HOW TO CREATE A WEBSITE

How to create a website, step by step.

You don't need to code, hire a developer or choose from a hundred templates. This guide walks through creating a website from a blank idea to a live address, and shows where Aglyn AI can draft the parts for you. Each step takes minutes, not weeks.

The Besigner canvas: a page being edited with real sections and components, with the device switcher and Publish button above it.

A website is five decisions — what it's for, what pages it needs, what it says, what it looks like and where it lives. Make them in that order and the build is the easy part.

THE FIRST SIX STEPS

Decide, then build.

1. Decide what the site is for

One job: get calls, take bookings, sell, show your work. Everything else follows from it.

2. Pick a way to start

Describe it to Aglyn AI and start from a draft, or open the ready-made site every new Aglyn site is born with.

3. Plan the pages

Most sites need five: home, about, what you offer, proof, contact. Add a blog or a store later.

4. Write the words

Say who it's for and what to do next on every page. Ask Aglyn AI to rewrite any text you're stuck on.

5. Add photos and your look

Use your own photos or the bundled free-license ones, and set colors and fonts once in the theme.

6. Add a form, a store or bookings

A contact form is free; checkout, digital downloads and appointments start at Starter.

WHERE FIRST WEBSITES GET STUCK

The three things people skip.

None of these take long, and all three decide whether the site works once it's live.

Mobile isn't optional

Preview every page on phone before publishing; most visitors arrive there.

A title and description for every page

It's what Google shows. Aglyn AI can write them from the page.

One clear next step

Call, book, buy or write — pick one per page and make it the biggest button.

The Pages list in the Aglyn console: three pages built by Aglyn AI, all still drafts and none published by it, beside the AI credits the workspace has used this month — the author’s own pages are the ones marked Published.

THE LAST THREE STEPS

Connect, get found, publish.

01

Connect your domain

Buy one anywhere and connect it from Starter; SSL is handled. Free sites use an aglyn.app address.

02

Get found

Run the SEO check, verify Search Console and Bing from Setup → SEO, and submit the sitemap.

03

Publish, then keep going

Go live, run the SEO check again, and add a page a month.

WHAT YOU BUILD WITH

Everything a website needs, already in one place.

The builder, store, forms, CRM, media library, workflows, email and analytics are one product, so a first website can grow without switching platforms.

Besigner

Design on a live canvas with real components, and publish in one click.

Console

Every site, team, and setting in one place — with roles, billing, and audit built in.

Commerce

Products, carts, checkout, and digital goods — a full storefront on the same stack.

Forms & Inbox

Build any form on the canvas and collect every submission in one Inbox.

CRM

A form files a lead, a sign-up a subscriber, an order a customer — automatically.

Media

A real DAM — folders, drag-and-drop, and custom metadata for every asset.

Workflows

Automate the busywork — triggers, actions, and logic without leaving the console.

Plugins

Install templates and layouts, or publish and sell your own.

Analytics

Privacy-first traffic, top pages, and store revenue.

Marketing

Email campaigns, announcement bars, popups, and A/B tests — on the site they run on.

Datasets

Model your fields once, edit records in the console, and bind them to any component that repeats.

Aglyn AI

Describe it, get a draft, edit anything.

Read the docs →

What a website costs

Free to create. Pay when you need a domain or a store.

Create and publish on the free plan. Starter adds your own domain, a store, bookings and the CRM; Pro adds POS, versioning and email campaigns. Aglyn is open source, so nothing locks you in.

$0

to create and publish

1

site on the free plan

5

pages free

0

code required

BEFORE YOU START

Questions about creating a website.

Straight answers on what is free, what is gated by plan, and how Aglyn AI builds.

How long does it take to create a website?

An afternoon for a five-page site if you start from a draft or a ready-made site; longer if you write every word from scratch. Publishing takes a click.

How much does it cost to create a website?

On Aglyn, nothing to create and publish on the free plan. Your own domain costs what your registrar charges, and the Starter plan adds that domain plus a store and bookings.

What do I need to create a website?

An account, a name for the site and something to say. Hosting, SSL and a global CDN are included, so there is nothing else to buy before you publish.

Do I need web hosting?

No. Hosting is included with every Aglyn site, free plan included.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You edit on a visual canvas. Developers can self-host and use the API, but a first website needs none of it.

Should I use AI to create my website?

Use it for the first draft and the words you're stuck on, then make it yours. Aglyn AI builds from your theme and never publishes without you.

How many pages should a website have?

Five is the usual shape: home, about, what you offer, proof, contact. Add a blog or a store when you have something to put in it.

Do I need my own domain?

Not to start — a free site lives on aglyn.app. A domain makes you easier to remember and to trust, and connects from Starter.

How do I get my website on Google?

Give every page a title and description, run the SEO check, verify Search Console and Bing from Setup → SEO and submit your sitemap. Then write pages people search for.

What if I want to sell or take bookings later?

Switch on commerce or bookings from Starter; the pages you built stay.

Can I move my site somewhere else?

Yes. Aglyn is open source and self-hostable, so your site is never stuck.

What should the home page say?

Who it's for, what you do, proof it works, and one next step — all in the first thing a visitor sees.

What is Aglyn?

Aglyn is a website builder with the store, forms, CRM, email, analytics and Aglyn AI built in. It is open source and free to start.

Create your website today.

Start from a draft or a ready-made site, free.