What to write

Getting your site

Start small. You can always add more later.

Subject: Free website for [Business name]

Hi,

Please make a free website for my business.

Business name: [Business name]
Town: [Town, State]
Phone: [Phone number]
What we do: [One or two lines about what you do]

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Free website for [Business name]

Hi,

Please make a free website for my business.

Business name: [Business name]
Town: [Town, State]
Phone: [Phone number]
Email for the site: [Email, or "none"]
Hours: [Mon–Fri 8–5, Sat 9–1]
Services: [Service 1], [Service 2], [Service 3]
Area we serve: [Towns or counties]
Extras: [Licensed and insured, years in business, a tagline, anything else]
Photos: attached

Thanks,
[Your name]

Short examples by trade

Subject: Free website for [Shop name]

Hi,

Please make a free website for [Shop name], an auto and body shop in [Town]. We do collision repair, paint, and [other services]. Phone: [Phone number]. Hours: [Hours]. We work with most insurance companies.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Free website for [Business name]

Hi,

Please make a free website for [Business name], heating and cooling in [Town] and nearby. We install and repair AC, furnaces, and heat pumps. Phone: [Phone number]. Emergency calls: [Yes/No]. Licensed and insured.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Free website for [Salon name]

Hi,

Please make a free website for [Salon name] in [Town]. We do cuts, color, and [other services]. Walk-ins: [Yes/No]. Book by [phone number or booking link]. Hours: [Hours].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Free website for [Restaurant name]

Hi,

Please make a free website for [Restaurant name] in [Town]. We serve [type of food]. Hours: [Hours]. Phone: [Phone number]. Menu: [attached, or a link]. Takeout: [Yes/No].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Style

Tell us the feel you want. Pick one, or say it your own way:

• —Clean and simple
• —Bold and colorful
• —Warm and local
• —Looks like [a site I like]

Name colors the way you'd say them: "use our truck's red," "match our sign," or "navy and white." Got a logo? Attach it.

Subject: Style for [Business name]

Hi,

For [Business name], I'd like it [clean and simple / bold and colorful / warm and local].
Colors: [use our truck's red / match our sign / navy and white].
A site I like: [link, optional]

Thanks,
[Your name]

Pictures

• —Attach 3 to 5 photos: your storefront, your team, and your work.
• —Hold your phone sideways (landscape).
• —Shoot in good light. Daylight works best.
• —No photos? Just say so and we'll use simple color blocks.

Subject: Photos for [Business name]

Hi,

Here are photos for [Business name]:
1. [Storefront]
2. [Our team]
3. [Our work]

Use the first one at the top if it fits.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Changes

Already have your site? Fill in the blank and send it. Edits are free for 14 days after your proof. After that, see Keep Fresh.

Subject: Change for [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Please change our hours to [new hours].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Change for [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Please change our phone number to [new number].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Change for [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Please add a service: [service name] — [one line about it].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Change for [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Please swap the [top / second] photo for the one attached.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Change for [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Please add a second location: [address], [phone number], [hours].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Subject: Change for [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

Please add a sale banner: [what's on sale] until [end date].

Thanks,
[Your name]

Domain and plans

Want your own domain, like yourshop.com? It's an optional $79 one-time setup, and your free subdomain stays free. If you want us to buy one for you, start on Custom domain. Already own one? Send this:

Subject: Custom domain for [Business name]

Hi,

I already own [yourshop.com]. Please point [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com at it.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Need changes after your 14 free edit days? Keep Fresh plans are optional. Your site stays up and free either way.

Subject: Edit plan question for [Business name]

Hi,

Site: [yourname].freewebsiteforever.com

I'd like regular changes. Which plan fits? We usually need about [number] small edits a month.

Thanks,
[Your name]