The tool stack behind local lead-gen sites
Phone numbers, call tracking, missed-call text back, voicemail and a CRM that holds it all together. Set up the way it's done on live rank-and-rent sites, with the real costs.
Who this is for
People who build local sites that make the phone ring, then rent them or sell the leads.
- You're starting your first rank-and-rent site and want to know which tools you actually need.
- Your site ranks, but calls go nowhere useful when the contractor misses them.
- Your A2P registration got rejected and texting is stuck.
- You're adding sites and the CRM is getting messy.
Choosing your tools
What to pay for, what to skip, and when to upgrade.
The cheapest way to start a lead-gen business
Start free, add a phone system when the first site goes live, upgrade at the fourth client.
Coming soonThe best CRM for rank-and-rent sites
Why one platform for phones, call tracking, texting and leads beats stitching tools together.
Coming soonGoHighLevel vs CallRail for call tracking
Real costs and setup for one lead-gen site, side by side.
Coming soonWhat a lead-gen site's phone setup costs in GoHighLevel
Plan price plus phone number, call and text usage, for one site and for ten.
Coming soonHow I run my local lead-gen sites
The full build path, from domain to tracking number to rented site.
Coming soonSetup tutorials
Step-by-step, from the same setups running on live sites.
Getting A2P registration approved in GoHighLevel
What the carriers check, what got rejected, and what finally passed.
Coming soonSetting up missed-call text back
The workflow that texts every caller you miss, step by step.
Coming soonVoicemail messaging for lead-gen numbers
What callers hear, and how their message reaches the contractor.
Coming soonOne call tracking number per site
Buying the number, naming it, and forwarding it to the contractor.
Coming soonOne sub-account per site
How to keep the CRM organized as your sites add up.
Coming soonHow these guides are written
Tested on live sites
Every setup here runs on real lead-gen sites first. Screenshots come from those accounts.
Real costs included
Plan prices plus the usage fees for numbers, calls and texts that pricing pages leave out.
Start cheap, upgrade later
The advice is to spend as little as you can until paying clients cover the upgrade.
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