# Build a professional services website

Generate a site for a consultancy, agency, law or finance firm, or software company on the general-purpose Capitol template and publish it with a contact form.

Capitol is UOVA's general-purpose business template. The generator uses it for corporate and professional businesses, and as the last resort when nothing else fits or a build on another template fails.

## Which templates fit

| Template | What the generator uses it for |
| --- | --- |
| Capitol | Corporate and general businesses, for example consulting, agencies, legal and financial services, marketing, software and non-profits. |
| Saffron, Datum and others | Used when your prompt clearly describes a restaurant, a trade and so on. See [Use cases](https://www.uova.com/help/use-cases/overview). |

For another look, browse the [Templates](https://www.uova.com/help/build/templates) gallery, filter by Business or Portfolio, and press **Use Template**.

## What a generation includes

- One multi-page site on the template the generator matches to your prompt. The pages follow that template's own page plan, plus the template's legal pages. The exact set depends on the template.
- Copy written by the model from your description. The brand name and contact details come only from your prompt and the **+ Add** tray. Anything that was not supplied is removed or shown in the editor as an "Add your …" instruction, and those lines are hidden on the public site. Read every line before you publish.
- Legal pages as drafts for you to fill in. An unfilled one is left off the live site, with its links, until you edit it. Capitol has none.
- Images: when you are signed in the build may add fresh images, and your own photos (up to 20) and logo are carried in.
- One language per site, detected from your prompt: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German or Italian. Writing "in Portuguese" settles it.
- Capitol has no legal pages, so there are no draft policies to fill in.

## What to put in the prompt

A prompt can be up to 6,000 characters. Plain sentences work. This is a sample you can adapt:

```
Northgate Advisory is a boutique tax and accounting firm in Calgary for small businesses and freelancers. Services: bookkeeping, corporate tax returns, payroll and year-end planning. Founded in 2011, a team of six. Email info@northgate.example. Phone 403 555 0112.
```

- Say who you help and what you do for them. The copy is built on those two facts.
- List your services and the size of your team if you want them shown.
- Paste one link to your current site or a Google listing into the **Existing site or Google listing** field of the **+ Add** tray. It is read for facts only.
- Give an email address and a phone number. Contact details come only from you.

See [Write a prompt that works](https://www.uova.com/help/build/writing-a-good-prompt) for the full list of what the generator reads.

## Editor features to use

- [Edit text](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/text): refine positioning and service descriptions in place.
- [Pages and navigation](https://www.uova.com/help/build/pages): add a page for a service, a case study or a person.
- [Forms and contact blocks](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/forms): choose the fields and the recipient for enquiries.
- [SEO settings](https://www.uova.com/help/build/seo): write a title and description for each page.

## Publish and connect

- Select **Publish** and choose the address. A `uova.io` address is included on every plan, and it cannot be changed after the first publish. See [Publish your site](https://www.uova.com/help/build/publish/publish-your-site).
- Add your own domain on a paid plan, either one you own or one you buy through UOVA. See [Connect a domain you own](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/connect-your-own-domain) and [Buy a domain](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/buy-a-domain).
- Messages from your site's forms arrive in your Inbox and are emailed to you. The default is up to 20 message emails per site per day, then one summary. The visitor gets no automatic confirmation email. See [Inbox and form messages](https://www.uova.com/help/account/inbox).
- Set a title and description for each page in [SEO settings](https://www.uova.com/help/build/seo).
- For discovery calls, add a button and set its Link field to your scheduling page. See [Buttons and links](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/buttons-and-links).
- To let clients pick a time on your own Cal.com, Calendly or Square Appointments calendar, open Project settings > **Booking** in the editor, choose the provider, paste your booking link and select **Add Book section**. The calendar shows on the home page of the live site, and other pages show a booking button. The calendar appears on the published site, not on the editor canvas. Bookings land in your own provider account, not in UOVA. Booking requests that come through your site's forms are listed under Scheduling in the dashboard. A Square link shows a calendar only when it is a buyer widget address, and otherwise shows the button. See [Booking calendars](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/booking).

## What UOVA does not do here

- Only Cal.com, Calendly and Square Appointments links are accepted, and a Square link shows a calendar only when it is a buyer widget address. Taking payment on the site and client portals are not covered by this guide.
- The model writes the copy, so read every claim about your firm, your credentials and your results before you publish.
- You cannot choose which template the generator uses. To pick a design yourself, start from a template instead. See [Start from a template](https://www.uova.com/help/build/templates/use-a-template).
- You cannot import an existing site. Rebuild it from a prompt and paste in your own wording. You can give the generator one link to an existing site or Google listing, which it reads for facts only, not for style.
- Scripts and iframes are not allowed in your own HTML, so third-party widgets cannot be embedded. The one supported embed is the Book section, which works with Cal.com, Calendly and Square Appointments only. For any other tool, link a button to its web address.
- You reply to form messages from your own email program with **Reply by email**. There is no in-app reply and no Inbox export.
- UOVA does not host email at your domain or forward it. See [Email and forwarding](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/email-and-forwarding).

## Common questions

**Can I describe a niche firm?**

Yes. Capitol covers a wide range of professional businesses. Name the field and the clients you serve.

**Can I add case studies or an articles page?**

You can add pages and elements in the editor. See [Pages and navigation](https://www.uova.com/help/build/pages) and [Add elements](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor/add-elements).

Source: https://www.uova.com/help/use-cases/professional-services-website