Build a Website With Claude Code (No Code, No WordPress)

How do you build a website with Claude Code? You create a folder, open Claude Code inside it and explain what you want. You don’t write the code, and you don’t need WordPress, Wix or a drag-and-drop builder. Give it the business facts, tell it to use only those, then fix what you don’t like.

Start with a one-page website for a local business

This walkthrough keeps it simple: a basic one-page website for a local business. The point is to get comfortable with Claude Code and see how the process works. Once you understand it, you can build much more sophisticated websites.

The four facts you need before you start

What do you need to get started? Four things:

1. The name of the business
2. What the business actually does
3. The town or area it serves
4. A phone number

That’s really all you need.

Don’t let Claude make up business information

This matters most if you’re building websites for real clients. If you don’t give Claude a phone number, it might generate one. Same with an address, business hours or anything else it thinks belongs on the site.

So from the beginning, tell Claude it can only use the information you provide. If something is missing, it has to ask you. Made-up information doesn’t go on a business website.

Set up the folder and open Claude Code

I’m assuming you’ve already installed Claude Code. If you haven’t, set that up first, and read how to use Claude Code for the three things beginners need to understand.

Then:

1. Create a new folder on your computer. Name it after the business.
2. Open Claude Code inside that folder.

You don’t sit there writing HTML or CSS. You explain to Claude what you want.

The prompt I use

Here’s the prompt. It’s simple on purpose:

Build me a one-page website for a local business. I’m going to provide the business information. Only use the facts I give you. Don’t invent phone numbers, addresses, business hours or anything else. If something is missing, ask me. Once you’ve built that website, help me preview it locally in my browser.

Then give it the business information. That’s where you start.

Claude might come back with a few questions. It might also ask permission to create files or run commands. That’s completely normal. Work through the questions and let Claude build the site.

Preview it and expect to make changes

When it’s finished, have Claude start the local preview so you can see what it built.

That first version probably isn’t going to be perfect. Mine usually aren’t either. That’s one of the things I like about Claude Code. I don’t go into a website builder and change things by hand. I tell Claude what I don’t like and what I want done differently.

Here are three things I’d typically change.

1. Put the phone number at the top

On a website for a local contractor, I want the phone number right up top where people can find it. Someone looking at the site on their phone should be able to tap that number and call the business. Tell Claude to make that change.

2. Make the headline name the service and the location

Does the headline tell someone what the business does and where it works? Say we’re building a website for a plumber in Chester, New York. I don’t want a generic headline like “Quality service you can trust.” That doesn’t tell me anything.

I’d rather have a headline that clearly names the service and the location. Why? When I build a website for a local business, I’m always thinking about SEO. I want Google to understand what the business does and where it operates. Just as important, I want the visitor to know right away that they’re in the right place.

3. Connect the contact form, then test it

This one gets overlooked. You can build a beautiful website, but if someone fills out the contact form and the message never reaches the business, what good is it?

Have Claude help you configure the form and connect it to wherever you want the messages delivered. Then test it. Fill out the form, submit it and make sure the message shows up. If it doesn’t work, you’re not finished.

You don’t have to be a programmer

By now you have a basic website with a few changes made. Here’s what I want you to take away. You don’t have to be a programmer to build websites anymore. You need to explain what you want, look at what Claude produces and make adjustments along the way.

What comes after the build

There’s more to this than building the website. You still have to get it online, which means hosting and a domain name. If it’s for a real business, you also need to think about SEO, Google Search Console and how you’ll get traffic to the site.

Building a website is one thing. Getting people to find it on Google and turning them into customers is something completely different. That’s where I spend most of my time. If that’s your next step, start with how to rank a new website.

Common questions

Do I need to know how to code to build a website with Claude Code?

No. You don’t have to know how to write the code. You need to explain what you want, look at what Claude produces and make adjustments along the way.

What do I need before I start?

Claude Code installed, a new folder named after the business, and four facts: the name of the business, what it does, the town or area it serves and a phone number. That’s really all you need to get started.

Will Claude Code make up business information?

It might. If you don’t give it a phone number, it might generate one, and the same goes for addresses and business hours. Tell it to use only the facts you provide and to ask you when something is missing.

I developed a process with Claude Code that makes a lot of this work easier: how I structure these sites, how I approach the SEO and how I get them ready to go live. More of it is coming in my Claude Code tutorials. If you want the complete process I use, get the free video and the Claude Code Microsite Blueprint.