In today’s world, having your own website is essential. Whether you want to share your hobbies with the world or promote your own business, generative AI makes website building easy, even without technical knowledge. Discover in this article how AI tools help you create a personal website quickly and easily.
Nowadays, you can’t read the news without coming across reports about artificial intelligence (AI). A survey of over 1,000 working Dutch people by hosting company STRATO showed that 28 percent already use generative AI. OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI service ChatGPT, recently announced that no fewer than 200 million people consult the AI chatbot every week. AI is also playing an increasingly important role in the field of web design.
Benefits of Generative AI for Website Building
AI offers a number of major advantages: it saves time and money, increases efficiency, and ensures consistent style and quality, especially for texts. In addition, AI can quickly generate large amounts of content and optimize it for search engines (SEO), which means a website appears higher in the search results and you attract more visitors. It should be noted that the content created by AI must also have real added value. That is why human quality control remains necessary.
Popular applications
The same study shows that of the 28 percent of working Dutch people who already use AI tools, they use them for, among other things:
- Writing texts – 62 percent
- Searching for information – 52 percent
- Developing new ideas – 35 percent
- Composing emails – 29 percent
- Making summaries – 29 percent
- Analyzing data – 22 percent
- Generating images – 20 percent
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – 18 percent
Given the versatility of Generative AI, it’s no wonder that more and more websites are being built using Generative AI. Here, we’ll walk you through three applications.
1. First Steps with an AI Website Builder
With the help of an AI website builder, you can create an attractive website without any technical knowledge. This is a system just like “classic” site builders, but equipped with AI functions.
Anyone who has ever written a Sinterklaas poem with ChatGPT knows that the quality of the result depends largely on the input. An AI website builder is no exception to this rule. The more context and details you provide, the more tailored the first version of your website will be. A solid website builder with AI functions helps you formulate these details and fill in the website step by step.
The first AI design is provided with the desired pages, suitable images and texts that take into account the target group. Let us note soberly that this first result is not yet a perfect website, but rather a first draft that you can further develop.
For example, with the help of the built-in AI functions, you can rewrite, expand and refine the texts. If the images do not yet meet your expectations, you can have AI generate unique images in a few seconds or use professional stock photos.
Unlike WordPress, you don’t have to worry about managing the website builder, security and updates are completely taken care of by the provider. The AI website builder from STRATO also includes a domain name and free SSL certificate, so you have all the ingredients to get started with your own website.
2. Exploring WordPress with AI
AI tools are also becoming increasingly popular among WordPress users. It is therefore not surprising that hosting providers are responding to this with handy AI extensions, which give the most used website system in the world new possibilities.
This way, you can also set up a website in a few steps with WordPress – with the support of AI. If you are not yet experienced with WordPress, this is quite a big advantage, as no time is lost in the search for suitable themes and plug-ins. Depending on the desired functions that you have checked, these are already installed.
After the AI onboarding is completed, you can immediately start working on the website. Here it is possible to add your own texts and images, as well as adjust colors, fonts and shapes to personal preference and add completely new sections.
In addition, unwanted elements prepared by AI can be removed or replaced. It is also advisable to check whether buttons, cards and other elements are functioning properly and are set correctly.
WordPress, originally a blogging system, can generate complete blog posts in no time thanks to its built-in AI. This can mainly be seen as a tool, for example to write engaging SEO texts that bring more visitors to your site. In addition, you can embellish your articles and website with original AI images.
Are you hesitating between an AI website builder and WordPress with AI features? The former is usually easier to use, while WordPress has more extensibility options, a steeper learning curve, and is also better suited for blogs. For example, WordPress hosting from STRATO offers a powerful package of AI services to create a professional website and expand it as needed.
3. Create a webshop using AI
AI can also be very useful when selling products online. To start, enter the most important details about your new webshop, such as your products, industry, required functions and goals. AI sets up an initial design and also provides content that you can further customize. You can also have product descriptions for your webshop generated in a few seconds and have your product pages automatically optimized for search engines. This allows you to start a professional webshop without much effort, for example with SmartWebshop or WordPress E-Commerce hosting.
Conclusion
AI tools offer great advantages when building your website, making the process easier and more accessible. Even without technical knowledge, you can quickly create a professional website. Moreover, these tools offer you flexibility: you decide how much help you want from AI, from basic design to full creation. This gives you creative freedom and control over the end result.
This article was created in collaboration with strato.nl