How to Use Carrd: The Complete Guide to Building Professional Websites in 2026
Last updated: February 2026
Carrd is a website builder for people who don’t want to become website builders. You pick a template, customize it with your content, connect your domain, and publish. No hosting accounts. No plugin updates. No databases. Just a fast, professional website that works.
I’ve been building Carrd templates for small businesses for the past few years, and the most common thing I hear from new users is: “Wait, that’s it?” Because yes — getting a Carrd site live is genuinely that simple. But under that simplicity is a platform with serious depth: native integrations with 18+ email marketing platforms, Stripe and PayPal payment processing, custom forms that connect to Zapier and Make, full custom code support, and enough SEO tools to rank on Google without a WordPress-sized headache.
This guide covers everything — from creating your first site to building automated workflows that turn your one-page website into a lead-generating, payment-processing business tool.
What Is Carrd?
Carrd is a web-based platform for building single-page websites. It was created by AJ in 2016 and has grown into one of the most popular website builders for solopreneurs, freelancers, and small businesses. The core idea is radical simplicity: instead of giving you a hundred features you’ll never touch, Carrd gives you a focused set of tools that cover what 90% of small websites actually need.
A Carrd site is a single scrollable page divided into sections. Each section can contain text, images, videos, buttons, forms, embeds, icons, tables, timers, and galleries. You arrange these elements visually in Carrd’s editor, and the platform handles everything else — hosting, SSL certificates, responsive design, and deployment.
Carrd sites are static, which means they don’t rely on a database or server-side processing. This is why they load so fast. A typical Carrd page loads in under a second, compared to 3-5 seconds for a typical WordPress site. Google measures page speed through Core Web Vitals, and Carrd sites consistently score in the green without any optimization effort on your part.
What Carrd is great for: business landing pages, portfolios, personal sites, link-in-bio pages, product launch pages, newsletter signups, event pages, and simple online stores.
What Carrd is not built for: multi-page content sites, blogs with hundreds of posts, complex e-commerce with inventory management, or membership sites with user accounts. For those, WordPress is still the better tool — but most small businesses don’t need any of that.
Setting Up Your Carrd Account
Go to carrd.co and create a free account. The free plan lets you build and publish up to 3 sites with a carrd.co subdomain (like yourname.carrd.co). You get access to the full editor and all free starting-point templates — enough to build a real site and decide if Carrd is right for you before spending anything.
Once you’re logged in, you’ll see your dashboard. It’s clean: your existing sites on the left, and a “New Site” button. That’s it. No 47-item sidebar menu, no “getting started wizard” that takes 20 minutes. Click “New Site” and you’re building.
Choosing a Template
When you create a new site, Carrd shows you a template picker with categories like Profile, Landing, Portfolio, and Sectioned. You can preview any template before selecting it. These are starting points — everything about them is customizable once you’re in the editor.
Here’s how to think about templates:
If you already know what you want, start with a sectioned template that matches your layout needs. Carrd’s sectioned templates divide the page into distinct blocks — hero, features, testimonials, pricing, contact — which is exactly what most business sites need.
If you want to move fast, start with a pre-built template designed for your industry. Our Carrd templates for small businesses are organized by use case: hair salons, construction companies, hotels, SaaS products, freelancer portfolios, digital products, photographers, and many more. Each one is designed with the right sections, layout, and flow for that specific business type — so you’re customizing rather than building from scratch.
If you’re starting completely fresh, pick a blank template and build section by section. This works if you have a clear vision and want total control, but it takes longer than starting from a pre-built template.
Pro tip: on Pro plans, you can save your own custom templates. Build one site you love, save it as a template, and use it as the starting point for future projects. This is especially useful if you’re building sites for clients.
The Carrd Editor: Building Your Site
The editor is where everything happens. It’s visual and immediate — you click on any element to select it, and a settings panel appears on the right. Changes show up in real time.
Adding and Editing Elements
Click the + button to add a new element. Your options are:
Text — headings, paragraphs, text lists. You can style each independently with different fonts, sizes, colors, weights, and alignment. Carrd supports Google Fonts (on Pro plans, you can also upload your own local fonts).
Image — upload photos, graphics, or GIFs. Carrd handles responsive sizing automatically. On Pro plans, you can upload images up to 16MB and GIFs up to 16MB. Tip: compress your images before uploading using a tool like TinyPNG — your page will load faster and your visitors will thank you. Our guide on preparing photos for a website covers this in detail.
