The Fast 5 Recipe: Answer Every Lead in Under 5 Minutes
Leads contacted within 5 minutes are up to 21x more likely to convert. The Fast 5 recipe is a pre-built HighLevel workflow that makes that your default.
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Speed-to-lead is the most proven lever in lead conversion, yet most businesses respond in hours. The Fast 5 recipe is a ready-made workflow template inside HighLevel: the instant a lead comes in, it sends a personalized text and email, notifies your team, and creates the opportunity in your pipeline.
Because it's a recipe, you don't build anything from scratch - pick it from the workflow template library, connect your lead sources (forms, Facebook Lead Ads, Google LSA), customize the message and switch it on.
- Open Workflows > Add > browse Recipes and choose Fast 5
- Connect triggers: form submissions, FB lead ads, chat widget, missed calls
- Personalize the instant SMS and email copy
- Add team notification and pipeline-stage creation
- Turn it on - every future lead gets a sub-5-minute response
Why this one automation matters most
You can have average ads and an average offer and still out-convert competitors purely on response time. For agencies, deploying Fast 5 in a client's first week produces the fastest visible win - which is why it's the most cloned recipe in the platform.
Ready to try it yourself?
HighLevel's Fast 5 workflow recipe responds to every new lead within five minutes across SMS and email - the single highest-ROI automation you can turn on.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a workflow recipe?
Recipes are pre-built workflow templates inside HighLevel covering common automations - you customize the messaging and activate them in minutes.
Does Fast 5 work with Facebook Lead Ads?
Yes - native FB Lead Ads integration means leads flow straight into the workflow, no Zapier needed.
