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Walled Garden Integration

ApproveThis manages your Walled Garden Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Social Marketing

When Lead Generation Meets Actual Decision-Making

Let’s cut through the real estate marketing fluff: you’re paying good money for Facebook listing ads through Walled Garden. Those leads aren’t cheap. But what happens after the “Contact Agent” button gets clicked? If your answer involves sticky notes, chaotic Slack threads, or emails that vanish into the void, we’ve got a bridge to sell you (and a better way to approve leads).

Why This Integration Doesn’t Suck

Walled Garden grabs Facebook leads. ApproveThis forces humans to make decisions. Together, they automate the “Oh crap, what do we do with this lead?” panic. No more:

  • Sales agents fighting over who called dibs
  • Hot leads getting buried under someone’s lunch order in Gmail
  • Brokers micromanaging every $5K inquiry

Here’s the dirty secret: Real estate moves at “I need to close this yesterday” speed. Your approval process shouldn’t move at “let’s schedule a meeting next Thursday” pace.

How It Actually Works (Without the Tech Jargon)

Connect Walled Garden to ApproveThis via Zapier. When a new lead drops:

  1. Walled Garden says “Hey, someone wants a $2M waterfront condo”
  2. Zapier slaps that lead into ApproveThis automatically
  3. Your predefined rules determine who needs to approve it (Broker? Sales manager? The agent who actually knows waterfront?)

Approvers get an email - they can greenlight or reject it right from their inbox. No logins, no hunting through CRM tabs, no “I thought YOU were handling this?”

Use Cases That Don’t Put People to Sleep

For Brokerages Tired of Agent Hunger Games

Scenario: 15 agents, 1 hot lead comes in. Instead of a free-for-all:

- Set approval rules in ApproveThis to rotate leads based on agent availability
- Auto-approve leads under $500K to junior agents
- Require broker sign-off on luxury listings
Why it matters: Cut internal politics by 80%. Agents stop wasting time on leads they can’t handle anyway.

Property Management Companies That Hate Missed Rentals

Scenario: Rental inquiry comes through Facebook. Needs background check approval before showing.

- Auto-route to leasing manager
- Attach tenant screening docs directly in the approval request
- Deny? Automatically send the “Thanks but no thanks” email
Why it matters: Fill vacancies faster without playing phone tag with maintenance crews about whether the unit is actually ready.

House Flippers Who Can’t Afford Analysis Paralysis

Scenario: Lead comes in for a wholesale property. Needs instant valuation check.

- Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag leads under ROI threshold
- Require partner approval only if repairs exceed $50K
- Auto-archive lowball offers without human intervention
Why it matters: Stop letting decent deals slip away because someone forgot to check their texts.

Setup That Takes Less Time Than Brewing Coffee

1. Create a Zap
2. Trigger: Walled Garden’s “New Lead”
3. Action: ApproveThis’ “Create Request”
4. Map lead details to approval form fields
5. Activate and stop babysitting leads

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ conditional logic to auto-approve repeat clients or referrals. Your team can focus on actual work instead of rubber-stamping every request.

Why Your Accountant Won’t Hate This

ApproveThis approvers don’t need a Walled Garden license. Translation:
- Clients can approve listings without you paying for extra seats
- External partners (stagers, inspectors) get looped in without tech headaches
- Your IT guy stops getting tickets about “Why can’t I login to this thing?”

Features That Aren’t Just Checkbox Fillers

Vacation Delegation That Actually Works

Agent OOO? ApproveThis automatically reassigns their lead approvals. No more “I was on PTO and everything burned down” drama.

Thresholds for the Control Freaks

Auto-approve leads under $300K. Require dual signatures over $1M. Escalate to broker if a lead sits unclaimed for 2 hours. You set the rules once, it handles the rest.

Calculated Fields = Less Dumb Mistakes

Automatically flag leads where estimated commission doesn’t meet minimums. Calculate time-to-close based on property type. Stop relying on agents’ mental math at 11PM.

Teams That Stop Hating Each Other

Sales Teams

Get leads faster. Know exactly which ones are approved for outreach. Stop getting stuck with junk inquiries because “the system” assigned it to them.

Brokerage Managers

See which agents are slow to approve. Spot bottlenecks in real-time. Stop being the human traffic cop for every minor decision.

Marketing

Finally prove that Facebook ads aren’t just for vanity metrics. Track approved leads vs. actual closes. Adjust budgets based on what’s converting, not just what’s clicking.

Objections We’ve Already Shut Down

“We’re not techy enough for this.”
If your team can forward emails, they can click “Approve” in one. No new apps to learn.

“Our process is too complicated.”
Approval chains with 10 people? Conditional escalations? Department-specific rules? Built it once in ApproveThis. Let it run on autopilot.

“We’ve got a CRM for this.”
Cool. So do 100% of your competitors. How’s that manual approval column working in Asana?

How This Pays for Itself by Tuesday

Math time:
- 20 mins saved daily per agent x 10 agents = 200 mins/day
- 1 extra lead closed/week because approvals didn’t stall
- 0 deals lost to “Sorry, we never got back to you”
At $5K average commission, how many leads can you afford to lose?

Next Steps That Don’t Involve a Sales Pitch

1. Register for ApproveThis (free trial, no CC required)
2. Connect your Walled Garden account via Zapier
3. Build one approval workflow (takes 8 mins)
4. Watch leads get handled without daily standups

Or if you’re the “show me first” type: Book a 12-minute demo. We’ll skip the corporate fluff and show how this actually works for real estate teams.

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Best Approval Workflows for Walled Garden

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Walled Garden

Create approval requests for new Facebook leads

When a new Facebook lead is generated in Walled Garden, this integration creates an approval request in ApproveThis for immediate review. The approval workflow ensures that leads are properly vetted by your team. *Note: Customize approval conditions in ApproveThis to suit your business requirements.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Lead

Triggers when a new Facebook lead is generated.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.