I’ve been trying to build websites for quite some time now. The first website I built was a tech blog that I started as a passion project back in 2019. After that, I tried building a portfolio website, a few tools, and some other small projects, but I never really succeeded in getting things to the point I wanted. It usually takes a lot of effort just to get a site up and running.

The biggest problem was that I had to rely heavily on themes. The first website I built was on WordPress, and I basically picked a random theme someone else had already created, then started editing it by removing sections, changing text, and adding my own content. While that was easier than coding an entire website from scratch, it still took a significant amount of time. I remember spending several days putting everything together, and even then, the process didn’t feel very modular. You mostly had to work around whatever the original theme allowed.

To clarify, I’m not really a coding expert. I can write some code, but not to the extent of building a complete website entirely on my own, or at least that’s what I used to think.

This time was different. With the help of Claude, I actually built a working resume builder with multiple templates where I can pick any layout, update the information, customize sections, and export the final version as a PDF.

Claude makes it so much easier to build websites

It barely takes any time to get things up and running

A friend of mine recently started looking for new jobs. They wanted to apply for different kinds of roles, not just the one they are currently doing, and that meant they needed multiple resumes. You can’t really use the same resume for every job application. Even when applying for similar roles at different companies, you still need to tailor your resume to match what each company is looking for, because every role comes with slightly different expectations and requirements.

So I decided to help them out by building a small website that acts as a collection of resume templates. I used some of their existing resumes as references and created a few additional templates using Claude. I also built a simple landing page where they can open the site, choose a template, and start editing their resume.

The website includes pretty much everything you would want in a resume builder. You can add a header image, change company logos, reorder job roles, create new sections, and customize the layout however you want. Once everything is done, you can export the resume as a PDF and immediately start applying for jobs.

I remember using paid tools back in 2019 that locked resume templates behind subscriptions or one-time payments. I think I paid around $50 for one of them just to access templates and export PDFs. What surprised me is how easily something like this can now be built using tools like Claude.

This particular website took me roughly an hour to build, and even that is stretching it a bit. The core functionality was ready in under 15 minutes. Most of the time went into polishing the UI, taking feedback, and making small adjustments.

I’ve hosted it on Vercel for now, mostly for convenience. It’s still a very lightweight project, but having it online makes it easier to access from anywhere, quickly make edits, export PDFs, and apply for jobs without dealing with local files.

How Claude Code helped me build this site

It barely took a few prompts

I built this using Claude, and it was super easy. It was easier than I thought. In fact, the part that actually took a lot of time was connecting the site to Vercel. I started with a very simple prompt describing the kind of tool I wanted to build. It was something along the lines of:

Build a modern resume builder website with multiple resume templates. The homepage should let you select a template and start editing immediately. The editor should allow changing text, reordering sections, updating company logos, adding new sections, and exporting the final resume as a PDF. Keep the UI minimal, fast, and responsive.

That initial prompt alone generated most of the foundation surprisingly quickly. Claude handled the layout, basic structure, editing functionality, and overall flow without requiring much manual setup from my side.

From there, I refined the project through natural language instructions. I asked for changes such as cleaner typography, improved spacing between sections, additional resume layouts, draggable role ordering, better PDF export formatting, and more customization options for sections and company branding.

Once the core functionality was ready, I used Anthropic’s Claude Code to handle the deployment workflow as well. After connecting the project repository, it helped manage the GitHub integration, push updates, and prepare the project for deployment on Vercel. The live deployment process became largely automated, where new changes pushed to the repository would automatically trigger fresh Vercel builds and update the live site.

Claude makes it super easy to build things

Claude has come a long way from where it was a year ago. It’s now one of the best models out there for developers and even for people who just want to build things. I couldn’t have imagined building some of the things I’ve built with Claude in just a few hours, even with days of work before.