How to Claim and Activate Your Free Website

Somebody built you a website. That's not a typo. If you got a postcard, a text, or an email with a link on it, there's a real site out there with your business name, your photos or category, and your basic info already filled in. Claiming it is the easy part, and this walks you through exactly how.

Step 1: Find your link

Your website link usually shows up one of a few ways:

• A postcard in the mail with a QR code or a short URL printed on it
• A text message with a preview link
• An email with a subject line like "we built you a website"

The link points to a preview page hosted on myninjasite.com. It's a real, working site, not a mockup or a screenshot. Open it on your phone or computer and look around. If the info is wrong or a photo needs to change, don't worry about that yet, you can fix it after you claim it.

Step 2: Confirm it's actually your business

Before anything gets activated, you'll need to verify you're the owner. This is usually a quick check, matching your name and phone number or email to the business the site was built for. It exists so a stranger can't wander in and take over a site with your business name on it. If you're the owner (or you run the place day to day), this step takes under a minute.

Step 3: Hit claim and set up your login

On the preview site, look for the claim or activate banner, usually near the top of the page. Click it, enter your email and set a password, and that's your account. This is what gives you access to make changes going forward, so use an email you actually check.

Step 4: Pick your free subdomain

Every claimed site gets a free web address to start, something like yourbusiness.myninjasite.com. You get to choose the subdomain name during activation, so pick something short and recognizable, your business name without spaces is usually the safest bet. This address works immediately and costs nothing, forever. If you later want your own domain, like yourbusiness.com instead, that's an optional upgrade you can add anytime, but it's not required to have a working, shareable website.

Step 5: Look over your content

Once you're in, you're inside the members area where you can see everything the site pulled together: your hours, your services, your photos, your reviews. Take a few minutes to check it for accuracy. Small businesses change addresses, add services, and update hours more often than you'd think, so this is the moment to make sure what's live matches reality.

Step 6: Make your first edits

Every claimed site includes an editor built for people who've never touched a website before. No code, no drag-and-drop learning curve. You click a text block, change the words, save. Same with photos, swap out anything that doesn't feel right with your own. If you want, this is also where you'd turn on optional add-ons like a custom domain, business email, or online booking, but none of that is required to have a live site people can find and use.

What happens if you don't claim it

The preview site doesn't disappear if you wait. It stays up so the link keeps working if you want to think it over or show a partner or employee first. But an unclaimed site can't be edited, and it's not fully yours until you activate it, so if you're planning to actually use it, share it, or put it on a business card, claim it first. It takes less time than reading this article.

Once your site is claimed and live, sharing it is as simple as sending the link, adding it to your Google Business Profile, or printing it on anything you hand customers. It's a real website, built for your actual business, and now it's fully in your hands to run.