Can I export the code if my client wants to host it themselves?

Yes. Draftly allows you to export clean, production-ready HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This gives you the flexibility to hand over the final assets to your client for hosting on their own infrastructure, making it a perfect solution for agency workflows.

How much should I charge for a website I build in an hour?

You should price based on the value delivered, not the hours worked. The final website is a high-quality, professional asset that will generate leads and revenue for your client. Agencies using Draftly often charge between $1,500 and $5,000 for these sites, dramatically increasing their profit margins.

What if the client wants major revisions?

Revisions that used to take hours now take minutes. With AI chat editing and a comprehensive section library, you can add, remove, or completely change sections with a few clicks or a simple command. This agility keeps your projects profitable even when client feedback is extensive.

Do AI-built websites have good SEO?

Absolutely. Draftly generates websites with clean, semantic code that Google can easily crawl. Every site comes with a full SEO panel, allowing you to control title tags, meta descriptions, image alt text, and structured data. This provides a strong technical SEO foundation.

How to Use Draftly to Build a Website for a Client in One Hour

The traditional agency model for a simple client website is broken. A standard 5-page brochure site can easily consume 40-60 hours of design, development, and revision time, eating into your profit margins. This guide provides a practical framework to build a website for a client in under 60 minutes using Draftly, reducing your delivery time by up to 95% without sacrificing quality.

This isn't about rushing. It's about leveraging AI to automate the heavy lifting, allowing you to focus on strategy and client satisfaction. We'll break down the process into timed, manageable steps, turning a week-long project into a single, focused session.

The 60-Minute Game Plan: Preparation is 50% of the Speed

To build a website for a client in one hour, you need to have your materials ready before you start the timer. The first 20 minutes are dedicated to client alignment and asset collection. This prep work is what makes the 40-minute build possible.

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Step 0: The 15-Minute Client Discovery Call

Your first step is a hyper-focused discovery call. Your goal isn't to get every detail, but to extract the core DNA of the brand. Ask these specific questions:

Brand Voice: If your brand were a person, what three words would describe its personality? (e.g., professional, innovative, friendly)
Target Audience: Who is your single most important customer? Describe them in one sentence.
Core Offerings: What are the 2-3 primary services or products you want to highlight?
Visual Mood: Are you aiming for a vibe that's modern and techy, warm and organic, or luxurious and minimalist?
Key Differentiator: What is the one thing you do better than anyone else?

At the end of the call, request the client's logo (in SVG or transparent PNG format) and 5-7 high-resolution images that represent their brand, products, or team.

Step 1: Consolidating Assets (5 Minutes)

Create a dedicated folder for the client on your desktop. Inside it, place:

The logo and image files.
A simple text file named `prompt_notes.txt`.
Copy and paste the answers from your discovery call into this text file.

This simple organization prevents you from wasting time hunting for files or information mid-build. Now, you're ready to start the clock.

The Build Phase: From Prompt to First Draft in 10 Minutes

With your assets prepared, the initial site generation is astonishingly fast. This is where Draftly's AI does the work that would traditionally take a designer and developer days.

Crafting the Master Prompt (2 Minutes): Open Draftly and start a new project. Using your `prompt_notes.txt` file, construct a detailed prompt. A great prompt follows a simple formula: Identity + Vibe + Offerings + Audience.

Example Prompt: "A cinematic 3D website for 'Innovate Legal,' a boutique law firm in Mumbai specializing in tech startups. The visual style should be professional, trustworthy, and modern, with a dark blue and silver color palette. The site needs to highlight three key services: IP protection, fundraising compliance, and corporate structuring. The target audience is early-stage tech founders."

Generation & Initial Review (3 Minutes): Hit generate. Draftly's AI will create a full, multi-section 3D website in about 180 seconds. It will generate a hero section, service descriptions, an about section, testimonials, and a contact form—all populated with relevant copy and imagery. Do a quick scroll-through to ensure the overall structure and aesthetic align with the brief.

Injecting Client Assets (5 Minutes): Now, make the site instantly recognizable as the client's. Quickly swap the AI-generated placeholder content with the client's actual assets. This includes uploading their logo and replacing 3-4 key images in the hero and service sections. This step is crucial for client buy-in on the first look.

The Refinement Sprint: Polishing the Site in 25 Minutes

Your site is now 80% of the way there. This 25-minute block is for high-impact refinements that tailor the site perfectly to the client's brand and message. This is where you, the strategist, add the final human touch.

Fine-Tuning with AI Chat

The fastest way to make edits in Draftly is through conversation. Instead of clicking through menus, you can use simple commands to make changes. This is a core part of Mastering AI Chat Editing in Draftly and a massive time-saver.

Copy Edits: Use commands like, "Rewrite the headline in the hero section to be more impactful," or "Change the call-to-action on all buttons to 'Book a Free Consultation'."
Style Adjustments: Type, "Make the font size in the service descriptions slightly larger," or "Apply a subtle zoom-in animation to the images in the gallery."
Structural Changes: If a section feels out of place, you can ask, "Move the testimonials section just above the contact form."

Brand and Content Alignment

Next, focus on ensuring every element is perfectly on-brand.

Colors & Fonts: Open the brand settings and input the client's exact hex codes and font names. You can learn more about how to customise fonts, colors and your brand kit to ensure perfect brand consistency.
Contact Information: Update the footer and contact form with the client’s address, email, and phone number.
SEO Basics: Go to the SEO panel for the homepage and update the title tag and meta description to be client-specific. This ensures the site is search-engine-ready from day one.

The Final 5 Minutes: Review, Publish, and Deliver

The last five minutes are for your final quality assurance check before sending the site to the client for review. Don't skip this step.

Mobile Check: The most critical check. Use Draftly's built-in responsive viewer to see how the site looks on mobile, tablet, and desktop. Over 60% of website traffic in many industries now comes from mobile, so testing your Draftly site on mobile is non-negotiable.
Link Check: Click on all the navigation links and call-to-action buttons to ensure they go to the correct sections or pages.
Publish to Staging: Click 'Publish' to get a shareable staging link (e.g., `client-name.draftly.space`).
Send the Delivery Email: Draft a simple email to your client: "Hi [Client Name], here is the first draft of your new website for your review. Please let me know your feedback. [Staging Link]"

And that's it. You've just managed to build a website for a client—a high-quality, cinematic, and mobile-responsive site—in less time than it takes to watch a movie. This speed allows you to take on more clients, increase your agency's profitability, and deliver value faster than your competitors.

How to Build a Website for a Client in One Hour with Draftly

How to Use Draftly to Build a Website for a Client in One Hour

The 60-Minute Game Plan: Preparation is 50% of the Speed

Step 0: The 15-Minute Client Discovery Call

Step 1: Consolidating Assets (5 Minutes)

The Build Phase: From Prompt to First Draft in 10 Minutes

The Refinement Sprint: Polishing the Site in 25 Minutes

Fine-Tuning with AI Chat

Brand and Content Alignment

The Final 5 Minutes: Review, Publish, and Deliver

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