Video — embed from YouTube/Vimeo or upload your own video files directly (up to 64MB on Pro plans). Self-hosted video means no YouTube branding or recommended videos distracting your visitors.
Buttons — link buttons to external URLs, email addresses, phone numbers, or scroll points within your page. Style them with colors, borders, icons, and hover effects.
Icons — Carrd includes a library of SVG icons you can use for social links, feature highlights, or navigation.
Form — contact forms, signup forms, custom forms, and payment-enabled forms. This is where Carrd gets seriously powerful — we’ll cover forms in depth below.
Embed — insert custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This is the escape hatch that makes Carrd far more capable than it looks. If Carrd doesn’t natively support something, you can probably embed it.
Widget — pre-built integrations for Stripe checkout, PayPal buttons, Gumroad, Typeform, and Facebook.
Table — data tables with customizable styling. Useful for pricing comparisons, feature lists, or schedules.
Timer — countdown timers for product launches, events, or limited-time offers. Set a target date and the timer counts down automatically.
Gallery — image galleries with lightbox support. Click to enlarge, swipe between images. Great for portfolios, project showcases, and product photos.
Audio — embed audio tracks or podcasts directly on your site.
Sections and Layout
Carrd sites are built in sections — think of them as full-width rows that stack vertically. Each section can have its own background (color, gradient, image, or video), padding, and layout. Within a section, you arrange elements using Carrd’s container system.
Containers let you group elements horizontally. Drop two containers side by side and you’ve got a two-column layout. Three containers = three columns. Carrd handles the responsive behavior automatically — on mobile, columns stack vertically.
The stacking order is vertical by default: elements within a section appear top to bottom in the order you add them. You can reorder by dragging, and adjust spacing between elements using the style panel.
Scroll Points and Navigation
For longer pages, add scroll points to create anchor links. A visitor clicks a navigation button and smoothly scrolls to that section. This is how you create the feel of a multi-page site within a single page — sections for Home, About, Services, Testimonials, and Contact, each reachable by a single click.
Mobile Optimization
Every Carrd site is responsive by default, but the editor also gives you a mobile preview mode so you can see exactly how your site looks on smaller screens. You can adjust element visibility, font sizes, and spacing specifically for mobile.
Carrd’s built-in responsive design is one of its strongest features. Unlike WordPress themes where mobile layout can break after a plugin update, Carrd’s mobile rendering is rock-solid because the platform controls the entire stack.
Carrd Pro: What You Get and What It Costs
Carrd’s free plan is functional but limited. Pro is where the platform becomes a legitimate business tool. Here’s the breakdown:
Pro Lite — $9/year
Up to 3 sites, premium URLs (.crd.co), no Carrd branding, higher quality images, video uploads, unlimited elements, custom templates, animated slideshows. This plan is for personal projects and portfolios where you don’t need a custom domain.
Pro Standard — $19/year
Everything in Lite, plus up to 10 sites, custom domain support with free SSL via Let’s Encrypt, contact forms, signup forms with 18 email marketing integrations, third-party widgets (Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad, Typeform), custom embeds, Google Analytics, custom meta tags, site icons (favicons), social share images, QR codes, and site transfers. This is the plan most small businesses need. At $19/year — not per month, per year — it’s probably the best value in web hosting.
Pro Plus — $49/year
Everything in Standard, plus up to 25 sites, custom forms (with Zapier, Make, n8n, and Airtable integrations), payment-enabled forms via Stripe Checkout, advanced settings (custom attributes, styles, JS events), password protection, site redirects, variables, site file uploads, update frequency control, canonical URL settings, and the ability to download your site’s unminified HTML/CSS/JS source code. This is the plan for power users, developers, and anyone selling products or building automated workflows.
For agencies and high-volume users, Carrd also offers plans at $89/year (50 sites), $159/year (100 sites), $349/year (250 sites), and $599/year (500 sites).
Forms: The Feature That Changes Everything
Forms are where Carrd transforms from “simple website builder” to “legitimate business platform.” There are three types:
Contact Forms
The simplest form type. A visitor fills in their name, email, and message, and Carrd sends it to your email address. No third-party service needed. You can customize which fields appear, set custom success messages, and add spam protection (honeypot, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, or Turnstile).
This alone replaces the need for a WordPress contact form plugin (and the security vulnerabilities that come with it).
