One of the first questions clients ask is: "How quickly can you build my website?" The answer depends on the type of site, how prepared you are, and how responsive the collaboration is. Here is an honest breakdown.
Typical Timelines by Project Type
Brochure / Service Website (5–8 pages)
Timeline: 2–4 weeks
This covers most small business websites — a homepage, services page, about page, portfolio or testimonials, and contact page. Assuming content (text and images) is provided by the client and feedback is timely, this is achievable in under a month.
Business Website with Blog and SEO (10–20 pages)
Timeline: 4–6 weeks
Adding a blog section, service sub-pages optimised for specific keywords, and a proper SEO foundation adds time. The SEO research, keyword mapping, and on-page content optimisation alone typically take a week.
Ecommerce Website
Timeline: 6–12 weeks
An ecommerce site involves product catalogue setup, payment gateway integration, GST-compliant checkout, delivery logic, and testing across devices and scenarios. Rushing this risks errors that cost far more to fix post-launch.
Custom Web Application
Timeline: 8–20 weeks
Booking systems, membership platforms, custom dashboards, and similar applications require a full discovery, architecture, build, and testing cycle. Timelines vary significantly based on complexity.
What Causes Delays
In our experience working with Delhi businesses across Connaught Place, Nehru Place, and across the NCR, the most common causes of delay are:
- Content not ready: Clients underestimate how long it takes to gather good photos, write service descriptions, and compile testimonials. Content is almost always the bottleneck.
- Slow feedback cycles: If approvals require multiple internal sign-offs, each round of revisions adds days or weeks.
- Scope creep: Adding features mid-project extends timelines. The best defence is a clear brief before work begins.
- Third-party integrations: Payment gateways, CRM systems, and booking tools can have their own setup and testing requirements.
How to Speed Up Your Project
- Prepare your content (text, images, logos) before the project starts
- Assign one decision-maker who can approve quickly
- Agree the full scope in writing before development begins
- Provide feedback in consolidated batches, not dribs and drabs
A Note on Rush Jobs
A website built in 48 hours to meet an arbitrary deadline will almost certainly have problems — missed mobile optimisation, broken forms, poor SEO structure, or security gaps. We do not do rush jobs because they serve neither party well.
If you have a genuine deadline (a product launch, an event, or a business opening), tell us at the start. We will tell you honestly whether it is achievable and what would need to happen to meet it.
Want to understand the cost implications of different timelines? Read our Delhi website pricing guide.
Ready to start? Contact us with your requirements and target date, and we will map out a realistic plan.
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