Interactive Build a Website Lesson 2: spot the converting copy, zap hype words out of a paragraph, and learn page architecture and SEO, with an AI Coach.
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Make it multi-page, and make it convert.

You've got a page live. Now turn it into a site people actually act on — the difference between "looks nice" and "gets results." Same no-code approach as Lesson 1, just aimed at outcomes: the right pages in the right order, prompt patterns that produce real structure, copy that turns a visitor into a lead, and the SEO you can't skip.

The mental model

A website is a path, not a page. Every page has one job, and the path leads to one action.

Beginners build a pile of pages and hope. People who convert build a route: a visitor lands, understands in five seconds, gets one reason to keep going, and is funneled toward a single action. Each page does one job and hands off to the next. Prompt with that route in mind and AI builds you a machine instead of a brochure.

The reframeOne page, one job, one action. If a page is trying to do three things, it does none of them well. Decide the single thing each page exists to make happen before you generate anything.

Step 01 · Spot the converting copy

The AI's first-draft copy is almost always too clever and too much about you. Conversion copy leads with the benefit to the reader, uses "you" not "we," and is specific. Pick the version that converts in each pair:

Round 1 of 3 · Hero headline
For a tool that schedules client calls. Which headline pulls the visitor in?
Score: 0 / 3

Step 02 · Zap the hype words

AI loves hype — "revolutionary," "seamless," "cutting-edge," "game-changing." They signal nothing and quietly lower trust. Tap each highlighted hype word below to cut it. Get them all and you'll see the honest version.

Our revolutionary platform delivers a seamless, cutting-edge experience that's a true game-changer for world-class teams.
Hype removed:
0 / 5
Now it can say something true: "Pick three times, your client books one, no email chain." Ask AI to replace every hype word with a specific claim — or delete the sentence. Specific always beats clever.

Step 03 · Plan the pages first

Most small businesses need four pages, not forty. Generate the structure before any content — each page with one job:

  1. Home — what you do, for whom, and the main action. The hub of the route.
  2. Offer / Services — the details a serious visitor wants before they commit.
  3. About / Proof — why trust you: story, results, credentials, real testimonials.
  4. Contact — the finish line. Make the action effortless.
Sitemap promptI'm building a website for [business] that helps [audience] do [outcome]. The one action I want visitors to take is [action]. Propose a 4-page sitemap. For each page give me its single job, the sections it needs in order, and the one call-to-action it should drive toward. Keep it lean — no pages that don't earn their place.
Keep the whole site on-brand. Write a one-paragraph brand brief once — colors, fonts, voice (three adjectives + one "never"), audience — then paste it into every page prompt: "Apply this brand consistently… don't introduce new styles." It's the fastest fix for a site that looks amateur.

Step 04 · The SEO you can't skip

You don't need to be an expert — you need five things on every page, and AI can do all of them if you ask:

  • Page title — unique, under ~60 characters, says what the page is about.
  • Meta description — one honest sentence that earns the click, ~150 characters.
  • One focus per page — one main topic, not ten.
  • Real headings — one H1, then logical H2s. Structure, not decoration.
  • Alt text + fast images — describe every image; compress them so the page loads quickly.
SEO promptFor each page, write a unique SEO title (under 60 characters) and a meta description (around 150 characters) that's accurate and makes someone want to click. Give each page one focus topic. Then add descriptive alt text to every image.

Your challenge: turn the page into a site

Take the one-pager from Lesson 1 and level it up:

  1. Generate a lean 3–4 page sitemap with one job per page.
  2. Write your one-paragraph brand brief and reuse it on every page.
  3. Rewrite the home headline three ways; pick the most specific.
  4. Add SEO titles, meta descriptions, and image alt text everywhere.
  5. Read it on your phone, then republish.

Lesson complete

You can plan a lean multi-page site where every page has one job, force real structure with prompt patterns, rewrite AI copy to be benefit-led and specific, keep a whole site on-brand, and add the five SEO basics.

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Lesson 3 · Custom code, forms & going live

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