How long does it take to build a website?
How long a website takes depends on its scope and how quickly decisions and content come in. In most projects the biggest delays are waiting on content and approvals, not building. A clear scope and a single decision-maker are the best ways to keep a project on schedule.
The stages
- Discovery. What the site is for, who it is for, and what a visitor should do next.
- Structure and content. Which pages exist, what each one says, and what you need to supply.
- Design. How it looks and feels, reviewed with you.
- Build. The site is made, connected to your tools, and tested on real devices.
- Review and launch. Final changes, then going live.
What slows a project down
- Content that is not ready
- Several people giving conflicting feedback
- Scope that grows after the build begins
- Late decisions about which tools the site must connect to
What speeds it up
- One person with the authority to approve
- Writing and images ready before design begins
- A short, firm list of what the site must do on day one
From our work
Sites that connect to other tools, such as a configurator feeding a CRM, add a planning stage up front. Deciding what information needs to move, and where it goes, early is what keeps the build itself fast.