What Is a Sales Funnel? A Beginner's Guide (No Tech Skills Needed)
If you've spent any time around online business, you've heard the word "funnel" thrown around like everyone just knows what it means. Nobody explained it to me when I started, so let me explain it to you the plain way. A funnel is just a path Imagine a kitchen funnel: wide at the top, narrow at the bottom. A sales funnel works the same way. A lot of people see your content at the top. Some of them get curious and take a small step, like grabbing something free. Fewer still end up buying. The funnel is simply the path you design for that journey — instead of leaving it to chance. The four stages, in plain English 1. Attention. Somebody sees your post, video, or article. That's it. You exist to them now. 2. Interest. They click through to a page that offers something useful and free — a checklist, a guide, a short training — in exchange for their email address. This page is called a landing page or opt-in page. 3. Trust. You send them a few helpful emails. Not...