Method and system for publishing a website

A system for creating a website, comprising:

• a processor;
• a social website publishing application executing on the processor and configured to:
• receive, from a business, a request for a website creation recommendation for content of the website;
• generate, in response to receiving the request, a post comprising a name of the business, a business owner name, and a link to a website creation recommendation page;
• publish, using a social network application, the post to a newsfeed in a social network, wherein a plurality of users in the social network subscribe to the newsfeed;
• receive, in response to publishing the post and from the plurality of users, a plurality of recommendations comprising recommended content for the website from the recommendation page, wherein the plurality of recommendations are manually input by the plurality of users;
• present, to the business, the plurality of recommendations;
• receive, from the business, a selection of one or more website creation recommendations from the plurality of recommendations;
• select a subset of the plurality of recommendations;
• present, to the business, the subset;
• receive, from the business, a selection of one or more additional website creation recommendations from the subset;
• receive, from the business, a plurality of content items;
• generate the website creation recommendation page comprising the plurality of content items;
• receive, from the plurality of users, a plurality of votes for the plurality of content items;
• order the plurality of content items according to the plurality of votes to generate a plurality of ordered content items;
• generate a list comprising a plurality of content types relating to the plurality of ordered content items, the plurality of ordered content items, and a plurality of ranks relating to the plurality of ordered content items;
• present, to the business, the list;
• receiving, from the business, a selection of a content item from the list;
• extract, from the selection of website creation recommendations, the one or more additional website creation recommendations, and the content item, the recommended content;
• generate the website comprising the recommended content to obtain a generated website;
• and
• publish the generated website.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions for creating a website, the instructions executable on a processor and comprising functionality for:

• receiving, from a business, a request for a website creation recommendation for content of the website;
• generating, in response to receiving the request, a post comprising a name of the business, a business owner name, and a link to a recommendation page;
• publishing, using a social network application, the post to a newsfeed in a social network, wherein a plurality of users in the social network subscribe to the newsfeed;
• receiving, in response to publishing the post and from the plurality of users, a plurality of recommendations comprising recommended content for the website from the recommendation page, wherein the plurality of recommendations are manually input by the plurality of users;
• presenting, to the business, the plurality of recommendations;
• receiving, from the business, a selection of one or more website creation recommendations from the plurality of recommendations;
• selecting a subset of the plurality of recommendations;
• presenting, to the business, the subset;
• receiving, from the business, a selection of one or more additional website creation recommendations from the subset;
• receiving, from the business, a plurality of content items;
• generating the website creation recommendation page comprising the plurality of content items;
• receiving, from the plurality of users, a plurality of votes for the plurality of content items;
• ordering the plurality of content items according to the plurality of votes to generate a plurality of ordered content items;
• generating a list comprising a plurality of content types relating to the plurality of ordered content items, the plurality of ordered content items, and a plurality of ranks relating to the plurality of ordered content items;
• presenting, to the business, the list;
• receiving, from the business, a selection of a content item from the list;
• extracting, from the selection of website creation recommendations, the one or more additional website creation recommendations, and the content item, the recommended content;
• generating the website comprising the recommended content to obtain a generated website;
• and
• publishing the generated website.