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HighLevel: Lead Management Automation and Pipelines
HighLevel can be overwhelming when you first get started, but it doesn't have to ever be that way. I use and recommend simple automations that punch way about their weight class. In this video we look at how to automate lead intake using forms, opportunity pipelines, and workflow automations.
This tutorial is part of a workshop series that I'm releasing in multiple parts completely for free. Links to the other videos below.
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/A72eAV5M0mE/v-deo.html
Part 3: Coming Soon
👋 Convology+ Tech Help Community
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Convology+ is a community where no one has to figure things out on their own! Get fast and friendly help with your tech stack and join weekly live Q&A calls with me to get personalized support.
🚀 HighLevel Mastery: A Course for Real Businesses
Everything I wish I knew when I started using HighLevel with my business. Get it completely free. Details below.
www.convology.com/highlevel-course/
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Revisiting ThriveCart Learn 3 Years Later (Worth Using?)
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ThriveCart Learn came out almost 3 years ago back in 2021. When it first launched, I did a walkthrough of its features and was mildly impressed. Have things changed? Is it worth using? Who is it even for? Let's revisit and see what has changed. 👋 Convology All-Access Community www.convology.com/all-access/ Where no one has to figure things out on their own! Get fast and friendly help with your ...
Add Quizzes to your Circle Courses (⭐New Feature)
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Circle has added quizzes to their courses feature. It's a great start. This video will show you how the feature works and what's possible, as well as my thoughts on how I'd like to see the feature improve. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase through them-at no extra cost to you. If you found my video helpful, consider supporting the channel when you ...
Bulk Add and Remove Members from Spaces in Circle
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Bulk adding and removing members from spaces and space groups inside a Circle community is super easy... if you have the plan that includes Circle Workflows. If you don't (which will probably be most people since it's on a higher tier plan) then you need to use an external tool, but it's one that Circle fully supports and actually points you to in their support documentation. This video walks t...
How to Customize the SureCart Dashboard Back to Home Links
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The SureCart Customer Dashboard (using the SureCart Dashboard template) has two hardcoded links: (1) Back Home, and (2) the link on the Logo in the top left. To edit these requires editing your themes functions.php file. I walk through this simple update. I'm not sure how long this will stay customizable in this way. I will, of course, post an updated tutorial if this method becomes obsolete. W...
Why I Use Circle Paywalls for My Courses and Community
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I recently moved all of my course and membership payment processing over to Circle Paywalls. This was a big decision and move for me, and largely related to my recent decisions that I made when making big changes to my tech stack (see videos below). I go through these reasons in detail in the video, but it all comes down to ease-of-use and finding a sustainable solution that removes the headach...
Huge Update to my Tech Stack (2024.5)
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I finally made the decision to remove the roadblocks and obstacles standing in the way of my ideal workflow and the experience I want for my business' platform. Here is my 2024.5 tech stack and what I plan to use for the long foreseeable future with only minor tweaks. I'm extremely happy with where it's at now. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase thr...
Add Customers from HighLevel into Circle Communities
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Learn how to give your customers who purchase products through your HighLevel Funnels access to your Circle community. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase through them-at no extra cost to you. If you found my video helpful, consider supporting the channel when you choose to purchase these tools. 🙏🏻 Learn about my Affiliate Bonuses Here: www.convology...
How to connect a Circle Community to HighLevel using Paywalls
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Learn how to add your Circle Community Members into HighLevel when they join via Paywalls. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase through them-at no extra cost to you. If you found my video helpful, consider supporting the channel when you choose to purchase these tools. 🙏🏻 Learn about my Affiliate Bonuses Here: www.convology.com/affiliate-bonuses/ 🟣 Ci...
How to Create CSS Grid (Bento Grid) Designs in Wordpress (using Spectra!)
