Every internet marketer who sticks with it longer than a few months ends up
with a general idea of what a “sales funnel†ought to look like. The trouble
is…
A. You often find out about sales funnels too far onwards into your
marketing journey. The sales funnel you hastily create as a result ends
up more as a “patch†or afterthought on your marketing strategies,
instead of a vital component in your initial long-term plan.
B. And this is the biggie - everyone tends to think in “Perfect Diagramâ€
mode.
You need to have that long-term marketing plan – so your sales funnel
can play an important part towards bringing your goals to successful fruition.
There are dozens of reports and posts out there, dealing with “making a
long-term marketing planâ€, so that’s not going to be our primary focus
today, though we will cover the basics. Instead, we’re going to take a good
look at every single funnel element, so your plan won’t have any invisible
gaps – the sort that quickly cause problems like unnecessary leaks and
bottlenecks.
You need to know how to effectively use:
· Squeeze pages
· Entry points
· Freebies
· Low end offers
· $1 offers
· Upsells
· Downsells
· Cross sells
· OTOs (one-time offers)
· Repackaging
· Repurposing
· Recurring income products and services
You’ll also need to know how to perform specific functions:
· Incorporating affiliate products into your sales funnel
· Leading the customer up through different price points
· Collecting opt ins
· Building buyers list and prospects list
· Separating the two lists
We’re going to cover those too – as well as intersperse them with 2 Sales
Funnel Super Tips – and 12 Sales Funnel Mistakes – and more.
But don’t worry: We’ll pare all this down to the absolute, essential “bare