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LinkedIn Ads, Workflow Tasks, and Built-In Analytics: This Week’s HighLevel Highlights

October 05, 20254 min read

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.


Run LinkedIn Ads Inside HighLevel

HighLevel Ad Manager onboarding screen with options to connect Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn ad accounts, highlighting LinkedIn as a new integration.

What Changed

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

Why It Matters for LOs

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.

Tip

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.


Smart List Retargeting

HighLevel Ad Manager audience creation screen showing “Customer list” selected as the custom audience source, enabling Smart List retargeting

What Changed

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.

Why It Matters for LOs

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.

Tip

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.


Meta Ads, Minus the Mess

HighLevel Ad Manager campaign setup screen for Meta ads, displaying objectives like lead generation, website traffic, and engagement, with special ad category selection for compliance.

What Changed

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.

Why It Matters for LOs

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.

Tip

Always mark campaigns under “Housing” to stay compliant with Meta rules. HighLevel makes this clear from the start, reducing costly mistakes.


Hosted Video Enhancements

HighLevel hosted video player embedded in a page, demonstrating new enhancements like video looping, gated playback with a lock icon, and styled containers.

What Changed

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

Why It Matters for LOs

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

Tip

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.


Built-In Web Traffic Analytics

HighLevel Sites Analytics dashboard showing acquisition data with traffic channels and source/medium breakdown, replacing the need for Google Analytics.

What Changed

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

Why It Matters for LOs

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

Tip

Add UTM parameters to your ad URLs so you can see exactly which campaigns drive the most applications or calls.


Workflow Tasks Without Contacts

HighLevel workflow action screen showing the “Add Task” option where tasks can be created without linking to a contact, with fields for title, description, assignee, and due date.

What Changed

Workflows in HighLevel can now generate tasks without being tied to a contact record. Previously, every task required a contact trigger.

Why It Matters for LOs

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.

Tip

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.


Why These Updates Matter for Mortgage Pros

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


🎥 Watch the Full Weekly Breakdown

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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