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🎉 SPECIAL NEWS 🎉 I'm launching my ALL NEW course, "Building with Astra & Spectra" June 10th and with it a LIVE Accelerator Cohort. Join me for a three week guided tour of Astra and Spectra and by the end you'll have your site migrated and ready to launch. This lesson (from the course) is all about building CSS Grid designs or "Bento Grids" using Spectra's newest featured called Grid Layouts. It...
My Updated Thoughts on Thrive Themes and Looking to the Future
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Let's have a chat about Thrive Themes. This video answers the questions I get emailed about multiple times a week: Are you still using Thrive Themes? What's next for Thrive Themes? Is it still worth using? What are you using instead? Do we give up? Spoiler: I hope Thrive Themes continues development, communicates more, and that I get to keep making more videos, tutorials, and courses about it. ...
How to Connect ThriveCart with HighLevel
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This was a highly-requested tutorial to show how I connect ThriveCart with HighLevel. Although HighLevel can do ma ny things, including sales funnels, some people simply prefer working with a tool like ThriveCart to create their funnels. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase through them-at no extra cost to you. If you found my video helpful, consider ...
ZipWP Blueprints: Awesome for Agencies and Creators
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ZipWP's Blueprint feature has several hidden benefits for creators who share designs and some really obvious upsides for agencies looking to save a TON of time. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase through them-at no extra cost to you. If you found my video helpful, consider supporting the channel when you choose to purchase these tools. 🙏🏻 Learn abou...
ZipWP Custom AI Sites & Wireframes
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ZipWP's new custom site and wireframing feature is now in Alpha and available to those who have the Business plan. My agency is already using ZipWP wireframes for MVP designs and quick turnarounds that impress clients. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if you make a purchase through them-at no extra cost to you. If you found my video helpful, consider supporting the chan...
Tutorial: How to use Amazon SES with HighLevel
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If you're using HighLevel or looking to migrate to HighLevel and you want to take advantage of Amazon SES then this is the tutorial for you. Need additional help with SES or HL? If you pick up HighLevel through my link (below) you'll get access to weekly office hours and a private members-only community to get help directly from me. 🧰 The Tools These are affiliate 🔗 links. I am compensated if y...
Updated Amazon SES Setup with Custom Sending Domain and Custom DMARC Monitoring
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Updated Amazon SES Setup with Custom Sending Domain and Custom DMARC Monitoring
Courses in Circle: A Complete Guide and Walkthrough
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Courses in Circle: A Complete Guide and Walkthrough
How to Build a Dashboard with Astra & Spectra (3 different types!)
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How to Build a Dashboard with Astra & Spectra (3 different types!)
How to Build Upsells and Downsells in SureCart
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How to Build Upsells and Downsells in SureCart
How to Use the Different Types of Checkouts in SureCart
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How to Use the Different Types of Checkouts in SureCart
Using Spectra's AI Features (ZipWP) to Build AI Websites
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Using Spectra's AI Features (ZipWP) to Build AI Websites
My 2024 Tech Stack... I'm changing things up
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My 2024 Tech Stack... I'm changing things up
Build a Custom Mega Menu with Astra (and Spectra) Site Builder
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Build a Custom Mega Menu with Astra (and Spectra) Site Builder
How to Use SureMembers for Courses (and much more)
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How to Use SureMembers for Courses (and much more)
SureCart: How to Bring Back the Tabbed Dashboard Block
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SureCart: How to Bring Back the Tabbed Dashboard Block
LatePoint: Honest Review and Walkthrough
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LatePoint: Honest Review and Walkthrough
SureCart Automatic Dynamic Coupon Code Creation
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SureCart Automatic Dynamic Coupon Code Creation
Thrive Themes Conditional Display Confirmation Pages
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Thrive Themes Conditional Display Confirmation Pages
Presto Player Playlist Shortcodes (really cool!)
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Presto Player Playlist Shortcodes (really cool!)
How to Connect HighLevel with Thrive Apprentice (Both directions!)
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How to Connect HighLevel with Thrive Apprentice (Both directions!)

