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Build and Sell Websites for Local Businesses with AI

Use Claude or Codex to build simple websites, host them free on Cloudflare, find businesses that need one, and deliver the job from first message to handover.

BeginnerAbout 12 to 15 hours spread over 30 daysRoute A: about $0 to build. Route B: about $20 a month. A domain name is an extra cost.

What you will get

By the end you will have 3 labelled sample sites, a prospect list with proof, an offer and agreement, and a repeatable delivery process.

11 phases, 30 tasks, 10 copy-and-paste prompts, 9 tools reviewed, plus a list of places to find your first buyers.

Choose your route

Route A - $0
Claude free (or ChatGPT free) writes the site code. You paste it into files and host it on Cloudflare Pages free.
Route B - about $20/month
Claude Pro with Claude Code, or ChatGPT Plus with Codex, builds the whole site folder for you from instructions. Faster and tidier for repeat jobs.

Straight talk

Nobody can promise you a client or an income. AI makes building a site cheap, so owners and other freelancers can do it too. You win by finding the right businesses, writing to them well, and delivering reliably. The hard part is customers, not code.

Roadmap

  1. 1
    Set up your tools 40 minAccounts created, client-sites/samples folder ready, tool chosen.
  2. 2
    Choose your niche and offer 45 minNiche chosen; offer.txt saved.
  3. 3
    Build your first site 90 minOne complete sample site that opens in your browser.
  4. 4
    Add visuals (optional, mostly paid) 40 minOptional hero image added; image source rules understood.
  5. 5
    Publish for free on Cloudflare Pages 30 minA live .pages.dev link for one sample site.
  6. 6
    Build a 3-site portfolio 90 minThree live labelled samples.
  7. 7
    Find businesses that need a site 120 minA sheet with 30 prospects and proof. Plus 3 chosen places from Appendix C.
  8. 8
    Write to them 60 min10 messages sent and logged.
  9. 9
    Price it, agree it, get paid 60 minPrice, agreement and payment method decided.
  10. 10
    Deliver, hand over, and keep the client 90 minDelivered site, handover note, care-plan offer.
  11. 11
    Your 30-day plan 20 minA written review of your first month.

Free sample

The first task of phase 1 in full, so you can judge the style before you buy.

Create your accountsClaude, Cloudflare

  1. Open claude.ai in your browser and sign up with your email. The free plan is enough for Route A.
  2. Optional: open chatgpt.com and create a free account too. Use it as a second opinion when Claude's answer is not right.
  3. Open dash.cloudflare.com and create a free Cloudflare account. This is where you will host sites.
  4. Create a free Google account if you do not have one. You will use Google Sheets for tracking.
YOU SHOULD SEEYou can log in to Claude and Cloudflare.
IF YOU GET STUCKIf a sign-up page asks for a card, you have probably picked a paid plan. Go back and choose Free.

What the full guide contains

Phase 1: Set up your tools
Create your accounts · Make your work folder and show file extensions · Route B only: install Claude Code · Route B alternative: install Codex
Phase 2: Choose your niche and offer
Pick one business type and one area · Write your one-page offer
Phase 3: Build your first site
Write the brief · Route A: generate the site in Claude and save it · Route B: build it with Claude Code or Codex · Test it like a customer
Phase 4: Add visuals (optional, mostly paid)
Know what you can use · Make a hero image with Higgsfield
Phase 5: Publish for free on Cloudflare Pages
Upload your site · Know the free limits and the traps
Phase 6: Build a 3-site portfolio
Repeat for two more sample businesses · Be honest about samples
Phase 7: Find businesses that need a site
Pick 3 places to look · Set up your prospect sheet · Find 30 prospects with proof · Check the rules before you contact anyone
Phase 8: Write to them
Write your first message · Handle replies
Phase 9: Price it, agree it, get paid
Set your price floor · Write a one-page agreement · Decide how you will be paid
Phase 10: Deliver, hand over, and keep the client
Collect content from the client · Build the real site · Put it on the client's domain · Offer a care plan
Phase 11: Your 30-day plan
Follow the plan
Safeguard checks, tool reviews with free and paid limits, and named places to find buyers.

Draft guide. Researched from public sources and not tested by running the business. For educational purposes only: this guide does not guarantee or promise any earnings. Tool facts checked 6 Nov 2026; confirm before you pay for anything.

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