How Long Does It Take to Build a Website?
A landing page can go live in days; an ecommerce store rarely does. Here are the timelines we actually deliver against, and the two things that cause almost every delay.
Indicative pricing
- Landing page — 3 – 7 days. Single page, copy supplied, forms and analytics
- Business website — 2 – 4 weeks. 5–12 pages, CMS, SEO setup, contact flows
- Ecommerce store — 4 – 8 weeks. Catalogue, payments, shipping, order management
- Web app / SaaS — 8 weeks+. Auth, database, dashboards, custom logic
What a typical schedule looks like
Discovery and scope take 1–3 days. Design runs alongside content collection. Build is the longest phase. Testing, performance work and launch checks take the final 10–20% of the schedule.
- Discovery and written scope: 1–3 days
- Design direction and approval: 3–7 days
- Build and integrations: bulk of the timeline
- QA, speed, accessibility and SEO checks: final week
- Launch, DNS and post-launch monitoring: 1–2 days
The two real causes of delay
Content and decisions. Projects stall waiting for final copy, product data or images, and waiting for one approver to respond. Development itself is rarely the bottleneck once scope is fixed.
How to ship faster without cutting quality
Lock the scope before starting, nominate one decision-maker, supply content in the first week, and use a proven layout pattern instead of designing every section from scratch.
Frequently asked questions
Can a website be built in a week?
A focused landing page or a small 3–5 page site can, provided content is ready and the scope is fixed on day one.
Why do ecommerce sites take longer?
Product data, payment and shipping configuration, tax rules and order testing add work that does not exist on a brochure site.
Do revisions extend the timeline?
Revisions inside the agreed scope are planned for. New requirements added mid-build are what move the date.