Start Your Own SaaS + SMMA Using GoHighLevel (Complete Guide)

[@ItsKeaton]

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[@torreymyers]

Mentor me! Ive watched you since you were a case study under Jason wardrop! Been learning this for years! I just need a good kick in the ass and some guidance!

[@Penguin-wk7gq]

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[@kripeyt]

The value you provide for free is just insane! Keep up the good work, Keaton!

[@ItsKeaton]

Thanks 😃

[@guidinglightorphansinc.5255]

Absolutely insane value. Thank you so much

[@toboreoweh]

Literally the best breakdown I have watched! Such a fan! Thank you so much!!

[@THOF4YOUTUBE]

No one has broken this down the way you did I applaud you.

[@ItsKeaton]

Thank you!

[@martinz6069]

thanks for this amazing video! I own an agency - beauty salon niche. Doing Ads for them + landing pages and using HighLevel to book those leads over calls & texts, using VA's. Charging $1250 for the whole package (per treatment). Doing ads for so many clients can be sooo stressful sometimes. Would be amazing to slowly switch to the SaaS model and charge for the software where they can manage potential clients & reviews and re-bookings for themselves. or maybe starting this with another niche. Anyways, this video got me thinking. Thanks

[@esaiahgideon554]

Keaton separating himself from the other smma dudes on yt, hell yeah🤘🏽

[@ItsKeaton]

I try I try

[@zakaabdi]

I swear to Allah I will buy your course regardless of price . Their is big market and no one is teaching like you do . Please create course about this deep down . Thanks

[@ItsKeaton]

Hey man, happy to hear. I did create a course that goes into depth on all matters needed to be set up for success. Check it out here: itskeaton.com/agencydominance

[@genghis1982]

Fantastic video with a tonne of info

[@k-lo4466]

Fire vid bro, finishing all my stuff these next 3 days before my trail for the 500$ plan runs out, got my clients I can for sure get once everything is done and set up just tryna make sure I set everything right before I present it and go live, this helped clear up my vision Wondering how you did the demo videos and set that whole course up for each person and the calendar set up, will look into more of your vids to see if I can find my answers, thank you friend see you at the top!

[@ItsKeaton]

Good luck!!!

[@ashrayr6193]

Thanks Keaton. This is great(even after an year).

[@ItsKeaton]

Glad you enjoyed it man!

[@stephaniederrick8585]

This was a very good video, and you explain things extremely well. God bless you and your business.

[@sarahnayes4868]

it would be nice if you did a step by step on creating a demo video for people who have never created a video

[@johntorri9172]

Appreciate the videos Keaton!

[@ItsKeaton]

:)

[@tradehippotv]

Very good video man!

[@ItsKeaton]

Appreciate it!

[@eXposingTruthMinistry]

I don’t know how you can share this much valuable information for free.

[@ItsKeaton]

😇 thanks

[@eXposingTruthMinistry]

@@ItsKeaton Oh wow!! I’d love to be apart of your team man. I’d love an opportunity to prove myself of value.

[@DaddyDiesel123]

Pure gold, thanks for the video!

[@ItsKeaton]

You bet!

[@jordansylvester7342]

Amazing! Thanks for the free value!

[@ItsKeaton]

My pleasure!

[@MM-ey8si]

Thank you for the value Keaton, I love the video and am very interested in trying this but I was wondering would my age and inexperience be a problem? I am 17 and I am unsure whether I can get businesses to trust me and have my sales calls and meetings be a success. I am commited to learning and making a truly helpful software for other businesses tho. Would love to hear back from you, cheers!

[@ItsKeaton]

Don’t let your age limit you! Plenty of teenagers doing really well with SMMA

[@peacal247]

@@ItsKeaton how about ppl in their 40's?

[@luvickzegarra9137]

@@peacal247 there shouldn't be any problem

[@isabellamoreno8717]

Loved this, you never disappoint, thank you!

[@ItsKeaton]

Thank you thank tou

[@DonDamascus-zw2zk]

Great Video! So just to confirm, I start a Marketing company I sell my services and also go high level and if a potential client is interested I sign them up for the Starter account or the agency account under their name and then operate it for them?

