Build Your First Website with AI Step by Step
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Full brief plus a working original example: structure, text, style, behavior, then the mobile and accessibility pass. Lab A10.
The direct answer
Build the first site in five passes: structure (headings plus form), text (real words), style (readable), behavior (one interaction), access pass (labels, keyboard, 360px). Each pass ends with its checks before the next begins.
The brief
User: bakery owner taking phone orders. Sections: menu, hours, order form. Checks: headings render with no CSS, form labels every input, 360px no sideways scroll, demo submit message appears.
Worked example
The lab builds exactly this page from the brief above, then breaks the card layout on purpose for the mobile fix, and guards the form for the access pass. Your version uses your own words and business.
Method and mistakes
Structure before style; one change per message; screenshot position quoted for visual fixes. The failure is styling an empty structure for an hour.
Frequently asked questions
Template or AI generation? Either: the checks decide, not the source. Templates skip generation; same five passes.
When is the site done? All five passes plus the five project tests from the capstone list.
Sources and review
- Lessons M04 and labs A10-A12 (this site). Last review: 2026-10-04.