How to Migrate Your Course from Teachable to GoHighLevel (Step-by-Step)

I’ve helped dozens of course creators move off Teachable. The story is always the same: they started on Teachable because it was easy, then hit a wall when they needed real marketing automation, a CRM, or a funnel builder that didn’t cost extra.

That’s where GoHighLevel comes in. It replaces your course platform, email marketing tool, CRM, funnel builder, calendar, and phone system — one subscription, one login. But migrating isn’t just dragging files around. You need a plan.

Here’s the exact process I walk clients through, step by step.

Before You Start

Before you touch anything, do this:

• Download every video file. If you still have the originals on your hard drive or in Google Drive/Dropbox, use those — they’ll be higher quality than what Teachable re-encoded. If not, download from Teachable’s video library.
• Export all PDFs, worksheets, and supplemental materials. Grab them from each lesson.
• Copy all text content. Open every lesson and copy the written content into a Google Doc or Notion page. You’ll need it when rebuilding.
• Screenshot your current course structure. You want a map of which modules contain which lessons, in what order.
• Export your student list. Teachable lets you export a CSV of all enrolled students (including email, enrollment date, and progress).
• Plan your new funnel. Don’t just rebuild the course — plan the marketing behind it. What’s your opt-in? Your sales page? Your email sequence? Build Funnels & Automations in GoHighLevel walks you through this.

Set aside 1–2 weeks for a clean migration. You can rush it in a few days for a simple course, but you’ll cut corners on testing.

Step-by-Step Migration

Step 1: Export Your Teachable Content

Log into Teachable and work through each course:

1. Videos: Go to each lecture. If you have the original files, pull them from your storage. If Teachable is your only copy, use the download option in your video library or reach out to Teachable support to request a bulk export.
2. PDFs and attachments: Download every file attached to each lecture.
3. Text lessons: Copy-paste the body text of every lecture into a document. Include any quiz questions, descriptions, or instructions.
4. Quizzes: If you use Teachable quizzes, screenshot or copy every question and answer. GoHighLevel doesn’t have a native quiz builder, so you’ll need to recreate these with a third-party tool or embed a Typeform.

Organize everything into folders that mirror your course structure: Module 1 / Lesson 1 / video.mp4, Module 1 / Lesson 1 / worksheet.pdf, etc.

Step 2: Set Up Your GoHighLevel Account

If you haven’t already, sign up for GoHighLevel. You’ve got two main options:

• Starter plan ($97/month) — good if you’re just testing the waters or running a single course with simple needs.
• Unlimited plan ($297/month) — what most course creators end up needing. Unlimited funnels, courses, email sends, and sub-accounts. If you’re replacing Teachable and your email tool and your funnel builder, this pays for itself fast.

Once you’re in, complete the basic onboarding: set your timezone, connect your domain, and verify your sending domain for email.

Step 3: Create Your Course Product

In your GoHighLevel dashboard:

1. Go to Sites → Courses.
2. Click Create Course.
3. Name it (match your Teachable course name for consistency).
4. Choose your access level (free, paid, or recurring).
5. Set a course thumbnail and description.

This creates the container. Now you’ll fill it with content. For a detailed walkthrough of this entire process, see Set Up Your Course in GoHighLevel.

Step 4: Build Your Modules and Lessons

GoHighLevel has a drag-and-drop course builder. Here’s how to recreate your structure:

1. Create modules that match your Teachable sections. Click “Add Module” and name it.
2. Add lessons inside each module. Click “Add Lesson” within the module.
3. Set lesson types — video, text, or a combination.
4. Reorder by dragging lessons into the correct position.

Match your Teachable structure exactly during migration. You can reorganize later once everything is uploaded and working.

Step 5: Upload or Reconnect Video Content

You have two options for hosting video in GoHighLevel:

Option A: Upload directly to GHL. GHL now supports native video hosting. Upload your MP4 files directly into each lesson. This is the simplest approach but can be slow for large video libraries.

Option B: Host on Vimeo or Wistia and embed. Upload your videos to Vimeo (I recommend Vimeo Pro for the privacy controls) or Wistia, then paste the embed link into each GHL lesson. This gives you better analytics, faster streaming, and more control over video quality. This is what I recommend for most course creators.

For each lesson:

1. Open the lesson editor.
2. Add a video block.
3. Either upload your MP4 or paste your Vimeo/Wistia embed URL.
4. Add any text content below the video.
5. Attach PDFs or supplemental materials using the file upload option.

Step 6: Set Up Drip Scheduling

If your Teachable course used drip content (releasing lessons on a schedule), recreate this in GHL:

1. Open each module or lesson settings.
2. Set the drip delay — “Available X days after enrollment.”
3. Configure prerequisite lessons if students need to complete one lesson before accessing the next.

GHL’s drip system is straightforward. Just make sure the timing matches what you had on Teachable, or take this opportunity to improve the pacing based on student feedback.

Step 7: Configure Pricing and Payment

Now set up how students pay:

1. Go to Sites → Offers (or Memberships → Offers depending on your GHL version).
2. Create a new offer linked to your course product.
3. Set your pricing:
   • One-time payment — set the price and you’re done.
   • Payment plan — configure multiple payments (e.g., 3 payments of $197).
   • Subscription — set the recurring amount and billing cycle.
4. Connect your payment processor. GHL supports Stripe and PayPal natively. If you used Teachable’s built-in payments, you’ll connect the same Stripe account.

