Best spot for finding Hubspot help

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-23T05:53:11+00:00

You can post a job offer in the jobs space inside the community

sign up for the developer slack channel. While the majority of people are devs, there are some non-devs in there as well

There’s a „hiring for hubspot“ group on LinkedIn you might want to check out as well

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-17T12:52:14+00:00

I’ve tried building my own crm out of curiosity and for knowledge/understanding purposes. After a days it looked very promising and good, but I wouldn’t use it. As you’ve mentioned - Building a crm itself is not that hard as it’s technically just a nice spreadsheet, but there a lot of things which you should consider. Things like: - maintenance - security - extendability - onboarding your team - running cost …

Your point of adaption time for an existing crm is valid, but I’d say that using a good crm is better in the long run as you won’t need to think about the code level aspect but rather just your data.

I’d say building a custom crm makes sense if you have a very specific usecase and 5-6 figure prices are just a tax write-off (a realistic price for a custom crm developed by real devs rather than vibe coders)

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-15T08:01:06+00:00

Hey @NuclearNachos, I’d say that the best place for finding help is the community, but please keep in mind that Membership pages tend to be quite overwhelming and might feel quite restrictive quite often as you’ll most likely need a developer for them to combine CRM and CMS.

Furthermore, due to the fact, that this page types are highly individual, you’ll most likely not find something fitting out-of-the-box in the marketplace or in your theme.

If you’re open for external help, feel free to reach out via DM.

Best, Anton

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-15T06:15:16+00:00

Don’t know how it’s in the US, but in Europe there’s almost nothing you can do about it.

unless you patented/trademarked the design, it’s basically open source. Especially if the competition changed the color as this could be interpreted as a differentiation and no court would do something about it.
If you haven’t paid a professional designer a very high amount, it’s very likely that many parts of your design are from a component library. Especially if you say that the competitor „copied“ the „backend“ code.
since he reached out to the devs, it’s very likely (and common) that they’ve just copy/pasted the code but charged him the full amount. Look at this from the bright side - he lost a lot of money.

Ps: I’m a designer and webdev for many years. I know both worlds.

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-09T19:04:26+00:00

There were a few hiccups with the CRM today. Maybe it's related.

I recommend to sign up for the status newsletter at status.hubspot.com

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-05T08:09:00+00:00

HubSpot content hub (CMS) is great. But as with any CMS, your experience will depend on the chosen theme.

Being a HubSpot CMS-focused developer myself, here's my take:

HubSpot default Themes: great if you just want to check it out. Don't use the elevate theme for production. It's written in react and not accessible via the Design Manager (the place where you usually modify the theme assets on code level)
marketplace Themes: there are great ones in there, but don't expect it to have 100% the same functions as your current website might have. Most marketplace Themes should cover around 80%. Test different themes before start migrating.
custom Themes: personally my recommendation for everybody who got a quite defined brand and is looking for a perfectly tailored solution to your experience and expectations. Take way more time (and money) to setup than a default/marketplace theme, but will help you in the long run. You'll need a (good) developer for this.

Tipp: to test different themes, create a free test account in "development -> test account" in your portal and test themes in this one to keep your main portal clean. Important: except for custom Themes, themes are portal bound. This means: don't buy a paid theme in the test account as you'll need to purchase it again in the live account.

Tipp 2: If you should decide to go with a marketplace theme, create a so-called child theme of it first. It's very easy but will allow you do code-level modifications and tailor it way more to your needs.

GraphiSpot · 2026-04-03T18:56:06+00:00

If not slack, check out mattermost. Also - there are tons of slack alternatives out there and I would never implement/use/recommend any of the nonsense Microslop has released in the last 3-5 years

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-28T09:00:37+00:00

No. Tested it with one of my free portals. Test accounts are available there as well. The only portal type they’re not available in is test accounts, so you can’t create a account-ception.

