How Long Does It Take to Build a Website?

The honest answer: anywhere from 7 days to 6 weeks for most business websites, depending on complexity. Anyone telling you a standard site takes three months is either very busy or very slow.

Realistic timescales

• 7 to 14 days: a focused small business site. A trade or local service business with a handful of pages, built from a clear brief.
• 2 to 4 weeks: a larger site with more pages, custom features or a blog.
• 4 to 6 weeks: complex builds, ecommerce stores and bespoke functionality.

What actually causes delays

It is almost never the building. It is:

• Content. Waiting weeks for text and photos is the single biggest cause of slow projects. Have your words and images ready, or pay for copywriting.
• Feedback loops. A week of silence between each round of changes doubles every timeline.
• Scope creep. "Can we just add..." mid-project. Good studios handle this with a clear scope up front.

How to launch faster

Decide what the site must do on day one, and let everything else be phase two. A focused site that is live and winning enquiries beats a perfect site that launches in six months. Try the estimator below for a realistic window.

We build websites on exactly these timescales, and we agree the launch date before we start. Book a call to get a date for yours.