Step 8: Build Your Sales Funnel

This is where GoHighLevel separates itself from Teachable. On Teachable, your “sales page” was a basic landing page. In GHL, you build a real funnel:

1. Opt-in page — a landing page offering a free resource (checklist, mini-lesson, webinar replay) in exchange for an email address.
2. Sales page — your full course sales page with testimonials, benefits, pricing, and a buy button.
3. Checkout page — GHL’s built-in order form connected to your offer.
4. Thank-you/confirmation page — where students land after purchase with next steps.

Use GHL’s funnel builder to connect these pages. Set up the opt-in form to add contacts to a pipeline or tag them. Build Funnels & Automations in GoHighLevel covers this in depth.

Step 9: Set Up Email Automation

Your funnel needs an email sequence behind it. At minimum, set up:

1. Welcome email — sent immediately after someone opts in. Deliver the free resource and introduce yourself.
2. Nurture sequence — 3–5 emails over the next week. Share case studies, address objections, build trust.
3. Sales sequence — 2–3 emails pushing toward the purchase. Include a deadline or bonus for urgency.
4. Post-purchase onboarding — sent after someone buys. Welcome them to the course, explain how to access it, set expectations.

In GHL, go to Automation → Workflows to build these. Trigger each workflow based on form submissions, tags, or purchases. This is all native — no Mailchimp, no ConvertKit, no extra cost.

Step 10: Import Your Student List

You exported your student CSV from Teachable back in the prep step. Now import them:

1. In GHL, go to Contacts → Import.
2. Upload the CSV.
3. Map the columns (email, first name, last name).
4. Tag all imported contacts — use something like migrated-teachable and course-name-enrolled.
5. Grant course access: select the imported contacts and use the bulk action to grant access to your new course product.

Important: Email your students before the migration to let them know about the change. Send a second email after migration with their login instructions for the new platform.

Step 11: Set Up Redirects from Teachable URLs

You don’t want old Teachable links floating around the internet pointing to a dead page. Set up redirects:

1. Make a list of every public-facing URL from your Teachable site (sales page, course pages, blog posts if you had any).
2. In GHL, go to Sites → Settings → Redirects (or use your DNS-level redirects if you control the domain).
3. Set up 301 redirects from each old URL to the corresponding new GHL page.

If you used a custom domain on Teachable (like courses.yourdomain.com), you can repoint that domain to GHL after migration and handle redirects there.

Step 12: Test Everything

Before you send any traffic to the new setup, test it like a student would:

• Buy your own course. Use a test card or a $0 test mode payment. Walk through the entire checkout flow.
• Watch a video in every module. Make sure playback works, quality is good, and there are no buffering issues.
• Download every PDF and attachment. Confirm all files are correct and not corrupted.
• Complete the drip schedule. Check that lesson access timing is correct.
• Opt in to your funnel. Confirm the email sequence fires correctly.
• Click every link in your emails, on your sales page, and in your course.
• Test on mobile. Pull out your phone and go through the whole experience.

Have a friend or colleague do the same. Fresh eyes catch things you’ll miss.

Step 13: Cancel Teachable

Only after everything is tested and working:

1. Notify your students one final time that the old platform is being retired.
2. Download your final reports from Teachable (revenue, student progress, completion rates) for your records.
3. Cancel your Teachable subscription. Do this in Settings → Billing.

Keep your Teachable account active through the current billing period if possible, just in case you need to reference anything.

Common Pitfalls

I’ve seen these mistakes trip up almost every migration:

Underestimating video transfer time. Uploading 50+ videos takes hours, even on a fast connection. Start this on day one, not day five. Use Vimeo bulk upload if you’re going that route.

Losing SEO juice. If your Teachable sales page ranked on Google, a proper 301 redirect preserves most of that authority. Skip this step and you start from zero.

Breaking existing student access. If you have students mid-course, give them access to the new platform before you shut down the old one. Run both side-by-side for a week.

Ignoring email deliverability. When you switch platforms, your emails come from a new sending infrastructure. Warm up your domain. GHL’s deliverability is solid, but a cold domain needs a ramp-up period.

Not updating payment links. If you have old Teachable checkout links in YouTube descriptions, podcast show notes, or social media bios, update them. I’ve seen people lose sales for weeks because they forgot a link in an old YouTube video.

Realistic Timeline

Here’s how a proper migration breaks down:

Phase	Time	Tasks
Prep	Days 1–2	Export all content, organize files, plan funnel
Build	Days 3–6	Set up GHL account, build course, upload videos
Funnel	Days 5–8	Build sales funnel, set up email automation
Migrate	Days 7–9	Import students, set up redirects
Test	Days 9–12	Full end-to-end testing, fix issues
Launch	Days 12–14	Final student communication, cancel Teachable

Simple course with 2–3 modules? You can cut this in half. Large course with 10+ modules, payment plans, and a complex funnel? Give yourself the full two weeks.

When to Hire Help

If the steps above feel overwhelming, or you’re running a course business doing six figures or more, hire a GoHighLevel specialist. A good GHL setup person will:

• Migrate your entire course in a few days
• Build a proper funnel with conversion-optimized pages
• Set up your email automations and CRM pipelines
• Handle the technical DNS and domain configuration

Expect to pay $1,500–$5,000 depending on the complexity. For a course business doing $50K+ per launch, this pays for itself in the first month through better conversion rates and the money you save canceling your other tools.

For a deeper comparison of where GoHighLevel stands against the competition, see Best Online Course Platforms 2026.

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Migrating platforms is a pain — I won’t pretend it isn’t. But once you’re on the other side, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner. One dashboard. One bill. A real CRM, real funnels, real automation. That’s the payoff.

Start the prep work today. Your future self will thank you.