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I saved $2,000 building this tool with AI
I discovered a new AI tool called Lovable that’s changed how I build websites.
Lovable bills itself as “your superhuman full stack engineer.” For non-coders like me, this means you can write a prompt describing what you want to build in plain English, and Lovable interprets it to turn your idea into reality.
You can try Lovable for free, but for a proper website like the one I’m about to show you, you’ll need their starter subscription at $20 per month. Lovable gives you a URL so you can view your site on the web, but I wanted a custom domain, so I headed to Namecheap and got one for just over $10.
For hosting, I used Netlify. The free version works for one simple website, but if you’re building multiple sites, you’ll want to upgrade to Pro for $19 monthly. Trust me, as someone who’s built many WordPress sites, this is affordable. Some of my WordPress hosting bills have cost hundreds of dollars per month.
Before writing your prompt, spend time thinking about what you want to build. I’ve been training for a triathlon recently, and one thing triathletes obsess over is calculating carb consumption for races and fluid intake. After browsing various calculators online, I decided to build my own.
