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- Summary
In part five of the Are You Set Up For Sales Success? series, Chontelle Fossey explores the one strategy that's completely optional — but can completely change your business if you lean into it. This episode is all about the X-Factor: showing up as the face of your brand, doing the unexpected, and building the kind of genuine connection that turns followers into loyal customers. Whether this is your strategy or not, you'll walk away thinking differently about how to stand out.
Key Takeaways
Being the face of your brand still works — it just has to be authentic, not polished
Curated Canva content is losing ground to raw, real, and human content
The X-Factor is about doing things other brands aren't willing to do
Surprising and delighting your audience builds loyalty faster than any campaign
You don't have to do all of this — you need a strategy that fits you
What You'll Learn
Why Chontelle got recognised at the supermarket and what it tells you about brand connection
The difference between showing up to sell and showing up to connect
Why she removed the social media module from Send and Scale
Practical X-Factor ideas you can start using straight away, regardless of budget
What the brands winning on social media in 2026 actually have in common
How to identify your own version of the X-Factor if being the face of your brand isn't your thing
Connect with Chontelle on Instagram: @chontellefossey - Summary
In part four of the Are You Set Up for Sales Success? series, Chontelle breaks down why most e-commerce brands are missing sales even when traffic is coming in. She covers the two most common reasons email marketing fails to convert, why skeleton flows are silently costing you revenue, and how building an owned audience changes everything. If you know email should be working harder in your business, this episode will show you exactly where the gaps are.
Key Takeaways
Most buyers need five to eight touch points before purchasing
Skeleton flows are one of the most common and costly email mistakes
List size and optimisation are the two things standing between you and consistent email revenue
Returning website visitors convert at a higher rate than new ones
Unsubscribes are not the enemy; they self-clean your list
What You'll Learn
Why capturing website visitors onto your email list is non-negotiable
The two main reasons email marketing is not generating consistent revenue
What skeleton flows are and why they are quietly costing you sales
How to use urgency and objection handling inside your automations to drive more conversions
Why nurturing the people who already know you beats chasing new traffic every time
How email automations do the heavy lifting so you stop missing sales on repeat
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In Part 3 of the Are You Set Up for Sales Success? series, Chontelle Fossey digs into one of the most overlooked reasons e-commerce founders lose sales, which is purchase friction. This episode is a practical audit of everything standing between a potential buyer and a completed purchase, from confusing website navigation to unanswered objections to drop-offs at cart and checkout. If you are paying for traffic or working hard to get people to your website, this episode will help you make sure that traffic is actually converting.
Key Takeaways
Fewer clicks and fewer decisions means more sales
Every buyer has assumptions and objections, and if you are not answering them, you are losing sales
The data in your Shopify analytics tells you exactly where people are dropping off
Buy now, pay later is no longer a nice-to-have, it is expected
Fix what is broken before sending more traffic to your website
What You Will Learn
How to audit your website navigation for unnecessary friction
How to identify and front-foot your customers' biggest assumptions and objections
The industry benchmarks for add to cart, reach checkout, and complete purchase
What to look for if people are adding to cart but not completing the purchase
Why mobile checkout speed matters more than most founders realise
How to use your Shopify analytics to diagnose exactly where you are leaking sales
Connect with Chontelle on Instagram: @chontellefossey - Summary
In part two of the Are You Set Up for Sales Success series, Chontelle Fossey breaks down why most product descriptions fall flat, and what to change if your website conversion rate isn't hitting 3%. She walks through the difference between listing features and speaking to the real reason people buy, covering product copy, trust signals, and imagery. If people are landing on your website but not converting, this episode gives you a clear, practical checklist to start fixing it today.
Key Takeaways
Features explain what a product is; benefits explain why it matters
Every product either solves a problem or fulfills a desire, or both
Trust signals reduce perceived risk and lift conversion rates without a website redesign
More product imagery is almost always better than less
Value has to be clear before the price, especially for premium products
What You'll Learn
How to rewrite product descriptions to speak to problems and desires, not just features
Why knowing your customer intimately is the foundation of converting copy
How to use trust signals, reviews, and guarantees to reduce risk for first-time buyers
What types of product imagery actually help visitors feel confident enough to buy
How to make value clear before the price so price stops being the objection
Where to start: best sellers first, not every product at once
Connect with Chontelle on Instagram @chontellefossey - In part one of the Are You Set Up for Sales Success? series, Chontelle Fossey cuts through the noise of the e-commerce space and shares what actually moves the needle. This episode covers three foundational stepping stones that most founders are missing, and why fixing even one of them can make a significant difference to the predictability of their sales.
Key Takeaways
Posting without a strategy is not a visibility plan
E-commerce growth is a formula - traffic, conversion rate, and average order value
You can't improve what you don't measure
Returning website visitors convert at a higher rate than new ones
Working smarter means doubling down on what works, not trying everything at once
What You'll Learn
What a repeatable visibility strategy actually looks like and how to choose one
The three metrics that determine how much revenue your business makes
How to use the Three Metrics That Matter calculator to set a traffic goal
Why knowing your returning visitor rate is a game-changer for conversions
How to identify what is and isn't driving traffic so you can stop wasting effort
What it means to measure your way to consistent sales instead of guessing
Connect with Chontelle on Instagram: @chontellefossey
DM Chontelle the word CALCULATOR on Instagram to receive the free Three Metrics That Matter calculator.
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In the Six Figure Systems podcast, host and successful e-commerce business owner, Chontelle Fossey, shares how she turned her side hustle into a six-figure business, through focussed marketing, automated systems, mindset and strategy.
If you’re looking to scale your sales, earn more and do less, this is the podcast that will equip you with the intel and confidence, to take your brand to a whole new level.
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