Signup Forms (18 Email Platform Integrations)
This is the big one. Carrd natively integrates with 18 email marketing platforms for signup forms:
ActiveCampaign, beehiiv, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), Buttondown, EmailOctopus, GetResponse, Ghost, HubSpot, Kit (formerly ConvertKit), Klaviyo, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Mailjet, Omnisend, Sender, SendFox, SendGrid, and Sendy.
Setup is straightforward: add a form element, set the type to Signup, choose your platform, enter your API key, and select which list or form to connect. Carrd handles the rest — the form submits directly to your email platform’s API without any middleware.
What makes this powerful for small businesses:
When someone fills out your Carrd signup form, they’re added directly to your email list with any tags or automations you’ve configured on the email platform side. So you can set up a Carrd landing page with a signup form connected to Kit, and Kit automatically sends a welcome email, delivers a lead magnet, and starts a nurture sequence — all triggered by a form submission on your simple one-page site.
You can also collect UTM parameters automatically — Carrd detects UTM_SOURCE, UTM_MEDIUM, UTM_CAMPAIGN, UTM_TERM, and UTM_CONTENT from the URL and passes them to your email platform. This means you can track exactly which marketing channel or campaign drove each subscriber. Run a Facebook ad pointing to your Carrd landing page, and you’ll know precisely which subscribers came from that ad.
For newsletter creators, check out our Substack newsletter template which is designed specifically to drive email signups, or the Presteigne template for a more minimal approach.
Custom Forms (Pro Plus) — Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable
Custom forms are the Pro Plus feature that unlocks serious automation. Unlike signup forms that connect to a specific email platform, custom forms can send data to:
Zapier — connect your Carrd form to 5,000+ apps. Form submission → create a Trello card, send a Slack message, add a row to Google Sheets, create a CRM contact, schedule a calendar event. The workflow possibilities are essentially unlimited.
Make (formerly Integromat) — similar to Zapier but with more complex logic and often better pricing. Form submission → multi-step workflows with conditional branching, data transformation, and connections to hundreds of services.
n8n — self-hosted automation platform for people who want full control over their workflows. Connect Carrd forms to your own n8n instance.
Airtable — send form data directly to an Airtable base. This is powerful for building lightweight CRMs, project trackers, or order management systems without any code.
Custom URLs — send form data as a POST request to any URL. This means you can connect your Carrd form to literally any service that accepts webhooks — your own API, a Google Apps Script, a serverless function, anything.
Real workflow example: A freelancer’s Carrd site has a “Request a Quote” custom form. When submitted, the form data goes to Zapier, which simultaneously adds the lead to a Google Sheet (for tracking), creates a contact in HubSpot (for CRM), sends a Slack notification (for immediate awareness), and triggers a Kit automation that sends the prospect a portfolio PDF and follow-up email sequence. All of this from a single form on a $49/year website.
Payment-Enabled Forms (Stripe Checkout)
Any form on a Pro Plus plan can be payment-enabled. This inserts a Stripe Checkout screen between the form submission and processing — the visitor fills in your form, pays via Stripe, and then the form processes (sending data to your email platform, Zapier, or wherever you’ve configured it).
This enables order forms for products and services, paid newsletter subscriptions, workshop or event registrations with payment, donation forms with custom amounts, and paid lead magnets or digital product delivery.
You set the price, currency, and whether it’s a one-time payment or recurring subscription — all from within Carrd’s form settings. Stripe handles the payment processing, PCI compliance, and receipt emails. Your Shoppo template or digital product template both showcase this payment flow in action.
Widgets and Embeds: Extending Carrd’s Capabilities
Native Widgets
Carrd has pre-built widgets for five services:
Stripe Checkout — add a buy button that sends visitors to Stripe’s hosted checkout page. Configure your publishable key, secret key, price ID, and you’re done. Supports one-time payments and subscriptions.
PayPal — payment buttons for single purchases, cart additions, donations, and subscriptions. Enter your PayPal Merchant ID and configure the amount and button style.
Gumroad — embed a Gumroad product overlay directly on your page. Visitors can browse and buy without leaving your site.
Typeform — embed interactive forms and surveys. Useful for complex multi-step forms that go beyond what Carrd’s native forms support.
Facebook — embed Facebook Page plugins, posts, or videos.
Custom Embeds (The Power Feature)
The Embed element is what makes Carrd secretly one of the most flexible website builders available. You can insert any HTML, CSS, or JavaScript — including <script> tags — directly into your page. The embed can be placed inline (where it appears on the page) or in the <head> element (for tracking scripts, schema markup, or global styles).
