Beautiful websites, drafted by AI – brought to life by a real designer.
Get a professionally designed, WordPress-built website in a fraction of the time and cost of a full custom build – drafted with AI, then reviewed and finished personally by Andy at Brighton Website Design.
Most AI website builders cut corners you'll pay for later
Before you try one, it's worth knowing what you're actually getting.
Not built on WordPress
Many AI site builders lock your website into their own proprietary platform. Move host, add a plugin, hire a different developer – you can't, because there's no WordPress underneath. You don't own your site, you rent it.
Non-intuitive editors
Some popular AI tools that do use WordPress – like Astra's AI builder – hand you the plain Gutenberg block editor to make changes afterwards. It's not as intuitive and nothing like a proper visual page builder.
A better way: AI speed, WordPress freedom, a real designer's finish
Here's what you actually get with this process.
Built on WordPress*
Every site is genuine WordPress – the platform millions of businesses run on. Full ownership, full flexibility, no lock-in.
A proper visual builder**
Pages are built in Breakdance, an intuitive, drag-and-drop visual builder – not the bare-bones block editor.
Drafted by AI, fast
AI drafts your layout, copy structure and design direction in a fraction of the time a from-scratch build takes.
Refined by Andy
Every AI draft is reviewed, refined and polished by hand before it goes live – so it looks and works the way a professionally built site should.
*Why build on WordPress
WordPress powers a huge share of the web, backed by a vast plugin ecosystem covering everything from bookings and memberships to advanced SEO and online stores – if your business needs a feature, there's almost always a proven way to add it, with plenty of room to grow into a blog, store or members' area later without switching platforms.
It's also actively maintained, with regular core updates and a huge community. Its clean, well-structured code makes it one of the easiest platforms to optimise for search engines, helping the right customers find you.
**Why Breakdance
Breakdance is a professional, code-quality visual builder for WordPress – it's what gives every page on this site its real design flexibility, without the clunky templates or bloated code some page builders leave behind.
It builds clean, genuinely responsive layouts that load fast and hold up well for search engines, and because it's a proper builder rather than a locked-down theme, there's plenty of room to redesign or extend the site later without starting again.
See it in action
These are example sites – built to demonstrate the process
BrightMind Support Centre
A complete multi-page counselling practice website – home, about, services, contact – built end-to-end with this process.
Downland Electrical
A single-page trade business site showing how far a focused, one-page build can go.
The Lighthouse Youth Trust
A homepage design concept for a charity – a snapshot of the visual direction ahead of a full build.
Guided every step of the way
Plenty of tools promise a website in minutes – but getting from a rough AI draft to something secure, polished and properly live still takes real experience. Here's exactly how the process works.
Build on a private dev server
Every project starts on a secure, private staging environment, well away from your live domain, so nothing is exposed while it's being built.
AI drafts the site
I use AI to quickly generate the layout, structure and first-pass copy, creating a strong starting point in a fraction of the time a from-scratch build would take.
Personally finished by me
Every AI draft is reviewed, refined and polished by hand, fixing the details AI alone misses and making sure it looks and works the way a professional site should.
You review and approve
You'll see the finished site on the dev server before anything goes live, with the chance to request changes.
Migrated to your live site
Once you're happy, I handle the full technical migration to your live hosting, safely and with minimal downtime.
Domain, hosting & email support
I can also help set up or manage your domain, hosting and business email, so you're not left to figure out the technical side on your own.
Why work with Andy
I build WordPress websites for small businesses in Brighton, Hove and across Sussex. Pairing AI with hands-on craftsmanship means a faster, more affordable build – without losing the personal touch, local support and attention to detail a template or a faceless AI tool can't provide.
You're not left with an AI draft and no one to call. Every project is reviewed and finished by me personally, and I'm on hand after launch too.
However, if you did prefer a fully bespoke, non-AI website design, I've been creating custom sites for years. Please visit my Portfolio page to see examples. I can provide a tailored plan, build and estimate for your project.