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  • @patriciapaints
    @patriciapaints День тому

    Omg this iso valuable, you're a great teacher too, Thank you so much!

  • @EnglishwithGabby
    @EnglishwithGabby 2 дні тому

    Thanks so much for this video! I really like Circle but I’m wondering now what to do about a sales pages since I only have the Professional Account. Sucks that we have to use the higher plan to use third party sites.

    • @Convology
      @Convology 2 дні тому

      You can use just about any tools and use Zapier.

    • @EnglishwithGabby
      @EnglishwithGabby 2 дні тому

      @@Convology oh! Thank you for this, I’ve never used Zapier so I’ll look into this

  • @lstephen
    @lstephen 4 дні тому

    is Spectra better to use than Astra + Zip wp? if we have existing website and making it on the subdirectory first before pointing to it as a main page.

  • @karanbhaskar1873
    @karanbhaskar1873 4 дні тому

    Thanks, It helped me too

  • @afrimedia2012
    @afrimedia2012 4 дні тому

    No duration label in service item, so our customer confused

  • @tamasbarad8202
    @tamasbarad8202 5 днів тому

    To be honest I'm a bit wary of all in one tools, as each element tend to be thin compared to a specialized "just this" tool. They propose all those functions but I'm not sure how good those are compared to eg. WP+Thrive/block plugin+Circle+Convertkit. Could you imagine using just Highlevel for your courses, community, salespages etc.?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 4 дні тому

      @@tamasbarad8202 I talk about this on my website: I don’t typically go for all in ones either. I personally use it for email, email automation, segmenting automation, and CRM, I use WordPress for my website and Circle for my community and courses. Can I see using HighLevel for funnels, websites, courses, and community? I personally like the other tools I use more. But I’ve built dozens of setups for other people who are very happy with them. My agency uses for our clients. I tell some of my clients to just do the math. What do you spend at convertkit? Is it more than $97? I have clients spending $200-300/month on email. Even if they only use HighLevel for email it’s cheaper and just as capable (or more).

    • @tamasbarad8202
      @tamasbarad8202 4 дні тому

      ​@@Convology Yes I agree, the maths is very convincing, although it's 250 if you have to use API too. I also like how generous they are with subaccounts. To be honest I'm considering recommending the change for a couple of clients, but from the tutorials I've seen so far, the editor seems quite cumbersome and slow to work with. (compared to Convertkit or Aweber for example)

    • @Convology
      @Convology 4 дні тому

      @@tamasbarad8202 Basic API is available on the $97 plan and the $297. Advanced API, which you would have no reason to use unless you were an agency, is on the higher plan. The interface makes way more sense to me and works better than ConvertKit. I was a ConvertKit user for 5 years and the way they handle email sequences and automations was unwieldy. It's faster than ActiveCampaign. Having used HighLevel now for a few years for my email editor, I've only had minor complaints pertaining to some styling quirks, but nothing related to speed or how cumbersome it is. The key to figuring out how to use it is to understand its parts and how they all fit together. It sorta clicks after you understand the big picture.

  • @BetterLife-Wirkstatt
    @BetterLife-Wirkstatt 6 днів тому

    Hi Doug, which tool do you use?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 6 днів тому

      For what specifically? Lead management I use HighLevel as shown.

  • @elephasltd
    @elephasltd 6 днів тому

    Looks great. Two questions 1) Can you do standard pages in Circle - for things like Terms and Conditions or a Sales Page? Or do you still need a separate block editor? 2) Can you clone/copy a course to speed up creating a new version?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 5 днів тому

      Circle doesn’t have a website building option. I still use WordPress for my website. They may develop more of those full all-in-one features in the future, but at this time they’re a community, events, and course platform.

  • @PantherFinance
    @PantherFinance 8 днів тому

    Great Tutorial! But would you recommend creating a whole blog post as a template? That would be an insane timesaver for me, but does it bring any disadvantages since I would have to put all the content into an additional background section (otherwise it could not be saved as a template)?

