Course title: Build Websites with AI: Get Paid to Make Sites for Small Businesses

Level: Complete beginner. No coding experience needed — if you can use WhatsApp and Google, you can do this course.

Duration: Self-paced — about 5–6 hours of reading, practice and quizzes across 7 chapters.

Format: Text lessons, short videos, hands-on practice activities, a quiz after every chapter, a final assessment and a certificate of completion.

What you need: A phone with internet and a free Google account. All the tools are free (Google Gemini, Netlify, Wix, Canva and Pexels). A computer or laptop makes publishing easier — a library or internet café computer is fine for those steps.

Price: R199 once-off (online)

Certificate: PurpleGrowth certificate of completion, issued automatically when you finish all chapters and the final assessment

What this course gets you

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Explain how websites work and what AI can and can’t do

• Plan a small business website and write a clear website brief

• Build a mobile-friendly one-page website with free AI tools like Google Gemini Canvas

• Read basic HTML, make simple edits yourself and add a working WhatsApp button

• Build sites with no-code AI builders like Wix and choose the right tool for each client

• Publish websites for free, explain domain names and help businesses get found on Google

• Build a portfolio, find clients, set packages and prices, and get paid

Who this course is for

• Side hustlers who want to earn by building websites for local businesses

• Small business owners who want their own website without paying an agency

• Job seekers curious about tech who want a practical first step

• Anyone who wants to use AI to build something real

Further free resources

Free tools and sites you can use to build, publish and keep learning after the course. All free at the time of writing.

• JobAlertsZA — a free tool that finds matching jobs for you: set alerts for web and digital roles — https://jobalertsza.com/

• Google Gemini — free AI chat with Canvas for building and previewing websites — https://gemini.google.com/

• Netlify — free plan for publishing your websites — https://www.netlify.com/

• Wix — free plan with an AI website builder — https://www.wix.com/

• freeCodeCamp — free courses in HTML, CSS and JavaScript — https://www.freecodecamp.org/

• WeThinkCode_ — tuition-free software development training for selected students — https://www.wethinkcode.co.za/