Build a website for a parent's cleaning business in an evening with ChatGPT
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Sergio's dad had run a cleaning business for years without a website. One night Sergio asked ChatGPT to build one: a first version took about three minutes, then Sergio refined the design, added a carousel of the two services, expanded the contact form and had ChatGPT make a logo. ChatGPT suggested FormSubmit for the form, with submissions forwarded to a new business Gmail. The site is hosted on ChatGPT Sites, and Sergio pointed a domain bought for $12.99 a year at it. The whole job took about 30 minutes.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points. Goal: Build a simple website for a small local business that brings in enquiries. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - Business name, area served and services: [DETAILS] - How customers should get in touch: [CONTACT] - Any logo, photos or colors: [ATTACH OR NONE] - Domain name, if I have one: [DOMAIN] Rules: - Keep it to one clear page: what the business does, where, and how to get a quote. - Use a contact form that sends enquiries to the business email, and test it. - Use only facts I give you; no made-up reviews, prices or credentials. - Explain each step to connect the domain in plain terms. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: A live site link, the steps to point the domain at it, and a short list of what to check. You'll know it worked when: the site is live on the business's domain and a test enquiry arrives in the inbox.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points. Goal: Build a simple website for a small local business that brings in enquiries. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - Business name, area served and services: [DETAILS] - How customers should get in touch: [CONTACT] - Any logo, photos or colors: [ATTACH OR NONE] - Domain name, if I have one: [DOMAIN] Rules: - Keep it to one clear page: what the business does, where, and how to get a quote. - Use a contact form that sends enquiries to the business email, and test it. - Use only facts I give you; no made-up reviews, prices or credentials. - Explain each step to connect the domain in plain terms. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: A live site link, the steps to point the domain at it, and a short list of what to check. You'll know it worked when: the site is live on the business's domain and a test enquiry arrives in the inbox.
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points. Goal: Build a simple website for a small local business that brings in enquiries. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - Business name, area served and services: [DETAILS] - How customers should get in touch: [CONTACT] - Any logo, photos or colors: [ATTACH OR NONE] - Domain name, if I have one: [DOMAIN] Rules: - Keep it to one clear page: what the business does, where, and how to get a quote. - Use a contact form that sends enquiries to the business email, and test it. - Use only facts I give you; no made-up reviews, prices or credentials. - Explain each step to connect the domain in plain terms. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Make sure the page works on a phone and loads quickly, and check every link. Output: A live site link, the steps to point the domain at it, and a short list of what to check. You'll know it worked when: the site is live on the business's domain and a test enquiry arrives in the inbox. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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https://x.com/SergioCollects/status/2112136974790197642
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