Let me start this review off and come right out and tell you that yes, I am a ClickFunnels user, and yes, I am a Clickfunnels affiliate.

I’ve been using Clickfunnels software for about three years now. But here’s the truth of it, while I was making payments to use the software, I never really did anything with it. I never really dove in and truly learned what it is to be a “funnel builder,” if you will.

I’ve read…skimmed through most of Russell Brunson’s books. I’ve read the majority of “Expert Secrets.” I’ve read the majority of DotCom Secrets. We actually started a Book Club inside the SMX Inner Circle and we’ve been reading Traffic Secrets. This is going to be the first book that I’ve not only read cover to cover, but I’m actually taking action on what I’m learning.

Which brings me back to my reason for joining the One Funnel Away Challenge.

If I can narrow down my recent years as an entrepreneur and give you just one reason as to why I’m not as successful as I want to be….it’s because even with all the knowledge in the books, and all the knowledge I got from watching Clickfunnels YouTube videos, or listening to Marketing Secrets….the one reason I’m not where I want to be, is because I never took action on what I learned.

People say that Knowledge is power. And I’m going to tell you that’s simply not true….or at least not 100% true. As I’ve said, I’ve read most of what Russell Brunson has put out there. We’ve even attended the last two Funnel Hacking Live events, one virtual, and the last one we were physically at in Orlando.

But the one thing that finally hit me at the event….is it all comes down to taking action. One of the contacts that I made through the Orlando event was a guy named Shane Larson. And I made that contact because Shane, like me, is a sports guy. He has a pretty good podcast called The Gametime Guru. And I had him on my show. At the same time, I’m trying to figure out how to launch my brand new sports media program called “Sports Media X.” Shane is a sports guy, also a Clickfunnels guy, and I reached out for advice. I asked him how he would promote my program?

And that’s when he told me that he’s actually the “Challenge guy” for Clickfunnels and has been running the One Funnel Away Challenge for a few years now. He told me about the program and how it could help, and I jumped in.

Now, this challenge is for many different people. It’s for people that have a product and need to know how to use a funnel to promote and sell it. It’s for people who are affiliate marketers or want to be affiliate marketers and need to know how to use a funnel to engage customers. And it’s for those who want to create their own business building funnels for other companies.

So basically, if you want to be an online entrepreneur or learn how to sell your own products, either physical or digital, this is for you.

What’s in this Challenge, and how do you get started?

This challenge comes on two levels….

The first is the “Do it Yourself” approach. This comes with over 30 days, broken down by the day, of an online video lesson, followed by your homework for the day. The DIY approach also comes with Facilitator Training. This is basically a Zoom call where you go over the homework, and then depending on the size of the group, you’ll jump into a break out group of 4 or 5 people to do the homework and read your answers within your group. These Facilitator calls can go from 30 minutes up to an hour…here’s your daily video with Russell, here’s Ben breaking down the lesson, and then back to your Facilitator to go into your breakout rooms to do the homework or at least get it started. This type of training with a facilitator lasts about 4 weeks, with a couple bonus videos for the last few days.

Then you basically have the Do it With You method. This comes with VIP coaching. YOu’ll still be in a group environment for this, but this is the group where you can go into a Zoom with a VIP Coach. And, this is an addition to the DIY approach. So you’ll still have your video lessons with Russell, your homework walk-through with Ben, and now you have access to a coach to not only answer questions, but actually walk you through anything that you are having trouble with inside your funnel.

The goal is to have a fully functioning funnel complete with the ability to perform lead generation, email marketing, order bumps, one time offers, sales pages, order forms, and confirmation pages. The timeline for this to happen, is to go from no funnel, or no idea what a funnel is, to launching your funnel to the world and taking orders in your first 30 days. Again, I’m an honest guy. It took me 31 days. My delay wasn’t based on the skills I learned, my delay was overcoming the negative thoughts in my mind. I had to understand that first….DONE is better than perfect. Get your funnel done. Make sure it works. That’s the key. And the second is “no one’s opinion of you can become your reality.”

As I was going through this challenge, I noticed one thing. As the days passed inside the challenge, the numbers started to dwindle. This is not called the “Perfect Funnel Challenge.” This is the One Funnel Away Challenge. And that could have different meanings. You’re one funnel away from launching a new career. You’re one funnel away from making your first online sale. You’re one funnel away from changing your life.

On January 1st this year, I set some pretty big goals for our business. The first one is to make the 2 Comma Club by August 1st. And for those of you watching the live version, you’ll see I put a yellow paper from my legal pad on the wall and it says “space reserved for 2CC Award.” Is the OFA Challenge going to get my 2CC Award with my first funnel? Probably not. But here’s what it did do….

