How long does it take to build a website?
How long does it take to build a website? It depends on the format: 5-7 business days for a landing page, 3-4 weeks for a business website, 4-6 weeks for a premium site. Here is what each stage involves, where weeks get lost and what to prepare so your launch date holds.
In short
A landing page takes 5-7 business days, a business website 3-4 weeks, a premium website 4-6 weeks, and a website with a brand 5-7 weeks. Time counts from the moment we receive your materials, so prompt copy, photos and approvals mean an earlier launch. The timeline is fixed in the contract.
How long it takes to build a website, by format
Every figure counts from the moment we receive your materials.
| Format | Timeline | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page | 5-7 business days | One page, up to 8 sections, inquiry form |
| Business website | 3-4 weeks | Up to 8 pages, two design concepts, CMS, one integration |
| Premium website | 4-6 weeks | Up to 15 pages, custom UX, two languages |
| Brand and website | 5-7 weeks | Brand identity and site under one contract |
A landing page in 5-7 business days is the fastest route to a live page. A business website takes longer because it has more pages, two concepts to choose from and more approvals. A premium website adds custom UX, art direction and a second language.
The date is not only our build time. Use this formula:
Launch date = day your materials are complete + build time for your format + the days you take to approve.
Price is a separate topic: see website cost.
Stages that make up the timeline
Design, copy, build and SEO run in parallel, and every stage is reviewed and signed off. Here is what happens and what we need from you.
- Brief. A 15-20 minute conversation. We fix scope, price and timeline. You describe your offer and your customers.
- Structure and copy. We build the page map and write the text. You provide facts and check them for accuracy.
- Design. A landing page gets one version, a business website two concepts. You pick a direction and give feedback within the revision rounds in your contract.
- Development. The build for phones and desktops, forms, CMS and integration. You tell us where inquiries should go.
- Content and QA. We place text and images, then check speed, mobile layout, accessibility and forms. You review the site at a test address.
- Launch. We publish on your domain after your approval. You give us domain access.
Where weeks get lost
Production is rarely the bottleneck. Time is lost in waiting. Four causes account for most slipped launches.
| Cause | What happens | How to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| Late materials | Work stalls on a missing logo, photos or facts | Hand over everything on day one |
| Slow approvals | Each stage waits days for a yes | One decision-maker who answers quickly |
| Out-of-plan edits | A new page or a changed offer midway means re-doing earlier stages | Settle scope in the brief |
| Domain and access | Launch waits for logins or a domain transfer | Collect logins before kickoff |
None of this is a fault. It is how projects work, and it is why a timeline without a start condition is only a guess.
Checklist: what to prepare before kickoff
Gather these in one folder. It shortens the project more than any speeding up of production.
- Logo in source form, if you have one
- Photos of your work, place, team or product
- Contact details: email, messengers, address, opening hours
- Your services with prices as you want them shown
- Legal details you want on the site
- Domain and hosting logins, if they exist
- Logins for tools to connect: booking, CRM, forms
- Two or three reference sites and what you like about them
- One decision-maker who approves every stage
- Any hard date: an opening, a campaign, an event
Missing something? Say so in the brief. We advise what to shoot and which licensed images would fit.
How we lock the timeline
We name the timeline before work starts and write it into the contract with the price. Payment is in stages: 50% before we begin and 50% after your approval, before publishing. One contact runs the project from brief to launch.
After handover, the warranty is lifetime while you are on a care plan, and 6 months without one.