What people build with embeds:
Analytics beyond Google Analytics — add Fathom, Plausible, Simple Analytics, Umami, or any privacy-focused analytics tool via their embed snippet.
Live chat and chatbots — embed Crisp, Intercom, Tidio, or any chat widget.
Scheduling tools — embed Calendly, Cal.com, SavvyCal, or TidyCal for booking directly on your page.
Social feeds — embed Instagram grids, Twitter timelines, or TikTok videos.
Pricing tables — our premium pricing template and pricing template use custom code to create interactive pricing tables that go beyond Carrd’s native table element.
Schema markup — add JSON-LD structured data for better search engine understanding of your business.
Custom animations — CSS image hover effects and scroll-triggered animations via embedded CSS and JavaScript.
Cookie consent banners — embed a GDPR-compliant cookie notice using a service like CookieYes or Osano, or check out our cookie popup template for a Carrd-native approach.
Blog feeds — while Carrd doesn’t have native blogging, you can embed a blog feed from Blogstatic, Ghost, or WordPress using an iframe or API-powered widget. Our guide on adding a blog to Carrd covers the options.
Connecting Your Custom Domain
On Pro Standard and above, you can connect any domain you own to your Carrd site. The process:
- Go to your domain registrar (Namecheap, Cloudflare, Google Domains, etc.)
- Add a CNAME record pointing to
cname.carrd.co - In Carrd’s publish settings, enter your custom domain
- Wait for DNS propagation (usually 15 minutes to a few hours)
- Carrd automatically provisions a free SSL certificate via Let’s Encrypt
That’s it. No server configuration, no SSL certificate management, no .htaccess files. Your site is live at yourdomain.com with HTTPS.
If you’re using a root domain (example.com rather than www.example.com), some registrars require an A record instead of a CNAME. Carrd’s documentation has specific instructions for each major registrar.
SEO on Carrd
Carrd gives you the SEO essentials that actually matter for a single-page site:
Custom title tags — set a unique page title that includes your target keywords. This is the most important on-page SEO element.
Meta descriptions — write a compelling description that appears in search results. Keep it under 160 characters and include your main keyword naturally.
Custom meta tags — add Open Graph tags for social sharing, Twitter Card tags, and any other meta tags your site needs.
Canonical URLs (Pro Plus) — set the canonical URL explicitly to prevent duplicate content issues. Important if your site is accessible via multiple URLs.
Auto-generated sitemaps — Carrd creates a sitemap for your site automatically. Search engines can discover and index your pages without any setup on your part.
Google Analytics — add your GA tracking ID in settings for traffic tracking. On Pro Standard and above, you can also add a Facebook Pixel.
Clean URLs — Carrd generates clean, readable URLs by default. No query strings, no trailing parameters, no ugly character codes.
Fast load times — this is Carrd’s strongest SEO advantage. Page speed is a confirmed Google ranking factor, and Carrd sites load faster than virtually any CMS-based alternative. No optimization required.
Responsive design — Google uses mobile-first indexing, which means it evaluates your mobile site first. Carrd sites are inherently responsive, so your mobile experience is always solid.
Where Carrd falls short on SEO is content depth — you can’t create multiple pages targeting different keywords, and you can’t build deep topical authority through blog content. For most small business sites that only need to rank for their brand name and primary service terms, this isn’t an issue. If you need content marketing at scale, WordPress is the better tool for that.
E-commerce on Carrd
You don’t need Shopify to sell online. For solopreneurs selling a small number of products — digital downloads, courses, consulting packages, physical goods — Carrd has several paths:
Stripe Checkout Widget
Add a Stripe Checkout button for direct credit card payments. Set up your product in Stripe, grab the Price ID, and configure the widget in Carrd. Visitors click, pay on Stripe’s hosted checkout page, and get redirected back to your site (or a thank-you URL). Supports one-time and recurring payments.
PayPal Buttons
Accept payments, donations, and subscriptions via PayPal. Faster to set up than Stripe if you already have a PayPal Business account.
Gumroad Integration
Embed Gumroad for digital product sales with built-in delivery, licensing, and affiliate tracking. The overlay checkout keeps visitors on your page.
Shoprocket
For a more complete store experience, pair Carrd with Shoprocket. Shoprocket adds a shopping cart, product catalog, shipping options, and tax calculations — embedded directly on your Carrd site. It’s the closest you’ll get to a full e-commerce setup without the overhead of WooCommerce.