[@ItsKeaton]

Yes you sell your service, onboard them on ghl, and operate it for them.

[@CourtesyOfCruz]

when starting a SaaS, do you have to know how to fulfill services such as google ads/email marketing? Or are you just selling the software and expecting them to have someone that knows how to use it?

[@ItsKeaton]

You could do either of these! But you’ll need to educate your clients on how to use the software for sure

[@hadialkhidr8190]

Thank you for the value 🙏🏻

[@alexc4428]

Insane value for free! Keep up the great, Thanks a lot!

[@ItsKeaton]

👌

[@user-dz7mv7db6g]

What if I just wanted to do the Saas side of things but my client wanted someone to do ads as well? Do I then outsource the ads and ask the person doing the marketing/ads to connect the accounts to my SaaS CRM so that the client can then analyse marketing campaigns?

[@ItsKeaton]

Exactly

[@joeesweetnam]

Great Video, I'm only very new to the whole idea of SAAS and I just had a question. When you get your initial client on the trial and everything is set up, do I need to continuous open the software to do all the SMS marketing and missed call texts manually (example) or does the software automatically act upon this without myself or the client physically going onto highlevel, I havent yet used the software yet so this might be a pretty stupid question but thought id ask anywasy . Thanks

[@ItsKeaton]

Automatic!

[@yourwindow2theworld]

Love the contest for logo.

[@jern-g8e]

Great video. Got lots of insights.

[@ItsKeaton]

Glad to hear it!

[@ronyeon]

I think this is very groundbreaking information here. I for sure am going to implement this in what I do. So id very much so like to thank you for this video Keaton. Quick question.. I am just starting my SMMA business and I was wondering should I offer Facebook Ads as the main service and just use the saas side as a cherry on top? Or should I mainly focus on just offering highlvl as the main service?

[@ItsKeaton]

It’s up to you! There are pros and cons to both

[@malachi8461]

Keaton which is better for client retention doing SaaS only or SwaS. SaaS is cheaper but SwaS offers more overall? Which would you say has a lower churn rate? Also one more question. When doing sales is it better to offer multiple packages or just sell one offer. I was gonna offer software + website as one package and offer software + website + marketing as a second package and offer software + website + marketing + lead nurturing as a third package? Any thoughts Thx for all the content btw

[@ItsKeaton]

1. This depends on results and quality 2. Depends on your skills and experience. If you’re brand new, go with 1 plan for now

[@kyleanderson8502]

Hey Keaton! The info u dropped in this video is great, but there’s one thing i’d be concerned about . I feel like most businesses have a text message software already, I could be wrong . I was wondering if you only reached out to businesses you know don’t have a software for it ?

[@ItsKeaton]

There are tons that do but would still sign up for GHL

[@joedtails]

Not a paying affiliate yet, but i love the video and am interested..

[@ItsKeaton]

Awesome!

[@lgarnz4314]

Just watched the video, I feel asif it's better to use GHL for services to local buisnesses and chuck in GHL as a bonus, instead of just selling the Saas buisnesses are most likely not to use or drop after not using its full potential. Anyone else's thoughts on this ?

[@ItsKeaton]

Lots of ways to go about it, but I agree

[@tomasrivera04]

Amazing video!! I have a question: is it possible to do everything with paypal instead of Stripe? I ask because I live in Argentina, and Stripe doesn't work here.

[@ItsKeaton]

Not as a direct integration (yet), but ask in the fb group someone may know a workaround

[@renderllama7036]

Insane value Keaton! Just have a few doubts, I already have an SMMA, should I use another brand name for the SaaS and would I use the same website I have for my agency or make another just for the SaaS?

[@ItsKeaton]

Depends how far along you are and how committed you are to the model

[@renderllama7036]

@@ItsKeaton I’ve actually recently started, also you mentioned that the section menu where you choose the pricing, etc (of the SaaS for your clients) only comes with the $497 one, then there would be a point on buying the $297 one, right?

[@russellhenderson2600]

Does this only work in the US or can you use it in for foreign clients?

[@ItsKeaton]

Anywhere!

