In this article, we will introduce three carefully selected sales phone tools. In Japan, Clickfunnels are popular, but they are expensive.
In fact, many people want to build a sales funnel on the WordPress they are familiar with, rather than Clickfunnels.
All right. Don't worry. In this articleHere are some WordPress plugins that make it easy to implement a sales funnel.
Oh, I'm also going to introduce Clickfunnels, so I'm going to introduce two of them.
Q: What is the recommended sales funnel tool?
I received a question from Mr. O, an e-mail magazine reader.
This is Fujii. Thank you for your email.
As you pointed out, LeadCart has gone out of business.
The reason why LeadCart went out of business was due to trouble. I don't think almost 99% of people are interested, but if you are interested, please read below.
This is what the founder of LeadCart posted.
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Hi all.
This is a message from LeadCart to the community. I felt very sad when I read the last Facebook post of Mohamed Ali (founder of Digitalthink).
I feel like I've been betrayed and stabbed in the back by someone I've been calling a friend.
Last week, I had a long hour call with Mohamed. I was planning to travel to Turkey, so I even promised to meet him if I stayed in Turkey for an extra week.
Everything was fine and we had fun talking.
We talked about a lot of things in our conversations, including offering our customers a completely different V2 (version 2) from the LeadCart that was initially sold.
I refused. But he ended the call on a positive note, saying, "I might change my mind by Black Friday, but let's do it together."
I was on a trip, so I only had internet access when I returned to the hotel at night, but I still kept replying to messages from Mohamed.
And after a long day of work, when I opened Facebook, I found the "last post" of the Facebook group he runs.
*This post contained strong content bashing LeadCart and him.
Subsequently, it seems that there have been many threats on WhatsApp. "You're my next Udit, you're a scammer, you lose and I win"... Threats such as.
I had just spoken to him a few days ago, so everything was a surprise. Then I found a post with my name on it, where I found many private conversations between the two of us being shared.
Funnily enough, the Facebook post told Mohamed Ali that "LeadCart 2.0 will be released in a few weeks (at the end of January) because it is later than usual, according to estimates from Eslam (who used to work at LeadCart)."
I don't share private screenshots of conversations, but one time I said, "Henry is kidding," or when he fought Udit (founder of PitchGround), he said, "All Indians are scammers, so you can win in court," or "People who flock to LTD are a bunch of addicts who buy software they don't actually use. I have to sell as much as I can and extract money from them if I have the chance."
Mohamed is a master of manipulating people, and he has failed to launch products many times because he overpromises and hypes that "this product will be successful in the future" and attacks the seller if it doesn't go his way.
At the launch of LeadCart, he was paid more than $30,000 in return for the launch, but we didn't pay attention to what we called 2.0 or the software rebuild.
So it's strange that when we say, "I'll give you a v2 of LeadCart because it's polite," everyone will be surprised or frustrated.
We have never sold a v2 of LeadCart. We have been selling Leadcart v1 and improving it every day for the past 8 months.
And you know that everyone who used LeadCart had weekly updates.
I understand that everyone is upset, and so am I. But what I don't understand is why Mohamed Ali did such a thing in public, and without warning, all of a sudden.
Is it to put the face of a product that has failed many times? Or if you want to know the truth, you can explain it better here.
I waited to publish this article until I could gather information to save this situation.
However, as a result of Mohamed's pushy and aggressiveness, Eslam, the LeadCart developer of my company, came to submit his resignation yesterday.
Eslam said he couldn't handle that kind of pressure and couldn't live up to such unrealistic expectations.
A few hours later, I found out that Mohamed Ali had been chasing Eslam for a long time and that Mohamed had decided to throw me under the bus.
Eslam took out the code for LeadCart and left the company.
I had to close the company, and a few months later, Mohamed Ali came in with a great new solution and got through the situation.
He did exactly the same thing as PG's Udit (although I'm not on anyone's side on this story), but he tarnished Udit's reputation for 6-12 months, and then started his own software marketplace DigitalThink.
Now the same thing is happening.
When Mohamed Ali learned that Eslam was the lead developer (CTO and co-founder) of this business, he rudely avoided me and decided to contact him directly.
I don't know what he offered in return for accessing our source code, but this is why I was suddenly attacked by Mohamed Ali (I got in the way because he made a hostile takeover of Leadcart and became a hero who would bring a new version a few months later).
Well, Mohamed Ali's next move is really simple. Until we are forced to close Leadcart, we will continue to publish videos that damage my human brand and destroy Leadcart's image as a company.
"Right now, the founder of Leadcart can't do anything, so let's do it together," Mohamed said when he announced Leadcart 2.0 with Eslam, and I disappeared from the project.
Until a few minutes ago, I was going to close Leadcart because Mohamed manipulated us, betrayed us in public, Eslam resigned, and secretly worked with Mohamed. But no one should suffer from the consequences of one person's bad manipulation.
Those who have purchased LeadCart so far will get free access to 2.0. However, now I have to rehire/rebuild the team, so I have no plans for when 2.0 will be ready.
Also, since there is no one to maintain 1.0, it will be closed this month (because most people don't seem to be using it well).
Mohamed completely destroyed LeadCart with his erratic and manipulative behavior. Because of him, Eslam left with the development team within 24 hours.
And I was empty-handed.
So everything that happens, Mohamed Ali should be responsible.
Mohamed has never made any real software, and it doesn't have 5 million users.
All of this is an unfounded lie that keeps him saying it's easy to make software. Anyone who has ever made software knows that it can be difficult and time-consuming.
Also, Mohamed, don't tell me that you were earning a high commission (over $30,000 as 15% of sales) just by being a LeadCart affiliate.
And if I see my source code being used by you or Eslam, I'll sue you and chase you until tomorrow.
Dear LeadCart/DigitalThink community, I'm sorry this has happened, but I have to stand up for myself and make my point heard. Thank you very much.
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Although the founder of LeadCart said in the post that he would continue to develop,As a result, LeadCart closed in January 2022 and the same month.
No matter how cutting-edge the tool is, if it does not receive continuous funding, the company will go out of business. If the founder of the software is an emotional person, there is a risk of going out of business because of his mood.
Therefore, considering the risk of business closure and bankruptcy,We've handpicked three robust sales funnel tools.
ClickFunnels

