White label client - PPC Agency
By combining HighLevel, automation, and a “honeypot” directory strategy, we stopped chasing clients and started attracting them. In just 12 months we generated $1.6M in recurring revenue, with only 50 clients, average of $2,200/month per client, closing rate of 35% from strategy sessions. Here’s how we did it.
Most agencies are stuck chasing leads.
Cold calls, cold emails, Facebook DMs and ads that barely break even. Everyone's saying "use AI," but no one’s showing how to actually get paying clients with it.
We needed something better. Something that didn’t burn out our team or rely on guesswork.
So we built it.
By combining HighLevel, automation, and a “honeypot” directory strategy, we stopped chasing clients and started attracting them.
Here’s how we did it.
Before this system, we were like most agencies: stuck in the feast-or-famine cycle of lead generation.
We tried cold email. 10,000 sends. Maybe 3 replies.
We tried cold calling. The gatekeepers were trained to shut us down.
Meanwhile, we were seeing a flood of AI tools hit the market… but nobody was showing how to actually sell AI services to real businesses.
We knew the answer wasn’t just “more tools.” It was positioning. It was trust.
And traditional prospecting just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
We stopped trying to get attention. We started earning it.
Instead of showing up as a marketing agency trying to sell services...
We showed up as the creators of a local business resource.
We built a geo-targeted online directory (ours was called Hawaii Thrive) entirely inside HighLevel using our custom app, Smart Directory AI.
And we used it like this:
We used AI tools (like Gemini and Manus) to generate hundreds of targeted business leads, organized by city, niche, and contact info.
With one click, we added these businesses into the directory using HighLevel automations. They didn’t have to lift a finger.
Each business got a branded email:
“Hey [Name],
You’ve been featured in [Directory Name] - a free online resource for local businesses. Your listing is live.
Click here to verify and claim your page.”
We didn’t do a sales pitch. We just gave them value and curiosity.
Once they claimed their listing, we offered a bonus:
“As a verified business, you’ve unlocked a free marketing strategy session - sponsored by one of our gold partners (that’s us).”
From there, we simply showed them what they were missing and how our AI + HighLevel setup could solve it.
The psychology here is simple yet powerful:
We weren’t some random agency anymore.
We were trusted community builders.
And here’s what made it scalable:
Built in HighLevel: The entire backend - forms, emails, workflows, payments, lives in HighLevel.
Automated Everything: New listing? Triggers an email. Verified listing? Trigger a strategy session.
Zero Ad Spend: No paid traffic needed to get our first 50 clients.
Flexible Models: We used both niche and geo-targeted directories (this works just as well for dentists in Texas or realtors in Boston).
We started small, just the island of Maui.
Once the engine started running, here’s what we saw:
Client Breakdown (Example)
Most clients started small, but once inside the ecosystem, they upgraded fast.
Since rolling this out:
We've seen 2,300+ agencies and consultants use our system
Over $10M in client revenue created (across our student network)
100s of case studies, many from brand-new agency owners with 0 clients before starting
One agency in Nebraska went from 0 to 8 clients in 3 months, all recurring, using just our “pre-launch” kit and a landing page.
Another in Jamaica closed 5 deals before their site was even live.
This system works because it:
Uses what you already have (HighLevel + email)
Positions you as the expert without needing to say it
Gives you a repeatable way to start warm conversations. Every single day
So if you're tired of chasing leads and want real authority and consistent monthly revenue…
Build a honeypot.
We used it to scale to $1.6M, and we’re just getting started.
We’ve packaged everything, workflows, prompts, scripts, funnel templates, and directory backend, into a plug-and-play HighLevel snapshot.
If you want to stop guessing and start growing, let’s talk.
[Book your free strategy session] and we’ll walk you through the whole thing.
We’re a client comes first premium data-driven performance agency.
Let’s connect and see how we can help your business grow.
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