Sales Funnel (销售漏斗) Overview A sales funnel is the strategic framework that maps your audience's journey from first discovering your content to becoming paying customers. Most creators focus only on awareness (getting followers) or only on conversion (selling), missing the critical steps in between. A well-designed funnel systematically moves audiences through stages: awareness → interest → desire → action → retention → advocacy. The core principle: meet audiences where they are in their journey, provide value appropriate to that stage, and guide them naturally forward. On Xiaohongshu, this l…