It is the world's most famous sales funnel builder developed and operated by Russell Brunson and his team.
Launched in 2014, it has significantly changed the traditional way of online sales today.
There are many users in Japan as well. The downside is that it is expensive.

It starts at $97 per month, so if the yen is weak, it hurts a lot for your wallet.
*I don't use it at the moment.
To be honest, there are many hype reviews that say "Clickfunnels is the best!", but it's backed by enthusiastic users, and in fact, it's safe to use in terms of robustness.
Clickfunnels Highlights
- Many users
- Company continuity and stability
- There are quite a few blogs explained in Japanese on the Google search engine
- High price (due to the depreciation of the yen)
CartFlows

CartFlows is a WordPress plugin that allows you to build sales funnels on WordPress and increase sales on your e-commerce website.
ClickFunnels runs on the cloud. CartFlows is installed and used in WordPress.
It is used in conjunction with the free WordPress plugin "WooCommerce" for e-commerce websites.
Version 1.0 was released on November 19, 2018. It has been updated regularly to date. It has also been updated on December 1st.
It is used by more than 223,242 people, has many users, and the business condition is not bad in terms of continuous income and development.
Everything you can do with LeadCart is done with CartFlows.
Key points of CartFlows
- You can see continuous updates
- Create a sales page on WordPress
- Many easy-to-use templates
- Use it in conjunction with WooCommerce.
OptimizePress

OptimizePress is a WordPress plugin that allows you to build sales funnels, which I used as my main focus in 2017.
This is recommended if you want to create a high-converting sales page on WordPress.
I want to use ClickFunnels, but I can't because I don't have money. For such people, we recommend Optimize over CartFlows.
We have a wide range of pre-designed sales page templates.
Whether you use CartFlows or OptimizePress is your preference. If you don't want to include WooCommerce, then you can choose OptimizePress.
Sorry for introducing it quickly. I would like to explain at length, but I plan to write a review article in the future. At that time, we will also introduce how to use OptimizePress and its features.
Key points of OptimizePress
- Cheaper than ClickFunnels
- Create a sales page on WordPress
- Faster page display speed
- (Principle) Works with any WordPress theme
- Templates that look great and are made with sales in mind
What are the three sales funnel tools we recommend?
I introduced three, but all of them have a low risk of going out of business in 2 or 3 years.
The reason why we introduced CartFlows and OptimizePress is that they are WordPress plugins, so you can manage and operate them on your own website.
This is because even if a problem occurs, there is no risk that it will suddenly become unusable.
Services deployed on the cloud can suffer a lot of damage if they fail or suddenly shut down the service, such as LeadCart, but with WordPress plugins, this is safe
- If you're using WooCommerce, try CartFlows
- If you don't mind the price high, ClickFunnels
- If you want to create CV-optimized pages on WordPress, OptimizePress
After that, please choose according to your preference for the template.
LeadCart had a one-time purchase plan. At that time, I paid less than 40,000 yen.
In fact, from the buyer's point of view, you are lucky to buy one-time software.
However, from the seller's point of view,I don't get any cache after that.
A company that does not receive healthy cash on a regular basis has a higher risk of going bankrupt.

Funds are coming in from venture capital, and you may think "wow", but there are many overseas software that is only supported by VCs and is not expected to develop as a product in the future.
In that respect,
These three sales funnel tools are stable. There are many loyal users, and it is not easy to go out of business due to its development history.
I hope you find it helpful.


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In the Youtube "How to use the automation tool 'Pabbly Connect'", Mr. Fujii is using it as an exampleGurucanHe gave "Leadcart". But now Leadcart is no longer available.
So, do you have any recommended alternative services? Not only functional,Less likely to collapseI would appreciate it if you could tell me.