The microsite breakthrough that changed everything

Author

Jeff Sauer
September 27, 2025

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100% vibe-coded, $0.01 hosting costs, killer conversions

For years, I paid six figures annually for roles I just replaced with AI.

Great people. Solid work… And expensive as hell.

When I tried to replace individual talents, I never found anyone quite as good. 

Then AI started getting really good at doing these jobs.

So I decided to test a theory - how far can I get “vibe marketing” parts of my business?

The September Experiment

First time ever, I launched something completely vibe-coded and vibe-marketed.

No WordPress. No traditional copywriter. No $10k website build.

Just me, AI tools, and a theory that maybe I didn't need all that overhead anymore.

The learning curve was real. Took me a couple of months to figure it out. But when September rolled around, I had to commit.

WordPress sucks anyway. Slow, bloated, plugin-dependent nightmare. It was amazing 20 years ago, now it’s a dinosaur.

The Results

Ton of sales. Good conversion rates. Comments asking who built the site for me?

Hosting cost: One cent.

Coding cost: Free.

Copy: $200 (Copycoders membership).


Design cleanup: $200 (Milkwhale fixing AI images).

Total: $400 vs. my usual $25k+ website builds.

Why This Changes Everything

I'm not telling you this to brag. I'm telling you because it opens up possibilities that didn't exist before.

Used to be, if you wanted to test a new service or run a promotion, you'd need:

  • New domain registration

  • Hosting account setup

  • WordPress installation

  • Theme customization

  • Plugin management

  • Shopping cart

  • Ongoing maintenance

All that friction meant most good ideas never see daylight beyond a drunken domain registration you set for “5 years” and regret in 5 hours. Too much work for a "maybe."

Now? You can go from idea to live microsite in hours.

The New Playbook

My tool of choice: Firebase Studio.

Vibe code your entire site. Publish to a custom domain with one click. Hosted on Google Cloud for basically nothing.

No WordPress headaches. No plugin conflicts. No security updates.

Just a fast and pretty website that does exactly what you need it to do.

The copy? AI tools can be prompted to sound human, not robotic. Based on voice input, not templates.

What This Means for You

Got a service you want to test? Create a microsite this weekend.

Want to run a limited promotion? Spin up a landing page in hours.

Have an idea that's been sitting in your "someday" folder? Stop waiting.

The barriers are gone. The excuses don't work anymore.

You can literally scratch any itch now. One weekend. Profitable. Scalable.

The Workshop Idea

I'm thinking about doing a November workshop on this exact process. How to create profitable vibe-coded microsites that you can crank out monthly.

From weekend idea to profitable asset.

If that sounds interesting, just reply and let me know.

To Your AI-First Success,
Jeff Sauer

P.S. Seriously considering that November workshop on vibe-coded microsites. Reply if you'd be interested - want to gauge demand before I commit to it.

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