Day 90: New Funnel Exits Learning Phase. Now Scalable

It’s Saturday morning, the 29th of November, and here we are at Day 90—an important milestone.

We’re only a couple of days from the end of the month, and next week will be the big deep-dive into the full 90-day performance of both funnels: what’s working, what’s lagging, and how the money is distributed across the system.

But for today, it’s a simpler update with one piece of particularly good news.

Yesterday came in at $975 in sales, a strong result considering the volatility of the past couple of weeks. Against £420 ($555) of ad spend, the day closed with a profit of $420.

That’s the kind of margin I need more consistently, and it gives me confidence heading into the next phase of optimisation.

Today is still young—just after 10 a.m.—and sitting at $120 so far, so the shape of the day remains unknown.

The big highlight, though, is that the second funnel has officially exited the learning phase.

Not only that, but it has received a “High Performing” badge from Meta—an indication that the campaign is stable, performing well relative to other campaigns with similar goals, and capable of being scaled without re-triggering learning.

This has been the core objective for the last couple of weeks, and hitting that threshold unlocks the possibility of scaling sensibly and profitably.

After confirming the campaign had shifted to “Active,” I nudged the budget up again by £10, bringing it to £120/day while keeping the original Riffs funnel steady at £315.

With 38 conversions recorded in the last seven days and 52 across the month, the campaign finally met Meta’s internal threshold of 30–50 conversions required to stabilise learning.

What You’ll See:

• Yesterday’s $975 in revenue
• Ad spend of £420 ($555) and profit of $420
• Today’s early morning revenue at $120
• The second funnel receiving Meta’s “High Performing” badge
• Campaign status officially moving from learning to active
• 38 conversions in seven days and 52 for the month
• Budget increase of £10 on the new funnel to £120/day
• Riffs funnel held steady at £315/day
• Plan to examine campaign profitability across the full month next week
• Expectation of reduced CPM now that the new funnel is active
• Anticipation of cautious scaling over the next few days
• Weekend pause before next week’s full analysis

Strategy Breakdown

The strategic focus today revolves entirely around the transition of the second funnel into active delivery.

For the past week, the goal has been clear: feed enough conversions into the system to exit the learning phase.

Learning mode restricts delivery, pushes CPM upward, and slows optimisation dramatically.

With 38 conversions over the last seven days, the campaign finally hit Meta’s threshold for stable delivery and received the high-performing badge—something that signals readiness for budget increases without resetting learning.

This matters for several reasons.

First, active status typically leads to more predictable delivery and lower CPM because Meta is no longer treating the campaign as exploratory.

Instead, it begins distributing spend toward segments proven to convert.

Given that CPM has been significantly higher in the beginner funnel—more than triple that of the Riffs funnel—the potential reduction is meaningful. Even a partial shift downward could double profitability.

Second, the high-performing badge indicates the campaign is outperforming others with the same objective.

This gives more confidence in making small, incremental budget increases.

Today’s £10 increase to £120 is deliberately conservative to avoid unnecessary volatility.

The plan is to let it stabilise over the weekend, then review the data as part of next week’s full 90-day analysis.

Meanwhile, the Riffs funnel remains at its reduced budget. Performance improved after lowering spend, possibly due to less pressure during the intense Black Friday auction period.

Once the beginner funnel stabilises at its new spend level and we see whether CPMs are dropping, I’ll decide whether to reallocate budget between the two or increase both simultaneously.

Focus

My focus today is monitoring the new funnel now that it has exited the learning phase—watching CPM, CPA, and ROAS closely while increasing the budget gradually and keeping the system stable.

Insight

One of the biggest lessons from the past three months is that learning-phase optimisation cannot be rushed. You have to let the campaign gather data at its own pace.

Once it crosses the threshold, everything becomes easier—scaling, consistency, and predictability all improve.

The key is patience: feed the algorithm, maintain profitability, and avoid major changes until the system is ready.

Today marks a turning point where that patience finally pays off.

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