Autoesta FAQ: every question answered in full
Pricing, timelines, support, ownership, AI agents, texting, email and GoHighLevel. Pick a question: each one opens a full answer with the direct answer first, then the detail, the sources and what to do next.
Pricing questions
How much does an automation project cost?
Our prices at the time of writing, from a free audit to multi-location builds, and what moves a project up a range.
Read the full answer →What monthly software costs come on top of an automation build?
GoHighLevel plans, texting and calling usage, AI usage and connector tools, with the vendors' own prices.
Read the full answer →How much does custom software cost?
Quoted per project after discovery, with a written scope before work starts.
Read the full answer →Process and timelines questions
What happens on the free strategy call, and after it?
Thirty minutes, free, following one lead through your business, then a written plan with a fixed price.
Read the full answer →How long does an automation build take?
Days for a small build, up to four weeks for a GoHighLevel setup, 5 to 10 weeks for our published custom software.
Read the full answer →Do you work with businesses outside San Francisco?
Yes. A 16-person team, about 8 in San Francisco and the rest in India and Nepal, working remotely with clients in the US and abroad.
Read the full answer →After launch questions
What support do you get after an automation build?
Six months of maintenance included, monthly support from $200 after that, and what each covers.
Read the full answer →Who owns the CRM, automations and data you pay an agency to build?
Account ownership, GoHighLevel sub-account transfers, and why custom code needs a written assignment.
Read the full answer →How do you transfer a GoHighLevel sub-account to another agency?
The steps, what moves with the sub-account, and the phone, email and payment settings you must set up again.
Read the full answer →Can you fix a system someone else built?
Yes, starting with a free audit; cleanup starts from $200.
Read the full answer →AI agents and compliance questions
Will an AI agent replace your staff?
What AI agents do well, what stays with people, and what Gartner found about AI and customer service staffing.
Read the full answer →Is it legal for an AI agent to call my leads?
Yes, with the right consent. What the TCPA and the FCC require for AI voice agents.
Read the full answer →Can you build HIPAA-conscious automation?
Yes, using only tools that sign a business associate agreement for steps that touch patient data.
Read the full answer →Phone and texting questions
Can you keep your business phone number when you switch to GoHighLevel?
Yes: port it to move calls and texts, or host it to add texting only. Documents, timeline and what to set up after.
Read the full answer →What happens when a contact replies STOP in GoHighLevel?
Permanent SMS Do Not Disturb, other channels left open, the confirmation text, and how a contact opts back in.
Read the full answer →Email and workflows questions
Why are your GoHighLevel emails going to spam?
Shared sending domain, SPF, DKIM and DMARC alignment, complaint rate and domain warm-up, checked in order.
Read the full answer →Why did your GoHighLevel workflow send the same message twice?
Duplicate contacts, two triggers for one event, re-entry settings or overlapping workflows, and the fix for each.
Read the full answer →Tools and setup questions
How do you set up an n8n webhook?
The Webhook node, HTTP method, response mode, authentication and IP allowlist, with the test steps and the failures that stop a webhook after launch.
Read the full answer →What is the difference between n8n's test and production webhook URLs?
The test URL works only while the editor listens; the production URL runs once the workflow is published. Which one to give each system.
Read the full answer →What is a Zapier Catch Hook?
The unique URL behind a Zap, GET, PUT and POST support, parsed versus raw hooks, and what a batch of records does.
Read the full answer →What is the maximum payload size for a Zapier webhook?
Zapier's documented limits: 10MB for webhook triggers and 2MB for Catch Raw Hook, what counts toward them, and how to design under them.
Read the full answer →Why is my GoHighLevel inbound webhook not firing?
Check the sender, the URL, publishing, the HTTP method and the trigger filters, in the order that finds the cause.
Read the full answer →Do you need GoHighLevel to automate your business?
When GoHighLevel fits, when HubSpot, n8n, Airtable or custom software fit better, and how to decide.
Read the full answer →Are pre-built GoHighLevel snapshots worth buying?
What a snapshot includes and leaves out, when one is worth it, and how to import it without doubling workflows.
Read the full answer →What is the difference between a GoHighLevel agency account and a sub-account?
What lives at the agency level, what lives in each sub-account, and the mistakes that come from mixing them.
Read the full answer →Is it cheaper to set up GoHighLevel yourself?
Cheaper in fees, often not in missed leads. What a DIY setup usually gets wrong, and when it is enough.
Read the full answer →What is GoHighLevel SaaS mode?
The feature set for reselling GoHighLevel under your own brand: plans, Stripe billing and automatic sub-account creation.
Read the full answer →Should we use n8n or Zapier?
Zapier for quick links between common apps; n8n for complex or high-volume workflows.
Read the full answer →Hiring a GoHighLevel agency questions
What is a GoHighLevel agency, and what does it do?
What the work covers, the four kinds of GoHighLevel agency, and how to tell whether you need one.
Read the full answer →How do you check if a GoHighLevel expert is really certified?
Look them up in HighLevel's certified directory, then check what the badge does not prove.
Read the full answer →Who are the best GoHighLevel agencies in the USA?
25 providers scored on one published 100-point framework, with services, prices and evidence from their own sites.
Read the full answer →How much does a GoHighLevel agency charge?
Published setup prices from under $1,000 to $40,000+, and support from $38.80 to $3,000+ a month, with sources.
Read the full answer →Should you hire a GoHighLevel agency or a freelancer?
A freelancer for one defined task; an agency when the work touches several parts of the account or needs support after launch.
Read the full answer →Your question is not here?
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