Guide, prices checked 31 October 2026
An online business system you own has five parts: a website, a CRM, a store, a course and a community, all connected to one contact record and set up on a domain and accounts registered in your name. Build them in that order, starting with the domain. Separate tools for the first parts cost about $92 a month, all-in-one software about $81 to $143 a month, and a done-with-you build starts at $2,997. Whichever path you choose, owning it means you can export your contacts, customers and content and move without losing them.
The five parts
Setup order
Each step feeds the next. You may not need all five parts on day one, but skipping the early steps makes the later ones harder to connect.
Register the domain in your name. Set up SSL and email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) so your emails reach the inbox.
Start with the page that explains what you sell and a form that captures interest. More pages can wait.
Connect every form and booking to one contact record, then add a welcome email so no lead waits for you.
Add checkout and payments for your offer, and a follow-up email after each purchase.
Build the course once people are buying, so you teach what they paid for.
Add the community last, when you have members to talk to. An empty community works against you.
Costs
USD, annual billing shown per month, from each provider's own pricing page on 31 October 2026. Payment processing fees come on top in every case.
About $92 per month
Wix Core, Calendly Standard, Kit Creator (1,000 subscribers) and Zapier Pro (750 tasks) cover website, booking, email and the connections: $92.26 per month. Adding Teachable Builder for a course brings it to $161.26 per month, still without a community.
See the full stack breakdownAbout $81 to $143 per month
HighLevel Starter costs $970 per year and covers CRM, booking calendars, courses and communities. Kajabi Basic costs $143 per month and covers website, email, checkout, courses and a community. Booking is not listed on Kajabi’s pricing page.
Compare all-in-one toolsFrom $2,997 plus Care
Pro Mind Hub’s Launch Hub ($2,997) builds website, CRM, booking and a welcome sequence on your domain. Growth Hub ($6,997) adds course area, community and checkout. Hosting and maintenance run on a Care plan from $197 per month.
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Ownership is not a feature on a pricing page. It is what you can take with you. Run these checks on any setup, including one we build.
An example: promindhub.com runs this way, with website, CRM, checkout, email, community and courses in one eStage project. We do not show a client example here yet. We will add one when a client agrees to be named.
Questions
It means the domain, contact list, payment account and content are registered in your name and can be exported as files. The software itself is usually a subscription, whether you use separate tools, an all-in-one platform or a Hub built on eStage.
Start with the domain and email setup, then a website with one offer and one form, then the CRM and a welcome email. Add the store and checkout next, the course once people buy, and the community last.
As of 31 October 2026, separate tools for website, booking, email and automation cost about $92 a month on annual billing. All-in-one software costs about $81 to $143 a month. A done-with-you build from Pro Mind Hub starts at $2,997 plus a Care plan from $197 a month. Payment processing fees come on top in every case.
A free 30-minute Hub Fit Call to look at your setup together, before you spend money on any tool or build.
Book a free Hub Fit CallSources, checked 31 October 2026
Information as of 31 October 2026. Prices and features change; check the provider's website before you buy. Tools are named as examples, not as endorsements. Wix, Calendly, Kit, Zapier, Teachable, HighLevel and Kajabi are trademarks of their owners. Pro Mind Hub is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. We do not guarantee leads, sales, revenue or any specific business outcome.
