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The Free Start Stack: Automate Lead Nurturing at Zero Cost

Are you manually sending lead magnets and copy-pasting new contacts into a spreadsheet? This time-consuming, inconsistent process creates a poor first impression, delays follow-up, and lets warm leads go cold. You're losing potential clients simply because you're trapped in a cycle of manual, disconnected tasks.

Introducing The Free Start Stack—your blueprint for building a fully automated lead magnet delivery and nurture system without spending a dime. This playbook shows you how to connect a powerful form builder with a professional email marketing platform, leveraging their generous free tiers. Stop chasing leads and start converting them automatically, 24/7.

Expected Outcomes

  • Instantly deliver your lead magnet to new subscribers, creating a professional first impression.
  • Eliminate manual data entry and spreadsheet management forever.
  • Automatically nurture new leads with a pre-built email sequence to build trust.
  • Save hours of administrative work each week to focus on your core business.
  • Build a scalable lead management foundation at virtually zero initial cost.

Core Tools in This Stack

MailerLite

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An all-in-one digital marketing platform that helps businesses of all sizes grow their audience and revenue through email marketing, automation, websites, and landing pages.

Key Features
  • Email Automation
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Landing Pages & Websites
  • Signup Forms & Pop-ups
  • A/B Testing
  • E-commerce Integration
  • AI Content Generation
  • Segmentation
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Freemium, Subscription

Tier: Low

Ease of Use

Beginner

Tally

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A simple, no-code form builder that works like a text document. It offers a generous free plan with unlimited forms and submissions, making it easy to create surveys, quizzes, payment forms, and more without any coding knowledge.

Key Features
  • Unlimited forms and submissions
  • No-code, document-like editor
  • Conditional logic
  • Answer piping and calculations
  • Accept payments via Stripe
  • Integrations with Notion, Airtable, Slack, Google Sheets etc.
  • Custom branding and domains
  • Team collaboration
  • File uploads
  • Hidden fields
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Free, Subscription

Tier: Free

Ease of Use

Very Easy

The Workflow

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Integration Logic

  • Tally Form Connector for MailerLite

    When a user fills out and submits a specific Tally form, this integration automatically triggers an action. It takes the data from designated form fields (such as name and email) and uses the MailerLite API to create a new subscriber in a specified MailerLite group. This allows for seamless and automated list building without manual data entry.

Build Your Zero-Cost Lead Machine

Stop losing warm leads to manual tasks and start converting new contacts into clients on autopilot.