Why does collecting emails and following up still feel so messy?

All I’m trying to do right now is collect emails from people who show interest and follow up with them later. But somehow that still turns into forms, tools, integrations, and a bunch of setup. For something that should be simple, it feels weirdly overcomplicated.

I don’t need advanced automation or marketing flows yet. I just want a clean way for interested people to sign up and stay in the loop without using multiple tools together. How are people handling this early on without overengineering it?

Author: Free-History14