Intro: From Idea to AI-Powered Website — With Zero Code
In 2025, you don’t need a team or coding skills to launch a useful website.
Thanks to free AI tools and no-code platforms, I built a fully functioning AI resource site that looks professional, works fast, and actually helps people.
This post walks you through exactly how I did it — step by step — using only AI and free tools.
If you’re a creator, freelancer, or tech beginner, you can do it too.
🧠 Step 1: Use ChatGPT to Plan the Website Structure
First, I asked ChatGPT:
Prompt:
“Give me a structure for a website that shares and reviews free AI tools for creators and freelancers. Include homepage layout, categories, and page sections.”
The output included:
- Homepage with intro + featured tools
- Categories: Writing, Design, Productivity, Video, Developer
- Blog section for updates + tutorials
- “Submit a tool” form
- “Top picks” and “New this week” highlights
💡 I refined this with follow-up prompts like:
“Add CTA suggestions and tool ranking features to the homepage.”
🖥️ Step 2: Build the Website Using Typedream or Notion + Super.so
Instead of coding, I used:
| Notion + Super.so | Fastest for content-first websites |
| Typedream | Clean visual builder + Notion-like interface |
| Carrd (optional) | For splash landing pages or tool submission forms |
Steps:
- Created a homepage using Notion blocks
- Linked tools using tables or databases
- Added categories as Notion sub-pages
- Connected my Notion to Super.so
- Custom domain optional (I used a free .notion.site link)
🎨 Step 3: Design with Canva + Bing Image Creator
To make it look legit (and not “just a Notion page”):
- Logo → Looka or Canva
- Thumbnails → Canva templates
- Section icons → Bing Image Creator
- Prompt: “Flat icon of a robot reading a document, vector style”
- Color palette → ChatGPT prompt:
- “Suggest 3 soft color palettes for a tech blog targeted at creators.”
I kept everything consistent by creating a brand board in Canva and reusing those elements across the site.
✍️ Step 4: Populate It with AI-Generated Content
Every tool on the site needed:
- Name + short description
- Features list
- Pros/cons
- Categories
- AI-generated thumbnail (optional)
Prompt example for ChatGPT:
“Write a short product description for ‘Scite.ai’, an AI-powered academic search engine. Include pros, cons, and use cases for content creators.”
I repeated this to fill out ~15 tools in 2 hours.
Also asked:
“Write homepage hero text and 3 CTAs for a blog about free AI tools.”
🚀 Step 5: Publish and Promote
Once the site was ready:
- ✅ Checked responsiveness on desktop/mobile
- ✅ Used PageSpeed Insights to optimize
- ✅ Published!
Then I shared it on:
- Reddit → r/SideProject, r/AItools
- Product Hunt (if polished enough)
- Pinterest → Used Canva for pin graphics
- Twitter/Threads → Posted behind-the-scenes build process
💸 Step 6: Monetize Without Annoying Users
Passive, ethical monetization was the goal.
| Affiliate links | ChatGPT-generated blurbs + referral links |
| Email capture | ConvertKit (free tier) or Notion form |
| Gumroad | Free ebook/downloadable PDF with tool list |
| AdSense | Later added after traffic increased |
✅ Conclusion: You Can Build Something Valuable — With Just AI
This site wasn’t just an experiment.
It became:
- A live project I could update easily
- A shareable asset for my portfolio
- A resource people actually bookmarked
You don’t need code. You don’t need design skills.
You just need a system + smart use of free tools.
So what’s your idea?
Because AI will help you build it — if you start.