  • @MartinKoss
    @MartinKoss 8 днів тому

    Thanks for this. I really appreciate your calm, clearly spoken presentation style.

  • @NoobFriendlyAI
    @NoobFriendlyAI 10 днів тому

    Hey Doug, I know that you're a big fan of Circle.so for courses and memberships, and GHL for automation and CRM. Could I ask you why you do not use GHL for courses and memberships over Circle?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 10 днів тому

      I like the interface and the capabilities of Circle more for those two features. I've used Circle since 2020, and I've had little if anything to ever complain about with it. HighLevel has a pretty good community and course setup, but it's not yet at the same level as Circle for those two things. HL keeps getting better and better, though, and it's built right into the platform you may already be paying for--so that makes it extremely attractive for the price.

  • @WilliamTozzo
    @WilliamTozzo 11 днів тому

    Hi Doug! Love your video. You have the same tech stack as me, only you know what you're doing ;) This is two years old, have you found a better way since?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 11 днів тому

      Hi William, here's my latest tech stack: ua-cam.com/video/Sbyaw0lVsmA/v-deo.html

  • @milanvencl3353
    @milanvencl3353 11 днів тому

    Hey I really like your videos. I have a question. Is it possible in SureCart to have a personal referral code? Situation: One customer generates code - sends it to a friend - that friend uses it while buying my subscription - they both get discount.

  • @Eequalsmcjr
    @Eequalsmcjr 11 днів тому

    So if I want to send a specific email to a customer depending on which product they purchased would I need fluentcrm or suretriggers

  • @Eequalsmcjr
    @Eequalsmcjr 11 днів тому

    So if I want to send a specific email to a customer depending on which product they purchased would I need fluentcrm or suretriggers

  • @abhishekmirajkar03
    @abhishekmirajkar03 11 днів тому

    You are a GEM 💎

  • @WPTuts
    @WPTuts 12 днів тому

    Sadly, after using ThriveCart and Learn+ for several years and having multiple courses with hundreds of members, I really wouldn't recommend building a business around the platform. Since they were sold a couple of years ago, things have certainly gone downhill. While it was never as feature rich as some of the more dedicated platforms, it was solid and reliable. That really isn't case any more. The most recent issue affecting pretty much every user, including myself, was ALL students being blocked from access to their courses by being moved from an active paid user to a cancelled user. Manually resetting their access would last maybe a few minutes before it was reverted back to no access. While they fixed the issue in around 24-48 hours, that doesn't change the fact that if you were running a launch campaign, all your new customers would quickly lose access to their content and nothing you could do would rectify that. This is only one of the issues faced, and I would encourage anyone thinking of buying it to join the Facebook community and gauge for themselves if they are happy buying into a platform with many long standing issues. Personally, I'm in the process of moving everything to Circle and while it is more expensive and a subscription, I'm confident this will be a more robust and reliable platform for my business.

  • @udo9999
    @udo9999 12 днів тому

    Thanks, I was listening with high attention. My feeling is: Thrivecart doesn't care very much about developing their software any further (or maybe quite insignificant babysteps one and then). Do they have quizzes meanwhile? It alway said "coming soon" - but after years the still said "coming soon". From my point of view: Don't invest in software, where the company behind just doesn't care about further developing it.

  • @FlyFilipe
    @FlyFilipe 12 днів тому

    I've used ThriveCart Learn+ for over two years. I discovered multiple (100+) instances where students retained access after canceling their subscriptions, and a recent issue where a customer didn't receive access to a purchased product. Despite contacting support, the problems persist. After tremendous pressure from the Thrivecart community on Facebook they have started doing a beta test to try and fix these issues and others that have been lingering on the platform for months if not years (the course access bug you experienced and noted on your review as one). After having this experience I would never consider Thrivecart for such a pivotal part of my business.

