Every time a client consults us, they often ask questions like “How much does it cost to build a website?” and “How long does it take to develop a website?”.

In fact, how long does it take to build a website? This is related to the type of website project, language version, terminal version, website column function, website design requirements, the ability of the website construction company, the complexity of website production, project operation process, and modification feedback time, etc.

First, let’s talk about the types of website construction projects

• Usually the website construction of a company website with a single language version and a single user terminal basically takes about 1-2 months, the mall system takes about 1-3 months, and the portal website usually takes about 2-5 months (depending on the situation) Other custom websites.

language version

• Many customers need to produce not only the simplified Chinese version, but also English, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, etc. It can be imagined that it takes more time to produce multiple versions than one version, and it will normally increase the working time of one version by about 20%.

User terminal version

• User terminals are divided into computer PC terminals, mobile phone terminals, responsive websites, tablet websites, etc. If a PC mobile website needs to be made, the time should be increased by about 50% compared to the basic time due to the need to redesign the mobile terminal, front-end production, program docking, etc. Therefore, if a responsive website construction method is used at one time, the time is roughly the same as that of a PC phone.

Website column function

• Usually, the columns of company website construction include homepage, company introduction, product display, news center, contact us, etc., but if you add download center, engineering case, member center, solution, talent recruitment, employee circle, product purchase, etc., the workload will definitely be different. Usually, when there are more columns, there will be more time.

Website design requirements

• Website design requirements are related to the industry and the client. Some have higher design requirements. Designers will take longer to draft the first draft, and the revision time will be longer. Since there is no website design standard, some website design projects can be finalized with 1-2 drafts. , but some require 3-5 drafts to be finalized, and the time required is definitely different.

The ability level of the website construction company

• Some companies have higher design and technology levels and higher proficiency. Of course, they can do it faster. Some companies hire fresh graduates, so they must be slow to do it.

The complexity of website construction

• A website involves a lot of details, and each detail is completed in situ. According to my ten years of experience in website development, the workload can be doubled. For example, considering the maintenance factor, adding ALT to each picture, and then adding a title. Definition, text overflow protection, browser compatibility, machine message protection, page loading speed, etc.

Project operation process

• This is actually related to the operating model of the website construction company. Some companies will provide confirmation to customers step by step. For example, the homepage is designed to confirm the customer, and the inner page is designed to confirm the customer. Some companies publish the first draft at a time. If there are few changes, the latter is faster, but if there are many changes, it may need to be redone. In addition, some companies connect customer service or business with customers, rather than directly connecting between designers and technology, so that errors occur in the middle and the information transmission time is slow, resulting in a longer website construction cycle.

Modify feedback time

• Sometimes, even though the website construction company has passed the internal review, the final reviewer is still the customer. Each customer has different preferences and aesthetic standards. There will be more or fewer revisions. If the revision feedback time is too long, it will affect the project cycle.