My story
How I built a business with AI. Here's every step.
The name, the domain, the logo, the website and a free guide, start to finish, with the exact tools I used.
By Heather Barnett · 6 min readLadies Who Prompt started as an idea I kept talking about. Here's how it got a name, a web address, social accounts, a logo, a live website and a free guide people could download.
I'm not telling you this to show off. I'm telling you because most women have no idea how close they are to starting the thing they keep thinking about. Here's exactly what I did, in order.
1. Name it
I asked AI for name ideas, then argued with it. That second part matters. The first list was full of names that sounded like every other AI company. So I pushed back, told it who I wanted to reach, and asked it to be honest about which names were crowded or easy to misspell.
The name took longer than anything else. That's normal. Pick the one that makes you smile, and say it out loud to a friend before you fall in love with it.
2. Claim it
Before telling anyone the name, I bought the .com, checked that the Instagram and TikTok handles were free, and grabbed them. A matching name everywhere makes you easy to find. I skipped buying a pile of similar domains. One or two is plenty when you're starting.
3. Build it
I described the website I wanted to Claude in plain English: who it was for, what it should say, how it should feel. It wrote the whole site. I put it online with Netlify, which has a free plan, by dragging in a single file, and then connected my domain.
The technical part I worried about most, connecting the domain, came down to editing two settings at my domain company. AI walked me through it one screen at a time.
4. Brand it
I tried a few logo directions, kept what I liked, and threw out what looked like everyone else's. The final logo is two overlapping speech bubbles: one woman who's been there, one who's just starting. I picked colors that felt warm and grown-up, and used them everywhere.
5. Give something away
A website isn't a business on its own. So I made a free two-page guide of prompts and offered it to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. That turns a visitor into someone I can stay in touch with.
What I'd tell you: you don't need to know how to code, and you don't need a perfect idea. You need some focused time, a little patience, and the willingness to ask the second question when the first answer isn't quite right.
What it cost
The domain names were the only real expense. The website hosting is on a free plan, and both Claude and ChatGPT have free versions you can start with.
Your turn
Pick the idea you keep coming back to. Ask AI to help you name it tonight. That's it. That's the first step, and it's the one most people never take.