Pricing
Every package includes a professionally designed WordPress site, drafted with AI and personally finished by me.
Starter
For a simple, focused brochure site that makes a strong first impression
One-off cost · no subscription
Get Started- 1 initial AI home page design based on recomendations and preferences
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Includes installation of WordPress, Breakdance builder Pro
$99/year, SEO plugin and optimisation plugins - Suitable for simple 4-5 page brochure sites†
- AI-drafted, personally finished by Andy
- Mobile-responsive design
- Contact form
- SEO plugin installation and basic setup
- Design and content revisions (up to 3 hours*)
- Built on genuine, ownable WordPress (migrated by you to your own hosting)
- Hosting, domain, migration and email services available as optional extra
- Managed Hosting and/or domain, email support
- Additional pages
- Blog / news section
- E-commerce or bookings
- Post-launch support plan
Business
For a a multi-page site that covers your whole business and includes more personalised design input and managed hosting
One-off cost · no subscription**
Get Started- 3 initial AI home page designs based on recomendations and preferences
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Includes installation of WordPress, Breakdance builder Pro
$99/year, SEO, Fluent SMTP and optimisation plugins - Build up to 6 pages and 3 sample posts†
- AI-drafted, personally finished by Andy
- Blog / news section
- Contact form and SMTP (secure sending) setup
- SEO plugin installation and setup on all pages/posts
- Design and content revisions (up to 5 hours*)
- Help with domain, hosting & email setup
- Yearly hosting included in first year**
- Post-launch support - up to 2 hours of additional amends/support*
- Create up to 3 admin users for site access and content updates
- E-commerce or online store
- Bespoke custom functionality
Advanced
For sites that need e-commerce, bookings, bespoke functionality, more personalised design input and managed hosting
One-off cost · no subscription**
Get Started- 3 initial AI home page designs as well as one other sample page based on recomendations and preferences
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Includes installation of WordPress, Breakdance builder Pro
$99/year, SEO, Fluent SMTP and optimisation plugins - Biuld up to 6 pages, 3 sample posts and 3 sample products†
- AI-drafted, personally finished by Andy
- Blog / news section
- Contact form and SMTP (secure sending) setup
- SEO plugin installation and setup on all pages/posts/products
- Design and content revisions (up to 8 hours*)
- Help with domain, hosting & email setup
- Yearly hosting included in first year**
- Post-launch support - up to 4 hours of additional amends/support*
- Create up to 3 admin users for site access and content updates
- WooCommerce installation. Link bank, create 3 sample products, shop page and checkout styling
- Custom functionaility. For example, multi-step form, secure download areas‡
Frequently asked questions
Both. AI drafts the initial structure and content fast, but every site is personally reviewed, refined and finished by me – a real WordPress designer based in Brighton – before it goes anywhere near your business. You're never left with a raw AI draft and no one to call.
It means you get the speed and lower cost of AI-assisted drafting, combined with the judgement, local knowledge and hands-on craftsmanship of an experienced designer. I use AI as a tool to work faster – not as a replacement for design decisions, testing or your ongoing support.
Yes – I'm a Brighton-based web designer working with small businesses across Brighton, Hove and the wider Sussex area, as well as remotely across the rest of the UK. Being local means I can meet in person where that's useful, and I understand the businesses I'm designing for.
Generic AI builders give you a starting point and leave you to finish, host and maintain it yourself. I use AI the same way – for speed – but the result is a proper WordPress website, personally designed, tested and finished by me, that you fully own and that I can keep supporting after launch.
Turnaround and pricing depend on the size of the site – see the Pricing section above for current starter, business and advanced packages. Because the first draft is AI-assisted, projects typically move faster than a fully custom build, without cutting corners on design or functionality.
Ready for a faster, more affordable website?
Let's talk about how an AI-assisted, WordPress-built site could work for your business.
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