💪 Help Guide: Setting Up Gym Team Notifications & Call Connect in HighLevel
Welcome to your step-by-step help doc for configuring Gym Team Notifications and Call Connect inside HighLevel. Use this guide as a companion to the training video.
🚨 Section 1: Gym Team Notifications
🔧 Where to Find It:
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Log in to your HighLevel dashboard.
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Navigate to Automations from the left-hand menu.
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Select the folder labeled Gym Team Notifications (gear icon).
You’ll find six internal notification workflows here that can be customized. These are not active by default — they must be reviewed and manually turned on.
📝 The 6 Gym Team Notifications Explained:
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New Lead Notification
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Triggered when a new lead is added.
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Notifies your team immediately with lead contact details.
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Scheduled Follow-Up Notification
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Fires when a follow-up call is scheduled (e.g. “Call me next week”).
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Notifies your team to ensure timely follow-ups.
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Hot Lead Notification
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Triggered when a lead replies (engaged or interested).
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Meant for real-time responses to warm leads.
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New Appointment Notification
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Sent when any new appointment is added to the calendar.
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Includes AI-booked, self-scheduled, or manually scheduled appointments.
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Appointment Confirmation Notification
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Notifies team of upcoming appointments within 24 hours that have not been confirmed.
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Helps prevent no-shows.
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Appointment Cancelled Notification
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Triggers when an appointment status changes to "Cancelled" (manually or via text).
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Keeps your team up-to-date.
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📲 Notification Delivery Options
Each notification supports three delivery channels. You can enable or disable each:
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In-App Notification
Via HighLevel mobile app (push notification). -
Text (SMS)
Sent to the user's personal mobile number. -
Email
Delivered to the user's email address.
✅ You can mix and match these per user and notification type.
👤 Customizing Who Gets Notified
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By default, notifications go to all users in your HighLevel account.
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You can limit notifications to specific users:
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Click into the automation (e.g., "New Lead Notification").
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Find the “To User Type” setting.
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Select “Particular User” and choose the team member(s).
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Repeat for each notification channel (email, SMS, app).
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🧹 Optional: Removing Notification Actions
Don't want a certain delivery method?
Click the three dots (•••) next to that action and select “Delete Action.”
Example: Disable SMS by deleting the SMS notification step.
☎️ Section 2: Call Connect Feature
Call Connect allows HighLevel to automatically call your phone when a trigger happens, giving you the chance to press 1 and call the lead directly.
🛠 Call Connect Is Used In:
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✅ New Lead Notification
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✅ Scheduled Follow-Up
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✅ Appointment Confirmation
🔁 How It Works:
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Trigger Event Occurs (e.g., a new lead comes in).
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HighLevel calls your personal cell with a whisper message:
“You just got a new lead from Facebook. Their name is John Smith. Press any key to call now.”
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You press a key, and the system automatically dials the lead.
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You’re connected instantly without leaving your phone.
⏰ Setting Business Hours
Call Connect only operates during set business hours:
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Default: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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To change:
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Open the automation step.
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Edit the “If Current Time” settings.
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Adjust days and times as needed.
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Click Save.
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👤 Choosing the Assigned User
Specify who gets the call:
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In the Call Connect step, set the Assigned User.
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This person will receive the automated call.
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One or multiple users can be selected.
🔊 Adjusting the Whisper Message
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The whisper message can be edited.
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Control how long the system waits before dialing the lead.
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Tailor your messaging to your team's workflow.
❌ Disabling Call Connect
If you do not want to use Call Connect:
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Click the three dots (•••) on the Call Connect step.
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Select “Delete Action.”
✅ End-of-Setup Checklist
Before moving on, make sure you:
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Reviewed all 6 Gym Team Notifications.
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Customized delivery channels (App, Email, SMS).
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Assigned the correct users to each notification.
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Configured Call Connect settings (business hours, users, message).
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Deleted any unwanted notification or call steps.
Once this is done, you’re ready for the next phase of implementation.
💡 Pro Tips:
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Use Call Connect for hot leads to boost your response time.
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Limit SMS notifications to avoid unnecessary distractions.
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Use user-specific targeting for better team delegation.