> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.homespace.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Build your business website with Homespace

> Launch a trade-specific website in minutes — pick a template, customize your sections, claim a free domain, and go live without touching a line of code.

Homespace gives every home-service business a professionally built website that connects directly to your estimates, scheduling, and inbox. You don't need a web designer, a hosting account, or a DNS tutorial. Pick a template, fill in your details, and publish — your site is live immediately, SSL included, served from Homespace's infrastructure.

## Core features overview

Everything below lives inside a single Homespace account. Each feature is covered in its own guide.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Capture" icon="inbox" href="/features/capture">
    Collect leads from web forms, missed calls, SMS, and social DMs into one triage inbox — with an AI bot that responds in under 60 seconds.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Estimates" icon="file-text" href="/features/estimates">
    Build Good / Better / Best tiered estimates with photos and line items. Customers sign with a finger; deposits go through automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scheduling" icon="calendar" href="/features/scheduling">
    Drag-and-drop dispatch board with route optimization, live crew GPS, and automatic customer reminders.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Jobs" icon="briefcase" href="/features/jobs">
    Mobile job management for your techs — offline-ready, with required photos, time tracking, barcode scanning, and one-tap close-out.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Invoicing" icon="receipt" href="/features/invoicing">
    Auto-drafted invoices from signed estimates. Accept cards, ACH, and Apple Pay with same-day deposits and QuickBooks sync.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Recurring services" icon="refresh-cw" href="/features/recurring-services">
    Set a cadence for pool, lawn, or HVAC tune-ups and Homespace books the next 12 months automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reviews" icon="star" href="/features/reviews">
    Request Google and Yelp reviews the moment a job closes — when the customer is happiest. Bad ratings route privately to you first.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

***

## Website

Your Homespace website is a fully hosted, trade-tuned marketing site that loads fast, earns trust, and turns visitors into booked jobs. It is included on every plan at no extra cost.

<Note>
  The website feature is included on all Homespace plans. You do not need to pay for separate hosting, SSL, or a third-party website builder.
</Note>

### Templates

Homespace ships six pre-built templates. Each one arranges a curated set of sections into a layout proven for that trade or business type.

| Template              | Best for                                                     |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Core service site** | Most trades — HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical            |
| **Quote first**       | Businesses that want estimate requests above everything else |
| **Local trust**       | Reputation-heavy layouts for high-consideration services     |
| **Booking studio**    | Appointment, class, or membership businesses                 |
| **Party rentals**     | Event rental businesses with large item catalogs             |
| **Pool service**      | Weekly-route pool and spa businesses                         |

### Available sections

Every template is built from modular sections you can add, remove, and reorder. The full list of available sections is:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Conversion sections">
    * **Hero** — Your headline, service image, and primary call to action. Layouts: split, hero-form, centered, dark panel, pool service.
    * **Lead** — A form or widget that captures name, address, service type, and phone. Layouts: quote form, booking widget, callback card, call card.
    * **Schedule** — Surface your next available appointment directly on the page. Layouts: calendar embed, next available, location tabs.
    * **Calendar** — A booking-focused callout with timing and service-area details.
    * **Quote** — A large testimonial-style pull quote or trust-note row.
    * **Offer** — A promotional banner or included-items grid.
    * **Emergency banner** — A high-visibility strip for urgent or same-day work.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Trust and proof sections">
    * **Proof** — Star ratings, credential strip, stats band, or guarantee strip right below the hero.
    * **Reviews** — Customer testimonials in cards, spotlight, or neighborhood-cards layout.
    * **Results** — Before/after photos, case cards, or a metrics grid of project outcomes.
    * **Photos** — A mosaic, gallery grid, or image strip of recent work.
    * **Why us** — Benefit-led icon cards, metric cards, or an event-type grid.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Information sections">
    * **Services** — A scannable grid, clean list, or featured-service layout.
    * **Process** — Horizontal or vertical steps explaining how you work.
    * **Pricing** — Starting-at pricing, stacked tier cards, or a comparison table.
    * **Team** — Staff bios, instructor cards, or a credential strip.
    * **FAQ** — Accordion list, two-column layout, or featured-answer style.
    * **Service area** — Map card, city list, or a radius map with coverage details.
    * **Resources** — Article cards, downloads, video guides, or category cards.
    * **Store** — A product grid for physical or digital products.
    * **Contact** — A dark CTA, split contact panel, or centered closing section.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Domains

Every Homespace website gets a free subdomain at **yourname.homespace.site** the moment you publish. To use a custom domain, head to the dedicated **Domains** page in the sidebar. To set up business email on that domain, use the **Email** page.

<Info>
  The free subdomain is assigned automatically when you set up your website and follows the format `yourslug.homespace.site`. No DNS configuration is required — it's live as soon as you publish.

  Custom domains are managed on the [Domains](/tools/domains) page and business email on the [Email](/tools/email) page. Both require a paid plan. You can build and preview your site during the 14-day trial; domain and mailbox provisioning unlocks when you upgrade.
</Info>

### How to build and publish your website

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the website builder">
    Go to **Dashboard > Website**. If this is your first time, the template picker opens automatically.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a template">
    Browse the available templates and select one that matches your trade and business model. You can switch templates later without losing your custom copy.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Customize your sections">
    Click any section on the preview to edit its content. You can:

    * Change the layout variant for each section
    * Edit copy fields (headline, description, call-to-action text)
    * Upload photos
    * Add or remove sections using the section panel on the left
    * Drag sections up or down to reorder them
  </Step>

  <Step title="Preview on mobile">
    Use the device-size toggle at the top of the builder to preview how your site looks on a phone before publishing. Most of your visitors arrive on mobile.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Preview your store">
    If your site includes a **Store** section, click **Store** in the preview to see how it looks to a buyer. Add items to the cart to test the layout. The **Checkout** button appears as **Preview only** while you're in the builder — checkout is enabled automatically once your site is published.

    The **Store** tab in the website builder only appears when the **Store** app is enabled for your workspace. If you don't see it, open **Apps** from the sidebar and turn on **Store** (along with any required dependencies). Disabling the Store app hides the tab and switches you back to the **Builder** view automatically.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    Click **Publish** in the top-right corner. Your site goes live immediately at your domain. Subsequent edits only go live after you click Publish again, so you can draft changes safely.

    The status badge in the builder shows **Draft** until you publish, then switches to **Published** so you can tell at a glance whether your latest changes are live.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Trial accounts

You can build and preview your full website during the 14-day free trial — including templates, sections, copy, photos, and the store preview. The website builder loads with a `.homespace.preview` domain so you don't need to claim a domain first.

Publishing requires a paid plan. When you click **Publish** on a trial account, Homespace shows an upgrade prompt with a one-click link to **Settings > Billing**. As soon as your subscription is active, your site goes live at the domain you choose.

<Note>
  All of your draft edits are saved as you go, so the version you publish after upgrading is exactly what you previewed during the trial.
</Note>

### What Homespace handles for you

| Concern               | How Homespace handles it                   |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Hosting               | Fully managed, globally distributed CDN    |
| SSL certificate       | Auto-provisioned and auto-renewed          |
| Mobile responsiveness | All templates are mobile-first by default  |
| Page speed            | Images optimized, code minified on publish |
| Uptime                | 99.9% SLA — no maintenance windows         |
| Software updates      | Automatic — no plugin updates required     |