For immediate release
Inkaloo brings back the handmade personal website, with six decades of retro style and no AI
While every website builder raced to add a robot, Inkaloo went the other way.
SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 2, 2026
Socialocca today highlighted Inkaloo, a retro website builder with no AI in it, made for people who want a personal corner of the internet that is actually theirs.
As website builders rush to generate pages, words, and images automatically, the web is filling up with sites that all sound the same. Inkaloo goes the other way. Nothing writes copy for you, and every site made with it was made by a person making decisions.
"Everyone else raced to add a robot. We went the other way," said Ryan K. Hertel, founder of Socialocca. "The early web was weird and personal because people made it themselves. Inkaloo is for anyone who misses that, and for anyone who never got to see it."
Six decades of web style
Inkaloo sites are one page and usually take about ten minutes to make. People pick a look and add their own words and photos:
- Sunset, 1977
- Terminal, 1983
- VHS / Neon, 1986
- System 7, 1991
- Geocities, 1996
- Y2K Chrome, 2000
Every finished site carries a "Made by a human · No AI" badge.
No lock-in
Anyone can try the builder without an account or a credit card. A free account gives a site its public address, and owners can download their whole site as a single file at any time.
A long history, rebuilt
Inkaloo's first version launched in 2018 and powered hundreds of client websites. Inkaloo 2.0 relaunched in 2026 and is in beta.
Availability
Inkaloo is free forever at inkaloo.com. A plan for using your own domain costs $5 a month or $48 a year.
About Socialocca
Socialocca is an independent product studio that builds free and low-cost web apps, digital tools, and creative systems for creators, small businesses, and online-first brands. Founded in 2017 by Ryan K. Hertel and relaunched as a product studio in 2026, it is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Its apps live together on an illustrated rainforest island at socialocca.com, and its studio offers branding, custom websites, and a free website checkup through Brands, Sites, and GROW by Socialocca.
Media contact
Ryan K. Hertel, Socialocca
press@socialocca.com
socialocca.com/press
###
