The G.O.A.T. Leads Blog
Lead generation news, agent tips, and product updates for insurance professionals.
The GoHighLevel Alternative for Insurance Agents Who Buy Leads
Many insurance CRMs are GoHighLevel accounts resold under another logo. How to tell, where GoHighLevel is genuinely the better pick, and where a lead company that wrote its own platform wins - including what we do not have yet.
8/25/2026
6 min read
A Free Calendly Alternative, Already Inside Your Account
Every GOAT Leads user has a free booking calendar with two-way Google and Outlook sync. Here is where it is, what it does, and when Calendly is still the better tool.
8/25/2026
4 min read
What's New at GOAT Leads: Conversations, Add Lead, and Lead Linking
Multiple beneficiaries in one pass, an Accidental Coverage box on the Sold Lead screen, Conversations, Add Lead, and Lead Linking are live - plus the CRM navigation, Security screen, and Teams work landing next.
8/25/2026
3 min read
How to Work Aged Insurance Leads: The 45-90 to 181+ Playbook
Aged leads are cheap for a reason and profitable for a different one. What the four age tiers mean, the dozen-plus checks a lead has to clear before it reaches our store, how to work each tier, and what we replace when one misses.
8/24/2026
7 min read
The Architect Behind the Platform: Why GOAT Scales While Others Break
Anyone can ship an app in a weekend now. GOAT Leads is built by Mike "Chris" Blackburn - 35 years of systems architecture for GE, Sprint, and Fidelity Life - and that foundation is the difference.
8/24/2026
7 min read
The AI Dialer and AI Texting Are Coming: Your Leads Will Never Wait Again
Coming to the GOAT CRM: an AI Dialer that calls your leads in seconds and AI Texting that answers every opt-in 24/7 - qualifying, booking appointments, and live-transferring hot leads to you.
8/23/2026
3 min read
GOAT Leads names Jeromy Kovatana as Chief Technical Officer
One of the lead-gen industry's most accomplished builders — 1,000,000+ insurance leads, $3M/month in ad management, $50M+ in placed premium — now leads GOAT's technology.
8/22/2026
4 min read
GOAT Leads CRM Launch Ready To Take Over The Market by Storm!
The GOAT Leads CRM is here: conversations, automations, a built-in dialer, and your leads already inside — no integrations, no seams. Founders get in first.
8/22/2026
4 min read
How We Check a Lead's Phone Number Before You Call It
When a lead is assigned, we text the consumer first. The carrier's answer tells us whether the number is real, and a dead number gets replaced before you ever dial it.
8/21/2026
4 min read