01
Say what you do.
A sentence is enough. Two if you're feeling chatty. Tell us what you make and who it's for.
You typed
I throw porcelain mugs in a tiny Oakland studio.
A website, not a project
A real website,
online before lunch.
Real websites for makers, coaches, and small shops. Launch in an afternoon.
No credit card Free forever plan Ready in an afternoon
"I described my pottery studio in two sentences and it nailed the tone."
— Maren, ceramicist
— Maren, ceramicist
marenclay.com● live
MAREN — HAND-THROWN CERAMICS
Slow pots, made in Oakland.
Studio-fired porcelain for everyday rituals — cups, bowls, a few vases if you're lucky.
STUDIO.JPG
MUG.JPG
Shop opens Fri
Oakland, CA
Visits by appt.
Oakland, CA
Visits by appt.
ceramicists ✶coaches ✶florists ✶bookbinders ✶bakers ✶small shops ✶herbalists ✶therapists ✶tutors ✶ceramicists ✶coaches ✶florists ✶bookbinders ✶bakers ✶small shops ✶herbalists ✶therapists ✶tutors ✶
Three steps
From sentence to live site.
No staring at a blank canvas. You describe the thing you make, SiteMonk drafts the whole site — copy, layout, pages — and you nudge it until it's you.
02
Pick a vibe.
Not a template — a feeling. We translate it into type, color, spacing, the whole look.
Vibes
modernquiet + earthyplayfuleditorialbold
03
Go live.
One click publishes everything — site, domain, SSL, mobile. No exports, no hosting menus.
Status
marenclay.com
Published · 2s ago
Real creators
Sites that don't look built.
Every SiteMonk site is one-of-one. No template fingerprints, no identical hero sections — just something that looks like the person who made it.
Ceramicist— photo of studio bench
"Slow pots, made in Oakland."
Maren Clay · porcelain studiomarenclay.com →
Coach— portrait, soft window light
"Career coaching for people who've been told to calm down."
Ben Halder · ICF coachhalder.co →
Shop— storefront, afternoon
"A corner bookstore, since 2014."
Finch & Rowe · Hudson, NYfinchandrowe.com →
What's inside
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
SiteMonk quietly handles the stuff you'd otherwise have to learn — and leaves you with a site you can actually run.
01 — YOUR DOMAIN
Connect any domain, in one click.
Bring the domain you already own, or buy one from us at cost. We handle DNS, SSL, email forwarding — the scary acronyms are our problem.
marenclay.comconnected
02 — VIBE, NOT TEMPLATE
Type + color, chosen for you.
Every site gets its own pairing. Pick a feeling; SiteMonk picks the details.
monasticearthy + quietsunday paper
galleryneon delikiln & cream
03 — EDITING
Edit by asking.
"Make the hero warmer, and add a shop page." It just does it.
> make the hero warmer
#E8E4DA → #F0E3D1
> add a shop page
+ /shop · drafted
04 — CONTENT
Copy that sounds like you.
Answer a few questions; SiteMonk writes the about, the hero, the FAQ — in your voice, never in corporate.
05 — THE EXTRAS
Shop, forms, bookings.
Sell a mug, take a coaching inquiry, list your hours. All built-in. No plugins to hunt.
Against the usual suspects
The short, honest table.
We'd rather show you than oversell. Here's where SiteMonk differs from the DIY builders and the dev-heavy frameworks.
SiteMonk
DIY builders
Hire a dev
Time to live site
An afternoon
A weekend or three
4–8 weeks
Looks like a template
No
Usually
No
Edits after launch
Ask in plain English
Rebuild the page
Email, wait, pay
Bring your own domain
One click
Paid tiers only
Yes
Starts at
$0 · forever free
$12–24/mo
$2,000+
Pricing
Three plans. All fair.
Start free, forever. Upgrade when you're ready for a custom domain, a shop, or a whole family of sites.
Free
For a personal page, side project, or the idea you want to try this weekend.
$0 forever
- ✓1 site, up to 1 page
- ✓Free *.sitemonk.ai subdomain
- ✓50 AI generations each month
- ✓SSL, CDN, hourly backups
ProComing soon
For the small studio, the side shop, the blog you actually want people to find.
Coming soon
early access opening up
- ✓Everything in Free, plus —
- ✓Up to 20 pages per site
- ✓500 AI generations each month
- ✓1 custom domain, connected
- ✓Add-ons: shop, forms, analytics
- ✓Friendly humans on email support
Max
For agencies, networks, and teams running a family of sites from one place.
Contact us
custom pricing, per team
- ✓Everything in Pro, plus —
- ✓Up to 100 sites, 100 pages each
- ✓10,000 AI generations each month
- ✓Up to 100 custom domains
- ✓Priority support, same-day
FAQ
Good questions.
01Is this just ChatGPT with a website wrapper?
No. SiteMonk is a design system trained specifically on small-studio and small-shop websites — so the output has a point of view, not a generic layout.
02What if I can't describe what I do in a sentence?
That's fine. SiteMonk will ask you a handful of gentle questions — like a friend starting a new notebook — and turn your answers into copy.
03Can I edit things myself, or is it locked?
Edit anything, anywhere. Click a paragraph, rewrite it. Drag an image. Or just say "make it darker, move the shop up" and it does.
04Do I own my site and my domain?
Fully. You can export everything as plain HTML or move your domain away at any time. No hostage situation.
05Do you sell domains?
We can register one for you at cost — typically $12–15/yr depending on the TLD — or you can connect a domain you already own from any registrar. No markup, no lock-in.
06I already have a site and I hate it. Can you redo it?
Yes — point SiteMonk at your current URL and it'll draft a replacement that keeps your content and drops the clutter.
Your website is
about 12 minutes away.
Write a sentence. Pick a vibe. Be online before lunch.
Start your site — free No credit card · Free forever plan · Ready in an afternoon