Comments on: The Sales Funnel Part 3: Back End Profits

By: Sar

Sar — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:33:16 +0000

Hey Yaro,

Great article. Thanks for the ‘food for thought’:)
As a canine naturopath I started a blog last year (to try to educate the public about safer alternatives for their dog’s health and to help sell my eBook ‘Heal Your Dog Naturally’) but I’ve been quite surprised by the amount of people leaving comments every day…….I have never really considered ‘making money’ from my blog before – but maybe I need to think about this now that I have read your great information. Thank you again for your free advice. It’s really appreciated.
Kind regards
Sar

By: adam

adam — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:39:07 +0000

Great article and a lot of value Yaro. Very detailed mate, especially on sales funnel. I read the other parts as well.

Great to see other marketer’s provide great value.

Adam

By: Franck Silvestre

Franck Silvestre — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:23:23 +0000

I learned a lot from Eben Pagan, and anyone not having these three:

1. Membershipt site
2. Upsell
3. Backend

May be leaving a LOT of money on the table.

Franck

By: Yaro

Yaro — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:21:26 +0000

Burton – You can use AWeber to automatically unsubscribe a lead from one list after they join another.

So for example they join the free content list, then when they make a purchase they join the paid content list and are removed from the free content list at the same time.

AWeber can do this automatically – I currently use the feature with Blog Mastermind.

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By: Burton

Burton — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:49:52 +0000

Yaro,

One problem I’ve had is I use aweber, and they’re not very flexible about helping you move leads through the funnel. For example, I’d like to have lists for front end products (support), and a main list for buyers.

Aweber just doesn’t support this.

They also don’t support DYD’s strategy of selling the front-end ebook, then moving them to a different list when they’ve purchased.

Have you found any way around this? I’m thinking about switching to GetResponse instead to deal with this.

Burton

By: Dominik

Dominik — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:40:37 +0000

Hi everybody from Germany,

I have a question: I wanna create a webinar serie about trading options. ItÂ´s an instruction serie over 10 hours. In Germany options trading is a niche. And I think, I have a good chance to built me a name. At the moment in Germany itÂ´s a hype on the stock market.

Now my question:

If I sell the seminar for maybe 97 Euro and I give my affiliaites 70%,

What should I do, if some of my new costumers is going to buy in half a year my home study course for 997 Euro. Should I give a one time affiliate his hole life a commission or how should I do it?

And when I create an advisory membership site with live trading tips, get the affiliate every time the commission? Or how should I handle it?

Example:

Yesterday I bought the the butterflymarketing manuskript. The affiliate was Russel Brunson, because he sold the e-book for $60.

If I am going to by the home study course from Mike Filsaime for $1500 what I am not going to do), will Russel get his commission for my new purchase?

Or if I join the coaching program from Rich Schefren with the link from Yaro, will Yaro get money if I buy in the future someting from Rich?

Thanks a lot

dominik

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 10 May 2007 01:35:31 +0000

Nice post… I like the long term bit, it seems far too many people in the Internet based business segment go for the quick dollars instead of thinking it out for the long haul.

-Jim

By: Yaro

Yaro — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:47:56 +0000

Aww, Juuso, you mean you ONLY want to read my pillar article series?

How can I convince you buy affiliate products if you don’t read my other articles…???

Is that “dark” enough

No, seriously, I understand some people enjoy the meaty articles the most and rightly so, I put significant creative energy into them and they take the longest to write. Consequently I can’t do them all the time, but they will keep coming as long as I keep blogging here.

By: Juuso - Game Producer

Juuso - Game Producer — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:33:01 +0000

Yaro, excellent post – thanks for this. I don’t see anything dark here from your part

You should have a newsletter where you’d say when you have posted/finished these ‘bigger’ series. I read your RSS, but might skip some days now and then.

Anyway, all the best and as others already mentioned ‘keep the posts coming!’

By: JTreiber

JTreiber — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:41:44 +0000

Great Post Yaro! I found this series so far on the sales funnel very interesting. We’ve never thought about our business in those terms but realize that we actually have set up the structure unknowingly so that most of our high-margin services are sold once a new user signs up for our free trial. Feel free to check us out at http://www.oncardmarketing.com. Oh, and by the way, I always thought the sales funnel was about converting leads into sales, never thought it was about how much money could be made from each customer as they pass through the funnel. It’s a great additional dimension I never thought about… Keep the posts coming!

By: Scott @ Savvy Affiliate

Scott @ Savvy Affiliate — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:06:04 +0000

Thanks for the advice. I think that I will look into improving my own back end. I haven’t put enough time into figuring out all of the conversions rates and how much each visitor is worth, but this article makes me want to give it a second look

By: Yaro

Yaro — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:14:21 +0000

Rhonda – Hmm, I’m not so sure you are not in my demographic – if you are an entrepreneur/blogger/Internet business owner then you fit

The next article in the series will definitely appeal to you I expect, so stay tuned for that. The funnel can be applied to any industry, certainly the two examples you list.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:17:01 +0000

Yaro,
I’ve really been enjoying reading about the sales funnel approach to business.

I know I’m not in your usual demographic (I’m 40 something, female, not tech oriented). So I’m curious to see how this technique can be applied to a sales funnel focused on knitting or skin care and makeup.

I do have some ideas about that though. Will need to further refine after your next post!

And even if you are joining the evil empire and trying to seduce us into it in the process, you seem like a really smart and nice guy!

Take care

By: Yaro

Yaro — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:09:51 +0000

JR – That’s one wacky comment man! I’m still trying to figure out what you are saying?

Dark side? How I did what? ….gaydar?!?

You might need to get simple with me, I can’t read between the lines with this one!

Oh, and I’m not gay either, not that there is anything wrong with that…

By: J.R.

J.R. — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:02:21 +0000

I’m having a hard time trying to figure you all out. Ever since your move to become an internet marketer, in the evil sense, I’ve put you back on my radar and off the gaydar.

Why? Because, you’re doing things in the cover of darkness and it’s fun to figure out where you’re hiding now. No big squeal with all your affiliated soft sells, you’re a pro, it shows. Just, you’ve got an image that’s pure and trustworthy. Where do you draw the line when dipping dark side style?

I’m just curious how you’ll ambush your share of ignorant visitors. Ignorance is what makes internet marketer’s wealthy and the fact that your blog is knowledge based opposed to entertainment, you’ve got a pretty ripe crop ready for harvest.

I’ll just assume you’re in the process of getting to your more important, “how” you did it.

Well, that’s my guess anyway. Wish you would tell me how you’re doing it though. haha

Down the sales funnel or down Satan’s tunnel? Just joking with you Yaro.