Sep 23, 2026 · Free Guide

“WEBSITE” How to Build and Sell $500 Websites to Hit $10k/m

20 websites at $500 each is $10k. That's the whole math. The hard part used to be building a site good enough that a business owner would pay for it. That part now takes 10 minutes. I'm challenging myself to make $10,000 in 30 days with AI, and this is exactly how I'm doing it.

The math (and why $500 works)

20 sales in 30 days. That's less than one a day.

Business owners get quoted thousands by agencies and walk away. $500 is an easy yes. And you're not pitching an idea. You're showing them a website that's already built.

They click the link, see their business looking better than it ever has, and the decision is basically made.

What you need

  • Claude Code (or the Claude desktop app)
  • Impeccable, a free design skill that stops Claude from building sites that scream "AI made this"
  • An OpenAI API key so Claude can make custom images with the GPT Image model
  • Vercel, free, to put the site live
  • Umami, free, to track visitors
STEP 1 · HOW TO INSTALL

Install Impeccable

Without it, Claude builds the same website everyone else's Claude builds. Same fonts, same gradients, same layout. Nobody pays $500 for that.

https://github.com/pbakaus/impeccable

Tell Claude:

Paste this into Claude
Install this skill for me: https://github.com/pbakaus/impeccable

Rather do it yourself? The one-line terminal version is npx impeccable install.

STEP 2

Connect OpenAI so Claude can make images

Custom images are what make these sites look expensive. Stock photos are what make them look cheap.

  1. Go to platform.openai.com and log in
  2. Click API keys, then Create new secret key
  3. Name it anything, hit Create secret key, copy it
  4. Tell Claude:
Paste this into Claude
I want to connect to the OpenAI API so you can generate images. Save my key in a .env file and keep it out of the code.

Heads up:that key is tied to your credit card. Never paste it in a public place, never put it in the website itself, and set a monthly spending limit in your OpenAI billing settings. You'll need to add a few dollars of credit before images work.

STEP 3 · THE PROMPT

Paste the prompt

Fill in the top block with the business's details and their current website link. Claude does the rest. It pulls their real info, picks a creative direction, makes the images, builds the site, screenshots it on desktop and mobile, and fixes what looks off.

Copy the full prompt
Build me a brand new website for my business. I want it to look like a $20k agency built it: cinematic, animated, memorable. Not a template.

=== MY BUSINESS (fill this in) ===
Business name:
What we do (1-2 sentences):
Who our customers are:
Current website (if any):
Main goal of the site (book a call, buy, get a quote, join a list, visit the store):
Pages I need (or say "you decide"):
3 words for how it should feel (e.g. bold, warm, premium, playful):
Things I must keep (logo, colors, phone number, specific photos, taglines):
Sites I love the look of (optional):
Anything else:
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HOW TO BUILD IT

1. Tools
- Use the impeccable skill for all design decisions, critique and polish. If it's not installed, find it and install it first.
- Use three.js for at least one real 3D moment (hero or a signature section).
- Use GSAP (or equivalent) for scroll animations and page transitions.
- Use the ChatGPT image model (latest GPT Image) for custom visuals. If an image tool is connected, generate the images yourself. If not, write me the exact image prompts and build the page with clearly labeled image slots so I can generate them in ChatGPT and drop them in.

2. Research first
- If I gave you a current website, go through it fully. Pull the real copy, services, pricing, testimonials, contact info, logo and brand colors.
- Look at 2-3 competitors in my space so the new site stands apart from them.
- Never invent testimonials, reviews, stats, client logos or awards. Use only what's real. If something's missing, leave a clearly marked placeholder.

3. Pick a creative direction before writing code
- Give the site one concept or "world" that fits my business (e.g. a coffee roaster becomes a warm, smoky morning ritual; a law firm becomes stone, light and quiet authority).
- Build the palette from my brand: one dominant ground color, one accent, nothing random.
- Pick distinctive fonts. Avoid overused defaults (Inter-only, Poppins, generic serif pairings).
- Show me the direction in a few lines (concept, palette, fonts, 3D idea, image list) and then keep going. Don't wait for approval unless something is truly unclear.

4. Generate the visuals
- Hero image in 16:9 for desktop and a separate 9:16 version for mobile.
- Background textures and section images that all share the same style, lighting and color grade so the site feels like one world.
- Save everything as compressed .webp in an /img folder.

5. Build it
- Start as a single HTML file (HTML, CSS, JS) I can open locally. No framework unless I ask.
- Mobile first. It has to look incredible on a phone, not just survive.
- Animation checklist: headline entrance, scroll reveals, a 3D element that reacts to mouse or scroll, hover states on every button and card, smooth section or page transitions, at least one "wow, how did they do that" moment.
- Performance: pause 3D and canvas animations when offscreen, lazy load images, keep it fast. Respect prefers-reduced-motion.
- Copy: rewrite it so it's clear and sells. Short headlines, one clear call to action repeated through the page, real contact details.
- Accessible: real contrast, alt text, keyboard friendly, semantic HTML.

6. QA before you show me
- Screenshot it at desktop (1440px) and mobile (390px) and actually look at the screenshots.
- Run the impeccable critique/audit on it and fix everything it flags.
- Check the console for errors, check every link and button.
- Fix anything that looks cheap, generic, broken or cramped. Repeat until you'd be proud to put your name on it.

7. Hand it over
- Open it in my browser.
- Tell me what you built, what's still a placeholder, and what I'd need to go live (domain, hosting, form connection).
- Do not deploy or publish anything until I say go.

Pro tip: go after businesses with great Google reviews and a terrible website.They already have happy customers. Their site just doesn't show it.

STEP 4

Put it live with Vercel

  1. In Claude, open Connectors, search Vercel, connect it
  2. Create a free Vercel account when it asks
  3. Tell Claude:
Paste this into Claude
Deploy this website to Vercel and give me the live link.

You now have a real link you can text to anyone.

Real talk:Vercel's free plan is for personal, non-commercial projects. Build your demos there. Once a client pays, put their site on their own Vercel account (they own it, you're clean) or upgrade to Pro.

STEP 5 · HOW TO PITCH IT

Sell it

Call or email the owner. Keep it stupid simple:

Copy the pitch
Hey [name], I rebuilt your website. Here's the live link: [link]. If you like it, it's yours for $500 and I'll put it on your domain this week.

No pitch deck. No discovery call. The link does the selling. One follow-up two days later, then move on.

Do this over and over and $10k a month is just volume.

STEP 6

When they say yes

  • Get paid first. A Stripe payment link takes 2 minutes.
  • Add their domain. In Vercel, open the project, go to Settings, then Domains, add their domain and follow the DNS steps. Or tell Claude to walk you through it.
  • Add free visitor tracking. Sign up at umami.is, go to Settings, then API keys, create a key, and tell Claude:
Paste this into Claude
Connect Umami to this website so we can track visitors. Save the key in my .env file.

Tracking is your upsell. Send them a monthly "here's how many people visited your site" report and charge a small monthly fee to keep it updated.

All Resources

Impeccable (GitHub)The free design skill
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OpenAI API keysCreate your key for image generation
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VercelFree hosting and live links
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UmamiFree visitor tracking
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Claude CodeWhere all of this runs
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