🚀 Build Your Own AI-Powered Sales Funnel

— Issue #17 of The Artificial Newsletter

Hey Builders,

This week, we're focusing on something every founder, freelancer, and digital creator needs: a sales funnel that runs itself. We'll build one using AI—not in theory, but in action.

By the end of this newsletter, you'll know how to:

  • Attract leads without constantly posting

  • Qualify them automatically

  • Nurture and convert them using smart automation

Let’s go.

🧲 Step 1: Awareness — Attracting Leads

Use GPT or any AI writing assistant to create:

  • SEO-optimized blog posts

  • LinkedIn threads

  • Newsletter lead magnets

Keep a consistent tone and CTA in everything. Example prompt:

"Write a 5-step LinkedIn thread on the biggest mistakes startups make in automating their sales funnels."

💬 Step 2: Interest — Engaging Visitors

Use tools like Typeform, Tally, or even an AI chatbot (like Intercom or Drift with GPT). Ask questions like:

  • What's your biggest challenge right now?

  • What service are you exploring?

You’re collecting intent, not just info.

🧠 Step 3: Consideration — Qualify Using AI

Send form responses to OpenAI via Zapier or Make.com. Ask GPT to:

  • Summarize user needs

  • Score urgency

  • Recommend next steps

Prompt example:

"Classify this lead as Hot, Warm, or Cold. Suggest what kind of content they need next."

✉️ Step 4: Intent — Nurture With Personalized Emails

Once a lead is classified, create 3 email flows:

  • Hot → Book a call

  • Warm → Share a case study

  • Cold → Keep in newsletter flow

Use GPT to generate the email body dynamically based on their input.

📅 Step 5: Conversion — Schedule With Confidence

Embed Calendly or SavvyCal links. GPT can summarize lead history and pass it to the sales rep before the call.

You’ll never walk into a blind sales meeting again.

🔄 Step 6: Post-Sale — Upsell With Data

Use AI to:

  • Track behavior (email opens, site visits)

  • Trigger upsell content or webinars

Prompt for GPT:

"This user has opened the last 3 emails about [topic]. Recommend a follow-up resource and next offer."

🧪 DIY Challenge of the Week:

Build this sales funnel using:

  • Typeform + Zapier + OpenAI + MailerLite + Calendly

  • Or Notion + Make.com + ChatGPT

No-code, high-impact.

Reply to this email if you want me to share a pre-built template.

Until next time, keep experimenting and building in public.

Cheers,
The Artificial Newsletter

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