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title: CallRail Configuration Requirements & Flowchart
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created: '2025-11-19'
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- call-tracking
- configuration
- client-requirements
- process
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# CallRail Configuration Requirements & Flowchart

## Overview

CallRail setup cannot proceed without a complete, unambiguous description of the client's desired call routing logic. This is a recurring blocker: without a clear flowchart from the client, there is no basis for configuration. This requirement applies to any CallRail implementation regardless of client or campaign.

## The Core Blocker

CallRail is a flexible system — it can route calls in many ways. That flexibility means **the agency cannot make assumptions** about what the client wants. A missing or vague call routing plan will stall setup entirely.

> "I can configure whatever they want if it's clear what they want."
> — Mark Hope, 2025-11-19 mid-week call

## Required Client Inputs

Before any CallRail configuration can begin, the client must provide answers to the following questions, ideally in flowchart or decision-tree format:

### 1. Number Assignment
- Which tracking number(s) should appear on which ads, pages, or channels?
- Should the number capture the Google Click ID (GCLID) for conversion attribution?

### 2. Call Routing Logic
- When a call comes in, which destination number should it ring?
- Who is the primary person/team to answer?

### 3. Forwarding Rules
- What number does the call forward to?
- Are there multiple recipients or a ring group?

### 4. Fallback / No-Answer Handling
- If the primary recipient doesn't answer, what happens next?
- Forward to another number? Go to voicemail? Play a message?

### 5. Outbound Numbers (if applicable)
- Does the client need dedicated numbers for outbound calls?
- How many, and for which teams or use cases?

## Recommended Client Deliverable

Ask the client to produce a **written flowchart or decision tree** before the configuration call. A simple format:

```
Ad with tracking number → rings [destination number]
  → Answered by: [name/role]
  → If no answer after [X] rings: forward to [number]
  → If still no answer: [voicemail / message / hang up]
```

This document should be reviewed and approved by the client before any configuration begins. Do not proceed based on verbal descriptions alone.

## Why This Matters

Configuring CallRail without a clear plan risks:
- Incorrect call routing that loses leads
- Missed attribution data (e.g., GCLID not captured)
- Rework and client frustration
- Delays in campaign performance measurement

## Related Context

This requirement surfaced during the [[meetings/2025-11-19-mid-week-call-w-melissa|2025-11-19 mid-week call]] while reviewing the Wade & Mike (Bluepoint) account. CallRail setup had stalled because the client had not provided a clear routing plan despite multiple follow-ups. Melissa was assigned to obtain the flowchart from the client before Mark could proceed.

## Related Articles

- [[knowledge/google-ads/conversion-tracking-audit-process|Google Ads Conversion Tracking Audit Process]]
- [[knowledge/call-tracking/callrail-overview|CallRail Overview]]