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Drag-and-drop builder for multi-page websites with templates.

Why it matters

Launch or rebuild your site without a separate web host.

The HLB difference

Forms, chat, booking and tracking are built in.

How it works

Build or rebuild your website with drag-and-drop templates, no separate web host needed.

  • Open a page in the builder and select Tablet to adjust supported settings. Some settings are shared with desktop, so preview desktop, tablet and mobile before saving and publishing.
  • Select a page section and click Save Section to reuse it through Add Section on another page. Choose Template for separate copies, Global to sync within one website or funnel, or Universal to sync across your account.
  • To use your own font, select a text element and open Typography, then Custom Font and Upload Fonts. Use the font weight dropdown below the font size settings to choose supported weights separately for desktop and mobile.
  • Organize service links by adding a navigation menu, then choosing Add item and Mega menu, or start with a ready-made header under Prebuilt Sections. Edit the links, text, images and layout, then preview before publishing.

Adjust your pages for tablet screens

Check that customers browsing on tablets can read your service details and find your booking button.

Use Tablet view in the HLB website and funnel builder to adjust supported text, spacing and layout settings. Some settings are shared with desktop, so changing them in Tablet view also changes desktop. New pages support separate tablet visibility settings; existing pages keep their prior visibility rules. Preview desktop, tablet and mobile, including larger phones, before republishing.

See also Funnels and landing pages.

The HLB website builder lets you build, organize and publish multi-page websites from your account. Start from a blank site or a template, customize layouts, check the mobile view, connect your own domain and publish when ready.

For a local service business, this is where your homepage, service pages, contact page and other visitor-facing content live. Pages are built from sections, rows, columns and elements. You can style supported elements with borders, including the width of each side and the roundness of each corner. The video element supports YouTube, including Shorts, Vimeo, Wistia, custom embed code and HTML5 video links. Sections, rows and columns can also animate into view as visitors scroll, which stays off on mobile unless turned on per block.

Saving stores your changes without updating the live site. Publishing makes the saved version live. You can also review page views and sales in the platform.

Key steps:

  • Go to Sites, then Websites, and create a website from blank or a template.
  • Add pages with clear names and URL paths. Create, search, reorder and switch pages without leaving the builder. Nested paths such as /services/repairs work, except for a few reserved system paths.
  • Update your text, images, navigation, buttons and forms, and use Preview to confirm links open the right pages.
  • Review desktop and mobile layouts, and add page titles and meta descriptions.
  • Connect a domain or subdomain, follow the DNS instructions, then assign the domain to the website.
  • Save and publish. SSL is set up after the domain's DNS records are verified, and DNS changes can take time.

Split testing is not available on websites. It is available for funnel pages.

After publishing, open your site in a private browser window and test the links, booking calendar and contact form your customers will use.

Add graphics from the page builder library

Browse icons and illustrations inside website, funnel and store builders. Add graphics to the page or to an element, customize icon colors, or create an AI illustration and review it before use.

Coaching and consulting website template

A business, coaching and consulting website template is available to customize for your brand.

New templates for local business marketing

Start with new templates for a website, survey, social ads, workflow follow-up and reporting, then customize the content for your services and customers. Select the templates that fit what you offer.

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