Foxy
Another e-commerce option that integrates well with Carrd. Foxy provides a customizable cart and checkout that supports physical goods, digital downloads, subscriptions, and donations across 100+ payment gateways.
Payment-Enabled Forms
As covered above, Pro Plus custom forms with Stripe Checkout integration let you collect both form data and payment in a single flow. Perfect for order forms, bookings, and paid registrations.
Our ebook template and digital product template are designed specifically for selling, with purchase flows built into the layout.
Advanced Features for Power Users
Password Protection (Pro Plus)
Restrict access to your entire site with a password. Useful for client previews, paid content, internal team pages, or pre-launch sites.
Site Redirects (Pro Plus)
Set up URL redirects within your Carrd site. If you’re migrating from another platform, you can redirect old URLs to sections of your Carrd page — preserving any existing links and SEO equity.
Variables (Pro Plus)
Insert dynamic content into supported elements using variables. For example, automatically display the current year in a copyright notice, or populate content from URL parameters.
Custom Templates
Build a site layout you love, save it as a custom template, and reuse it across projects. Essential for designers building multiple client sites, or businesses maintaining consistent branding across several microsites.
Download Site Source (Pro Plus)
Download the complete unminified HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and images for any site you build. This means you own your code — if you ever leave Carrd, you can take your site with you and host it anywhere.
Advanced Settings (Pro Plus)
Access element-level custom attributes, inline styles, and JavaScript event handlers. This is for developers who want fine-grained control without resorting to embed elements.
Site Files (Pro Plus)
Upload files (PDFs, documents, images) to your site and make them available for download. Useful for portfolios with downloadable résumés, product spec sheets, or media kits.
Update Frequency
Control how often Carrd checks for and deploys changes to your published site. Useful for managing cache behavior across CDN nodes.
Real-World Use Cases: What People Build
Portfolio Sites
Freelancers and creatives use Carrd to showcase their work with full-width images, project descriptions, and clear contact CTAs. Our photographer template and freelancer template are designed for exactly this — letting your work speak while making it easy for clients to reach out.
Local Business Websites
Salons, contractors, restaurants, dental offices — local businesses need a website that loads fast, looks professional on mobile, and makes it easy to call or book. Templates like our hair salon template, construction company template, and landscape architect template are built specifically for these businesses.
SaaS Landing Pages
Startups validating ideas use Carrd to launch landing pages in hours instead of weeks. A strong hero, feature list, pricing table, and CTA — that’s all you need to test demand before building the product. Our B2B SaaS template and accounting SaaS template follow the exact conversion flow that SaaS companies need.
Newsletter Landing Pages
Writers and content creators use Carrd as the front door for their newsletters. A signup form connected to Kit, beehiiv, or Mailchimp, combined with social proof and a clear value proposition, converts casual visitors into committed subscribers. Check out our Substack newsletter template for a ready-made version.
Link-in-Bio Pages
Instead of paying for Linktree ($5/month for Pro) or dealing with its limited customization, build a link-in-bio page on Carrd that matches your brand exactly. Our links-in-bio template is a fully customizable Linktree alternative that costs a fraction of what Linktree charges annually.
Event and Webinar Pages
Promote events with countdown timers, speaker bios, session details, and registration forms. Our webinar template is purpose-built for driving registrations with a clear, focused layout.
Online Stores
Sell products without the complexity of Shopify. Pair Carrd with Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad, or Shoprocket and you’ve got a lightweight store that handles payments, delivery (for digital products), and basic order management. Our Shoppo template shows what a single-product store looks like on Carrd.
Tips for Building a High-Converting Carrd Site
After building dozens of Carrd sites, here’s what I’ve learned works:
Lead with your value proposition. Your hero section should answer one question in five seconds: “What do you do and why should I care?” Don’t bury this below a slideshow or a vague tagline.
One page, one goal. Decide on the single most important action you want visitors to take — book a call, buy a product, sign up for your newsletter — and design every section to guide them toward it.
Use real photos. Stock photos are obvious and erode trust. A real photo of you, your work, your office, or your product converts dramatically better. Learn how to prepare photos for your website so they look sharp without slowing down your page.
Keep it short. The beauty of a one-page site is focus. Every section should earn its place. If a section doesn’t support your conversion goal, cut it. Read more about why one-page websites work for small businesses.
