Your website, rebuilt. Free, and yours to keep.
For small businesses and nonprofits. Paste your web address and we turn your old site into a modern one that works on every phone and is easy to find. Your words, photos and hours come with it.
No account, no card, no monthly fee. Ever.
Your words, photos and hours come along. The old layout doesn’t.
A website that does its job
Customers look you up on their phone to check your hours, find the door and see what you offer. Your new site answers them in seconds.
Works on every phone
Big, readable text, buttons that are easy to tap, and pages that load fast, even on an older phone.
Easy to find
Built so Google and AI assistants like ChatGPT can read your hours, address and what you do.
Nothing made up
We only use what's on your current site and what you tell us. If something looks out of date, we ask you first.
Yours to change
Tap the words or a photo on your own site to change it. No code, and no one to call.
Readable for everyone
Checked for screen readers, color contrast and large text before you ever see it.
How it works
Five steps, and nothing to pay. A volunteer can help at any of them.
Paste your link and tell us about you
Give us your current address, then answer a few short questions: what you do, who visits, and what's not working. We use your answers to shape the new site, so you never have to figure out what to ask for.
We copy and rebuild it
We read every page, photo and opening hour on your old site and build a modern, mobile-friendly version from it. We never invent facts. If two pages disagree, or something looks out of date, we ask you.
Check it and change it
See your real site, then ask for changes in plain words, like “make it warmer” or “put pickup times on the homepage.” Undo anything. Stuck? Ask a person and a volunteer helps.
Put it on your web address
Your site goes into your own free hosting account, and we show you the one or two settings to change where you bought your address. Your email keeps working, and your old site stays up until you switch.
Edit it yourself, forever
You change text, photos and hours from your own site. If Rebuild disappeared tomorrow, your site would keep working.
Free means free
No trial that turns into a bill, and no site we can hold hostage. If Rebuild disappeared tomorrow, your site would keep working.
- No account, no card and no monthly fee. Grants and fundraising cover what Rebuild costs to run.
- Your site lives in your own free hosting account, on your own web address.
- Your email keeps working, and your old site stays up until you choose to switch.
- If you ever hire a web person, they can pick it up from there.
Made for the places your neighborhood counts on
If your website is out of date, hard to use on a phone, or impossible to update, Rebuild is for you.
- Bakeries, cafés and restaurants
- Food pantries and shelters
- Shops, salons and repair places
- Churches and community groups
- Clinics and local services
- Arts, youth and after-school programs
A person is always one tap away. Volunteers help with anything, from the words on a page to putting it on your web address. Ask a person
Questions
Something else? Ask a person and a volunteer writes back.
What does it cost?
Nothing. There's no account, no card and no monthly fee, now or later. Grants and fundraising cover what it costs to run Rebuild.
Who owns the new site?
You do. It goes into your own free hosting account and onto your own web address. If you ever hire a web person, they can pick it up from there.
Will my old site disappear?
No. Your current site stays up until you choose to switch, and your email keeps working when you do.
Do I need to know anything technical?
No. You paste your web address, answer a few questions in plain words, and ask for changes the way you'd ask a friend, like “put our Saturday hours at the top.” A volunteer can help at any step.
Will you change my information?
We only use what's on your current site and what you tell us. We never make up hours, prices or addresses. If something looks out of date, we ask you before anyone sees it.
How long does it take?
Answering our questions takes about five minutes. We email you as soon as your preview is ready, so you can close the page while we work.
Will people find my new site on Google?
Every site is built so search engines and AI assistants can read your hours, address and what you do. It also loads fast and works on any phone, which helps people find you.
Can I change the site myself later?
Yes. Tap any words or photo on your own site to change them, then publish. No code, and no one to call.
Who is behind Rebuild?
A student team at Dartmouth, with volunteers who review sites and help owners. Rebuild is free and has nothing to sell.
Ready when you are
Start with your web address. We’ll email you when your preview is ready, and nothing changes on your current site until you say so.
Start my free rebuild