The setup
Your Entire Tech Stack. Under $100/Month.
I see people spend months researching software, comparing tools, watching reviews, and chasing the "perfect" setup. Meanwhile, someone with a much simpler setup is already building an audience, growing their email list, launching products, and making sales. If I were starting an online business from scratch today, this is the exact tech stack I'd use.
The whole thing costs less than $100/month, yet gives you everything you need to build and grow your business. You'll have your own website, email list, products, memberships, checkouts, community, and more.
| What you need |
What I'd use |
Cost |
| Website |
WordPress |
Free |
| Theme / builder |
Kadence, Astra, Divi, Elementor, block editor or any good theme/builder |
Free to low |
| Hosting |
Hostinger, SiteGround, any good host |
$20-30/mo |
| Business platform |
Smart Elite License |
$20/mo |
| Email marketing |
MailerLite |
Free to start |
| Payments |
Stripe & PayPal |
Fees only |
| Security |
Wordfence |
Free |
| AI assistant |
Claude or ChatGPT |
$20/mo |
| Coaching (optional) |
My VIP Program |
$20/mo |
| Total |
Everything to build, grow, and sell |
~$100/mo |
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What that actually gets you
One license, the whole business.
With this setup you can build a website, an email list, lead magnets, courses, memberships, digital products, funnels, checkout pages, automations, a community, an affiliate program, and a gamification system. In other words, everything you need to build, grow, and scale an online business.