How fast does something go live? | Locus Founder

When you use Locus to build a website with AI, a real site on a real domain is usually live within the first hour. Cold outreach can start within a day. A first customer reply often arrives within days of launch.

That's the short answer. Here's exactly what happens and why each step moves as fast as it does.

The first hour: idea to live site

You describe your business in plain language — "I want to sell custom pet portraits online" — and the agent gets to work. No form-filling, no template-picking, no hand-holding.

Within minutes it has a domain and is building the site. By the time you check back, there's usually a working URL to review. You approve it (or push back with changes) and it goes public.

The whole sequence — concept, domain, built site, live — typically clears in under an hour. The exact time depends on how quickly you respond to the agent's questions and whether you want changes before it goes public.

What makes Locus faster than building yourself

Most AI website builders require you to stay in the driver's seat: pick a template, drag elements around, write copy, connect a payment processor. Each step is faster than doing it from scratch, but you are still doing the steps.

Locus is different. The agent does the steps while you answer questions. You are reviewing decisions, not making them. That shift — from operator to approver — is where most of the time savings come from.

If you want to understand how Locus stacks up against traditional AI website tools, the guide to the best AI website builders walks through the field honestly.

After the site: outreach and first customers

Getting a site live is step one. Most founders care more about when the first customer shows up.

Locus doesn't stop at the site. After launch, the agent moves to cold outreach — finding potential customers and reaching out from your inbox. This typically starts within the first day.

The timeline from "outreach sent" to "first reply" varies by business type and how dialed-in the targeting is. For a B2B service with a clear customer profile, a reply in the first few days is realistic. For a consumer product with no existing audience, it takes longer.

Nothing customer-facing goes out without your approval. Every message, every ad, every price — you see it and say yes before it lands.

What affects the speed

A few things can slow the timeline down:

Your response time. The agent waits for your approval before sending anything customer-facing. A quick review keeps momentum. Leaving questions unanswered for days stalls the work.
Domain registration. New domain registrations occasionally have a short propagation delay before DNS resolves globally. This is a registry timing issue, not a Locus issue — it's usually done in minutes, sometimes longer.
Business complexity. A simple service site with a contact form goes live faster than a multi-product store with custom fulfillment logic.
Revisions. If you want significant changes before launch, the agent makes them — but that adds time. Most founders prefer to launch fast and iterate.

The 24-hour trial

Every new workspace starts with a 24-hour free trial: $5 of agent credit, no charge if you cancel before the trial ends. That's enough to get a site live, see the outreach queue, and decide if the pace works for you — before you ever put a dollar on the table.

Does the site use a real domain, or is it a subdomain? A real domain. The agent registers it, points DNS, and deploys to it. You own the domain — it transfers to you on one-click export.

Can I launch with an existing domain I already own? Yes. You can bring your own domain and the agent will use it instead of registering a new one.

What if I want to slow down — can I pause the agent? Yes. You can pause any workspace at any time. The agent stops acting until you unpause it. Nothing autonomous happens while paused.

Is there a minimum time commitment? No. The plan is month-to-month ($25 your first month, then $50/month) or annual ($500/year). Cancel anytime.

More common questions are answered in the Locus FAQ.

Ready to see how fast it moves? Start a free workspace at locusfounder.com — no charge for the first 24 hours.