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8 Sales Funnel Templates That We’re Using in 2024
The marketing world moves fast.
If you think about it, it was only a few decades ago when just “having a website” for your business was edgy.
Now… even some versions of sales funnels are becoming redundant!
But it’s our job — as marketers and entrepreneurs — to stay on the bleeding edge. To keep learning and iterating.
We’re a quarter of the way into the 21st century…
Here are 8 sales funnel templates that we’re using in 2024!
1. Video Funnel
We’re at the point that software has become sophisticated enough that you can have a sales funnel inside of a single video.
Sounds crazy?
Check out the example at the top of the homepage on Voomly.
This is so cool — because it’s something most consumers haven’t seen and it allows you to create a unique video experience with them.
In the example at the top of the Voomly page, Russell asks for your email address before you can continue watching the video (that’s the opt-in).
Then you can select why you’re interested in learning more about Voomly. This segments people and what you watch next will be determined by what you select.
See the possibilities?
You could collect email addresses, run a personalized webinar, or even get feedback all inside of a single video funnel.
You can get a free trial of Voomly here to try it out for yourself.
2. AI Funnel
We’re now in the “era” of AI.
ChatGPT is one of the fastest growing apps in history, hitting 100 million monthly active users after just 2 months of launching.
Pretty crazy.
But the good news is that we can use AI to build funnels, too — which makes the entire process way easier.
You used to have to spend hours and hours designing funnels, writing the copy, and formatting the pages. Now AI can do 80% to 90% of the work for you. And you can just refine what it gives you.
Here’s the AI funnel builder we created at ClickFunnels.
You can select your niche, your funnel type, your brand colors, your image style, and then provide the AI with some more specific instructions about your offer (so it can write compelling copy.
Then just start a ClickFunnels free trial (if you don’t have one already) and you’ll be able to access your funnel within seconds!
You can edit literally anything — change the copy, add order bumps, or countdown timers, or progress bars, or steps to your funnel… etc.
But this makes it 100 times easier than it used to be to build funnels. Let the AI do 80% of the work for you… and you just do the other 20%.
Try it for yourself.
3. Store Funnel
Unless you’re Amazon, the days of building a basic ecommerce store and then hoping for people to buy your products are gone.
You can have an ecommerce store…
…but you also needs funnels for each individual product.
Why?
Because it converts way better.
Here’s what Trey Lewellen (ecommerce genius) says about sales funnels vs. basic Shopify stores…
You can learn more about the store funnels feature at ClickFunnels here, which allows you to have an ecommerce storefront, and also sales funnels for individual products.
Or if you want Trey Lewellen to help you build your own ecommerce sales funnel, check this out!
4. Checkout Funnel
Checkout processes have changed a LOT over the last decade.
Well… at least what you can do with your checkout process has changed!
A lot of people are still using the same ol’ checkout pages and processes they’ve always used — email, credit card info, “thank you”...
But there’s so much more possibility than that!
For example, with ClickFunnels, you can use one-click checkout…
…add one-time offers…
…create upgrades and downgrades…
… and lots more!
Gone are the days of low-conversion checkout processes.
Here are some more details if you want to learn more.
5. Newsletter Funnel
Newsletters are booming right now. Here are just a few stats…
- Newsletters typically have higher engagement rates compared to other forms of digital communication. According to Campaign Monitor, the average open rate for newsletters is around 17.8%, with click-through rates averaging 2.6%.
- A survey by the Reuters Institute found that 68% of respondents trust email newsletters for news compared to 42% who trust social media.
- 87% of B2B marketers use email newsletters to distribute their content.
- Personalized emails deliver 6x higher transaction rates and revenue compared to non-personalized emails.
- Companies using newsletters as part of their marketing strategy experience 38% higher retention rates.
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The Direct Marketing Association reports that for every $1 spent on email marketing, the average return on investment is $42.
But why does that matter for your sales funnels?
Because you can use your newsletters as a part of both your sales funnels and your overall value ladder.
This is what we’ve done here at Marketing Secrets…
And Secrets of Success…
This is a great entry point for people to get into your ecosystem. And it gives you an opportunity to connect with them every day or every week and also promote your offer.
6. Challenge Funnel
Maybe there will come a day when challenge funnels don’t work…
But it’s not today.
In fact, this is still one of our favorite types of funnels in the ClickFunnels-verse.
We just hosted our Think & Grow Rich Challenge over at Secrets of Success…
And our One Funnel Away challenge at ClickFunnels has long been one of our biggest drivers of new members!
Ask yourself this: what challenge could you create that your target market would be excited about? Maybe it’s a 30-lead-gen challenge… or a two-week body pump… or something else.
But people love challenges. And they convert really well.
7. Free Trial Funnel
Free trials are another one of those offers that haven’t gone out of style.
If you’ve generated a fair amount of brand awareness already and people are coming directly to your website, then offering a free trial can be really effective.
ClickFunnels does it…
And virtually every other software platform we have in the ClickFunnels-verse does it as well.
Keep in mind, it’s not super effective if you don’t already have a lot of brand awareness where people know about your software and want to try it.
In that case you’ll probably want a webinar funnel or a challenge funnels so people can get introduced to your software before signing up for a free trial.
8. Documentary Funnel
A sales funnel that’s a bit newer that we’ve been experimenting with a lot recently (and had quite a bit of success) is the documentary funnel!
This funnel is cool because it gives you a chance to tell the story of your offer, and create an epiphany bridge with your audience.
(You can learn more about the epiphany bridge script in Russell Brunson’s book, Expert Secrets)
We’re currently doing this in Secrets of Success…
And also through this Two Comma Club Award funnel…
People love documentaries and they love stories.
You can create funnels built around fascinating documentaries which naturally lead to your products and offers!
Want to learn more?
These 8 sales funnels are super effective in 2024 and they’re on the bleeding edge of what’s new.
But don’t take our word for it, try them out for yourself!
You can use ClickFunnels to build your funnels, Voomly if you want to build video funnels, and also check out Russell Brunson’s ‘Secrets Trilogy’ if you want to learn more tips and hacks about marketing in today’s fast-paced online world.
And then comment below! What funnel templates are YOU using right now to stay ahead of the competition?
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