The Sales Funnel For Effective Online Marketing
The sales funnel has been an integral element of traditional business and marketing for times untold. However lately it seems to me that the subject of funnels being used in Internet business is appearing everywhere on the web.
People want to learn more about the marketing concept and the ways it could be utilized to enhance their online marketing strategies. If you would like to know something more about sales funnels to help you with effective Internet marketing, I encourage you to continue reading.
The Sales Funnel: What is it?
A marketing funnel doesn't actually refer to a funnel. For this marketing concept, the use of the term funnel is to visual define the process of selling from beginning to the conclusion. It is a wide opening for customers who are called "Unqualified Prospects" at the top, and a smaller opening for conversion sales at the lower end. This is a good comparison.
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People that are "unqualified prospects" will be found at the upper end of the funnel. These are those who have not met with you, but might be interested in your products or services. You'll have many opportunities and sales later and you'll have people who have purchased your product or service.
The effectiveness of a lead generation funnel is due to its capability to monitor the actions of your prospects at various stages of the sales process. The sales funnel permits you to predict the number of potential customers who will eventually become customers by determining the qualified prospects at each step.
It is possible to make use of the sales funnel to identify where and how your sales process is working or failing, and if you are not getting enough potential customers. This will help you decide where to put your effort to make sure that sales are on the right level and to meet the marketing objectives. It helps monitor and manage the sales process of customers.
The Front- End or the Sales Funnel Top
The top of your sales funnel will be the most active part of your sales funnel and will require the most consistent testing. There is no limit to your creativity or resources when it comes to front-end strategies.
The main goal of the front-end will be to attract potential clients and turn them into buyers later on in the selling process.
The prospective client becomes "qualified" when they sign up or subscribe to something that you offer. This is the stage in the sales funnel where the prospective customer or "Unqualified prospect" is a qualified lead because they have taken actions which show they are sufficiently interested to purchase your product.
For your front-end to be efficient, you need to drive targeted traffic to your website blog, website or squeeze pages. The most effective methods and resources to accomplish this are articles marketing, PPC adverts, social media (Google+, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube), banners and forums, blogging as well as content marketing.
There are many ways to "qualify" an "unqualified potential customer. One of the more effective is the use of a squeeze page that allows you to provide something valuable that is relevant to your service or product which people can receive at no cost or at a at a significantly reduced cost in exchange in exchange for their email address and name. The products offered vary from video and newsletters to ebooks, e-mail courses as well as related reports.
This shows that people are drawn towards your sales channels at the front end. What about the back-end of your sales funnel?
The Bottom of The Funnel: The Back-End
The back-end (or bottom) of the sales channel is where the bulk of sales and profits occur. It is where you will typically find higher-priced products there. These products would all be relevant to the same market, however they are delivered in different formats, like audio, video and live interactions.
The primary distinction between the front-end of the service and the back end is the type or price of the client.
While it's the case that only 1 percent of the people who access your front-end will be able access your back-end, this tiny percent may not be of any significance. That's alright, due to the fact that this select few will be investing more money.
It is clear that although front-end services or products are priced below $100, back-end products and/or services are often priced between the 100s and 1000s. This make the back-end or bottom of the sales funnel the main source of income for your Internet company, and it's the most reliable and stable part of the sales funnel.
Like I said the sales funnel can be as simple or as complex as your imagination or resources permit.
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