  • @KarvelDigital
    @KarvelDigital 14 днів тому

    Dammit! I just changed to Surecart based on your other video. (My membership is in Circle). I don't plan on changing a bunch of stuff though so I'm gonna stay put for a while. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @tititoloco
    @tititoloco 16 днів тому

    Exactly what I needed, explained as I needed. thanks

  • @NoteConference
    @NoteConference 18 днів тому

    Perfectly helpful!

  • @GarryShort-Camposolarea
    @GarryShort-Camposolarea 18 днів тому

    hi how do you move up a addon in the customer select section example i have (salad at the top then wrap underneath) i want (wrap first then salad

  • @Etchr-CommunityInterestCompany
    @Etchr-CommunityInterestCompany 21 день тому

    Many thanks, clear and concise, now to follow your FluentCRM tutorial!

  • @DreamsAlive
    @DreamsAlive 22 дні тому

    How can we edit the order bump for font, color etc?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 22 дні тому

      Need to wait until they release the customization patch.

    • @DreamsAlive
      @DreamsAlive 22 дні тому

      @@Convology Thanks for the fast response! Any idea when that might happen?

    • @DreamsAlive
      @DreamsAlive 22 дні тому

      Can we at least bold titles like your example in the video? And perhaps a carriage break to separate paragraphs?

    • @Convology
      @Convology 22 дні тому

      @@DreamsAlive There are no returns or any editing in the order bump box. I know SureCart v3 is coming out soon and it will let you customize things with CSS. I know there was at one point an update coming to order bumps to make them customizable like upsells are... but I haven't heard a date on that one.

  • @RajiaBegumRoji
    @RajiaBegumRoji 23 дні тому

    Updated Amazon SES Setup with Custom Sending Domain and Custom DMARC Monitoring

  • @mediaapps
    @mediaapps 23 дні тому

    I like it and keep referring back to it. Thank you. May I ask what the reasons might be for not enabling Direct URL File Access?

  • @EczemaAtopique
    @EczemaAtopique 24 дні тому

    This is absolutely brilliant !

  • @skincarebusinessfoundations
    @skincarebusinessfoundations 24 дні тому

    Great video! I ditched Thrive Themes a little while ago and don’t regret it. Also in the process of moving from ThriveCart Learn to Circle too. Not using the paywalls yet but can see that is inevitable (despite the annoying 2% charge!), so still using ThriveCart. One thing I got stuck on with Circle is that I couldn’t work out how to remove someone from a course after 12 months - not as simple as ThriveCart Learn. So thinking I need to have a Zap or bite the bullet and upgrade my plan to the super expensive one to be able to get Workflows 😅😅 Is that how you manage it, with Workflows?

    • @skincarebusinessfoundations
      @skincarebusinessfoundations 24 дні тому

      Also for me another advantage of using ThriveCart is the enhanced checkout so people can pay using Afterpay instead of me needing to worry about failed payments. But I’ve only recently turned that on so will wait to see if it makes a difference to sales. I’ll be happy once Circle Paywalls have some broader payment options!!

  • @eleanorlao
    @eleanorlao 25 днів тому

    I’m using this zipwp for my jewelry business, but how do I add my products on the menu?

  • @michaeldarbyshire1903
    @michaeldarbyshire1903 25 днів тому

    Hi, have you got any advice on marketing your Circle course and community to create sales? Does Circle have any courses on how to do this? Thanks for the video. Michael.

  • @LaRosaMJohnson
    @LaRosaMJohnson 25 днів тому

    Quick, easy, helpful 👍🏾

  • @revolutionofordinaries
    @revolutionofordinaries 25 днів тому

    Just started using Circle...very helpful! Thank you.

  • @dlinstedt
    @dlinstedt 26 днів тому

    This is really neat. Good looking platform. Just one question: Why Circle.so and not Skool? Everything I read says Skool is better due to its gamification and clarity of community. But Skool does not have a wordpress plugin for SSO. What impacted your decision to use Circle?

