No fluff, no hype. These are the actual platforms I use to run Convology, my agency, and most client projects — chosen after a decade of testing what actually works.
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HighLevel is what I run Convology, my agency, and most client builds on. It handles websites, funnels, email, SMS, automations, CRM, courses, communities, calendars, and AI voice and chat agents. I recommend it to nearly everyone who wants to stop paying for five different tools.
Circle isn't just what I recommend — it's what I live in every day. Convology+ runs on it completely: community spaces, courses, member emails, live events, and the workflows that keep everything running. I chose it after testing everything else.
These aren't tools I currently use in my own stack, but I use them on client projects regularly and have years of hands-on experience with each one.
Order bumps, upsells, affiliate management, and a built-in course platform. A genuinely powerful checkout solution — and a strong alternative to HighLevel for checkout and course delivery.
I've moved my own stack to HighLevel — but plenty of clients want to stay on WordPress. This is what I build on: Astra + Spectra for theme and builder, SureCart for ecommerce and checkout.
A platform built around courses and community with gamification baked in. Good fit for course-first businesses where structured learning and gamified progress tracking are core to the experience.
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