Your List Building Funnel | Your First List building Funnel | Your Free List Building Funnel
Summary
This video tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up a simple list building funnel. The funnel consists of three core elements: a high-converting squeeze page to capture email addresses, a download/thank-you page to deliver a freebie (such as a rebrandable PDF report), and an autoresponder service to manage leads and follow up with promotional offers. Using free tools like NVU and FileZilla, the video demonstrates how to edit web pages, upload files to a server, configure double opt-in settings, design a signup form in GetResponse, and paste the code into the squeeze page to make the funnel live.
Key Insights
The fundamental components of a list-building funnel are a squeeze page, an automated email responder, and a high-value download page.
The presenter explains that any basic, high-converting list building funnel must consist of three essential pieces working in tandem: a squeeze page to capture lead emails, a download page where users access their freebie (while being presented with secondary affiliate offers), and an autoresponder list that manages follow-up sequences to pitch relevant affiliate monetization opportunities.
Using double opt-in redirect URLs is essential for establishing clean deliverability and bridging the funnel phases organically.
To link the autoresponder and the download page, you must adjust the subscription settings within your list builder. By inputting the exact URL of the uploaded thank-you page as the 'custom redirect URL' upon confirmation, subscribers are automatically routed to their downloadable freebie immediately after clicking the confirmation link in their email inbox.
Sections
Introduction and Funnel Overview
The creator introduces the three-part framework used in the simple list building funnel setup.
The list building funnel relies on three major pillars: a high-converting squeeze page to collect emails, a download page to deliver the freebie report and showcase monetized affiliate offers, and an autoresponder service to manage leads and send automated follow-up sequences.
The setup process relies entirely on free software, making it highly accessible for beginners.
The presenter outlines the target tools required for the process. To edit the pages, he recommends free 'What You See Is What You Get' (WYSIWYG) HTML editors like NVU or KompoZer. For uploading files to a server, he recommends standard FTP clients like FileZilla or CuteFTP.
Preparing and Editing the Squeeze and Download Pages
The first step is packaging the freebie into a zip file for simple delivery.
The freebie, which is a rebrandable PDF containing affiliate links, must be turned into a compressed .zip file. The presenter uses the free program 7-Zip to right-click and compress the PDF document, making it suitable for direct user downloads from the thank-you page.
The squeeze page is opened in NVU to prepare a placeholder for the subscription form.
The user opens 'index.html' (the squeeze page) in NVU. Because the original page contains an image mockup of a subscription form, the presenter deletes the image and types 'insert form code here' to easily locate this section in the HTML source code later.
The download button on the thank-you page is linked directly to the zip file.
The user opens the 'thank-you.html' page in NVU, clicks on the central download button, uses the 'link' feature, and sets the source target directly to the local zip file name. It is also advised to link secondary banner images to affiliate URLs to monetize the thank-you page.
Uploading Funnel Files via FTP
A dedicated directory is created on the live server via FileZilla to store the funnel.
The presenter opens FileZilla, navigates to the 'public_html' folder, and creates a new folder named 'test funnel'. This directory functions as the sub-folder host for all public assets related to the marketing campaign.
All assets, including the page code, image system, and zip archive, are uploaded.
The local 'index.html', 'thank-you.html', 'images' folder, and 'report.zip' files are highlighted in FileZilla and dragged over to the online server. This publishes the initial drafts of the pages, generating public URLs for the squeeze page and the download destination.
Correcting the relative path of the download button ensures flawless execution of the download.
The presenter points out that local relative links containing '../' prefix sequences can break when transferred online. By modifying the link properties on the thank-you page to match the exact file name directly inside the 'test funnel' folder and re-uploading the page, the download link functions perfectly.
Creating and Configuring the List in GetResponse
A brand new contact list is initiated inside the GetResponse autoresponder platform.
Log in to GetResponse, navigate to the Lists tab, click 'Create List', and insert a unique identifier. In this case, the presenter names the list 'test funnel reports' to keep track of the specific group of users signing up.
Crucial subscription preferences are modified to send confirmation opt-ins and alerts.
Under list configurations, the user activates receipt notifications to be alerted whenever a new prospect opt-ins. The double opt-in sequence is left enabled so users confirm their interest in their email inboxes.
The post-confirmation redirect settings are adjusted to send confirmed leads to the thank-you page.
In the subscription settings tab of GetResponse, the presenter changes the confirmation page from default to 'Custom URL'. He pastes the public URL of the uploaded live 'thank-you.html' page, ensuring that contacts are immediately delivered their product upon clicking the confirm button in their email.
Generating and Integrating the Subscription Form
A basic, transparent lead-capture form is designed to fit the styling of the squeeze page.
The author accesses the 'Forms' builder in GetResponse, selecting a minimal template from the 'free download' section. He trims unnecessary fields like first-name, centers the elements, and sets the background opacity to zero to guarantee a transparent background that fits the squeeze page layout.
The system-generated form embed script is copied for integration into the squeeze page code.
After completing the design phase, clicking 'Save and Publish' prompts GetResponse to render a script tag code containing the form's interactive Javascript elements, which the user copies to their clipboard.
The placeholder text in the squeeze page source is replaced with the web form code.
Returning to NVU, the presenter views 'index.html' in 'Source mode', highlights the placeholder text 'insert form code here', and pastes the GetResponse form script. After saving the file, updating it via FTP renders the working opt-in form live on the front-end squeeze page, completing the setup.
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