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    Agency Client Onboarding Checklist(Free Download)

    22-step agency onboarding checklist across 5 milestones: kickoff, access & assets, CRM setup, automation, and launch readiness.

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    Onboarding checklist

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    Kickoff & alignment
    Access & assets
    CRM & data
    Workflows & automation
    Tracking & launch

    What’s included

    Five milestone sections with 22 checklist steps, exportable task lists, and suggested automation hooks for CRM deployment.

    milestones5
    checklist Items22

    Automation rules

    • Spawn onboarding tasks when a new agency client deal is marked won
    • Remind owners when access & asset milestone stalls past target date
    • Notify RevOps when CRM migration completes for QA
    • Schedule 30-day review and health snapshot automatically

    Template specs

    DifficultyBeginner
    Setup timeUnder 30 minutes
    IndustryUniversal
    PlanFree

    Version

    Last updated: 2026-03-20

    A complete customer onboarding template for agencies: 22 actionable checklist items grouped into five milestones — Client Kickoff & Alignment; Access & Asset Collection; CRM & Data Setup; Workflow & Automation Setup; and Tracking, Enablement & Launch Readiness. Use it to align stakeholders, collect credentials and brand inputs, migrate CRM data cleanly, configure pipelines and nurture flows, and finish with dashboards, training, and a 30-day review.

    The Problem This Solves

    Agencies lose new clients in the first 90 days due to disorganized onboarding — missed steps, delayed access, and unclear expectations.

    Who It's For

    Agency owners, account managers, strategists, and RevOps leads at marketing and sales agencies onboarding new retainer or project clients.

    Use Cases

    • Standardize client onboarding across your agency team
    • Ensure no critical setup steps are missed for new clients
    • Track onboarding progress with milestone sections and automated reminders

    How to Use This Template

    1. 1Open “Use This Template” to work through the interactive checklist (saved in your browser)
    2. 2Assign each milestone to account, creative, and technical owners in HelloGrowthCRM
    3. 3Export CSV, Excel, or PDF to share with the client or file in your project workspace
    4. 4Set alerts for Day 7 (kickoff wrap), Day 14 (setup & data), and Day 30 (formal review)
    5. 5Pair with pipelines and email sequences from the template library for handoffs and nurture

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