How Long Does It Take to Build a Business Website?

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1. 01.Typical Timelines
2. 02.Where the Time Goes
3. 03.What Makes Projects Fast
4. 04.What Makes Projects Slow
5. 05.A Realistic Promise

"Can you build it in a week?" Sometimes. Should you? Usually not. Here is what actually drives website timelines.

Typical Timelines

• Landing page: 3–7 days
• Small business website (5–10 pages): 2–4 weeks
• E-commerce store: 4–8 weeks
• Custom web application or portal: 6–12+ weeks

Where the Time Goes

1. Discovery and planning. Understanding the business, mapping pages and features. Rushed planning is the root of every delayed project.
2. Content. Copy, photos, product information. In most delayed projects, waiting for content is the biggest single cause.
3. Design. Concepts, feedback rounds and revisions — each round adds days.
4. Development. The build itself, plus integrations and testing on real devices.
5. Review and launch. QA, SEO checks, analytics, domain and hosting setup.

What Makes Projects Fast

• Decisions made quickly by one empowered person
• Content prepared early (even rough drafts)
• Clear, prioritised scope — agreed must-haves vs nice-to-haves
• Feedback collected in batches, not one comment at a time

What Makes Projects Slow

• Scope growing after the build starts ("can it also just...")
• Waiting on photos, copy or third-party accounts
• Design debates without a decision-maker

A Realistic Promise

A well-prepared small-business website with a focused scope can genuinely be live in two to three weeks. The variable is rarely the code — it is the clarity. Come with your content and your decision-maker, and the timeline shrinks dramatically.

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