ApproveThis manages your GoLinks Integration approvals.

When Shortcuts Meet Sign-Offs

Let's get real – most approval processes move at the speed of a dial-up modem. Someone creates a request. It gets lost in Slack. Three people chime in with "Who's handling this?" emojis. Meanwhile, your team's using GoLinks to bypass that exact chaos for every other workflow. So why not fix the actual problem?

ApproveThis and GoLinks together turn approval bottlenecks into express lanes. We're talking about creating instant audit trails for every go/ link change, automating stakeholder sign-offs for new shortcuts, and giving cross-functional teams a single source of truth. No more hunting down decision-makers or guessing which version of the sales playbook link got approved last quarter.

How It Works (Without the Tech Speak)

Using Zapier, these two tools hand off tasks like relay runners pass batons:

Scenario 1: Marketing wants a new go/campaign-report shortcut pointing to their Q4 analytics. The moment someone creates that GoLink, ApproveThis automatically pings the CMO and CFO for approval based on dollar thresholds. No spreadsheets. No "Did you see my email?"

Scenario 2: Your HR team approves a new benefits guide via ApproveThis. Zapier instantly generates a go/healthplan-2024 link that's pre-authorized for employee distribution. No more accidental sharing of draft documents.

Real Teams Getting Real Results

For Tech Companies Shipping Fast

Imagine your engineering team needs to update 50 internal documentation links every release. Instead of Slack avalanches, they set up approval chains where:

• Senior engineers approve technical accuracy
• Product managers validate customer-facing impacts

Once approved through ApproveThis, GoLinks auto-updates all relevant shortcuts with versioned URLs (go/api-v2-docs vs. go/api-v3-docs). Support teams always share the right links without manual checks.

For Agencies Managing Client Chaos

Client A’s marketing team needs to approve campaign assets through ApproveThis. Your team sets up a client-specific go/ClientA-Approvals link that:

• Routes to current approval requests
• Shows real-time status without logins
• Archives past decisions in their portal

Best part? Clients approve via email – no new logins. You maintain one GoLink while ApproveThis handles version control behind the scenes.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Connect ApproveThis and GoLinks in three steps even your least technical team member can handle:

1. Pick Your Trigger: In Zapier, choose whether new GoLinks need approvals or approved items need shortcut links
2. Map the Fields: Tell Zapier which GoLink details correspond to ApproveThis request fields (usually takes 2 minutes)
3. Test With Real Data: Create a test GoLink like go/approval-test and watch it route through your approval chain

Pro tip: Start with one department’s workflow. IT usually loves this for change management – every server config doc update requires approvals before the GoLink becomes active.

Why This Combo Beats Frankensteining Tools

Most teams try to force GoLinks into Jira tickets or SharePoint approval flows. It gets messy because:

Problem: Links get approved but never updated.
Fix: ApproveThis’ calculated fields can version-control GoLinks automatically (go/partner-contract-v12 vs v13).

Problem: External vendors need approvals but shouldn’t access internal systems.
Fix: ApproveThis handles external approvals via email; approved links appear in their client-specific GoLinks portal.

Department-Specific Wins

HR Teams Onboarding at Scale

New hire paperwork gets a go/onboarding-2024 link. ApproveThis routes:

• Legal approves NDAs
• IT approves hardware requests
• Managers approve role-specific tool access

Once fully approved, the GoLink becomes active with all pre-vetted resources. No more sending outdated benefits guides to new employees.

Sales Teams Closing Faster

Proposals sent via go/client-proposal links now require:

• Legal approval for contract terms
• Finance approval for pricing exceptions

ApproveThis escalates stale requests after 24 hours. Approved proposals auto-generate tracking links in GoLinks for deal visibility.

Killer Features You’ll Actually Use

Beyond basic approvals, this combo solves niche headaches:

Vacation Coverage: ApproveThis automatically reroutes link approvals when your CMO is OOO – no broken chains.

Threshold Rules: Auto-approve GoLinks under $500 in costs but require CFO sign-off above that amount.

Audit Trails: Every approved/changed GoLink shows who approved it, when, and under which conditions. Compliance teams rejoice.

Common Objections (And Why They’re Bogus)

"We already have approval processes": Cool. How many hours are spent weekly chasing down approvers? Exactly.

"Our GoLinks are simple – why complicate them?": Because last month someone shared an unapproved client contract link. Let’s not do that again.

"Zapier integrations are technical": The setup takes 15 minutes. We’ll give you the exact templates.

Make It Official

If you’re still manually approving links or worse – not approving them at all – you’re leaving money and security on the table. Here’s your play:

1. Grab an ApproveThis trial
2. Connect it to GoLinks via Zapier using our pre-built templates
3. Run one critical approval process through it this week

Within a month, you’ll wonder how you ever handled link approvals any other way. And when compliance audit season hits? You’ll be the hero with pristine records.