Sales Funnels

How to Map a Sales Funnel Before You Build It

Create a simple visual funnel map that connects traffic sources, pages, messages, conversions, follow-up, and measurement.

Useful framework
Understand the goal
Map the journey
Form a hypothesis
Measure what happens

List traffic sources

Start with where people enter the journey. Different acquisition channels may require different context on the first page.

List the decision steps

Write each action the visitor must take in order: click, read, opt in, watch, compare, book, purchase, or activate.

Give every step a job

Label the purpose of each page or message. If you cannot explain why a step exists, remove it from the first version.

Mark conversion events

Identify the transition you will measure at each important point. This turns the map into an analytics plan.

Add follow-up

Include emails, reminders, onboarding, and post-purchase communication. The customer journey is larger than the visible pages.

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