How to build a website with AI: a practical guide

Building a website with AI is no longer a party trick. You describe what you need, the builder writes real code, and you watch the page appear. The hard part has moved: it is less about how to build and more about knowing what you want and checking that you got it.

This guide walks through the whole path in Moremade, from an empty prompt box to a site on your own domain.

1. Start with the business, not the layout

Your first message should say who the site is for and what a visitor should do. “A website for a family-run bakery in Austin. Visitors should see today’s bread, opening hours, and be able to pre-order for pickup.” That sentence gives the AI more to work with than a list of sections ever will.

Add the mood in a few words — warm, minimal, playful, premium — and let the first draft come back before you go into detail.

2. Review on the canvas, then ask for changes

The first version is a starting point. Look at it on desktop, tablet and phone. Then ask for one or two changes at a time: “make the hero shorter”, “use our green, #2f6b4f”, “add a section with customer reviews”. Small, specific requests keep the parts you already like intact.

Every generation is saved as a snapshot, so you can try a bold direction and roll back in one click if it does not work.

3. Replace the placeholders

AI drafts are convincing, which is exactly why you should read every word. Swap sample text for your own, upload real photos and your logo, and check phone numbers, prices and addresses. A site that looks finished but says the wrong thing is worse than an unfinished one.

4. Connect what the site needs to do

If visitors need to sign up, pay or send you a message, connect those services from the builder: a database and sign-in, Stripe or PayPal for payments, an email provider for forms. The agent then builds the screens that use them.

5. Publish and keep going

Publish to a free Moremade address to share it, then connect your own domain when you are ready. The site stays editable — the same conversation you used to build it is where you keep improving it.