How long does it take to build a small business website?

The short answer

For a small business website of one to five pages, around two weeks is realistic once the designer has everything they need. Bigger sites with bookings, payments or lots of pages take longer, and a good designer will give you a timeline before you pay anything.

What happens in those two weeks

• Talk: you explain what your business does, who your customers are and what the website needs to do.
• Design: the designer shows you a first version early, so you can shape it.
• Build: the site is built for phones first, with your text, photos, contact form and the pages Google needs.
• Changes: you ask for changes. At NEMORA every package includes two rounds of changes before launch.
• Launch: the site goes live on your domain.

What slows websites down

Content. Your logo, photos, prices, opening hours and the words about your business. If you have these ready on day one, projects fly.

Decisions. Long gaps between “here’s the draft” and your feedback add days or weeks. Set aside an hour to review properly.

Too many people. If several people need to approve every change, agree who has the final say before you start.

Domain access. If you already own a domain, find the login before you start. Hunting for an old account can hold up launch day.

How to get your site live faster

• Send 10 to 20 of your best photos of real work, your premises or your team.
• Write a few lines on what you do, where you work and why people choose you. The designer can polish it.
• List your services and, if you’re happy to, your prices.
• Look at two or three websites you like and say why.

Our timeline

At NEMORA, most sites go live within around two weeks once we have your content. Half the setup fee books your project and the rest is paid when your site is ready to go live. See our packages and prices, or read how much a website costs.