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Build your first website with Claude Code

Ship your site tonight. The kit I used to build growthprotocol.co with Claude Code in a week of spare hours: every prompt ready to paste, the foundation templates that make the site look like you and not a template, the install checklist, the SEO rules file, the launch checklist and the tool list. About $20 a month to run. No developer.

  • Every prompt, ready to paste
  • Foundation templates
  • Install checklist
  • SEO rules file
  • Launch checklist
  • Tool list with prices

Free, written by David Pires.

Get the playbook

Free, no email needed. Keep it open next to Claude Code and work through it one step at a time.

Download the PDFRead the guide firstBuilt something with it? Stuck on a step? Write to me. I read every message.

What it is for

I set myself a challenge on a Monday: rebuild this site with Claude Code, no developer, no page builder. By Friday, a few spare hours in, it was live. This playbook is everything I used, in the order I used it.

The guide on the blog explains the why. The playbook is the kit you keep open next to the terminal: copy a prompt, paste it, check the result, move on.

Who it is for

  • Founders before product-market fit who need a site that looks like a company, not a template, and who will rewrite it four times this year.
  • Job seekers and fractional leaders who want a personal site with a point of view, a few proof points and a way to book a call.
  • Solo marketers and side-project builders who are tired of waiting for someone else to change a headline.

Not for you yet if you run a catalogue, need user accounts or have five editors publishing daily.

What you build, step by step

  1. Foundation, 30 minutes. Brand, copy, inspiration and SEO in four short files Claude Code reads before every change.
  2. Install, 20 minutes. Node.js, Git, GitHub and Claude Code, once.
  3. First build, 10 minutes. One prompt builds the whole site with the technical basics already in place.
  4. Iterate, an hour or two. Preview on laptop and phone, fix what is wrong, one change per prompt.
  5. Go live, 15 minutes. GitHub, Cloudflare and your own domain, with HTTPS and analytics.
  6. A way to reach you, 20 minutes. A booking link and a form that stores an email.

Then the everyday loop: brief, compose, preview, review, ship. A new page takes fifteen minutes.

Common questions

Is the playbook free?

Yes. Download the PDF, no email needed.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You open a terminal, paste a prompt and read what comes back. Claude Code writes the code, runs the commands and explains what it did. You keep the judgement: what the site says, how it looks, when it ships.

How much does the site cost to run?

About $20 a month for a Claude subscription, plus $10 to $15 a year for the domain. Astro, GitHub, Cloudflare hosting and analytics, and a free form tool cost nothing at this size. Prices as of October 2026.

How long does it take?

A few hours spread over a few days if you have your copy. Install and foundation in one sitting, first build in the next, publish and domain in the third.

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