In today's podcast we're going to talk about what sales funnels really are and why everyone should have one in their online business. Sales funnels help you find the people that can buy your product and really get value from your online business. Once you understand exactly what the goal of a sales funnel really is, you'll be able to come up with a clear strategy to grow your business and better serve your customers. You will learn Exactly what a sales funnel is and the big picture reasons of why you need one. What kind of numbers should you be looking for in your sales funnel? How this helps you to narrow down your targeting We talk through a practical example so you can figure out how apply this to your music. The power of "eliminating" people from your database and email list. The true goal of the sales funnel. Links and resources mentioned in today's show The Flip Your Life Community Jocelyn's website Elementary Librarian The Flipped Lifestyle Sales Funnel Template - Free PDF Click Here to Download The Flipped Lifestyle Sales Funnel Template Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Listen to what others are saying about Flipped Lifestyle You guys mentioned that you wanted to see a picture of our first, digital income. So I'm attaching it to this email. There's a special appearance of my cash cow in the photo the little guy inspires me and my online dreams when I think about quitting. Here you can see I made $23.95 off of the sale of my first, digital e-book, 'The exception of Jesus'. Thanks so much for your encouragement. Had you not helped me to get past my perfectionism, I would have never gotten it out there for people to buy. I probably wouldn't have even launched. I am now working on my second book, 'Building blocks for a strong, Christian life' and I think it is something that can really help a lot of people Ronnie Brown RonnieBrown.net & bivocationalpreacher.com Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air! Can't Miss Moments Each week Jocelyn and I share moments that we might have missed if we had not started our online business. We hope these moments inspire you to see the possibilities and freedom online business could provide for your family. You can connect with S&J on social media too!   Thanks again for listening to the show! If you liked it, make sure you share it with your friends and family! Our goal is to help as many families as possible change their lives through online business. Help us by sharing the show! If you have comments or questions, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post. See y'all next week! Can't listen right now? Read the transcript below! JOCELYN: Hey y'all! On today's podcast, we're going to talk about creating a sales funnel template to grow your online business. Welcome to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast where life always comes before work. We're your hosts, Shane and Jocelyn Sams. Join us, each week, as we teach you how to flip your lifestyle upside-down by selling stuff online. Are you ready for something different? All right, let's get started. JOCELYN: Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast; today we are going to be talking about sales funnels and you may have heard of the word sales funnel. It's kind of the latest buzz-words in internet marketing; everyone is talking about the sales funnel. So today we're gonna be talking about what they are and why every online business should have one. But before we get into all that, we want to share a success story. SHANE: Our success story today comes from email and it's written by Ronnie Brown of Ronniebrown.net and Bivocationalpreacher.com and Ronnie writes in and says, "You guys mentioned that you wanted to see a picture of our first, digital income. So I'm attaching it to this email.