Deadline Funnel is a platform that adds authentic deadlines to marketing campaigns. Instead of a static timer that resets, it creates a countdown for each lead and keeps it in sync across emails, sales pages and checkout pages.
When a lead's countdown reaches zero, access to the offer is restricted. The company says it has helped more than 20,000 creators generate $100M in sales since 2017.
How does Deadline Funnel work?
Setup starts with a campaign, which is a specific deadline for an offer. You pick a blueprint, set the deadline length, then customize timer colors and button text. You choose email timers, floating bars, inline timers or a portal pop-up.
Next you add a small code snippet to your pages and emails. Deadline Funnel then tracks leads using cookie, IP and email tracking, syncs their deadlines and records sales in each campaign.
Key features of Deadline Funnel
The core feature set is timers: animated email countdowns, a floating bar, inline website timers and a pop-up portal. Campaign types range from evergreen and tripwire offers to launches, flash sales, abandoned carts and automated webinars.
Other tools include social proof notifications, email redirect links with click tracking, a dashboard for leads, clicks and sales, and a weekly email report. An AI Assistant with separate agents helps build campaigns, write emails, review sales page copy and flag weak campaigns.
Key Features
Per-lead deadlines — Creates unique countdown deadlines for each lead using cookie, IP and email tracking, and restricts access to the offer when the deadline expires.
Multiple campaign types — Includes evergreen, tripwire, product launch, holiday promo, flash sale, abandoned cart, automated webinar, page-only, limited quantity, hybrid and announcement bar campaigns.
Email countdown timers — Adds animated, dynamic timers to newsletter blasts and automated sequences, personalized to each lead.
Floating bar and inline website timers — Shows the lead's deadline in a full-page floating bar or an inline timer placed anywhere on a sales page or order form.
Portal pop-up widget — Displays a headline, social proof, call to action and deadline in a pop-up widget on the website.
Social proof notifications — Shows recent activity such as new subscribers or purchases, from campaign events or custom events.
AI Assistant agents — Agents build campaigns, add pages, write emails, review sales page copy and flag campaigns that need fixes.
Tracking and reporting — Tracks leads, clicks and sales per campaign in a dashboard and sends an automated weekly email report.
Email redirect links — Provides link and click tracking for broadcasts and automations, sending each lead to the right page based on their deadline.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Deadlines stay in sync across emails, sales pages and checkout pages for each lead.
More than ten campaign types cover evergreen, launch, flash sale, abandoned cart and webinar offers.
Integrates with a long list of email, course, funnel and website platforms, plus Zapier and Make.
14-day free trial on any plan and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
AI Assistant agents help build campaigns and write emails and sales page copy.
Free setup assistance and email and chat support are offered.
Cons
No free plan; the entry price is $39/month billed yearly or $49/month billed monthly.
Social proof, portals, custom colors and branding removal are not on the Start plan.
Pricing is tied to lead counts, and a subscriber in several campaigns counts as a lead in each.
The Start plan is limited to 3 campaigns and 90 days of data history.
Pricing
Start $49/month billed monthly, or $39/month billed yearly Monthly or yearly
Create $99/month billed monthly, or $79/month billed yearly Monthly or yearly
Accelerate $149/month billed monthly, or $119/month billed yearly Monthly or yearly
Scale $199/month billed monthly, or $159/month billed yearly Monthly or yearly
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Deadline Funnel?
Deadline Funnel is software that adds real countdown deadlines to email campaigns, sales pages and checkout pages. Each lead can get a unique deadline that stays synced across channels. When the countdown ends, access to the offer is restricted.
How much does Deadline Funnel cost?
Plans start at $39/month billed yearly, or $49/month billed monthly, for the Start plan. Create is $79 yearly or $99 monthly, Accelerate is $119 yearly or $149 monthly, and Scale is $159 yearly or $199 monthly.
Does Deadline Funnel have a free trial?
Yes. The pricing page says any plan can be tried free for 14 days. All plans also include a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What does Deadline Funnel integrate with?
It integrates with email platforms such as ActiveCampaign, Kit (ConvertKit), Mailchimp, MailerLite and Flodesk. It also works with Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific, ClickFunnels, WordPress, WooCommerce and Shopify. Zapier, Make and custom webhooks are available for other tools.
What types of campaigns can I create?
Campaign types include evergreen, tripwire offer, product launch, holiday promo, flash sale, abandoned cart, automated webinar, page-only deadline, limited quantity, hybrid and announcement bar. Some give each lead a unique deadline, while others use one shared deadline.
How does Deadline Funnel count leads?
A subscriber becomes a lead when they enter a campaign. If the same subscriber enters several campaigns, they count as a lead in each one. A subscriber in five campaigns counts as five leads.
Are Deadline Funnel timers only for emails?
No. Timers can be placed in emails and also on landing pages, sales pages and checkout pages. Website options include floating bars, inline timers and a pop-up portal.
Is Deadline Funnel easy to use?
The company says it is designed for marketers rather than developers, and setup involves adding a small code snippet to pages and emails. It offers onboarding sequences, blueprints, help docs and free setup assistance.