Free CourseBuild a Website

Module 8 · Launch & grow

Launch checklist

12 min

Your site is live on your domain. Now let’s help people actually find it — then celebrate, because you earned it.

Watch — hand-picked

The clearest walkthroughs of this step, from creators we rate. Each one’s credited — go give them a follow.

How to Use Google Search Console (for Beginners)

Henry PurchaseCurated · third-party

Google Business Profile Set Up: 2026 Step-by-Step Tutorial

Santrel MediaCurated · third-party

These 10 Local SEO Strategies Will Rank Your Business on Google

HubSpot MarketingCurated · third-party

The get-found four

Google Business Profile

Free, and for local businesses often bigger than the website itself. Add your new link to it.

Google Search Console

Tell Google your site exists so it starts showing up in results.

Analytics

Free, privacy-friendly visitor counts so you know what’s working.

Everywhere you already are

Instagram bio, email signature, business cards, the front door.

The first two you set up once. Google Business Profile lives at google.com/business; the rest Claude can walk you through right now:

Ask Claude to help you get found

Help me get my new website found. Please:
1. Walk me through submitting my site to Google (Google Search Console) so it gets indexed.
2. Add free, privacy-friendly analytics so I can see my visitors.
3. Double-check my page titles and descriptions are clear for search and social sharing.
Keep it simple and tell me exactly what to click.

Then tell people

Announce it. Post the link, email your customers, put it on your door. A site nobody knows about can’t help you — and you’ve got something worth sharing now.

You did it 🎉

You went from zero to a professional, secure, mobile-friendly website on your own domain — built by you, with AI. That’s a real accomplishment most owners never attempt.

If you get stuck

Not sure what to prioritize? Start with the Google Business Profile — for most local businesses it’s the single highest-impact thing here.

Watch this step

Your Google Business Profile is often the single biggest source of local visitors. This current, honest setup walkthrough takes you through it step by step. It’s from an independent creator — credited below, so go give them a follow.

Google Business Profile Set Up: 2026 Step-by-Step Tutorial

Santrel MediaCurated · third-party

More learning resources

Still want another angle? These are hand-picked and vetted to line up with this lesson — from creators and sites worth your time.