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Free Tools to Launch Your Digital Product (Broke-ish Friendly)

2025-10-04

You’ve built your digital product. Maybe it’s an MVP, a mini-SaaS, a Notion-based tool, or something you coded yourself on zero sleep.

Now you need to launch. Not six weeks from now. Not after you buy five tools you don’t need. Now.

This stack helps you go live fast, clean, and without spending a rupee.

No fluff. No free trials that guilt-trip you later. Just tools that help solo builders launch digital products without losing momentum.


What You Actually Need (And Nothing More)

If you're trying to look legit, collect interest, and explain what you built — you only need seven things:

Landing Page: To say: “Here’s what this is, and why you care.”

Email Collection: To not lose people who were interested

Demo / Walkthrough: To show how it works, fast

Visual Content: To make it look real (and shareable)

Analytics: To know who’s showing up

Scheduling: To stay consistent without losing your mind

Community / Feedback: To listen before you scale


The Stack: Free Tools That Actually Work

Landing Page

Carrd

One page. One job. Explain the product. Add a form. Publish. Done.

Carrd is the go-to if you’re building solo - no code, no fluff, no excuses.

https://carrd.co

If you want more flexibility: Try Dorik


Email Collection

Beehiiv

Want to build a waitlist? Keep people updated? Own your audience? Beehiiv’s clean, fast, and free.

You’re not doing “email marketing.” You’re just sending useful stuff to people who care.

https://beehiiv.com

If you’re going more newsletter-first: Substack works too


Product Demo

Loom

You don’t need an explainer video. You need to show your screen, talk for two minutes, and send the link.

Loom is how you do that. Free plan gives you 25 videos - more than enough to launch.

https://loom.com

Want it prettier? Use Tella


Visual Content

Canva

Look like a brand before you actually are one. Canva gives you templates that don’t scream “I made this in 5 minutes,” even if you did.

Use it for launch posts, demo visuals, email headers, whatever makes you shareable.

https://canva.com

More advanced? Try Figma


Analytics

Cloudflare Web Analytics

Most early founders install Google Analytics… then never check it again.

Cloudflare shows you what you actually need: who showed up, where they came from, and what page they saw.

No cookies. No popups. No drama.

https://cloudflare.com/web-analytics

Alternative:

Google Analytics 4, if you’re running ads or want event-level tracking

But fair warning: it’s overkill unless you know what you’re doing.


Social Scheduling

Buffer

Got 10 posts ready but no time to post every day? Buffer’s free plan lets you schedule across three platforms.

Use it to show up even when you’re in meetings, writing code, or eating leftover biryani.

https://buffer.com

Want a cleaner interface? Publer is solid too


Community / Feedback

Discord

Start a small space for early users or beta testers.

You don’t need 1,000 members. You just need five people telling you what’s broken.

https://discord.com

Prefer async feedback? Use Tally forms - clean, fast, and free

https://tally.so


TL;DR — The Lean Launch Stack (That Won’t Cost You)

Landing Page ——> Carrd or Dorik

Email Collection ——> Beehiiv or Substack

Product Demo ——> Loom or Tella

Visuals ——> Canva or Figma

Analytics ——> Cloudflare or Google Analytics

Scheduling ——> Buffer or Publer

Feedback / Group ——> Discord or Tally


Don’t Overthink It

You’re not behind. You’re just doing it solo.

This stack gets you launched without wasting time, energy, or money on tools you don’t need yet.

Build it. Share it. Learn fast.

And when you’re stuck, FunM’s here to help you figure sh*t out.

You don’t need a launch budget. You don’t need a full team. You just need a product, a stack like this, and the guts to hit publish.

This setup helps you take your digital product live - solo, scrappy, and on your terms. Build first. Polish later. And if you're stuck? You know where to find FunM.