Hub
Small Business
Hosting, email, scheduling, bookkeeping, marketing.
Most new side hustles and microbusinesses overbuy their tech stack before they've proven they need it. This hub covers the minimum viable setup — domain, hosting, professional email, one conversion goal — and when it's time to add the next tool, not before.
Content here is written for side-hustlers and microbusiness owners, not IT departments. We explain when simple hosting or a free tier is genuinely enough.
What we look at in this hub
- Whether a tool is tied to a real, recurring task in the business today
- What the free or entry tier actually lets you do before you have to pay
- Total monthly cost stacked across every tool, not just one subscription
- How easy it is to export your data and cancel if the tool isn't the right fit
Guides in this hub
Coming soon
How to Start a Small-Business Website Without Overbuying
Domain, hosting or site builder, professional email, analytics, and one conversion goal — explained for a first launch.
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