[@Anfmedia]

Hey Keaton! Thanks for this value in this video. Quick question, I know the pricing page and the checkout page is all sorted out in the SAS plan but for the website how are you building it? Do you use a wordpress site for all the details and have that link to the pricing and checkout or do you just build the whole thing inside highlevel? What do you think is best? Love your videos and look forward to reply. Im following this one step by step 😄

[@ItsKeaton]

Hey man I would just start in GHL then go to Wordpress if you want to try to rank in google

[@elplantivoro]

Bro I am SO glad I discovered you, just before starting my agency. Now I'm gonna start with a Saas too

[@ItsKeaton]

Welcome aboard!

[@zvonimirjuric3213]

Hi. Great video. I live in Sweden and wondering if Highlevel are doing business only in US? If yes, do they have software on swedish?

[@ItsKeaton]

Only English and probs Spanish atm sorry, but ask in the Fb group

[@eddydevedzic9881]

If you’re offering SAAS only and you give the customer 2 week free trial.. what if customer uses 5000 calls and texts and after 2 weeks doesn’t end up going ahead with you?

[@ItsKeaton]

That’s part of the readon a lot of people don’t offer free trials

[@wvhvj3055]

on gohighlevel if i cant afford the agency account 297/month can I start with the starter 97/month for my first client and use their info for the account?

[@ItsKeaton]

Exactly!

[@haidariqbal5030]

This strikes me as an mlm, how much revenue comes from the affiliate program, and how much from the actual saas tool? I would loved to be proved wrong because I really buy into you as a person, but seems sketchy . Thanks

[@ItsKeaton]

Depends who you are. Plenty of people making tons from both methods

[@Culefrank]

Hi Keaton. the past two weeks I've been working on starting my own SMMA, but after stumbling into so many videos about SAAS, what should a beginner pursue, SMMA or SAAS? Thanks!

[@ItsKeaton]

It depends where you feel like your strengths lie! SaaS is probably easier as a beginner though

[@djpresc2008]

Keaton, do you have any opinion on UPHEX and how it ties into GHL?

[@ItsKeaton]

I hadn't heard of it! Thanks for telling me about it. Need to look into it, could make a review someday

[@galoron5997]

Amazing video man thank you so much for putting this up! Quik question... How hard do you think it will be to sign e-commerce and info products clients for the Saas software? There are so many alternatives out there and I cant really figure out a way to niche down for a specific type of ecommerce niche because the software will be releavant for most (if not all) types of ecommerce businesses. And also most of them probably already pay for a similar solution because ecommerce businesses are much more tech oriented then local business owners, and I think it would be pritty hard to convince them to move to another software... Hope to hear your thought on this🙏🏻

[@ItsKeaton]

they are just getting started with ecom features, in a year I bet they will be more competitive. Info product they are really robust

[@galoron5997]

@@ItsKeaton awsome good to know that, thanks. If you were brand new and needed to choose for your self, would you go for local services or infoproducts?

[@kamprikorn]

damn this is some high level shit bro. thanks for the vid. might have to get a couple clients on a fb ads retainer first to pay off the $500 tho

[@ItsKeaton]

Pun intended 😉

[@kamprikorn]

@@ItsKeaton 😂

[@colinbarber7848]

Well done

[@coconuts1483]

Is all of this doable on the lowest plan of go high level? I’m a student and I’m trying to limit cost before getting results.

[@ItsKeaton]

Get your first client on $97, then you need $297 after that for unlimited accounts, $497 for SaaS mode

[@edvinassaudargis9796]

If you’re doing SMMA + SAAS you should charge a lot more, anywhere from 2-5k per month per client

[@ItsKeaton]

Thank you for your wisdom

[@prabhathbandara]

Thanks man!

[@ItsKeaton]

You bet!

[@deesdream7883]

Does GHL still do the on-boarding ( for a fee) for each new customer when ur on the $499 SaaS plan? Great info as always BT-Dubbs😎

[@ItsKeaton]

Not sure what all you mean by “onboarding” but they auto create the subacc yes

[@deesdream7883]

@ItsKeaton A while back Paulson was doing a video where for I think it was $99 they did all set up for you (your clients). I could be confused been watching 100s of GHL videos (inc. You and Wardrop) may be braindead 😵

[@ItsKeaton]

@@deesdream7883 Yeah this sounds familar. It's $99 per client though

[@JoshLingwood]

yo im 15 and i just started my SMMA. the only problem is i have hit a road block on the legal side of things i cant register my company as an LLC until im 16 (witch is not a long way) and i cant use service agreement contracts still im 18. i know you can run a SMMA without one but it feels safer to run SMMA with one. do you have any advice on how to over come this ?????

