LocWeb

Professional websites for local businesses at no cost.

What It Does

LocWeb automatically creates free professional websites for local businesses that don't have one. The system:

1. Searches Google Maps for local businesses without websites
2. Generates customized landing pages using AI
3. Includes business photos, reviews, hours, and contact info from Google Business profiles
4. Creates personalized sales emails to pitch the websites to business owners
5. Hosts the websites on a Next.js platform

Website

https://locweb.vercel.app/

Features

• Automated business discovery via Google Places API
• AI-powered website generation with Tailwind CSS
• Photo gallery from Google Maps
• Customer reviews showcase (4+ stars)
• Business hours and contact information
• Google Maps integration
• Personalized sales email generation
• Master dashboard at /master

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4
• Business Discovery: Python scripts for Google Maps scanning and AI website generation

Project Structure

locweb/
├── src/                      # Next.js frontend
│   ├── app/                  # App router pages
│   │   ├── page.tsx         # Main landing page
│   │   ├── master/page.tsx  # Dashboard of all websites
│   │   └── web/[slug]/      # Dynamic business pages
│   └── lib/
│       └── code.json        # Generated HTML & emails (database)
├── python_api/              # Business discovery & generation scripts
│   ├── main.py             # CLI for scanning businesses
│   ├── generate_website.py # AI website generation orchestration
│   └── template/           # Templates for AI
└── public/                  # Static assets

Getting Started

Frontend (Next.js)

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000

Python Scripts (Business Discovery & Generation)

cd python_api
python main.py

These scripts scan Google Maps for businesses without websites and use AI to generate landing pages.

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in:

cp .env.example .env

Required variables:

• GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY - Google Maps Places API key
• OPENCODE_API_KEY - OpenCode API key for AI generation
• OWNER_EMAIL - Contact email for sales outreach
• OWNER_NAME - Owner name for email signature
• OPENCODE_HOST - OpenCode server host (default: 127.0.0.1)
• OPENCODE_PORT - OpenCode server port (default: 4096)

License

MIT