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I accidentally built an AI website builder

This is for you if you're tired.

You have a business, or you're starting one. You just want a beautiful website. Simple. Without learning a design software at night. And you want it to actually help your brand and your business grow, not only look pretty.

That was me.

Aliya, founder of Big Cat. October 2026.

Ok so what happened.

I'm a tired mom with a business, and I needed a website. Wix first. For me it was clunky, things I moved kept jumping back, and it was too expensive for one site. Then others, all a little bit constricting. Then Showit, I loved it, drag anything anywhere, but the phone version is not automatic and for me it was very expensive. Squarespace, so elegant, but always too expensive for me, I never even tried.

Everything else was too complicated for me, or too simple and looking like everyone else.

My own website took me six months. Six months!!

What was missing: the branding

And here is the thing. None of the builders I tried did the branding.

They give you a template and empty boxes. And then you sit there. What do I write? Who is this for? Why would somebody buy from me and not from the other one?

Pretty is not enough. A pretty website that doesn't sell is just... pretty.

And branding is the part I know. I worked 10 years in branding, with big brands. And after 10 years, it's crazy how it all points out two things. Know your client, and put your client first. And know how to answer their doubts.

So how did it happen

By accident, honestly.

Basically, I built a website builder for myself. For what I needed. AI is my magic wand, but the wand is only the tool. What went inside is my 10+ years of brand building.

Because it's not only my website. My website is the entry point to my brandverse. I'm building my brand with it.

And one day I looked at it and... oops. It's a website builder. An AI website builder.

Why it's different

Here is my list. It's what I needed, so it's what Big Cat does.

1. Authenticity. It helps you show who you really are. Not one-fits-all generated site. You paste a site you love, a screenshot or your Pinterest board, and it makes your site with that feeling, your words, your photos, in your tone, talking to your client. It doesn't copy the other site. And with Brand Cat (coming soon) it learns with you, and teaches you how to be more authentic and talk to the right people.

2. Beautiful. Has to be. I'm a brand person, if it looks cheap I can't send the link.

3. Easy to use. Me, tired, on a Tuesday night, no tutorial.

4. Drag and drop. Come on people. Move anything where you want. Or just ask the cat.

5. Connects with everything else. The tools you already use, plugged in.

6. Price. Affordability is a huge deal. One website, €12 a month, or €10 if you pay 6 months. 7 days free.

Oh, and the phone version is done by itself.

And here it is in a chart, next to the builders I tried. For me, when I used them.

What I neededWixShowitSquarespaceBig Cat
Where you startA template or blankA template or blankA template or blankA design you love
Easy, for meClunkySimpleNever tried itYes
Drag anywhereThings jumped backYesOn a gridYes
Phone versionAutomaticBy handAutomaticAutomatic
Price for one site, for meToo expensiveVery expensiveToo expensive€12/mo, or €10 paid 6 months
The brandingNoNoNever tried itA brand strategist inside

So it's not another website builder. You get a brand strategist inside.

Now I make a website the same way in minutes. First time I saw it, I felt like I want to cry, because finally my dreams are coming true.

So. Build your website, and your brand, with authenticity. And a little magic wand.

Try Big Cat, 7 days free →


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Questions people ask

Who is Big Cat for?

For busy, tired people with a business who just want a beautiful website, simple, that also helps their brand and business grow. No design skills needed.

What's different from other website builders?

Six things together: authenticity (it shows who you really are, not one-fits-all), beautiful, easy to use, drag and drop, connects with your tools, and a fair price. And the branding: a brand strategist inside. In the builders I tried, I didn't find all of that in one place.

Does Big Cat make a brand kit?

It's coming soon, with Brand Cat. Today, Website Cat already writes your words in the tone you choose and builds your page around your client.

Who made Big Cat?

Me, Aliya. After 10 years in branding with big brands, and a lot of tired evenings with website builders.

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