  • @cheekychops11978
    @cheekychops11978 29 днів тому

    Love your content Doug 💯 Thanks ever so much - just subscribed to Thrive (and it threw me🤷‍♀ )- so pleased I found your content and just about to deep dive into the rest of your videos - Again may thanks 😍

    • @Convology
      @Convology 29 днів тому

      Awesome, thank you so much. If you have any questions reach out.

    • @cheekychops11978
      @cheekychops11978 29 днів тому

      @@Convology Thanks lots 🙏

  • @bakulvalas
    @bakulvalas Місяць тому

    what command to input on the "Enroll Now" button to give the user access to the course?

  • @bakulvalas
    @bakulvalas Місяць тому

    how to make enroll button on course? i cant find the tutorial, just simple rule, user must be enrolled to take the course.

  • @mkirby2000
    @mkirby2000 Місяць тому

    Thanks. Always find your videos informative. I recently embraced the Sure ecosystem. I was originally looking at the Astra/Spectra route, but ended up going with Kadence. My thought is since Spectra and Kadence are both Gutenberg that I can still leverage my LTD Spectra Pro blocks. Our trainings are focused on elementary kids so we went with LearnDash for their lesson/quiz functionality. In hindsight, probably would have done something other than LearnDash. LearnDash is a hassle, complex, and time consuming to use. I have not investigated Circle to see if their course /quiz options would meet our specific needs. Was it a heavy lift getting all your stuff converted over? I have had a LTD for Converbox for years, but never have used it. Your mention of using it for quizzes is intriguing. I assume that ConvertBox is only used on your WP site. You mentioned that you are still using your WP site for your blogs and trainings. What type of trainings do you put on your site instead of Circle? Thanks again for all your insight.

  • @roverdrammen3977
    @roverdrammen3977 Місяць тому

    Love to get your insights on simplification as I've been doing that for the last couple of months. I got rid of Adobe CC for example in favour of Canva and CapCut, you really need just that in order to produce quality content. Also, my tech stack for online courses was heavily relying on WordPress and it didn't feel intuitive at all, not for me or my students. So now I'm transitioning fully to Hotmart, which in latam is a massive solution for infopreneurs like me, I'm using it for host and manage access to my courses and also as a payment gateway, it is not as polished as Circle, but you don't have to pay any monthly fee as it is based on commissions per sale. I don't really need a CRM but I'm considering Hubspot (free version) just in case I want to implement that, for email I'm using SendFox, my email isn't that big so for now it is a good solution, as for my websites, I love WordPress for it and I'm starting using Breakdance as it saves from installing too many plugins in my sites.

  • @deshpandekaivalya
    @deshpandekaivalya Місяць тому

    Why not elementor editor ecosystem? Guide me with precise reasons so that I wont get burned. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks.

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      I’ve never been a fan of Elementor editing and I’m not interested in page builders anymore. Buying into an ecosystem that is drastically different from the direction WordPress is going is not something I want.

  • @Rodbroc
    @Rodbroc Місяць тому

    Amazing video. Learned so much from you over the months. One question, what made you ultimately choose something like Circle over a solution like Buddyboss? (You might have answered the question already if your answer is that you're weening off of wordpress)

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      Back when I originally chose circle in 2020 for my community platform (wasn’t using it for courses because that feature wasn’t out yet), Buddyboss wasn’t (and still isn’t) compatible with what I used at the time (Thrive Suite). Fast forward, I can’t imagine running my business operations that deeply and reliably on Wordpress. I’ll go into more detail on this in my podcast that I’m starting soon.

    • @merman1979
      @merman1979 Місяць тому

      Same question. I always come against this problem: Whenever I want to create a membership site with courses and a great community area, my first thought is...I need to have more powerful hosting for this type of website. Straight away you're looking at $40-$50 per month just for hosting. Then with all the other plugins needed, I think, why not get Circle? Am I right in thinking this?

