Why I Switched (Almost) Everything to Kajabi and Simplified My Business
Nov 05, 2024
Switching to Kajabi allows me to utilize the powerful tools for my own growth whilst supporting my clients.
As someone who helps coaches and course creators build their online businesses using Kajabi, you’d think I’d have made the switch to Kajabi for my own business a long time ago. But until recently, I had my website on WordPress, I was using Dubsado for my CRM, and my email marketing was set up through Kit (formerly ConvertKit).
There was no particular reason as to why I wasn’t using Kajabi for my own business apart from the fact that I haven’t ventured into creating my own courses – yet! I was very happy with the tools I had in place for my business, and still recommend these as great options for many coaches, course creators and entrepreneurs.
However, that all changed when I realized how much simpler and more cost-effective it could be to run everything under one roof after Kajabi introduced their Kickstarter Plan earlier this year. The Kickstarter plan is a great option for those starting their venture into the world of online courses as it enables you to get started growing your business for only $55 USD per month billed annually or $69 USD per month billed monthly. (If you are interested, you can see all the details and compare their pricing plans here.
Disclaimer: I'm an affiliate of Kajabi and many other services I use or have used and still recommend. This post shares my own reasons as to why I am a fan of Kajabi for my business and is not written to sell you on it or collect commission.
So, after working in Kajabi for clients since 2020, I made the leap earlier this year to switch almost everything over to Kajabi. Today, I am sharing with you the top reasons why I decided to make this switch.
3 Reasons Why I Switched (Almost) Everything to Kajabi
I still love Kit and believe it’s a great email marketing platform, however also love being able to log into one place and access everything.
#1 - Simplified Business Processes
One of the main reasons I decided to switch most areas of my business to Kajabi is for the simplicity that Kajabi offers many entrepreneurs. Running an online business means managing several moving parts—a website, landing pages, email marketing, payment processing, CRM, scheduling client calls, hosting courses and memberships, a community base for your students, etc.
The main tools that I switched to Kajabi included:
- Website and Landing pages from Wordpress
- CRM and Payment processing from Dubsado
- Email Marketing from Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
I no longer need to hop from one tool to another or worry about potential tech glitches caused by third-party integrations. With Kajabi, I now have a central hub for my business. One place, one login, to access my website and landing pages, email marketing, client communication and calls, payment processing, plus the unlimited possibilities of growth when it’s time to add a course, membership, or community to my business plans.
Not everyone loves this idea of an all-in-one platform, however, I truly believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks – and this is one of the reasons why I am a huge fan of Kajabi. Having the main pieces of my business under one platform means fewer headaches, more time for my client work, and a streamlined process that lets me focus on delivering value rather than managing multiple tools in multiple places.
#2 - "Walk the Talk" for My Clients
One of our main services at Tiel Virtual Solutions is helping coaches and course creators build and grow their businesses using Kajabi. So, it only made sense to start using the platform myself. There was no real reason I hadn’t done it before – other than not taking the time to truly analyze the benefits for my own business.
As a service provider, and not yet a course creator myself, I know firsthand how great of a platform Kajabi is for coaches and course creators. When I took the time earlier this year to go over my business numbers, I realized it made more sense for me to switch to Kajabi myself so I could set that foundation for my own business future.
Now that I’ve made the switch, I’m able to be more engaged within the Kajabi Partners community (which is awesome!), and I can even more genuinely share the features and benefits of Kajabi based on my personal experiences as I use Kajabi for my own business.
#3 - Significant Cost Savings
Money is always a big consideration when it comes to business decisions for most entrepreneurs, and this wasn’t any different from my decision. As I analyzed my current expenses against the possible future expenses if I were to switch over to using Kajabi as the central hub for my business, the numbers were my final push to say, “It is time.”
Moving my website from WordPress and Thrive Themes (and removing the monthly website maintenance expense), my CRM from Dubsado, and my email marketing from Kit (formerly ConvertKit), I am saving almost 60% in annual expenses! With Kajabi’s all-in-one solution, I’m no longer paying multiple monthly subscriptions for tools that essentially do what Kajabi can handle all on its own (with the potential for so much more growth).
Bonus: Becoming a Kajabi Partner
In all transparency, by creating my own account in Kajabi for Tiel Virtual Solutions I have been able to join their amazing affiliate program. I have been a huge fan of Kajabi since 2020 when I first started working in Kajabi for my clients, and it is one of the few course/membership programs that I recommend to people (even without being an affiliate).
Kajabi recently revealed their own rebrand (this seems to be a recent theme in the online biz world) and have announced some exciting new features that they are working on. One of the things I love about their rebrand is the heart behind Kajabi:
We aim to enable online entrepreneurs to find success through powerful tools that elevate and grow their business. Because we believe that if you can dream it, you can make it happen, all in one place.
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In case you quickly scrolled through my article, here is a quick recap of why I switched (almost) everything to Kajabi:
#1 - Simplified my business processes by having one central hub for my website, CRM and email marketing in addition to the unlimited possibilities of future growth.
#2 – I am now "walking the talk" for my clients, and not just working in their Kajabi accounts. I can now share more genuinely the features and benefits of Kajabi based on my own personal experiences as I use Kajabi for my own business.
#3 - Significant cost savings as I streamlined my tools to better accommodate my current business needs whilst allowing for the future potential of growth.
And the bonus of becoming a Kajabi Partner does allow me to receive a commission for sharing my referral link (and offering additional bonuses to those who do use my link as a huge thank you!).
What tools are you using now that Kajabi could replace? Maybe it’s time to bring everything under one roof—like I did.
