Hey guys and welcome back to another Make that Sea Change review.  Today I am going to have a look at a new cloud based funnel building software platform called FunnelJoy.  FunnelJoy is a complete sales funnel building program that gives you access to drag and drop editors to create any number of different funnel types that you may require for your website marketing needs.  So, In an effort to provide you with as much information as I can within my FunnelJoy review and to find out if it is worth it,  I will run you through:

• What it is
• How it works
• Pros and Cons
• Cost
• My recommendations

Is it worth if? – well, as a simple funnel building piece of software at a more cost effective price than its competitors it may just be.  Please read on to see what I think…

Why do we need sales funnels?

In simple terms, a sales funnel is a set of webpages and tools designed to guide your visitors through your sales process.  The number of steps within a sales funnel will differ based on the objective that you are trying to achieve such as:

• Introduce your product,site or business to new visitors.
• Build email lists.
• Push visitors to a purchase page.
• Provide access to free information.
• Push current customers to a high ticket purchase.

There are a number of theories and descriptions of the sales funnel process out there but a common, simple explanation and demonstration is as follows:

Step 1 – Awareness

This is the first page of your funnel and is simply a way to introduce yourself and build visitor awareness – I.E. Who are you and why should I click on your page?  This step can be done in a number of ways such as:

• A keyword search
• Social media posts
• Online advertising
• Emails to current lists

Step 2- Interest

Once you have their eyes looking at your page or post, you need to peak their interest so that they will click on the link and enter the funnel.  This may be an offer of free material, product or service in return for an email address or some other information.  At this point, the reader is probably looking for the best value option and shopping around so your pages need to keep their interest for as long as possible or provide a means to access them at a later time with more information  – such as via an email campaign.

Step 3 – Decision

Once the customer has ‘had a look around’ they will usually make their decision to purchase.  If they are within your funnel you can then assist them with their decision by:

• Revisiting features and benefits
• Offering special deals or coupons
• Offering Upsells
• Offering post purchase specials such as extra training or followup products

Step 4 – Action

There is an old saying that you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.  This is effectively the final part of the funnel.  At this point you nee to provide simple and clear processes to allow the customer to purchase successfully such as Affiliate links, sales pages and access to support as required.

What is FunnelJoy?

FunnelJoy is online funnel building program that is marketed as a serious challenger to ClickFunnels.  It allows you to build funnels via an array of drag and drop templates with the ability to publish and promote all in one place.  Funnels can be built from scratch or using some of the inbuilt funnel templates including up-sell sales and lead generation funnels as well as sales platforms.

How does it work?

As above, FunnelJoy provides the ability to create webpages and funnels via pre-built templates and the drag and drop editor.  Once each funnel has been created you can then:

• Add images, videos and sounds via inbuilt media or embed from other sites.
• Add webinar integration as required.
• Create or assign the pages to a domain.
• Publish the pages online.
• Send to integrated autoresponders for distribution to mailing lists etc.

What do you get?

At initial purchase of the FunnelJoy software, you get the following:

Upsells also include:

• Agency Rights – giving you the ability legally create and onsell funnels to clients
• OptinJoy – Optin form creator
• Pixelmodo – Graphic design program
• Membership sites
• Added templates each month

At a glance

Product Name: FunnelJoy

Founder: Cindy Donovan

Product Type: Funnel building and hosting cloud based software

Price: $47 – $67 once off payment – Upsells $97 – $297

Best For: Anybody who wants to create funnels or base websites including

• Affiliate marketers
• Website developers
• SEO marketers
• MMO sales
• Email list builders

Recommended: We all know the power of ClickFunnels and as a more cost effective alternative there is some benefit to this program for those who have a need to create funnels, enhance their current website or eben build a new funnel based site.

Pros

• Simple to use templates
• Free hosting
• Analytics included
• 30 day money back guarantee
• Cheaper than its competition
• Unlimited pages, visitors and funnels on ALL subscription levels
• Email support.

Cons

• No free trial option.
• Lots of Upsells that are a little confusing to work out what is covered with each payment level.
• No domain purchase option.

How much is it?

Initial cost is $47 – $67

Premium ‘FunnelJoy club” upsell is $97 annually or $197 once off – This can also be charged at $17 per month

Various other Upsells area available from $47 – $297

Do I recommend it?

I am a fan of sales funnels and if managed correctly, they can be of great advantage to your online business.  For that reason, if you are someone with a working website and looking for a little extra funnely type capability then for the price I could not find a reason for not at least giving this one a try.  Whilst it doesn’t have the free trial option of some of the its competitors – something that I hope they rectify soon – it does have a money back guarantee making it worth the try due to its much cheaper ongoing use costs.

The one thing that does worry me about this product however is the ambiguous wording around the functionality available within the initial purchase offer.  There appears to be a lot of Upsells but as you can create a funnel through to publication within the initial offering then I think it would be ok.

How does it compare to my #1 Recommendation?

Sales funnels are a great asset to any business no doubt, but the one thing that a simple funnel platform is missing is an over-arching online business building educational program.  And whilst these programs do contain the capabilities to build a complete, if not basic website, there are so many more aspects to building an online business such as SEO, plugin requirements and social media marketing that must be addressed.  So if you are relatively new to the whole website building and online selling caper, then I recommend that you give Wealthy Affiliate a try.

Wealthy Affiliate is a comprehensive training, website building and hosting platform that will guide you through the entire online business building process, including sales management and SEO in an easy to follow but comprehensive manner.  And best of all, you can join for free and get access to step by step tuition with the tools to develop and host your very own website, help to identify a good niche, 24/7 support and access to some of the best affiliate marketing minds on the planet. Want to know more? Then click on this link to read my complete review about Wealthy Affiliate.

Conclusion

So there you have it, my honest review and appraisal of the FunnelJoy Funnel Building Platform. I hope it has been of assistance but as usual, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out by commenting below.

Are there any other programs you have been looking at but want to know more about? If so, please comment below and I will do my best to get some details for you.

Until next time

Have fun

Paul

Note: If you make a purchase from this page, there is a very good chance that I make a commission from it – these commissions do not increase your sale price. I am not an affiliate of FunnelJoy.