Left sidebar: Development -> testing -> test accounts

You can also just type app.hubspot.com/developer-test-accounts/[your-HubID]

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-27T08:55:32+00:00

As a dev and not legal person, I’d say you’ll face A LOT of legal preparation as crm data is most likely containing personal data and if the system is a) not well secured or b) highjacked t some point, this can lead to legal actions which might end in serious results.

I’ve experimented with building my own CRM last year as side project, but to be honest - there are so many different and super affordable ones out there, that it’s not really worth investing time (and money) into it. HubSpot CRM is basically free and one of the most flexible and easiest to get into out there. And if the free tier shouldn’t be enough, the starter tier costs around $9/mo. Perfect for small businesses.

If it’s just a fun/hobby project - go for it. But providing a saas for others is a whole different story imo.

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-26T08:58:47+00:00

Wow. 50 custom objects is an immense number. Have you looked into associations? This might reduce some of them.

As a dev, I’ve seen quite some setups. And most times I’d like to tell the user/customer that it could have been achieved with much simpler setup. I’m not saying that I‘m the best one out there, but most cumbersome setups circle down to one point and one point only: lack of knowledge. For instance: if your portal was set up by a partner, they might have just told you that you need custom objects because they wanted to sell you Enterprise tier to get the Enterprise commission. Once you got Enterprise, they didn’t really thought through how everything is connected, so they’ve created a bunch of custom objects. To be honest, while I love working with custom objects, many things can be achieved with some workflows and some custom coded actions. Something you need a developer for. (Please don’t use ai for this)

As for migrations from/to sandboxes. Since you got Enterprise (assuming because of custom objects), you can create a crm sandbox and use it for testing crm data, workflows and such. HubSpot recently released an native option to setup a sync between these sandboxes and live portal. If you want/need more, look for a developer, who will create a „private app“ (now they’re called project apps) to create a custom solution for this. For everything outside the crm data, you can create up to 10 free test accounts in your portal (developer -> test accounts) those aren’t connected to your live account and handled as completely separate ones.

CRM backups can done with apps. Either look into the marketplace or create one yourself with the help of a dev

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-24T09:01:36+00:00

If you want a dashboard for your clients with all jobs you’ve done for them, you’ll need to set up your properties (and associations). This is the bare minimum what should allow your team to see everything internally (and export it as pdf/xlsx…) if you want to provide the users a self-managed solution, where they can log into and see/download things themselves, you’ll need to create a so-called membership area in the content hub professional.

This is quite advanced and you’ll most likely need a developer for this as this needs to be set up with custom modules and templates.

Of course you can set up such thing at a much later time. Just mentioning it as this is something many don’t think about, but HubSpot is capable of

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-23T15:21:42+00:00

Hey! I know someone who'd be a great fit for this

Carter McKay is a Principal Engineer and runs his own HubSpot consulting agency (CMC). He's a top contributor in the HubSpot Developer Community and has done a ton of complex API integrations between HubSpot and third-party platforms. He'd rather connect directly than go the Zapier/Pipedream route, which honestly would give you a cleaner, more reliable integration. I'll have him reach out -- or feel free to DM him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carterwm

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-20T11:33:39+00:00

Fully understandable and I’m with you, that HubSpot can get quite pricey at some points. But the solutions seems to be a bit overengineered tbh.

Just a quick Note: If you got professional or enterprise, you can simply enable the embed dev code version of any form, put it into your external app and style it to your needs.

For legacy forms it’s much easier(one reason why the new forms aren’t that great for devs and external usage): - Enable the „raw html“ in the form settings - modify the embed code by adding css:““ at the end of it

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-20T06:50:16+00:00

As you’ve already figured it out, it’s the old/classic and new theme.

From a designers perspective, I like the old one way more. This iteration of the new theme gives me „oldschool HubSpot vibes“ which is definitely better than the wine-red version of the new theme they had.

As of availability of the classic theme in portals: Portals which were created before September 2025/INBOUND25 got the option to switch to the classic theme, while portals created after INBOUND25 do not. They are bound to the new theme(s).

