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Let leads build their own website

Switch on self-build, add your support WhatsApp number and share the start link.

6 minBeginnerFor: Agency owner or managerLast checked
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With self-build on, a lead gets a ready-made website filled in with their business name, town and type. They finish it themselves on their phone in 10 short steps. It goes live free for 7 days, and they pay you per page per year to keep it.

By the end you can

  • Switch self-build on for a funnel
  • Give leads a WhatsApp number to reach you from inside the builder
  • Share the one-screen start link and test it

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Before you start

  • A published funnel.
  • Your payment keys added (see Connect Razorpay or Stripe). Without them a lead can build and go live but cannot pay.

Steps

  1. 1

    Switch it on

    On: Funnel page

    Open the funnel. In Leads, chat and tracking tick the box that begins Self-build sample: new-site leads get a sample website to customise on their phone.

    You should see: The box is ticked.

  2. 2

    Add your support WhatsApp

    On: Funnel page

    Fill in Support WhatsApp (self-build help & locked preview) with a number your team answers, including the country code. This number is behind the Help button in the builder and the "Message on WhatsApp" button under any error. Left empty, a lead who hits a problem has no way to reach you.

    You should see: The number shows in the field.

  3. 3

    Save

    On: Funnel page

    Press Save settings.

    You should see: "Settings saved" appears.

  4. 4

    Copy the start link

    On: Funnel page

    In Share and embed copy Self-build start. This one-screen form asks for the business, town, type of website, type of business, name and WhatsApp number, then opens the website editor.

    You should see: "Copied" appears.

  5. 5

    Test it on your phone

    On: Start link

    Open the link on your phone and fill it in with a made-up business. Use a phone number you control, because each number gets one free trial.

    You should see: The page titled "Build your website in 5 minutes" opens, and after the form the website editor opens with a preview.

  6. 6

    See the lead arrive

    On: Funnel page

    Go back to the funnel page and scroll to Self-build leads, then press Refresh.

    You should see: Your test business is listed under Just started.

Tips

  • Share the start link where people already decided to build it themselves: a WhatsApp reply, a flyer QR code, or an ad for a low-cost website.
  • People who answer the normal funnel questions and choose a new website also land in the builder once self-build is on.

Troubleshooting

The start link opens the normal funnel questions instead of the short form.
Self-build is not ticked, or the settings were not saved. Tick the box and press Save settings.

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