October 5, 2025 · 10 min read
This week's HighLevel updates, explained for mortgage professionals. We cut through the noise and tell you what actually matters for your business, what you can ignore, and what to set up right now.
If you've been waiting for a week where HighLevel truly expands its ad capabilities while also cleaning up core workflows, this is it. From the ability to run LinkedIn campaigns directly inside your CRM, to hosting smarter videos and even ditching Google Analytics, this Weekly Breakdown delivers real, practical improvements.
Whether you're prospecting, building funnels, or just trying to simplify your operations. there's something here that makes HighLevel work harder for mortgage pros. Let's break it down.

HighLevel's Ad Manager just leveled up. You can now run LinkedIn ads directly from your CRM, joining the existing Meta and Google integrations. The interface allows you to:
Choose campaign objectives
Build LinkedIn lead forms inside HighLevel
Upload creative and copy without leaving the dashboard
Manage all ads (Facebook, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn) in one place
LinkedIn isn't just for networking. it's a recruiting powerhouse and a channel for reaching niche audiences. For small teams or solo LOs, being able to launch campaigns in LinkedIn without juggling separate platforms saves time and keeps your data consolidated.
Use LinkedIn ads for recruiting loan officers or targeting referral partners. For consumer-facing campaigns, keep testing Meta and Google alongside LinkedIn to see which drives the most efficient leads.

You can now build retargeting audiences in HighLevel directly from your Smart Lists. Instead of exporting contacts into an external system, you can dynamically sync audience segments based on CRM data.
This means:
Run retargeting campaigns for cold leads who haven't booked an appointment
Reconnect with past clients at scale
Automatically refresh your audiences as your lists update
Mortgage pros finally get a straightforward way to recycle leads without manual exports or extra tools.
Set up a Smart List for "Leads without Applications" and use it for a retargeting campaign. It's a low-cost way to stay in front of warm but undecided prospects.

HighLevel's Ad Manager offers a cleaner interface for running Meta ads, including a built-in prompt for "Special Ad Categories" like housing, credit, or mortgage.
If you've ever struggled inside Meta's own ad manager, you'll immediately feel the difference here. Mortgage ads fall under regulated categories. so having those filters upfront saves headaches and ensures compliance.
Always mark campaigns under "Housing" to stay compliant with Meta rules. HighLevel makes this clear from the start, reducing costly mistakes.

HighLevel's hosted video element just got new features. You can now:
Loop videos continuously
Lock playback behind a form (gated content)
Customize video containers with accent colors
Adjust volume controls and playback settings
Video is one of the most effective ways to build trust. With these updates, you can use video for:
Explainer videos on funnel pages
Gated training content for partners
Video testimonials that loop on your site
Try a "gated video" strategy: require name and email to watch the full video. It's a subtle way to turn educational content into a lead capture tool.

HighLevel now includes traffic analytics inside Sites > Analytics. You can see:
Breakdown by UTM parameters (source/medium)
Organic search traffic
Browser and device usage
IP addresses to spot repeat traffic
This eliminates the need to log into Google Analytics just to check performance. Mortgage pros can finally:
Track funnel traffic at a glance
See which campaigns are driving real results
Spot junk traffic or duplicate visits
Add UTM parameters to your ad URLs so you can see exactly which campaigns drive the most applications or calls.

Workflows in HighLevel can now generate tasks without being tied to a contact record. Previously, every task required a contact trigger.
This makes it easier to:
Automate back-office tasks (like compliance checks or monthly reviews)
Set recurring admin reminders that aren't tied to a borrower
Replace some Zapier or Make automations
It's a small shift with big workflow implications.
Set up a recurring "Team Follow-Up" task at the start of each month to ensure pipeline reviews stay on track. even if no new contacts are added.
This week's updates all point in one direction: centralization. Instead of scattering tasks across ad platforms, analytics tools, and task managers, HighLevel is steadily pulling everything into one dashboard.
For loan officers, that means:
Running ads for leads and recruiting from the same place you track contacts
Capturing video leads directly in funnels without third-party players
Dropping Google Analytics and still having campaign visibility
Automating tasks that keep your back office organized
This week's upgrades aren't just about new buttons. they change how you manage ads, traffic, and daily tasks inside HighLevel. In the full video, we demo LinkedIn campaigns, Smart List retargeting, hosted video tools, and contact-free workflows so you can see exactly how to put them into practice.
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