Solo StackBuild my stack

Tools

Seed directory for the Stack Builder. Affiliate URLs get filled after program approvals.

Notion
Notes / ops

Second brain for docs, SOPs, and scattered notes.

$0–$20/mo · Free tier, then paid

Kit
Email / audience

Owned audience beats rented social.

$0–$50/mo · Free tier, then paid

beehiiv
Newsletter

Strong if the newsletter is the product growth engine.

$0–$49/mo · Free tier available

Hostinger
Hosting

Simple sites on a budget without enterprise theater.

$3–$15/mo · Best on annual plans

Cursor
AI coding

AI pair-programmer when building is the bottleneck.

$0–$40/mo · Free tier / Pro

ChatGPT Plus
AI copilot

Default copilot for writing, research, and ops glue.

$20–$20/mo · Flat monthly

Make
Automation

Kills repetitive busywork between the tools you already pay for.

$0–$29/mo · Free tier, then paid

ActiveCampaign
Email + CRM-lite

When follow-ups and pipelines matter more than a pretty newsletter.

$15–$79/mo · Starts lower, scales up

ClickUp
Tasks / ops

One place for tasks when sticky notes stop scaling.

$0–$19/mo · Free tier available

Semrush
SEO / research

Powerful, expensive. Only when traffic research is core.

$130–$250/mo · High ticket

Canva
Design

Good enough design without becoming a design tool collector.

$0–$15/mo · Free tier strong

Plausible
Analytics

See what works without a surveillance dashboard.

$9–$19/mo · Simple paid analytics

Obsidian
Notes

Local-first notes if you hate another cloud workspace.

$0–$8/mo · Free local-first

Superhuman
Email client

Fast email if inbox is truly the bottleneck and budget allows.

$30–$40/mo · Premium

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