1. Pin down your business basics
Business name, the 3–5 services you actually sell, the suburbs you serve, phone, email. Ten minutes on a notepad is enough.
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2. Grab a domain (or don't — yet)
You can start on a free buildm8.site subdomain and connect a proper domain later. No rush.
3. Pick an AI website builder
You're on one. BuildM8 handles copy, design, hosting, SEO and forms — the four things that used to need four different agencies.
4. Answer 9 questions
A 3-minute chat: what you do, who you help, tone of voice, colours you like. That's your creative brief, done.
5. Review the draft
The AI drops a full site in front of you — home, services, about, contact, SEO. Read it, tweak what feels off.
6. Connect your domain
Point your .com.au or .co.nz at BuildM8 with two DNS records. Or stay on the free subdomain — up to you.
7. Publish and share
One click. Site's live, indexed, and ready to take calls. Send the link to your customers, add it to Google Business Profile, put it on your ute.
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