So I’m not here to kinda figure something out cause I’m obsessed 🤯 Building websites I got a taste of what like manus can do and some other apps I use in my browser in my iPhone but how do you actually do it ? How do I make a living out of it ? also can I do it directly on my phone ? I have an iPhone 15 can I really make real money from this on my iPhone ? And what apps on iOS would I need ?
I’m hoping to get into creating sites and things like that if anyone knows how to and is willing to take some time to help with teaching it for potential compensation
So my friend made me a website for my small business and since then it hasn’t been updated. I don’t have 0 techy bones in me and my said friend isn’t available anymore.
I see online how ppl just whip up websites and i wonder if it’s actually easy to do it myself?
Is there any AI tool (or tools) that will help?
I just wana refresh my website a little.
EDIT: its a wordpress website and I have the access
Can yall suggest me some tools I can use?
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So I've seen a lot of people on Reddit asking how to get web design clients, so I figured I'd make a post about what's been working for me.
If you don't run a web agency, this probably isn't for you.
One of the biggest lessons I've learned in my 4 years running a web agency is that the best businesses to target are the ones that already have a website.
There are 3 simple reasons for that.
First, the number of businesses with outdated websites is way higher than most people think. I'm talking about websites with outdated designs, poor mobile optimization, slow loading speeds, weak SEO, and confusing layouts.
Second, the fact that they already have a website proves one important thing. They understand the value of having one. You don't have to convince them that a website is important because they've already invested in it before.
Third, selling becomes much easier because they're already familiar with paying for a website. In many cases they're still paying monthly for hosting or maintenance, so paying to improve it isn't a completely new idea to them.
Now that we know who to target, how do we actually reach them?
Personally, I recommend email outreach.
The problem is that manually reviewing websites and writing personalized emails for every business takes forever.
Instead, I'd automate the whole process.
I use a tool called Swokei. You upload a list of businesses with websites, it automatically analyzes each one, then turns issues with design, layout, speed, mobile optimization, and SEO into personalized outreach emails.
Not generic reports that business owners don't care about.
Actual emails explaining what's wrong with their website, why it matters, and how it could be affecting their business.
That allows you to send outreach at scale while still keeping every email relevant.
In my experience, this leads to much higher reply rates because you're pointing out something specific that's potentially hurting their business. That naturally creates urgency while also giving you the opportunity to offer a solution.
This is the approach I've been using for a while now, and it consistently brings me an interested reply rate of around 5–9%.
I'm curious how everyone else is getting web design clients these days.
A few months ago I was helping my friend migrate her business site off Squarespace because she was paying $200/year for something she'd opened twice in three years. That was the third friend or family member I'd done this for. I realised the problem isn't the tools, it's the pricing model. Hosting and AI inference both got dramatically cheaper, but website builders never re-priced.
So I built kwaku. You describe what you want in a sentence ("portfolio for a Lagos photographer, dark mode, contact form that emails me"), the AI agent writes the whole site, and you own it forever for $30 once. No monthly. You can export the files and leave whenever.
It scales beyond static sites too. If you ask for something that needs a backend ("add comments visitors can post", "build me a booking system with an admin panel"), kwaku spins up a full Next.js + database app in its own container for you. Same pricing, same ownership.
Built solo. Live at https://kwaku.app/ Free to try, 25 edits, no card.
For me, it's still web design.
I know a lot of people are going to disagree because everyone keeps saying it's saturated, AI is replacing developers, and it's impossible to get clients.
Honestly, I couldn't disagree more.
I think web design is actually easier than ever if you approach it differently.
The mistake I see almost everyone make is targeting businesses that don't have a website.
You see it all over Instagram Reels.
Someone opens Google Maps, finds a business without a website, calls them, and asks if they need one.
The problem is that business has probably already been contacted by 10 other web designers.
And if they still don't have a website, there's a good chance they either don't see the value in it or don't have the budget for one.
My targeting is completely different.
I only target businesses that already have a website.
There are three reasons.
First, there are an insane number of businesses with outdated websites that desperately need updating.
Second, if they already have a website, they already understand the value of having one. You don't have to convince them that websites matter.
Third, they're already paying for a website, so spending money on improving it doesn't feel like a completely new expense.
Now the question becomes...
How do you actually get their attention?
I don't run normal cold email campaigns.
I'm not uploading leads into Instantly, writing a generic sequence, adding three follow-ups, and hoping for the best.
Instead I use a tool called Swokei.
I upload a list of businesses with websites, and it automatically analyzes every website. It finds things like outdated design, poor layouts, weak mobile responsiveness, slow loading speeds, and SEO issues.
Those findings are then turned into personalized outreach emails.
Not some boring reports that business owners don't care about.
Actual emails explaining what could be improved and why it matters to that specific business.
That lets me run outreach at scale while still keeping every email relevant.
Once someone replies, honestly the hard part is over.
At that point you can build a free website draft with AI, invite them to a Google Meet, walk them through the redesign, and close the deal on the call.
AI has made building websites ridiculously fast.
That's why I think targeting and outreach matter far more than your ability to build a website.
This business model has been incredibly good to me.
I'm curious though. if you had to start a digital business from scratch in 2026, what would you choose?
Five years ago I’d have immediately opened VS Code and started writing everything manually.
Today, I find myself asking ChatGPT or Claude to scaffold pages, generate components, fix CSS, and even brainstorm copy.
At what point does it stop being “coding” and become “directing”?
For those who’ve recently built a portfolio or personal website:
What did you use?
How much was AI-generated?
Would you do it differently next time?
Curious to know what the community’s workflow actually looks like in 2026.
Hi guys do you you guys know any free Ai website builder?? am tryna make sum bread i have a business idea i wanna fly high
Hello!
Im building an AI web platform that lets users build and launch a website for free. Something that has been on my mind is AI image generation. It kills a few birds with one stone, particularly getting into licensing.
Currently we hook into free API's of products like Pexels and we use AI to refine the search down if the user requests this.
When you guys are using tools like Lovable, do you use the AI generated media? Or prefer to use your own?
We already use Gemini for parts of REG121, so adding media generation support would be easy enough - with enough time.
James
I’m researching the current generation of AI website builders (Lovable, Bolt, Replit, v0, Cursor + templates, Wix AI, etc.).
If you’ve actually built a website with them, what’s the most frustrating thing you’ve faced?
Not the marketing promises.
The real pain points.
Examples:
• AI generates messy code that’s hard to maintain
• Changes in one section break another section
• Design consistency falls apart after multiple prompts
• Difficult to customize beyond what AI generates
• Poor mobile responsiveness
• Performance and SEO issues
• Vendor lock-in
• Context gets lost in longer projects
• Hard to hand off to developers
If you could fix ONE thing about AI website builders today, what would it be?
Would love to hear both founder and developer perspectives.
How can I build a free website? Any suggestions?
I build websites for buisnesses that come with a built-in AI chatbot. So when someone visits your site at 11pm wanting a quote, the bot answers their questions, captures their info, and books a call — instead of them bouncing to a competitor.