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Build something new

Make your own thing. The first part needs no Terminal, and it's where the business path goes to grow.

When you finish: You'll know how to test an idea before you spend money on it, then plan it and build it with Claude, whether that's a website, a digital download, a newsletter or a tool people use, and get it live.

What you'll use
  • Part 1The Claude app or claude.ai, which searches the web for you
  • Part 2Claude Code and your project folder, from Set up Claude Code

Up next: Vet the idea in an hour · 60 minStart here

1. Grow, in the app

  1. Vet the idea in an hour 60 min · 8 steps
  2. Sell what you know 50 min · 7 steps
  3. Audits that sell 40 min · 7 steps
  4. Be the local hub 50 min · 7 steps

2. Plan it, in Claude Code

  1. What to build, and what you need first 20 min · 5 steps
  2. Check the idea first 20 min · 6 steps
  3. The rest of the stack: hosting, data, domains, payments and visitors 15 min · 4 steps
  4. Working isn't the same as good: design and polish 30 min · 7 steps

3. Pick a track and build it

  1. Build track: a comparison site 60 min · 11 steps
  2. Build track: a digital download 40 min · 6 steps
  3. Build track: a newsletter 45 min · 7 steps
  4. Build track: a lookup tool on public data 40 min · 5 steps
  5. Build track: a tool for a local business 40 min · 5 steps

4. Before you launch

  1. Check it before you launch 40 min · 6 steps

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Getting stuck is normal. Every step has a "That's not what I see" link with the usual snags and how to get past them.

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