If you want to create a profitable dropshipping store that sells a single product, you can do so by using Clickfunnels sales funnels. At Ecommerce Empire Builders, we typically use sales funnels to attract and acquire customers in the front end, while Shopify is used in the back end to sell premium-priced products and make additional sales. Regardless of your specific strategy, it’s the one-product sales funnel that will serve as your primary moneymaker and generate profits for your dropshipping business.
How a One Product Sales Funnel Works
One of the first things you’re likely to notice upon encountering a one product sales funnel is that it’s quite different from a Shopify store. On Shopify, people land on a page full of products and various elements, to the point where it can be a bit overwhelming for users. A sales funnel, on the other hand, will direct users to a much simpler page known as a squeeze page. Oftentimes, the squeeze page will request visitors to leave their email in exchange for a free product or discount offer.
After a user leaves their email address on the squeeze page, the user will then be directed to an order form where they will enter their shipping and billing information. This order form shows up in far fewer clicks than users would typically experience when shopping on Shopify, which is why a sales funnel is so effective.
Once the user completes the order form, they will encounter an upsell page that encourages the customer to buy more of a product at a lower unit rate. You can create as many upsell pages as you want as long as customers can clearly see the value of the upsell.
Through the entire sales funnel, the entire process can be completed within just a few clicks. That’s much more appealing than the potentially daunting task of going through the Shopify platform. Experiment with the process with this free funnel template on Clickfunnels.
The Benefit of Bypassing the Shopping Cart
One of the key reasons you’re more likely to experience success with a one product sales funnel through Clickfunnels is that you can avoid the pains of a shopping cart. Normally, Shopify customers would need to add products to their cart — which is often where customers abandon the customer journey.
Customers ordinarily browse an online store and add items to their cart. But once they get to the checkout page and they see the total (including tax and shipping and handling costs), they’re far more likely to turn away from the store entirely. The sales funnel, on the other hand, omits the shopping cart process, leading customers to a quick and easy one-time purchase.
Why Getting Email Addresses Through the Sales Funnel Is Crucial
Before the customer makes a purchase through your sales funnel, they’ll first submit an email address that goes into your database. That email is an invaluable asset for your business because you can follow up with them via email and other marketing channels.
You can use an email address to launch retargeting ad campaigns that help bring customers back to you, or you can launch email campaigns that notify prospects of offers and promotional sales that they’re likely to care about. In the process, you can build trust among those users. As they become more familiar with and trusting of your brand, you’ll have a greater chance of getting them to make a purchase. In this article, I talk more about how to convert non-buyers and get the most value out of every lead.
Remember: while many people may go through the sales funnel and make a purchase right away, most people won’t. In fact, the average conversion rate for a sales funnel is around 10 percent. (But compare this to the under two-percent conversion rate that you would otherwise experience with a Shopify store alone.)
Focus on a Single Valuable Product
One key mistake that many businesses make with a sales funnel is using it to push too many products, which can overwhelm the user much in the same way a Shopify store might. Instead, focus on a specific product that makes it clear to customers what they should buy.
Ultimately, people prefer to be plainly told what the best value is. They also want businesses to direct them to the ideal product. The last thing they want is to be faced with too many options, particularly if they’re encountering a new, unfamiliar product for the first time.
The best strategy to approach a sales funnel is to focus on a best-selling product that people are more likely to buy. Build your campaign around it. You can then push that product and over-deliver on it with a discount or free shipping, which further drives sales.
Once the customer is ready for an upsell, you can offer another variation of that product, including a higher volume with a discount. You don’t even need to bring the customer to an upsell page. Simply add a bumper to the order form that makes it even easier to add more to their purchase.
In short, spend your energy pushing one high-value product on the front end, and sell more through your Shopify store on the back end.
Keep Prospective and Past Customers Engaged
Keeping in mind that around 90 percent of people won’t actually make a purchase when going through the one product sales funnel, it’s important to do what you can to follow up with as many users as possible to maximize sales.
Using Clickfunnels Automation tools, you can follow up more easily with people based on certain events. For instance, you can create and send out emails for different groups, including:
- Emails geared toward everyone who’s submitted their email address.
- Users who saw the page but never made a purchase.
- Users who made a purchase and are more likely to buy from you again.
We recommend that you create at least three emails for these three groups, which will help you get the most from your sales funnels.
Make sure to set a delay for each email, starting with a delay of around one hour, one day, and then two days later for people who’ve visited the squeeze page but never made a purchase. This will help remind people to come back without being too pushy. For people who’ve actually purchased, it’s often best to set a delay of around two days before sending an enticing upsell offer.
Clickfunnels makes it incredibly easy to format and customize each email, so you should have these campaigns up and running in no time.
Other Ways to Optimize Your One Product Sales Funnel
In addition to automated email campaigns, you can also automate upsells. You can set up reminders for visitors who never purchased those upsells. If they decide to buy, they’ll be automatically billed, which means you earn a quick sale and the customer makes a hassle-free purchase.
However, it’s important to let people know that they will be billed automatically in these cases. One way to turn away a customer is to leave them with unpleasant surprises. You also have the option of sending order confirmation emails to customers after they make a purchase, which people always appreciate.
Consult With the Pros
Taking the time to create and optimize your Clickfunnels sales funnels will help you increase sales while making things easier for yourself as a Shopify store owner. If you want to learn more about how to run a successful dropshipping business using sales funnels, reserve your seat at the Ecommerce Empire Builders free ecommerce masterclass today. You’ll find out how to create a full-time income online.