Don’t skip your mobile preview. Over 60% of your traffic will come from phones. Check every section in mobile view. Make buttons large enough to tap. Ensure text is readable without zooming.
Add social proof above the fold. Testimonials, client logos, review scores, or “trusted by X customers” — these trust signals matter more when visitors see them early, before they’ve decided to scroll.
Customize your template. A template is a starting point, not a finished product. Change the colors to match your brand, replace every stock photo, rewrite every line of placeholder text. Our guide on customizing your Carrd template for maximum impact covers the details.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Carrd cost?
Carrd’s free plan lets you build and publish 3 sites with a carrd.co subdomain. Pro Lite is $9/year (no branding, premium URLs, video uploads). Pro Standard is $19/year (custom domains, forms, widgets, Google Analytics). Pro Plus is $49/year (custom forms, Zapier/Make integrations, payment forms, advanced features). All plans include hosting and SSL.
Can I use Carrd for a business website?
Yes — and it’s arguably the best choice for most small businesses. With Pro Standard ($19/year), you get a custom domain, professional forms, payment widgets, analytics, and SEO tools. That’s everything a local business, freelancer, or solopreneur needs for a fraction of the cost of WordPress. Browse our small business website templates for industry-specific starting points.
Can Carrd accept payments?
Yes. Carrd supports Stripe Checkout (credit cards), PayPal (payments, donations, subscriptions), and Gumroad (digital products) as native widgets. On Pro Plus, you can also enable Stripe Checkout on any form for payment-enabled order forms and registrations. For a full store setup, pair Carrd with Shoprocket.
Can Carrd connect to my email marketing platform?
Yes — Carrd natively integrates with 18 platforms: ActiveCampaign, beehiiv, Brevo, Buttondown, EmailOctopus, GetResponse, Ghost, HubSpot, Kit (ConvertKit), Klaviyo, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Mailjet, Omnisend, Sender, SendFox, SendGrid, and Sendy. On Pro Plus, custom forms also connect to Zapier, Make, n8n, and Airtable for even broader automation.
Can Carrd rank on Google?
Yes. Carrd supports custom title tags, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, and auto-generated sitemaps. Combined with Carrd’s naturally fast page speed (a Google ranking factor), your site has strong technical SEO foundations. For brand-name and local service queries, Carrd sites rank just as well as any other platform. The limitation is that you can’t do content marketing at scale — if you need to rank for dozens of different keywords, you’ll want WordPress for that.
Can I build multiple pages on Carrd?
Carrd is designed for single-page websites. Each Carrd site is one scrollable page. However, you can create the effect of multiple pages by using sections with scroll-point navigation — visitors click a nav link and scroll to the relevant section. For truly separate pages, you’d need to create separate Carrd sites (each counts toward your plan’s site limit) or use a multi-page platform.
Is Carrd better than WordPress?
They’re built for different purposes. Carrd is better for simple one-page websites where you want speed, low cost, zero maintenance, and ease of use. WordPress is better for complex multi-page sites, blogs, and full e-commerce. For a detailed comparison, read our WordPress vs Carrd guide.
Can I use Carrd as a Linktree alternative?
Yes — and you should. A Carrd link-in-bio page gives you complete design control, your own custom domain, and costs $19/year (compared to Linktree Pro at $5/month or $60/year). Our links-in-bio template is ready to go, and we’ve written about Linktree alternatives for business if you want to compare options.
Can I add a blog to my Carrd site?
Carrd doesn’t have native blogging, but you can embed a blog feed from external services like Blogstatic, Ghost, or WordPress. Our guide on adding a blog to Carrd covers the practical options for integrating blog content with your Carrd site.
How do I add custom CSS to my Carrd site?
On Pro Standard and above, use the Embed element set to “Code” type with placement in the site’s <head>. Wrap your CSS in <style> tags. This lets you override default styles, add animations, and create effects beyond what the visual editor supports. For inspiration, check our guide on CSS image hover effects for Carrd.
What’s Next?
You now know everything you need to build a professional Carrd website — from the basics of adding text and images to advanced workflows with Zapier, Stripe payments, and 18 native email integrations.
If you’re ready to start, grab a Carrd template that matches your business, customize it with your content, and publish. You can have a live, professional website before the end of today.
Need help picking a template, setting up integrations, or building a custom Carrd site? Drop me a line — I’ve built hundreds of these and I’m happy to help.
