The Website Manual

Getting Online
Without Hiring Help

Build your first professional website with AI and free tools — zero experience, zero monthly platform fees, and you own every file.

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01 What you get

The whole job, start to finish.

No Squarespace subscription, no template prison, no developer required. This book walks you through the entire process — what your site needs to say, how to get AI to build it, and how to put it on the internet for free. The same playbook we use on client work, written down with nothing held back.

  • The evergreen principles: what every effective site needs, before you touch a tool
  • Working with AI: exact prompts for code, copy, and design — and how to judge what comes back
  • The build: workspace setup, assembling pages, images, and debugging without tears
  • The launch: buying your domain, free hosting, going live, connecting DNS
  • Maintenance: making updates, basic analytics and SEO, and when to actually hire help
  • Appendices: the master prompt library, the full tool list, and a plain-English glossary

19 chapters · 24,000+ words · PDF + EPUB

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02 Every chapter

Part 1 — The Blueprint

  1. Mindset Over Mechanics
  2. Anatomy of a Website
  3. Brand and Message
  4. Why Static Sites Win

Part 2 — Working With AI

  1. Meet Your Co-Pilot
  2. Prompting for Copy
  3. Prompting for Design
  4. Prompting for Code

Part 3 — The Build

  1. Setting Up Your Workspace
  2. Assembling the Pieces
  3. Adding Images and Assets
  4. Debugging Without Tears

Part 4 — The Launch

  1. Buying Digital Real Estate
  2. Free and Fast Hosting
  3. Pushing It Live
  4. Connecting the Domain

Part 5 — The Maintenance

  1. Making Updates and Changes
  2. Basic Analytics and SEO
  3. When to Actually Hire Help

Appendices

  1. The Master Prompt Library
  2. Tool and Resource List
  3. Glossary of Tech Terms

Will this actually work if I've never touched code?

That's exactly who it's written for. You don't learn to program — you learn to direct AI that programs for you, and to judge whether what it hands back is any good. Chapter 12 is literally called "Debugging Without Tears."

And the last chapter is "When to Actually Hire Help," because the honest answer is that DIY has limits. If you have more money than time, skip the book — we build the site, write every word, and run it for you, starting with a $247 Site Review.

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