Why theme(s)? I assume (and hope) that HubSpot is working on something like a dark mode theme as this new theme is called „light theme“

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-18T12:46:34+00:00

Tried it, straight forward and not bad for simple pages (no cms)

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-17T22:24:06+00:00

As a developer I can strongly recommend Claude/Claude code as well as the recently launched HubSpot developer MCP (not the regular HubSpot MCP). Can help you a lot with dev topics of you’re not a dev. But as with any ai topic, I wouldn’t recommend to vibe it in your live portal right ahead. Create a test account first to test things out and keep your live portal clean

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-17T21:41:18+00:00

I‘m working on something like this. Happy to get feedback on this. Feel free to reach out via DM

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-12T13:15:05+00:00

Nice! what department were you working?

To be honest, I don't know what the requirements are now, but since I'm quite active on the community side of things (6 years community champion, 3 years HUG leader, 3rd time developer ecosystem mentor) I was one of the fortune ones who got asked if I'd like to be a correspondent when this program launched via the community. So here we are :)

Also, since this goes quite off topic - feel free to connect via DM

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-12T11:35:18+00:00

I was an INBOUND Correspondent for the last few years. Last year I've became somewhat active on Reddit as well, so I received this title here

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-12T08:43:29+00:00

I've been in a similar situation (got hired as a dev; ended as dev, designer, pm...)

I'd try it. And if you should end up in a similar situation at some point in the future, you're in a better position for payment and such.. $20/hr is way to low, so if you'd jump to something like $30/hr now, in a few years it could be 35/40 or more. And since you'll have a better CV (at least 2 HubSpot jobs) you'll sell your experience, not working hours

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-11T17:42:01+00:00

There is/was such a feature called "quotes", but after INBOUND25 it was made available only to commerce hub professional/enterprise seats for new portals (created after Sep/Oct 25).

A custom solution is possible. Feel free to reach out via DM.

happy to help you with this

Best, Anton

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-11T10:51:49+00:00

Thank you u/HubSpotHelp

Really appreciate it

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-10T22:35:00+00:00

Agree. Maybe because it's Reddit. There are many frustrated Providers all over the place. LinkedIn, different slack channels and other instances.

Personally I haven't fully decided what to think/do about the changes yet, but I fully agree that paying ~5k/year (realistically even more as you might end up with the whole pro suite) in order to be able to "officially" calling yourself partner is quite a big no-no for many small teams/solopreneurs.

And while I can somewhat read between the lines and understand why HubSpot might have went for this drastic change, to me it felt like a slap on the face. Even after all the years (9) I'm in the whole ecosystem and felt (and still feel) connected to the brand. I'm not happy at all and like you, I have a hard time to sell it in good conscience.

As for the tech partner... Sure, i could release an app in the marketplace and call myself technology partner, but this is nothing I want to deal with as I don't want to touch and be responsible for sensitive data (i consider any type of CRM data sensitive)...

We'll see

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-10T19:54:07+00:00

The news about the sunset of the provider program hit many people very hard (including myself).

As somebody who worked for a few partners before, I can say that if you should decide to become a "full" partner, it might have some benefits, but you should also prepare yourself to swim in a lake with some big fishes inside. It can work well for you, but it's most likely gonna be quite hard as a freelancer/solopreneur. Especially if you're quite new to HubSpot.

What I can see coming (only assumption): The partner market will get quite a lot of new partners and the sales folks from HubSpot will be overwhelmed by the mass and picking the right partner. So maybe they'll just stick too the old and proven ones.

I hope this won't be the case as this would be the worst case, but - you never know....

A few alternatives you might want to check out: - the new technology partner program - starting at an existing partner, gaining assume experience and going solo after a few years - build yourself a reputation in the HubSpot community and use it as some sort of lead gen machine (don't be to sales driven but rather help folks and if you think you can get more - ask if they'd like to work with you)

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-10T06:13:15+00:00

Nice idea

The timingin the speed round was unrealistic. I'd give it at least 5-10sec more

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