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GoHighLevel Affiliate Program vs Seedly - 40% You Might Lose or 41% Paid Once

The GoHighLevel affiliate program pays 40% recurring for as long as your referral keeps paying. Seedly pays 41% once, up front. Here is the break-even math, and the recurring income you can stack on top of it.

7 min read
What a White-Label CRM Actually Costs You to Resell Each Month
Economics

What a White-Label CRM Actually Costs You to Resell Each Month

Reselling a white-label CRM sounds like pure margin until you add up the monthly floor underneath it. Here is the real math, and the version where the margin is actually yours.

3 min read
How to Give Every Client a CRM Login Without Paying Per Seat
Economics

How to Give Every Client a CRM Login Without Paying Per Seat

Per-seat CRM pricing punishes you for growing. Here is how I stopped paying by the login and started handing out seats for free on a CRM I own.

4 min read
GoHighLevel Transaction Fees, Explained (And How I Got Mine to Zero)
Economics

GoHighLevel Transaction Fees, Explained (And How I Got Mine to Zero)

GoHighLevel can take a cut of your payments on top of Stripe. Here is how the fee actually works, where to find it on your statement, and how I got mine to zero.

4 min read
What Your CRM Actually Costs Over 5 Years (The Math Nobody Shows You)
Economics

What Your CRM Actually Costs Over 5 Years (The Math Nobody Shows You)

I broke down the real 5-year cost of running a SaaS CRM for a small agency. The seat fee is the smallest line item. Here are the numbers.

7 min read
Self-Hosted CRM vs. SaaS - Real Numbers From an Agency Owner
Economics

Self-Hosted CRM vs. SaaS - Real Numbers From an Agency Owner

I stopped renting my CRM and started hosting my own. Here's what it actually costs, what broke, and whether I'd do it again.

7 min read