How long does it take to build a website? A realistic timeline, by stage and type of site

"How long does it take to build a website?" is the second question almost everyone asks us, right after price. The honest answer: it depends on the type of site and, far more often than you'd think, on how quickly you send us your materials and answer our questions. In this article we'll give you clear, stage-by-stage benchmarks, with no padded deadlines and no promises we can't keep.

Before anything else, let's separate two things people tend to confuse: build time (the actual working days, from design to launch) and calendar time (how long until it's done, including the days we spend waiting for a reply or a photo from you). Building takes relatively little time; the calendar stretches out mostly because of the pauses. That's exactly why two projects that are "the same size" can ship in two weeks for one and two months for the other.

In short, how long it takes by type of site

Here are the calendar timeframes we work with, assuming we receive the content on time:

These are timeframes drawn from our own practice, not marketing figures. A simple site, with text and photos prepared in advance, can be ready even sooner. One with lots of features or several rounds of feedback takes a bit longer — and that's completely normal.

What actually moves the deadline

It's not the number of pages that decides how long it takes, but four concrete things:

• The content. Text, photos, logo, your list of services or products. If you have them ready, we move fast. If we write and prepare them for you, we add a few days — but they're what makes the difference between "looks ok" and "inspires confidence."
• The features. A contact form takes an hour. Online payments, customer accounts, bookings, product filters, or integration with couriers and invoicing call for whole days of building and, above all, of testing in every scenario.
• The design. A clean layout based on your brand is quick. A fully custom design, with animations and bespoke graphics, takes a few extra days.
• The languages. A bilingual site (for example RO + EN) means double the content to write, translate, and check — you're essentially doubling the writing work.

The stages we go through together

So it isn't a black box, here's exactly how a project flows and where the time goes:

• Brief and structure (1–2 days). We discuss what you want, who you're speaking to, and which pages you need. This is where we set the site's "map," so we don't have to redo things later.
• Design (2–5 days). We show you what the site will look like before we build it, so we can make corrections early, when changes are cheap and quick.
• Building and content (a few days up to 2 weeks). We put it all together: pages, text, photos, features, speed.
• Revisions (1–3 days). You tell us what to adjust, we make the changes. Usually 1–2 rounds are enough if the feedback comes grouped together, rather than drop by drop.
• Testing and launch (1–2 days). We check it on phone and computer, the speed, the forms and the links, then we put the site live and connect the domain.

Notice where the risk sits: the design stage and the revision stage depend directly on your reply. The rest is our job, and we keep it under control.

The part that really speeds things up: you

Here's the secret few people tell you honestly: most often, it isn't the building that's the bottleneck, it's the wait for materials. A single round of revisions you reply to the same day can shorten the project by a week; a message we get an answer to after seven days lengthens it by exactly seven days.

You help us enormously if, from the start, you have ready:

• a short text about your company and what you offer (even just a few rough sentences — we'll refine them);
• the photos you want to use — or you leave the imagery to us;
• your contact details, opening hours, address, and social media accounts;
• 1–2 examples of sites you like, so we can quickly calibrate the style.

With these prepared and a prompt reply, a brochure site can be ready in about a week. If we build them together along the way, give us a few more days — the result is worth it.

Duration and price go hand in hand

In general, the more working time a site requires, the more it costs — because you're actually paying for the work and the features, not "the number of pages." A quick landing page starts from 290–490 €, a brochure site from 490–890 €, a larger one of 7+ pages between 890 and 1.500 €, and an online store from 690 €. Monthly maintenance, if you want it, starts from 29 €/month. We break it all down in our guide on how much a website costs, and for stores we have a separate article on how much an online store costs.

An honest word of warning: a shorter deadline doesn't always mean better. A site thrown together in a hurry, with no thought given to speed or to how people find you in Cluj and the surrounding area, can cost you customers in the long run. We prefer a healthy pace, where every stage is done properly.

Conclusion

In short: a landing page in a few days, a brochure site in 1–2 weeks, a larger site or an online store in a few weeks. We set the exact deadline together, once we see what you need and how quickly the content flows. We give you a realistic timeframe from the start, with clear stages, and we stick to it.

If you'd like to see concretely what your site would look like before deciding anything, write to us and we'll prepare a free design mockup in your company's name — at no cost and with no obligation. That way you can see with your own eyes, not just on paper, how quickly it takes shape.