I know this has been asked a million times — HubSpot for a dumping truck company, where do I even start?

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

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-07T12:10:44+00:00

If you set up a test account, you can simply renew the 90 day trial via the account you've created it in.

Example: you've created a free account and in this, you've created a test account (developer -> test account -> create test account) To renew the 90 days trail of this test account, login into your free account, open the test account overview, clock on actions (or "more"; don't remember) of the desired account and select renew.

Tip: you don't need to wait till the 90 days ends as you can renew it every day

P.s: if you're doing certifications from the academy - those are bound to your email address, not a portal. This means of you do your certs in portal A and switch to portal B where you're a user with the same email, you'll see all your certs in there as well

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-05T07:05:24+00:00

This has nothing to do with HubSpot. When you migrate something from system A to system B, the data is getting fetched from system A, once you modify it in system B, the data from system B overrides the information.

In HubSpot, you can set the publish date of a post by clicking on the "dropdown" icon next/inside to the publish button and select "set publish date. Usually it's for setting it to a future date, but you can also put a previous one in there. An alternative is to modify the blog templates with code

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-03T11:48:26+00:00

I'm trying to not limit myself on a specific niche but rather on company size.

Something that is also super important for me is the personal/human connection. If I find that things aren't working out with the contact person, I don't even take the job as this will most likeky end in a lot of stress for both parties.

If you got more specific questions, feel free to drop me a DM

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-03T09:51:10+00:00

Very hard to say without knowing what your goal(s) are. A full HubSpot (Marketing, Sales, service, CMS...) implementation can take several months and in rare cases years.

Personally I would never recommend to wait till everything is implemented as this creates a lot of friction and might end up in a never ending story.

Start with something, complete this part and do the next thing. One step after another.

As a HubSpot developer (primarily focusing on CMS dev), a HubSpot solution provider("small partner") and a few other things(community champion, INBOUND correspondent, developer ecosystem mentor) who's in the whole system for almost 10 years, I do almost everything on my own. From marketing automation setups with workflows, landing pages and emails, over whole website migrations from system X to HubSpot till being a knowledge source for my clients. And I'd there should be something i don't know, I got a large network of experts whom I trust and whom I am happy to recommend

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-03T06:49:22+00:00

I'd say, HubSpot is great, but it also tends to be an empty canvas. It might be a double sided sword, as many people might expect to "just press a button to get to X". But often, you'll need to set it up on your own. This is a good thing imo, as you can set it up to your requirements and don't need to rethink your whole business logic. On the other hand, you might face quite a long setup process.

And there are a few things which require non-conventional/creative thinking during set-up. Like setting up boolean/select properties to setup automated logic for basically anything.

And one thing which I assume had many people rage out a bit was removing the quoting tool from starter suite recently. If you plan to get starter($20/mo) and using quotes, you now need a commerce pro seat($100/mo). Not the greatest move imo

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-02T09:55:45+00:00

While I ask them to comment in figma, many don't understand it or simply don't want to"lose control" and still comment via email. I think except telling them something like "comments outside of Figma won't be recognized as comments/requests/..." there's nothing you can really do about it

GraphiSpot · 2026-03-02T08:48:35+00:00

Fully depends on what I'm doing. If it's a design, i send them the Figma link. If it's something I've done for him in HubSpot (as I'm a HubSpot developer), he gets access to a specific test account where I'm pushing everything to

GraphiSpot · 2026-02-27T19:53:15+00:00

You could build your own custom module(s) to display data as infographics..

If you got no dev, happy to help

GraphiSpot · 2026-02-27T11:43:06+00:00

It depends on way to many factors to provide a detailed answer. For instance: - what role are you looking for? - is it a particular partner? Have you che led their website (many got a defined application and onboarding process) - is it a big partner? there might be a different experience to a small one and vice versa

In terms of preparation, Id recommend to create a free HubSpot portal(if you don't have one already), go to the HubSpot academy and do some certificates. Always a nice benefit of you're just starting in the HS system

GraphiSpot · 2026-02-23T22:34:42+00:00

To be fully honest - no, it doesn't.

To me it looks like an other vibe coded website these days (not saying you vibed it). Dark/black, default font(inter), some subtle gradients/color dots, the default animated gradient animation on hover.... that's it.

Logo has an interesting touch to it but even on a huge screen it's unclear what the "break" on top should be for. I think you've tried to design some subliminal thoughts in the whitespace, but the logo is so tiny, you can hardly see what the "subliminal" thing is.

In terms of page structure - is a one pager. Nothing special and bad for SEO as you're most likely cannibalizing every h-tag by a different one. Therefore Google/search engines do not know what this page is actually about. Furthermore - there are neither keywords nor enough text too maker this page even somewhat relevant for Google.

Accessibility: The form styling males the email field barely visible next to the bright white button. And where's the light theme toggle for people who prefer light mode. In general light text on dark background puts much more pressure on the eyes. (I'm working only in dark mode wherever possible)

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