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How long does a website take? A realistic step-by-step schedule

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"How long will it take" is the second question after price in every conversation about a new website. The answer depends on scope, but the individual stages can be set out in concrete, repeatable time frames.

What delivery time depends on

  • The scope — a presentation site, an e-commerce store or a bespoke web application
  • The number of revision rounds at the design stage
  • How quickly you supply content and materials (text, photographs, product data)
  • The number of external integrations (payments, CRM, warehouse systems)
  • Whether a decision-maker is available to sign off each stage

The schedule, step by step

  • Brief and consultation (1–3 days) — we establish business goals, scope and audience
  • Information architecture and wireframes (3–5 days) — content structure before the visual layer
  • UX/UI design (5–10 days) — the full design matched to your brand, usually one or two revision rounds
  • Development (1–4 weeks depending on scope) — building in Next.js and TypeScript
  • Testing, optimisation and technical SEO (3–5 days) — Core Web Vitals, responsiveness, fixes
  • Launch and a walkthrough of the editing panel (1–2 days)

In practice a simple company site is done within two to three weeks of signing. A larger e-commerce store or a web application with integrations usually takes six to ten weeks — not because the development itself is slower, but because there are more integrations and more rounds of testing.

What most often pushes the deadline back

  • Content and photographs not being ready when development starts
  • Too many revision rounds at the design stage without a clear decision
  • Scope changing mid-project (new pages or features added along the way)
  • Delayed sign-off of wireframes or designs on the client's side
  • Complex integrations with systems that have poor API documentation

How to speed things up on your side

  • Prepare text and visual materials before the start, not during
  • Appoint one decision-maker to sign off each stage
  • Settle the scope before signing and hold to it until the first version
  • Answer design questions within 24 to 48 hours so the team is not blocked

Every project of ours starts with a concrete schedule agreed during the consultation — so that you know from day one when the site will actually go live. Book a free quote and let's talk about a timeline that fits your project.