I launched PaperChai — paste your Google Business link, get a website
After months of building, I finally launched PaperChai.
The idea came from watching how difficult it is for small businesses to get a professional website. Most don't have the time, budget, or technical skills.
So I asked myself:
What if creating a website was as simple as sharing your Google Business Profile?
That's exactly what PaperChai does.
Paste your Google Business link, and PaperChai generates a clean, mobile-friendly one-page website with your:
Business information
Photos
Reviews
Contact details
WhatsApp button
Booking-ready layout
No templates.
No coding.
No design skills.
The goal isn't to replace developers or agencies—it's to help millions of small businesses that would otherwise never build a website.
This is just the beginning.
Coming next:
LinkedIn import
Instagram import
Facebook import
AI-powered customization
More business templates
Custom domains and advanced features
I'd love your honest feedback.
What would make this genuinely useful for you or someone you know?
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The interesting challenge isn't generating websites from Google Business data—it's proving that small businesses will actually switch from having no website to paying for one. I'd keep validating whether the pain is website creation or ongoing trust, updates, and customer acquisition after launch. That's a much stronger position.
That’s exactly the risk I’m trying to validate.
Website generation is only the entry point. The stronger long-term value may be helping small businesses keep information updated, build trust, get discovered, and convert visitors into calls, directions, WhatsApp enquiries, or bookings.
My next validation step is to measure:
Whether businesses will pay to launch
Whether they continue paying after launch
Which outcome matters most: trust, updates, visibility, or customer acquisition
The product should not become “another website builder.” It needs to become an ongoing growth and credibility layer for businesses that currently depend only on Google, Instagram, or WhatsApp.
I'm glad it resonated.
Reading your reply gave me one thought about how those validation signals might connect — especially the difference between solving the initial "I need a website" moment and becoming part of the business's ongoing operations.
I don't think I'd explain that properly in a thread without oversimplifying it.
If you're interested, what's the best email to reach you on?