GoHighLevel tutorials for beginners, in the order you need them

Why are these tutorials in this order?

Most HighLevel tutorials online start with the exciting stuff: funnels, AI, automations. That’s backwards for a beginner. If your time zone is wrong, your emails aren’t authenticated, or your texting isn’t registered, the exciting stuff quietly fails. So this list starts with the boring foundation and builds up.

A note on publishing: each tutorial goes live only when it has real, current screenshots of every step. Until then it’s listed here so you can see the path, and the official resources below cover the same ground.

What should I set up in week one?

Week one: the foundation. Get the basic plumbing right so nothing breaks later.

Week one: the foundation

#	Tutorial	What you’ll do
1	Set up GoHighLevel from scratch	Business profile, time zone, users and the settings that trip people up.
2	Set up a sub-account	Create the workspace your business (or first client) will live in.
3	Import your contacts	Bring in a clean list, map the fields and avoid duplicates.
4	Set up a calendar	Availability, appointment types and reminder messages.
5	Set up email sending	Connect a sending domain so your emails land in the inbox.
6	Set up a phone number	Get a number for calls and texts.
7	Register for A2P 10DLC	The US carrier registration required for business texting, step by step.

What comes next, in weeks two to four?

Weeks two to four: first wins. Turn the foundation into a working lead-capture system.

Weeks two to four: first wins

#	Tutorial	What you’ll do
1	Build a form	Collect leads that land straight in your contacts.
2	Build a landing page	One page, one goal.
3	Connect a domain	Put your pages on your own web address.
4	Set up the CRM and a pipeline	Stages that match how you actually sell.
5	Use tags	The simplest way to organize and trigger things.
6	Build your first workflow	A booking confirmation and reminder.

What should I learn once the basics work?

Become successful: going further. Once the basics run themselves, these are where the time savings and growth come from.

Become successful: going further

#	Tutorial	What you’ll do
1	Build a funnel	Multi-step pages that guide visitors to book or buy.
2	Build a website	A full site with HighLevel’s builder.
3	Email automation and lead nurturing	Follow-up sequences that run on their own.
4	Improve email deliverability	Keep your emails out of spam.
5	Workflow examples	Practical automations you can copy.
6	Set up Conversation AI and Voice AI	Let AI handle routine messages and calls, carefully.
7	Create and load snapshots	Reuse a setup across accounts.
8	Create a course	Host training for your customers.

What free official tutorials can I use right now?

• HighLevel Help Center: Getting Started, covering contacts, importing, email, phone and SMS setup, and launching a funnel.
• HighLevel Academy, with free foundational courses, live events and certifications.
• A free kickoff call for trial users during the 14-day trial (details).

How do I avoid outdated tutorials?

1. Check the date. HighLevel updates its interface often; prefer guides from the last few months.
2. Match the menu names. If a video shows menus you can’t find, it’s probably older than your account.
3. Prefer the official help article for anything involving settings, domains, email or texting rules. Those change the most.
4. Be wary of tutorials that end in an income pitch. Learning the tool and “making money with it” are different things.

What words should I know before starting?

Tutorials assume you know terms like sub-account, pipeline, workflow, trigger and snapshot. Spend five minutes with the glossary first; it makes every tutorial easier to follow.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find a good GoHighLevel tutorial for beginners?

Start with HighLevel’s own Getting Started articles and HighLevel Academy, which are free. This hub lists tutorials in the order a beginner needs them; each guide is published once it has real, current screenshots.

Why are your tutorials marked coming soon?

I only publish a step-by-step tutorial once I can show real, current screenshots of each step. HighLevel changes its screens often, and guessing would waste your time.

What order should I learn GoHighLevel in?

Foundation first (account settings, contacts, calendar, email and phone), then lead capture (forms, pages, pipeline, first workflow), then advanced work like funnels, nurture sequences, AI and snapshots.