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      @@merman1979 Yep, add on the fear of losing everything to hacks, having to back everything up, worry about compatibility, maintain the plugins with updates, worry about a feature you want in a plugin deprecating, etc. It's all made easier using a solution like Circle. Even if you're 100% capable of handling the tech, which I am, it feels like all of that time/energy/mental space could be better spend elsewhere growing your business. This was my way of allowing myself the freedom to grow instead of manage in a company of one.

    • @merman1979
      @merman1979 Місяць тому

      @@Convology Thanks for the reply. Totally agree.

  • @skylseTV
    @skylseTV Місяць тому

    That's why I'm still sticking to thrivethemes products... It still does what it says it will do

  • @thefilmpoets
    @thefilmpoets Місяць тому

    Thanks. Amazon suggests having 2 subdomains, one for marketing and one for transactional emails. I tried to do this by creating two Mail From domains but it will only let me create one identity based on the main domain. What's the solution?

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      The Mail From domain is just for authentication. What Amazon is referring to is the actual domains you're sending from. You can either use an actual different email address from a subdomain or register different identities and use those domains.

    • @thefilmpoets
      @thefilmpoets Місяць тому

      @@Convology thanks!

  • @RussJohnsConnects
    @RussJohnsConnects Місяць тому

    The thought of building things really resonates with me. I love systems and processes, but until it's used and generating value it doesn't matter. Thank you for this topic.

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      I literally just posted this exact same thought last night in the Convology Community. 100% agree. Here's a little snippet: "It doesn’t matter what tools you’re using. It doesn’t matter how simple it is or how old it is or how ugly it is. Will YOU use it? Can you get results with it? Can it do what you need it to do to get the results you need and you’ll use it? Then use it!"

  • @tamasbarad8202
    @tamasbarad8202 Місяць тому

    Hi Doug, I'm looking for a way out of Thrive (as many do). I came across Kadence (Theme & blocks). Do you have any xp with it? Any gripes over Spectra/Astra, that you chose? For the first glance review I found it a bit more intuitive and rich.

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      @@tamasbarad8202 It’s comparable to Astra/spectra. I don’t have any complaints.

  • @ferhatonal
    @ferhatonal Місяць тому

    How will customers go to the customer panel. I added a customer panel, but when the reservation is completed, it stays as it is and shows the result. How do I add a button for customers to go to their own panel.

  • @twistieonbass
    @twistieonbass Місяць тому

    Great video. Really informative. Do you still use Surecart or are you going with High Level for the payments?

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      @@twistieonbass I personally like SureCart for my own setup since my website is WordPress.

    • @twistieonbass
      @twistieonbass Місяць тому

      @@Convology Thanks. Is SureCart a SaaS service or is it a WordPress plugin? My website is not on WordPress. BTW I really liked your Circle walkthrough video as well.

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      It’s a WP solution. It’s headless which means most of it is processed outside your website, but your site has to be WP.

    • @twistieonbass
      @twistieonbass Місяць тому

      @@Convology Thanks for that. Much appreciated.

  • @twistieonbass
    @twistieonbass Місяць тому

    Great insights man

  • @c-sharptricks9899
    @c-sharptricks9899 Місяць тому

    thank you, i did all steps, email is verified, also have got production access, added DKIMS and MX and text records, but still not able to send email using smtp credentials.

  • @choose_privacy
    @choose_privacy Місяць тому

    Super helpful, appreciate your input. Do you know if there's any good option to expose gated content within a Wordpress site to Circle-only members?

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      The answer is yes, but how you do it depends on how they were added to Circle. For example, if it's a Circle Paywall then Zapier can push that info to a Wordpress tool.

    • @choose_privacy
      @choose_privacy Місяць тому

      @@Convology Thank you! My users sign up directly on Circle (via Paywall). I can see that Zapier can then create a User in Wordpress also but I believe would be two separate logins.

    • @Convology
      @Convology Місяць тому

      @@choose_privacy Give it a try with SSO. You can enable people with Circle accounts to still sign in. That might work, but it may ultimately end up with two separate logins. That's the unfortunate price you pay trying to split the platform.