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How long does it take to build a website?
Realistic timelines, no exaggeration. A one-page site within 14 days, a company site 3–4 weeks, the full site 5–7 weeks, an e-shop 3–5 weeks — and what you yourself influence most.
The date follows the scope, not the mood. A one-page site (the Basic package) goes live within 14 days of design approval, a company site of up to six subpages in 3–4 weeks, a twelve-page site with a blog in 5–7 weeks and an e-shop in 3–5 weeks. The most common delay is not on the development side, but in supplying materials and in approvals — which is why those dates come with conditions.
Indicative timelines by type
- Basic — a one-page site with sections: within 14 days
- Business — up to six subpages, custom design: 3–4 weeks
- Complete — up to twelve subpages and a blog, we write the copy: 5–7 weeks
- An e-shop — depending on the range and the integrations: 3–5 weeks
The Basic schedule, day by day
So that it is clear where the wait is on us and where it is on you. This is the fourteen-day plan for a one-page site; on larger packages the same steps simply stretch out.
Read it as the ideal run, though, not as a promise to the day. Fourteen days holds when the materials arrive and the approvals happen on the dates given — and that is the part we do not have in our hands. If there is a wait somewhere, the end moves by as many days as the wait, and we write to you with the new date as soon as it is clear the first one will not hold. We do not quietly let it pile up and then announce a month’s slippage at the end.
| When | What we do | What we need from you |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1–2 | A consultation; we write up the brief and send it for approval. | A half-hour call and answers to ten questions about the company and its customers. |
| Day 3–5 | Design of the home page. | Logo, photos and copy (or the materials we tidy it up from). |
| Day 6 | We wait. | Design approval, or comments in one batch. This is the most common place where the date falls over. |
| Day 7–11 | Coding, filling in the content, responsive layout, SEO basics. | Nothing — just be reachable for follow-up questions. |
| Day 12 | The site on a test address for you to comment on. | Look through it and send comments within two days. |
| Day 13 | Working in the comments, testing on mobile and in browsers, measuring speed. | Domain access (or you let us take it over). |
| Day 14 | Deployment, checks, handover and a walkthrough. | Half an hour for the handover. |
What affects the timeline most — and what happens when it slips
The most common brake is not technical trouble but waiting. So we will say it straight and without resentment:
- Materials supplied late move the date by the same number of days as the delay. Not by more — we do not start over because of it and we do not put you at the back of the queue.
- Comments in batches (three today, two more in two days) stretch the approval round the most. Which is why we ask for one batch of comments at a time.
- Changing the brief during coding — a new section, a different structure — is a new scope. We will tell you how many days and how many crowns, and you decide before we start on it.
- If we miss the date through our own fault, we let you know the moment we find out, not on the delivery day. And we finish it at no extra charge.
What we specifically promise: a design within three working days of the brief and a Basic site live within 14 days of the moment you approve the design and supply the copy. You can start with custom website development.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can I have a website?
A one-page site (Basic) within 14 days of design approval, a company site 3–4 weeks, Complete 5–7 weeks. The clock starts when the design is approved and the materials are supplied.
How long does an e-shop take?
An e-shop usually takes 3–5 weeks, depending on scope — it comes down to the number of products, the integrations and the features.
What slows a website build down most?
Most often supplying the materials (copy, photos) and how quickly approvals happen. A delay on your side moves the date by the same number of days — not by more.
What if I change my mind about the brief during the work?
We will tell you how many days and how many crowns it moves things, and you decide before we start on it. You will never get an invoice for a change you did not approve.
What if you miss the date?
We let you know the moment we find out, not on the delivery day, and we finish it at no extra charge. We do not offer a contractual penalty for delay — on jobs this size it would only be paid for by a higher price up front.
Can you get a website done by a specific date?
Usually yes, but we will say so straight away, not halfway through. Send us the date and the scope and within 24 hours you will get a yes or a no — including by when we need the materials from you for it to work.
Where to next
Do you have a date you need the website by?
Send us the date and what the site has to do. Within 24 hours you will know whether we can make it and by when we need your materials.
You will get a yes or a no — not “we’ll try”. If we cannot make the date, we say so straight away and propose the nearest one we can carry. Prices are on the page How much a website costs.