AI-Powered Website Building with Cursor and Windsurf

If you can write clear instructions, you can build websites. AI coding tools like Cursor and Windsurf turn natural language descriptions into working code. The skill shifts from knowing syntax to knowing what you want.

The Prompt-to-Code Workflow

AI coding assistants accept detailed descriptions and produce functional code. The quality of output depends entirely on the clarity of input. Vague requests produce vague results. Specific requests with context produce usable code.

The workflow involves feeding the AI your requirements: what the page should do, how it should look, what content it should display. Include reference materials when possible. Copying the HTML structure from a competitor site and asking the AI to create something similar with your content produces faster, better results than describing from scratch.

Building Pages Section by Section

Avoid asking for an entire website in one prompt. Break the work into components. Generate the hero section first. Then the features section. Then the FAQ. Each section gets its own focused request.

For each section, describe the layout in plain terms. “Left-right layout with text on the left and video iframe on the right.” Specify styling preferences like color schemes and fonts. After generating, select the code and request refinements: “Make the title use gradient text. Add more padding.”

This iterative approach catches problems early and keeps changes manageable.

Copying Structure From Competitors

The fastest path to good layouts borrows from what works. Copy HTML from a competitor site. Ask the AI to extract the data structure into JSON format: titles, images, descriptions, links. Then feed that JSON back with instructions to render it in your preferred style.

This “shadow copying” technique separates data from design. You replicate the content structure of something proven to work while applying your own visual treatment. The AI handles the tedious translation between formats.

Practical Implementation Details

For game landing pages, the AI can generate iframe containers with fullscreen toggles, overlay controls, and close buttons. For FAQs, provide the question-answer pairs and request expandable accordion styling using CSS rather than complex JavaScript.

When the English content is ready, ask the AI to extract all text and translate it into additional languages. Multi-language versions require minimal extra effort when the template already exists.

Run SEO checks on the generated pages using browser tools to verify title tags, meta descriptions, and heading hierarchy meet standards. AI-generated pages sometimes miss technical SEO details that require manual review.