Creating landing pages without technical skills or expensive builders

Marketing solopreneurs spend 3-4 weeks waiting for freelance designers or paying $200+ for landing page builders (Unbounce, Leadpages) when they just need a simple form page for lead capture. Existing drag-and-drop builders are overkill and have confusing templates; WordPress is too technical. Users in business communities express frustration about the gap between free options (too basic) and paid ($100+/month).