[@ItsKeaton]

Stop worrying so much and just get a client (that’s my advice)

[@loveanimalsshorts6268]

Hey keaton can u make a video on digital general contractor

[@ItsKeaton]

I'll think about it...already got a lot of others planned!

[@loveanimalsshorts6268]

Thanks for replying man. I highly appreciate that.

[@donitafa6942]

Did you do those training videos yourself or are they provided by GoHighLevel?

[@ItsKeaton]

They are coming out with some whitelabel ones, or you can make them, or you can buy some from other people

[@visual7119]

I can start this for free ? like with this free trail 14 days , if in 14 day i get a client si like free start , right ?

[@ItsKeaton]

Yep

[@debasishdas4486]

Can you create a video how to get dental Clients

[@ItsKeaton]

Mate I already told you go watch my outreach masterclass

[@ideletr764]

Keaton, can you share why you named your SaaS getleadflo ...with "lead" in the name but then you emphasize in the video that aspiring owners don't need to get their clients leads. is your specific name based on a lead gen service you offer on top of SasS? The disconnect for me is why put lead in the name? Orthopatients is perfect. i know from the name exactly what you do..get patients for orthodontists. Is lead flo the same, you are getting leads? I might be missing something but just wondering. Thanks

[@ItsKeaton]

It describes what happens with the lead after you generate it

[@ideletr764]

@@ItsKeaton Thanks. And thanks for your videos. They are the most straightforward, insightful, and educational I have seen covering SaaS and SMMA. A credit to your integrity and business acumen.

[@ItsKeaton]

@@ideletr764 happy to hear it :)

[@mukhtarjimoh1187]

can i use gohighlevel in nigeria

[@ItsKeaton]

yes!

[@romain59755]

I highlevel available outside of the US?

[@ItsKeaton]

Yep

[@jonatannilsen1129]

so you are basically dropshipping software?

[@ItsKeaton]

I wouldn’t say that because you don’t have to pay for every item you ship, but kind of?

[@nani178]

Hey, Keaton! The past month I've been working on starting my own SMMA, but after stumbling into so many videos about SAAS, Im not sure what I should pursue, SMMA or SAAS? Any thoughts?

[@ItsKeaton]

I think both are viable choices!

[@winston944]

supporting

[@ItsKeaton]

Thanks

[@amineouaggag5652]

Can I sell plans and packages on a website (I don't really need an app) while having subscription to the $297p/m gohighlevel plan?

[@ItsKeaton]

You can set it up with Zapier to create the subaccounts for new buyers I believe but it won’t be perfect

[@ROIgainer]

But their price is really high..

[@ROIgainer]

Does it include white label option.

[@7odaKamel789]

@@ROIgainer white label option is like $500/month

[@nolangherity]

@@7odaKamel789 500 on top of the 300 i believe.

[@ItsKeaton]

Nah $500 is cheap. You don’t need the extra $500 for the whitlabled app

[@axquu9288]

I love ur videos and love the information u get but please talk a little bit more alive, more energy. Thank you for the video though

[@ItsKeaton]

Noted!

[@ElevateEveryMan]

Solid

[@ItsKeaton]

Thank you!

[@aaryankirtania]

Thank

[@ItsKeaton]

:)

[@thenikinator3851]

Goldmine

[@ItsKeaton]

Thank you thank you

[@tulumconcierges88]

Hi, I just signed up with you guys using your link for 497 plan and I haven't received an email from you.

[@ItsKeaton]

Hey man, dm the email you used to sign up to my IG and I'll get you sorted

[@alfredchannel290]

Thanks for the guide. Very helpful, Keaton. Btw, we have something to make GoHighLevel better and would love to hear your feedback. Can I send you more details via email, if so what email should I use?

[@ibrahimtuncer2758]

Hi Keaton, is there a way for me to contact you (email/Instagram)?

[@ItsKeaton]

Either works!