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title: "HubSpot CMS free setup how-to and limitations (video tutorial)"
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description: "Can you actually build a usable business website with the free version of the HubSpot CMS Hub? What are the limitations? In this totally honest video ..."
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# HubSpot CMS free setup how-to and limitations (video tutorial)

It's finally happened! HubSpot has announced an entirely [free version of their HubSpot CMS Hub](https://www.hubspot.com/company-news/hubspot-introduces-a-powerful-and-free-drag-and-drop-website-builder). That's right! Not starter, not professional, not enterprise — free!

Can this be reality?

You're not dreaming, it is. You can create website pages, you can start building a site even if you don't have your [website domain](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/blog/hubspot-cms-domains-redirect-and-setup-user-guide) totally nailed down yet, and more. This is a fantastic option if you need a quick website for your brand, but you don't currently have the budget to invest in a more robust website option. (Plus, you can always upgrade later!)

🔎 Related: [HubSpot CMS vs. WordPress vs. Contentful from a content strategist](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/blog/hubspot-cms-vs-wordpress-contentful-content-strategy)

Does it have its limitations? Of course, but that's the nature of any freemium beast. For example, under the free version:

- You can't remove the HubSpot logo from your pages (although its fairly nonintrusive)
- You're limited with landing page templates, and you can't push a website theme to your landing pages.
- You don't have call-to-actions as a drop-down option, but you do have forms. (If you don't have any paid version of the HubSpot Marketing Hub.)

However, for absolutely no money, you're able to stand up a website with landing pages, a blog, and forms, and that's pretty incredible.

In this video tutorial, we'll create a free HubSpot CMS-powered website together, walk through the limitations above with branding, landing pages, and forms-only access. I'll also show you how crazy easy it is to stand up a free HubSpot CMS website, if you're in a bind and need to go-to-market fast.

## Hungry for more HubSpot goodness?

- [HubSpot CMS domain setup (HubSpot video tutorial)](https://www.sidekickstrategies.com/blog/hubspot-cms-domains-redirect-and-setup-user-guide)
- [HubSpot custom properties, objects, and groups 101 (HubHeroes podcast)](https://www.georgebthomas.com/podcast/hubspot-custom-properties-objects-and-groups-101-best-practices)
- [HubSpot email sending domain setup (HubSpot video tutorial)](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/hubspot-email-sending-domain-setup-hubspot-admin)
- [6 must-know HubSpot workflows dos and don'ts (+ examples)](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/hubspot-workflows-dos-donts-examples)
- [How to setup HubSpot property groups (HubSpot video tutorial)](https://www.georgebthomas.com/blog/hubspot-property-groups-setup)

## Key facts

- **Format:** Article
- **Author:** George B. Thomas
- **Published:** July 25, 2022

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