Free 5-Day Guitar Challenge (Tony's Acoustic Challenge) — a Lead magnet funnel teardown

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TypeLead magnet
CategoryMusic lessons
Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “There are only a few days left to join my FREE 5-day Guitar Challenge!”

Tony Polecastro’s main funnel for Tony’s Acoustic Challenge, a daily-lesson guitar membership for adults. Facebook ads offer a free 5-Day Guitar Challenge, and a new one starts every Monday. That makes “only a few days left to join, it begins on Monday” true whenever someone sees the ad, which is why the same copy has run since June 2025.

The opt-in asks for a first name and an email. Everything after it pushes one place: the thank-you page and the welcome email both send the new subscriber to a 53-minute class before the challenge has started. The class is the sales presentation. Its buy button appears at 43:40 and leads to an enrol page with two plans ($87 a quarter, $197 a year), a $1,259 value stack and, on mobile, a countdown to the end of the week.

What was not captured: the five daily lessons, which start after this capture (Monday 19 October 2026), whatever they pitch on day five, and anything after payment. The walk stopped at the card fields.

Funnel canvas — drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom. Each node links to that step's page.

Attract

12“There are only a few days left to join my FREE 5-day Guitar Challenge!”Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “There are only a few days left to join my FREE 5-day Guitar Challenge!”

The ad carries the urgency, the form none

The ad says the challenge “begins on Monday” and time is short. The form it lands on has no date, no timer and no copy, just two fields. Nothing on it gives a reason to hesitate.

“I’m too old to learn guitar.” video adTony's Acoustic Challenge — “I’m too old to learn guitar.” video ad
“Guitar is just about playing a simple riff after dinner.”Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “Guitar is just about playing a simple riff after dinner.”
“90% of people who start guitar in 2026 will give it up within 30 days.”Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “90% of people who start guitar in 2026 will give it up within 30 days.”
“One Choice” YouTube adTony's Acoustic Challenge — “One Choice” YouTube ad

Capture

1“Where should we send your FREE guitar challenge?”Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “Where should we send your FREE guitar challenge?”
23“Starts This Monday, October 19. You’re in! Watch this first…”Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “Starts This Monday, October 19. You’re in! Watch this first…”

Every week is launch week

A challenge starts every Monday, so “only a few days left… begins on Monday” has run as ad copy for sixteen months without becoming untrue. The thank-you page names the date, and the enrol page’s countdown runs out at the end of each Friday.

Nurture

3“You’re in! Here’s what to expect…”Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “You’re in! Here’s what to expect…”

The pitch comes before the free thing

Between signing up and the first lesson, the thank-you page and the welcome email both send people to the 53-minute sales class. The free challenge is the reason to sign up; the class is what they see first.

TODO: the five daily challenge lessonsTony's Acoustic Challenge — TODO: the five daily challenge lessons

Sell

34The free class, with the buy button held back to 43:40Tony's Acoustic Challenge — The free class, with the buy button held back to 43:40
245$87 a quarter or $197 a year, with a weekly countdownTony's Acoustic Challenge — $87 a quarter or $197 a year, with a weekly countdown

The button waits 43 minutes

The class shows no way to buy until 43:40. Before that, the space under the video holds social proof.

5Checkout: the same lessons, priced at $1,200 or $300Tony's Acoustic Challenge — Checkout: the same lessons, priced at $1,200 or $300

The anchor moves with the plan

The same lessons are worth $1,200 next to the $197 yearly plan and $300 next to the $87 quarterly one.

Retain

Made for a big screen

See all 12 steps as one map

On a computer this funnel opens as a canvas: every page at full length, side by side, with the arrows between them and the moves that make it work. A phone screen can't hold it, so here it's a list.

  1. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “There are only a few days left to join my FREE 5-day Guitar Challenge!”Ad“There are only a few days left to join my FREE 5-day Guitar Challenge!”

    The ad carries the urgency, the form none

    The ad says the challenge “begins on Monday” and time is short. The form it lands on has no date, no timer and no copy, just two fields. Nothing on it gives a reason to hesitate.

  2. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “I’m too old to learn guitar.” video adAd“I’m too old to learn guitar.” video ad
  3. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “Guitar is just about playing a simple riff after dinner.”Ad“Guitar is just about playing a simple riff after dinner.”
  4. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “90% of people who start guitar in 2026 will give it up within 30 days.”Ad“90% of people who start guitar in 2026 will give it up within 30 days.”
  5. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “One Choice” YouTube adAd“One Choice” YouTube ad
  6. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “Where should we send your FREE guitar challenge?”Opt-in/lead form“Where should we send your FREE guitar challenge?”
  7. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “Starts This Monday, October 19. You’re in! Watch this first…”Thank-you/confirmation“Starts This Monday, October 19. You’re in! Watch this first…”

    Every week is launch week

    A challenge starts every Monday, so “only a few days left… begins on Monday” has run as ad copy for sixteen months without becoming untrue. The thank-you page names the date, and the enrol page’s countdown runs out at the end of each Friday.

  8. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — “You’re in! Here’s what to expect…”Email“You’re in! Here’s what to expect…”

    The pitch comes before the free thing

    Between signing up and the first lesson, the thank-you page and the welcome email both send people to the 53-minute sales class. The free challenge is the reason to sign up; the class is what they see first.

  9. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — TODO: the five daily challenge lessonsEmailTODO: the five daily challenge lessons
  10. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — The free class, with the buy button held back to 43:40VSLThe free class, with the buy button held back to 43:40
  11. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — $87 a quarter or $197 a year, with a weekly countdownPricing page$87 a quarter or $197 a year, with a weekly countdown

    The button waits 43 minutes

    The class shows no way to buy until 43:40. Before that, the space under the video holds social proof.

  12. Tony's Acoustic Challenge — Checkout: the same lessons, priced at $1,200 or $300Checkout/order formCheckout: the same lessons, priced at $1,200 or $300

    The anchor moves with the plan

    The same lessons are worth $1,200 next to the $197 yearly plan and $300 next to the $87 quarterly one.

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