Practical lessons from a solopreneur building a real product on a bootstrapped budget.

Can I Justify Spending $744 on Marketing Tools in 2026? What I Learned About Finluency While Deciding

I modeled a $744 annual marketing stack—Webflow, Ghost, Mailchimp—to see if I could justify the cost as a pre-revenue solopreneur. The cash flow impact surprised me, and the process revealed where Finluency needs clearer budgeting, better filtering, and a more intuitive view of constraints.

Leaving HubSpot: Cost-Effective Setup with Webflow & Notion

Leaving HubSpot wasn’t about the tool. It was about finding something lighter and faster for a solopreneur. Webflow, Notion, and Mailchimp give me a simpler, more cost-effective setup so I can focus on building Finluency instead of fighting a complex marketing stack.