The OFA Challenge got me to TAKE ACTION. The answer to the past question of why I wasn’t at a certain level of success is because I didn’t take action. I’ve done more in the first 43 days of 2024, than I have in the last 3 years for my business. In the last 43 days I went from having a product with zero idea how to promote it, to building my very first Challenge funnel and I’m teaching my very first FREE “Launch your sports brand” challenge” on February 19th. I haven’t even finished with the lessons yet for the challenge. But the funnel is done, the products are done for the upgrade and bonuses, the workflows (which I didn’t even know were a thing on January 1st are done, and I am now having people sign up for my very first challenge. I finished the entire OFA challenge just five days ago. I’m using the free challenge to promote my monthly course and coaching programs. Again, these are details I didn’t have on January 1st.

So what’s actually in this program and what does it take to sign up?

First, Clickfunnels is back to running a new OFA program every Monday. So if you wanted to get started as soon as next week, you can. Next, you have a few options depending on if you’re a Clickfunnels user already or not.

If you’re already a Clickfunnels user, the DIY part of the challenge, is free. And if you want to upgrade to the VIP coaching, which I HIGHLY recommend, it only cost your a one-time payment of $100. I can personally say that spending the $100 for the VIP coaching, is by far the best $100 I’ve invested in any business opportunity in my 8 years of being an entrepreneur. You have access, LIVE access to ask a successful VIP coach, who is successful using Clickfunnels for their business, anything you need help on.

“I don’t understand how to make my optin page work! “Well, let’s share your screen and walk you through it!”
“I don’t understand how to create my product inside of Clickfunnels!” Well, let’s walk you through that and I’ll even show you how to add it to your order form.”
“I don’t understand how to upload my Youtube video to my sales page.” Great, let me show you how.

Here’s one of the cool things about the VIP calls….their are two of them each day. So if you don’t get your question answered in the first one, jump on the second one. And if for some reason you don’t get it answered there, which is something I did not see happen, you can ask your question in the private VIP group on Facebook.

If you’re not a Clickfunnels user, let’s say you’re using another software, which is fine, you get the OFA challenge DIY method for just $100. And to be clear, it’s not called the “DIY” method. That’s just what I call it to help people understand the difference when upgrading to VIP. Then you can upgrade to VIP for another $100 if you want to have access to successful coaches that are in that position because again, they are really good at what they do! 

OR, you have the option to try Clickfunnels for free for 30 days, which coincidently would be the time it takes to go from nothing to launching your funnel. So do the free trial, learn how to build a funnel for your brand, and if you’re happy, then stay with it.

Here is the coolest part, kind of the “best for last” piece of info. Once you are a VIP member, you will stay a VIP member long after the challenge ends as long as you maintain your VIP status. And what I mean by that is as long as you don’t request a refund or do something that breaks the rules of the challenge, like spamming others inside the group to get them to buy your stuff, then you will always have access to the VIP sessions for as long as they have them. My challenge ended five days ago. I jumped into the VIP group today to check in during a live session. I’ll be going back in more often once I have been through my brand’s challenge because I’m sure I’ll want to make changes to improve the sales process for my Sports Media X course. And since I have maintained my VIP status, all I needed to do was get with support to sign up again for the VIP access, at no further cost. The only reason you sign up again is so they can get an idea of how many people will be in the VIP calls. And again, when I say calls, I mean Zoom meetings.

So my overall honest review: The OFA Challenge helped me do exactly what it said it would do. I launched my first funnel. This challenge got me to do the one thing that kept me from moving forward in the past, and that was to take action. Not just action but focused action. My path for my business is a lot clearer than it was 43 days ago on January 1st.

Even if I wasn’t already a Clickfunnels user, the $200 total that I would have paid to be this much farther ahead in my business, would have been well worth it. Actually, I probably would have taken advantage of the 30 Day free trial, and then still upgraded to VIP.

But whatever path works for you, the key lesson here, is to take action. If you’re serious about learning how to boost your brand or your income in 2024, then the One Funnel Away challenge is for you. If you’re watching this on Youtube, click the link in the description to sign up for the next challenge. If you’re watching this inside my blog…a website built through Clickfunnels BTW, click on the button below the video to jump into the challenge. And if you’re watching this on the Facebook page, I’ll include the link in the comments to join. You’ll see me in there. Make sure you say HI!!

​Here’s to your (our) success in 2024! Let’s go!