Brand, Web & Presence

How much should I spend on a website before I have customers?

A starting point

Almost nothing. A no-code one-pager and a domain is enough to look real and start collecting emails or bookings. Spend the money you saved on talking to customers, the fancy site can wait until the product has earned it.

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Read

📄 Article
Free Beginner

The step-by-step guide to landing pages that convert

From Marketing Examples by Harry Dry 15 min read

Why we picked it

The single best free walkthrough of what belongs on a landing page, with a real 10-step structure and copy examples for every section.

  • Above the fold: title, subtitle, visual, social proof, CTA
  • Below the fold: features vs objections, proof, FAQ, second CTA, founder note
  • Clarity over cleverness, a caveman should grunt back what you offer
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Use

🛠️ Tool
Freemium Beginner

Carrd, simple one-page website builder

From carrd.co by AJ (Carrd) Tool

Why we picked it

The fastest, cheapest way to ship a real, responsive one-page site or landing page today, free to start, a few dollars a year for Pro.

  • Launch a responsive single-page site in an afternoon with no code
  • Free tier covers up to 3 sites; Pro is a few dollars per year
  • Perfect for a pre-launch or validation landing page
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