5.2 – Plan Your Website With ChatGPT & Lovable Lesson

Lesson Overview

This lesson shows how to move from a blank idea to a working one-page site by using a short brainstorming session with a chatbot, then handing the result to Lovable. The approach is especially useful for pre-launch companies that need a waitlist page to validate interest and collect emails. Instead of guessing what to write, you ask the chatbot to interview you with one question at a time, then compile the answers into a Lovable prompt.

You will see how questions about your target audience, the problem you solve, the outcome you promise, and why people should trust you translate into crisp landing page sections. The video also demonstrates pasting the final prompt into Lovable, selecting a default theme, and letting Lovable generate a clear, simple site in minutes. You will learn why choosing defaults keeps the process fast and avoids technical setup early on.

This lesson fits into the course as your planning and content foundation. It is helpful for anyone who wants a practical way to define copy and structure without getting bogged down in tools. It also sets you up for the next steps, where you will adjust design and connect data so your waitlist form can store real submissions.

Who This Is For

If you want a fast, low-friction way to plan a landing page that collects emails, this lesson is for you. It is a good fit for:

• Solo founders validating a new idea before launch.
• Small business owners offering a new service.
• Marketers preparing a waitlist for an upcoming product.
• Educators showcasing how AI planning improves web projects.
• Freelancers and agencies scoping content with clients quickly.
• Product teams spinning up interest pages for early feedback.

Where This Fits in a Workflow

Use this lesson when you are at the idea or pre-launch stage and need a single page that explains your offer and collects emails. It helps you move from vague notes to a clear landing page prompt, then into a generated site. For example, an AI consulting service can define its audience as small business owners, clarify the problem of AI overwhelm, promise a clear plan, and direct visitors to join a waitlist. A local service can do the same, focusing on the top problem and a single action.

This planning step supports real work by giving you a credible first version quickly. You can share it for feedback, collect early interest, and return later to refine copy and design once you see what resonates.

Technical and Workflow Benefits

The old way often starts with a blank page, scattered ideas, and manual drafting. You might spend hours choosing colors, writing copy in isolation, and trying to stitch together a form that lacks a backend to store submissions. It slows progress and delays the point where you can actually collect leads.

The approach in this lesson replaces guessing with a structured chat. You answer focused questions, the bot compiles a neat prompt, and Lovable generates the page with a sensible default theme. You get strong first-draft copy, reasonable design choices, and a working layout in minutes. When you are ready to capture data, you can connect Lovable Cloud so the waitlist form stores emails.

This is especially helpful for pre-launch pages, campaign-specific landing pages, and service updates where speed and clarity matter. The result is faster time to first publish, more consistent messaging, and less technical overhead at the start.

Practice Exercise

Scenario: You are planning a new service or product that is not ready to launch. You want a one-page site that explains the offer and collects emails for a waitlist.

Steps:

1. Open your favorite chatbot and start with a prompt like: “I am creating a one-page pre-launch landing page for [describe your company or service]. My goal is to collect emails before launch. Ask me one question at a time to shape the content. When ready, write a prompt I can paste into Lovable.” Answer the questions the bot asks about audience, problem, outcome, trust, and the main action.
2. When the bot produces the Lovable prompt, copy it into Lovable. Choose the default theme to keep things simple, then generate the page.
3. Review the result. Check that the headline states your core outcome, the body addresses your audience’s problem, and the button points to the waitlist form. Note any phrases you might refine later.

Reflection: Compare the generated page to what you would have written on your own. What improved, and where do you want to adjust the messaging for clarity or tone?

Course Context Recap

This lesson focuses on planning and prompt creation, giving you a fast way to define content and structure for a pre-launch landing page. Earlier in the course you saw how AI tools can produce a first version of a site quickly. Here you refine that approach by using a guided Q and A to make a stronger prompt for Lovable. Next, you will learn how to adjust the design with chat and the visual editor, and how to connect Lovable Cloud so your waitlist form stores real leads. Continue through the course to turn this starter page into a working site you can share and improve.