Build & Sell Your First Website

Build fast, good-looking websites and sell them to local businesses.

Start with HTML Crash Course For Absolute Beginners (61 min, Traversy Media), then HTML Tutorial for Beginners: HTML Crash Course (70 min, Programming with Mosh). All 43 lessons in Build & Sell Your First Website are free. No degree. A laptop. A starter kit costs about $270. Simple business sites sell for about $500 to $3,000.

To start: No degree. A laptop. Earning: Simple business sites sell for about $500 to $3,000.

1. HTML and CSS

   The building blocks of every page.

   • HTML Crash Course For Absolute Beginners (61 min, Traversy Media, Beginner)
   • HTML Tutorial for Beginners: HTML Crash Course (70 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • CSS Crash Course For Absolute Beginners (85 min, Traversy Media, Beginner)
   • HTML and CSS Tutorial for 2021 - COMPLETE Crash Course! (138 min, DesignCourse, Beginner)
   • Learn CSS Grid the easy way (37 min, Kevin Powell, Beginner)
   • Learn flexbox the easy way (34 min, Kevin Powell, Beginner)

2. A little JavaScript

   Make pages do things.

   • Build a Mindblowing 3D Portfolio Website // Three.js Beginner’s Tutorial (16 min, Fireship, Beginner)
   • JavaScript Course for Beginners – Your First Step to Web Development (48 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)
   • JavaScript Crash Course For Beginners (101 min, Traversy Media, Beginner)
   • TypeScript - The Basics (12 min, Fireship, Beginner)
   • Getting Started with THREE.JS in 2021! (57 min, DesignCourse, Beginner)
   • Object-oriented Programming in JavaScript: Made Super Simple | Mosh (63 min, Programming with Mosh, Beginner)

3. WordPress and site builders

   Build client sites in days, not weeks.

   • How to Create a Website – WordPress Tutorial for Beginners 2025 (62 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • WordPress Tutorial for Beginners (34 min, Kevin Stratvert, Beginner)
   • How to Make a WordPress Blog and Website – Tutorial for Beginners (80 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • The WordPress ecosystem has lost its mind… (7 min, Fireship, Intermediate)
   • Build a Wordpress Website In 1 Hour (70 min, Traversy Media, Intermediate)
   • Hacking Wordpress with Python in seconds (using Dark Web and Telegram data) (11 min, David Bombal, Intermediate)

4. Design that sells

   Layout, type and colour for non-designers.

   • The Figma 2021 Crash Course by Example (72 min, DesignCourse, Beginner)
   • Figma Tutorial for UI Design - Course for Beginners (617 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • Understanding Color (23 min, Blender Guru, Intermediate)
   • Understanding Composition (30 min, Blender Guru, Intermediate)
   • Art Teachers HATE this trick | COLOR THEORY (15 min, Draw Like a Sir, Intermediate)
   • Create a Design System with Figma - Full Course (459 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Intermediate)

5. SEO for client sites

   Get them found.

   • Complete SEO Course for Beginners: Learn to Rank #1 in Google (117 min, Ahrefs, Beginner)
   • SEO for Beginners: Rank #1 In Google Search in 2025 (18 min, Semrush, Beginner)
   • The New Rules of SEO (2026) (12 min, Neil Patel, Intermediate)
   • Content Writing for SEO: How to Create Content that Ranks in Google (12 min, Ahrefs, Intermediate)
   • Copy This SEO Strategy, It'll Blow Up Your Brand (14 min, Neil Patel, Intermediate)
   • Keyword Research Tutorial: 3-Step Process for All Levels (13 min, Semrush, Intermediate)

6. Find your first clients

   A small portfolio, a profile that gets replies, and proposals that win work.

   • Copywriting For Beginners: How To Get Started Fast (With No Experience) (13 min, Alex Cattoni, Beginner)
   • Making a living with Photography (16 min, Peter McKinnon, Intermediate)
   • HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH PHOTOGRAPHY - Things I wish I knew (9 min, Peter McKinnon, Intermediate)
   • How to Sell AI Workflows (Without Starting an Agency) (14 min, Nate Herk | AI Automation, Intermediate)
   • How To Become A Freelance Copywriter & Get Your First Client (11 min, Alex Cattoni, Intermediate)

7. Get paid and keep the books

   Invoices, contracts, taxes for the self-employed and simple bookkeeping.

   • ACCOUNTING BASICS: a Guide to (Almost) Everything (14 min, Accounting Stuff, Beginner)
   • LEARN ACCOUNTING in Under 5 Hours! (291 min, Accounting Stuff, Intermediate)
   • How to Do Your eBay Taxes in 5 Minutes (No More Line by Line) (15 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • Everything Resellers Need to Know About Taxes and Bookkeeping (27 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)

8. Build your own site

   A one-page site and a profile that bring work to you.

   • How to Speed Up Your WordPress Website (Simple Guide) (14 min, Ahrefs, Beginner)
   • WordPress Performance Fundamentals for Visitor Experience – Full Course (91 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
   • I Tried to Rank #1 on Google in 24 Hours to Prove a Point (13 min, Ahrefs, Intermediate)
   • eCommerce Website Tutorial - Online Store with WooComerce and WordPress (92 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Intermediate)