My Simple, Free Way To Test New Business Ideas In Just 60 Minutes

It’s time to get those ideas out.

Normally when I had a good business idea I would madly rush out and buy the domain name, craft up a Wordpress landing page from scratch and even register social handles — it was madness. It took me way too much time and also some money.

There’s a much better way to quickly test your ideas for free, in around 60 minutes. You don’t have to be a tech genius either. I’m going to take you through how to do it, step by step. So grab your best idea and let’s begin.

1. Create your basic logo

Once you’ve got a name for your business, head over to MyFonts.com. Type the name into the ‘Your Text’ field and adjust the size slider to about 20. Then find a font that you like. Once you’ve found a font you like, right click on the image and save it. Hey presto! You’ve got yourself a logo.

Set the background to your text to black in the settings, then save down your GIF file.

Here’s my logo : )

2. Find a background image

We’re going to create a landing page, so we need a nice background image. Head on over to Visual Hunt , browse around and download one of their free photos.

Here’s my background image for my landing page.

3. Create the first part of your landing page

Next head on over and sign up for a free account at Typeform. This is where the magic happens. Once you’ve signed up, create a new Typeform from scratch. Name it your business name, and then select the ‘Welcome Screen’. Add your logo image, and write your header and sub header copy. It’s very important that you let your potential customers know as much as you can about your new product or service. Write descriptive copy letting people know what the product or service is and how it will benefit them. For the call to action, it’s also great to add something exclusive sounding like ‘request an invite’.

Here’s my basic landing page.

4. Add your questions and email signup

This next step is super important, as it gives you a chance to learn a little bit about your potential customer and their needs. Rather than just adding a simple email subscription form I like to add 2–3 multiple choice questions. The multiple choice questions that are directly related to your business idea.