ClickFunnels Review – Best Marketing Automation Tool?
ClickFunnels Review – Best Marketing Automation Tool? – part 1
ClickFunnels is one of the most popular online marketing tools trusted by many entrepreneurs… and for good reason!
If you’ve been thinking about signing up for a free trial for ClickFunnels, you’re in luck! Today, I will be sharing with you tips on how you can maximize your free trial and use ClickFunnels effectively for your lead generation efforts.
One of the things you have to know first about ClickFunnels is that you don’t have to be overly “techy” to make full use of its features. Why am I saying this?
Some entrepreneurs pass up the chance of getting ClickFunnels because they think it’s difficult to use. IT’S NOT! Besides, when you sign up, you’ll get access to training videos that you can learn at your own pace.
Ready to dive into ClickFunnels? Here are things you’re going to learn today:
- ClickFunnels features you can use for specific marketing and lead generation goals
- User-friendly features to curb your learning curve
- Types of training you could do to help you maximize your account
- ClickFunnels reliable support system that’s perfect for all types of users
- How to get access to an amazing community of experts and entrepreneurs who can help you succeed in your business
ClickFunnels is more than a marketing automation tool you could use for lead generation. With a ClickFunnels account, you also gain access to tools, knowledge, training, and community that could further propel you to success.
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“Welcome, Freedom Hero!
In the previous episode, we started a series on ClickFunnels so you can decide if it is the best marketing automation tool specifically for your business.
We talked about 10 important things to check BEFORE trying it out. And in this episode, you’ll find out about the essential things to check DURING the trial.
You’ll see what the hidden golden nuggets are, and what’s the best way is to get the most out of your free ClickFunnels trial.
My name is Istvan Bujdoso and this is The 47 Marketing Show.
Before we jump into the review steps, let me tell you about 2 important things.
First, as I do this review, I try to step into the shoes of an entrepreneur who has recently started exploring marketing, wants to keep things simple…
…and wants to get more marketing done in less time WITHOUT needing to be technical.
And the second thing is let’s quickly talk a bit about the trial registration. You can find the link in the description.
On the website, there’s a really obvious “Start Free 14-Day Trial Now” button, which will take you through a quick and easy registration process.
You’ll need to enter a few details like name, email address and a password. Then, simply, you will choose one of the two plans.
Remember, it’s a FREE trial, so it makes sense to try the Platinum plan and try everything inside ClickFunnels. If you change your mind, you can cancel or downgrade anytime.
After that, the next step is entering your billing information quickly. The reason you fill this in upfront so after the free 14-day period, you can keep enjoying the software without any interruption.
In the next step of the registration process, you’ll have an option to join the One Funnel Away Challenge. I’ll tell you more about that later in this episode.
And the last step of the process is, claiming your free FunnelHacker T-shirt. After the trial is registered, you’ll have your access to ClickFunnels.
And with that said, let’s jump into what the essential things are to check DURING the trial.
Number 11: Features. The very first important thing to do after registration is to go through every single menu one-by-one to get a bit familiar with ClickFunnels overall.
Then, the next step is to go and look at the specific features that promise to solve your problem or to help you to achieve your goals.
At this stage, you’re not doing a deep test yet. It’s more about playing around with those features and getting more familiar with them, on desktop and mobile.
And later on, we’ll get back to dedicated testing. After registration, the first page you’ll see is the Dashboard…
…which gives an overview of a few important things like how you can schedule a free onboarding call with a ClickFunnels specialist, it’s an option that can help you to get started easier.
Besides that, there’s a checklist to help you to take all the key steps to set up your funnel and follow up system and on the second half of the page, you’ll be able to see key numbers later on…
…like opt-in, sales, and commission numbers. There’s one more exciting thing about the dashboard, and later on, I’ll tell you more about that and why it’s so cool.
For now, the next step is to explore the rest of the software. There are 5 key areas.
The first one is the menu called ClickFunnels, under which you can find all the relevant features for building and managing your funnels, contacts, sales insights, funnel marketplace, and more.
Remember, at this stage, just have a quick look around to get a bit familiar with the tool overall. And later, you’ll dig deeper.
The second key area is the Follow-Up Funnels menu, including everything you’ll need to set up and manage your automated follow-ups, email, text, messenger, and browser notifications.
The third key area is the menu called Backpack, which is a tool that will help you to run your own affiliate program, so people will be more motivated to recommend your funnels and services.
And all you need for that is under that menu. Things like your affiliate dashboard, the details of your affiliates, commissions, payments, leaderboard, commission plans, affiliate types, and settings.
The fourth key area is the Help menu, where you can get technical support.
Join Virtual Hackathons or a Zoom call called Office Hours a bit further down on that page, you can find guides, video training, the podcast, the blog…
…recommended business books, the One Funnel Away Challenge, which I’ll tell you more about later on, and you can also join the ClickFunnels community that has over 250,000 entrepreneurs in it.
The fifth and last key area is the Profile menu with profile settings, account, billing, and other settings.
With a “What’s New” section, ClickFunnels is always improving and the users are getting more and more value over time and there’s an Affiliates area as well, something that we will get back to later.
