How Weeknight Website works

Weeknight Website builds your website for you. You tell our AI assistant about your business in plain words, like you would tell a friend, and it creates the pages, writing and design. You can see your site change as it works. When you like it, you press Publish and it's live.

You don't need to know anything about websites or AI. If you can send a text message, you can do this.

Getting started in four steps

Create a site. On your Sites page, type a name for your site and press "Create site". You can change the name later.
Describe your business. In the chat box on the left, write what you do, where you are and who your customers are. Not sure what to write? Choose Answer a few questions and pick from three designs, or Show me examples to share sites you like the look of.
Ask for changes. Your site appears on the right as it's built. Ask for anything you want different, one or two things at a time. Nothing is live until you publish, so feel free to experiment. The Finish your site card above the chat box always shows your next step, like filling in details in [brackets] or adding your own photos, with a button for it. After each reply, tap a suggestion to keep going. Don't like a change? Press Undo this change under the reply, free. To arrange a section differently, click it and pick a layout, also free.
Publish. Press Publish at the top right. Your site gets a free web address right away, and you can add your own domain (like yourbusiness.com) with the Domain button.

Things you can say

Write the way you talk. Here are some examples:

"I run a dog grooming shop in Tulsa. Make me a friendly site with prices and a booking request form."
"Make the colors warmer and the headings bigger."
"Add a page for our menu with breakfast and lunch sections."
"Change our phone number to 555-0142 and our hours to 7am to 3pm."
"Use the photo I just uploaded at the top of the home page."
"Rewrite the About page so it sounds more personal."

Tips: be specific about what you want changed and where. If you don't like a change, tell the assistant what to change back. After you've published, "Discard changes" returns your preview to the live version.

Pointing at things on your site

Click anything on your site in the preview, like a heading, a photo, a button or a whole section, and it gets a green outline. It also shows above the chat box as Selected. Now just say what to change, like "make this shorter" or "use a warmer color here", and the assistant knows exactly what you mean. You can also highlight a few words. Click the same thing again to select what's around it, and press the × to clear it.

For quick fixes you don't need the assistant at all. With some text selected, press Edit text, type the new wording and save. With a photo selected, press Replace photo and pick one of your images. Both are free and don't use credits.

Photos and images

Press + Add under the chat box to add images to your site's collection:

Upload a photo from your computer or phone. Free.
Find a photo searches thousands of free stock photos. Free, and you don't need to name the photographer on your site.
Create an image (when it's in your menu) makes a new image from your description. Each style shows its price in credits, and you're only charged once the image is saved.
All images shows everything you've added. Press Use on one and finish the sentence in the chat box, for example: Use the image "bread" at the top of the home page.

To put a photo in place for free, click the photo on your site, press Replace photo and pick one of your images.

Credits: what they are and what uses them

Every message you send to the assistant uses credits, including questions. Small changes use a few. Building a whole new site uses more.
Your balance is shown at the top of the chat and next to Credits on your Sites page. After each reply you can see how many credits it used.
We pick the right AI for each request, so you only pay for the care it needs. Small changes, like fixing some text or a phone number, use our quickest AI and the fewest credits. Ordinary edits use our standard AI. Building your site, new pages and changes to the look use our most careful AI, which also looks at screenshots of the page after a big build and polishes it. After each reply you can see which AI it used and how many credits.
Small edits add up. After you've made quite a few changes to a page, the assistant offers to give it a once-over: it looks at the page on a computer and a phone and fixes what could look better. You can also ask for that any time with "Polish this page" in the Add menu.
Want the most careful AI for everything? Open the AI menu next to Send and turn on Extra care. Each request then uses more credits, and it switches off again when you leave the editor.
On the free trial, building and design use our standard AI instead, so your first site fits in your free credits. The most careful AI and Extra care start when you subscribe.
New accounts get 50 free credits when they confirm their email address, to try things out. The plan is $10 a month and includes 500 credits each month. If you run low, you can add more on the Credits page.
Publishing, your inbox, and visitors to your site don't use credits.

Common questions

Do I need to pay to start?: No. You can build and preview with your free credits. When you're ready, press Publish and you can subscribe right there.
Where do messages from my contact form go?: To your Inbox, and we email you a copy too.
Can I use my own domain name?: Yes. Open your site and press Domain. You can buy a new one through us or connect one you already own. Each site can have one domain.
Can I use my domain for email or other services?: Yes, if you bought it here. Open your site, press Domain, and use "Connect a service": paste the setup instructions from your email provider or other service, and we add the records for you. We don't edit domain records by hand. For anything that box can't set up, you can transfer your domain to another registrar.
Will my site work on phones?: Yes, every site works on phones and computers. Use the Mobile button above the preview to see how it looks on a phone.
Can I ask the assistant how to do something?: Yes, it can answer short questions about using the Studio. Those messages use credits too, so this page and our contact form are free ways to get help.
Can I add code from other services, like Google Analytics, a chat widget or a booking calendar?: Yes, with a subscription. Open your site and press Integrations above the preview, paste the code the service gives you and say what it does. We check it for safety first, and it works for services on our approved list. To verify your domain with Google or Facebook, use "Connect a service" on your Domain page.
Can I sell things or take payments?: Not yet. Online stores are coming. For now, the assistant can add an order or quote request form.
How do I cancel?: Any time, from your Credits page. See the Terms for details.

Still stuck?

We're real people and happy to help. Send us a message and we usually answer within one business day.