You can build a small business website without writing code by hand. You still have to make decisions and check the result yourself. This is the workflow I use with Claude Code in the Claude desktop app. It takes you from an empty folder to a live site on Vercel. I've written it for people who have never coded.

What you need

A Windows or Mac computer. A phone or tablet won't work for this.

The Claude desktop app with a plan that includes Claude Code (Pro, Max or Ultra). Usage limits vary by plan.

Free GitHub and Vercel accounts for the last two steps. Vercel's free Hobby plan is meant for personal, non-commercial projects, so check the terms before you host a real business there.

Step 1: Make one empty folder for the project

Create an empty folder with a plain name, for example anna-first-site . Every file for the site will live there.

Open the desktop app, sign in and go to the Code tab. Choose that folder as the project.…