
GoHighLevel handles the leads, your job software runs the jobs
GoHighLevel is the lead layer: calls, texts, enquiries, follow-up and reviews. It does not replace your job management software, and it should not try to. Once a lead is won, the job belongs in the system your team already uses for scheduling, job cards and invoicing.
Running ServiceM8? We connect the two so won leads move across without retyping. The details are on our ServiceM8 GoHighLevel integration page.
// PRICING
From $1,800 + GST, one fixed quote before we start
from $1,800 + GST
- One fixed quote before any work starts
- No hourly billing, no lock-in contract
- Built and tested on real phones before go-live
GoHighLevel subscription and usage (SMS and email) are paid to GoHighLevel separately.
GoHighLevel setup starts from $1,800 + GST. We look at the workflows you need and what they connect to, then give you one fixed quote before any work starts. The GoHighLevel subscription and usage, such as SMS and email sending, are paid to GoHighLevel separately.
Want the setup run for you as well, with Google Ads and a landing page feeding it? That is our Lead System, which runs on GoHighLevel under the hood. For everything else we build on the platform, see the GoHighLevel hub.
// QUESTIONS
GoHighLevel setup questions
Not sure what your account needs, or whether you need us at all? Ask us directly and we'll give you a straight answer.
Get in touchWhat does GoHighLevel setup include?
For a trade business we set up the sub-account, an Australian phone number with SMS, email domain authentication, a pipeline, calendar and forms, then build missed call text back, lead and quote follow-up, review requests and reporting. Everything is tested before it goes live.
How much does GoHighLevel setup cost?
Setup starts from $1,800 + GST, with one fixed quote before any work starts and no lock-in contract. The final number depends on which workflows you need and what they connect to. The GoHighLevel subscription and usage, such as SMS and email sending, are paid to GoHighLevel separately, and those plan prices are broken down on our GoHighLevel for tradies page.
Do I need A2P 10DLC registration in Australia?
No. A2P 10DLC is a US carrier requirement for US numbers. An Australian number in GoHighLevel still needs business verification, which is where your ABN and business address come in, and we handle that step for you.
Do I have to learn GoHighLevel?
No. We build and maintain the workflows. You use the few screens that matter, such as the pipeline and conversations, or none at all if you would rather just answer the texts on your phone.
Can GoHighLevel connect to ServiceM8?
Yes. GoHighLevel handles the lead side and ServiceM8 keeps running the jobs, with won leads passed across so nobody types a customer in twice. We cover how that works on our ServiceM8 GoHighLevel integration page.
Can I keep my existing business number?
Yes. The setup can be wired around the number you already advertise, or use a new Australian number from GoHighLevel. We work out which suits your phone setup on the first call.
// READY WHEN YOU ARE
Get GoHighLevel working without learning it
Tell us how your calls, quotes and jobs flow now, and we'll come back with one fixed quote and a setup that fits. No pressure, no jargon.
Get my setup price