
🔓 Saturday Recap: The Freedom Funnel (Connect → Educate → Invite)
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You don’t need louder launches.
You need a calm path that sells while you sip matcha. ☕
This week, we built that path—the Freedom Funnel.
It’s simple. It’s human. And it runs on autopilot without turning you into a robot.
Below is your full wrap-up so you can lock it in today and let it hum next week.
A quick story
On Monday, a reader DM’d me:
“I’m tired of chasing. I just want a system that sells without the icky stuff.”
Same. I showed her our three gentle stages—Connect → Educate → Invite.
By Friday, she had six emails live, tags set, and one soft sale.
Not hype. Just flow.
What we built (at a glance)
· Length: 10–14 days
· Pieces: 6 core emails (+ optional FAQ)
· Tone: warm, useful, honest
· Goal: a steady yes, not a noisy launch
Monday — Map the funnel 🗺️
We started high level so the writing felt light.
You created:
· One-line promise for the whole sequence
· The offer you’ll invite into
· A simple timeline
Why it matters: when you see the path, you stop overstuffing each email. Clarity > chaos.
Tuesday — Connect 💛
We earned trust first. Sales later.
Email 1: Welcome + quick win
· Small bio, real photo, and your lead magnet in plain words
· One 90-second tip they can do now
Email 2: Origin story + reply
· The moment that shaped your work
· A micro-question so you can tag intent
Wins: replies, clicks, and better segments. Hello, cleaner data.
Wednesday — Educate 📚
We taught without lectures.
Email 3: Teach the core idea
· Your model in simple steps
· One mistake, one fix
· Soft link to a deeper resource
Email 4: Objection tenderizer
· Pick one fear (time, money, “not ready”)
· Melt it with a short story
· Offer a tiny test to build proof
Result: readers move one step, not ten. Progress feels safe.
Thursday — Invite 🛒
We made next steps clear, kind, and clean.
Email 5: Soft invite
· Name the problem in their words
· Show your path in yours
· Present the offer with ease
Email 6: Proof + preview
· One case or testimonial
· What’s inside, in bullets
· Real reason to act now (bonus, capacity, date)
Optional 7: FAQ + gentle nudge
· Five real questions
· Re-state the promise
· “If not now, save this for later”
No push. Just doors.
Friday — Wire + automate ⚙️
We set it once so you can rest.
What you turned on:
· Delays between emails
· Tags for clicks and answers
· Resend to non-openers with a fresh subject
· UTMs on every link
· A loop back to your weekly newsletter
Health checks to watch:
· 40–60% opens on Connect
· 2–10% clicks on Educate
· 1–5% sales on Invite (start here; improve monthly)
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Step-by-step (save this mini checklist) ✅
· Map the promise, offer, dates
· Draft E1–E2 (Welcome, Origin)
· Draft E3–E4 (Teach, Objection)
· Draft E5–E6 (+ FAQ if needed)
· Add delays, tags, and UTMs
· Send a full test to yourself
· Turn it on for new subs
· Review stats in 14 days
Big lesson
A funnel isn’t a trap.
It’s a path that treats people with care.
When you connect, then educate, you earn the right to invite—and sales feel like a favor, not a fight.
Proverb
“First the hand, then the heart, then the offer.” 🤝
Your move (do it today)
· Block 30 minutes to plug any gaps.
· Turn on resends to non-openers.
· Add one small bonus to your Invite email.
· Put a calendar reminder to review results in two weeks.
Then tell me: which stage needs love—Connect, Educate, or Invite? I’ll send one tweak you can ship in five minutes.
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Subject lines + pre-headers (Saturday recap)
1. “Your Freedom Funnel: week-in-review 🔓”
Pre-header: Connect → Educate → Invite, all in one tidy recap.
2. “Set it once. Let it sell.”
Pre-header: The nurture sequence we built together—mapped and ready.
3. “Soft sales, steady wins.”
Pre-header: The 3-stage funnel recap you’ll want to bookmark.
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