Going through all the pages one-by-one gives a bit more insight into what’s included and where to find things. And later we’ll dig deeper and I’ll show you a quick demo on building an actual funnel.
Before we move on to the next step of the review, just a few notes on the mobile app of ClickFunnels. At the time of creating this episode, it has very minimal functionalities…
…shows a few stats and links to the Marketing Secrets podcast and site and that’s all. So almost always, you’ll use the desktop version with all the features available.
And considering the nature of the tool, most likely, you won’t miss the mobile app at all.
Number 12: User Friendliness. Most companies aim to create user-friendly tools, but this area is quite subjective.
Depending on your past experiences and skills, new software can be hard or really easy to use for you. From the point of view of a non-technical entrepreneur…
I’d say it’s relatively user friendly and straightforward to find things and use them. As you could hear it earlier, there are quite a lot of promising marketing features available for the users.
And just like anything new in life, it requires some learning curve. The good news is that it’s intuitive enough so you can learn some things as you use it and if something is not clear…
…you can easily find the relevant guides or ask the helpful support.
Number 13: Training. When you test any tools, look out for 2 types of training. The first one is the ‘Strategy’ type.
And the other type is ‘How-To’. Relevant ‘Strategy’ type training will show you how to use the software to carry out specific marketing strategies.
The companies that really want you to succeed have ‘Strategy’ type training. At the same time, it’s not always included in the price of the software…
…so have a look if the training would be an extra investment. The other type of training is the ‘How To’, which shows things like where you can find certain features…
…which button is doing what, step-by-step guides of the features, and so on. Usually, this is included with the software.
ClickFunnels is one of those rare companies that go all out on providing relevant training to help their users to truly succeed. They provide a free onboarding call.
You get access to an entire streaming service called FunnelFlix. Including training by Russell Brunson, Frank Kern, Dan Kennedy, Ryan Deiss, Tony Robbins, and a lot more experts.
People normally pay for those training individually a lot of money. And some of these courses are exclusive and not available anywhere else.
The normal ClickFunnels plan includes some of that, while the platinum plan includes ALL of them.
The training cover all the up-to-date key strategies that you need for generating leads and online sales, and more.
It is an absolute marketing knowledge gold mine. Besides that in the Platinum plan, you get access to the Virtual Hackathons that show you how to build your funnels step by step…
and you can also ask any questions about your funnels.
In the official ClickFunnels Facebook group, they do live training from time to time that you can watch for free. They provide multiple free webinars and summits on various different marketing topics.
And these are just some of the free training you can access when you use ClickFunnels. And there’s more. On top of all that, you have many options to get extra training by ClickFunnels.
Amazing books like “DotCom Secrets,” “Expert Secrets,” “Traffic Secrets,” and “Copywriting Secrets” and in-depth online training, a 30-day challenge, and more.
The last one I mentioned is called the One Funnel Away Challenge, which is a 30-day challenge to get started with your first or next funnel the RIGHT way.
Unlike normal online courses, in this challenge, you not only get great training, you also do the challenge alongside thousands of like-minded entrepreneurs.
So you’re not alone in it, you get the benefits of a great community and accountability as well which can help to achieve success easier.
And I could go on a lot longer telling you about all the training options they have. The KEY point I want to make is that ClickFunnels not only give you a marketing tool…
…they also provide you relevant strategies and how-to training so you can be truly successful. If you’re thinking about right now that sounds like a LOT of things to learn.
Those training are OPTIONS, which means you can pick the relevant training you need right now, study it, implement it, and achieve success with it.
Like if your goal is to get leads and build your email list, you can watch the List Building Secrets course, implement it and achieve your goal with it. Okay, after checking out trainings, the next step is…
Number 14: Support. Almost all marketing tools come with some sort of support. The BIG question is how good it is. ClickFunnels provide an easy to use support system inside the tool.
On every page, you can easily and quickly contact the support. Which is a great thing because if you’d need any help, it’s right at your hand.
The company has 200+ members on their support team, all around the world. They are really helpful with any questions.
Usually, within a few hours, they reply. Sometimes a lot quicker. A bit later in this review, we’ll get back to the support because there’s one more important thing about it. And the next step is…
Number 15: Community. The official community of a marketing tool can be a great place to meet like-minded people, get inspired, get some insider information.
In the case of ClickFunnels, their main community is in a Facebook group. Over 250,000 entrepreneurs. It’s a really active group.
If you have a question, you can post it and somebody, quite quickly, will give you answers or recommendations. You can also help and network with others.
People are sharing their success stories, which is really inspiring. There’s also some official presence in the community. Sometimes ClickFunnels do special live training inside the group.
Most of the community is friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Okay, as I’m looking at the time, this episode is getting longer than usual.
So we are going to wrap this up in a minute. In the next episode, we’ll continue and finish up the review. You’ll find out about the last 5 things to check DURING the trial.
Including the hidden golden nuggets and what the best way is to get the most out of your trial. In the description, there’s a link, you can get your free 14-day ClickFunnels trial via that link.
And with that said, thank you for being here today. And here’s one more tip for you…
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You can find the link in the description as well.
See you at 47smi.com“
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