How long a website takes depends on its size, content, photography or film and the features it needs. A sound schedule includes research, writing, design, the build, your review and launch checks. A typical MyDiro build takes about six to eight weeks.
Most of the time on a website project goes into planning, writing, media and features, not just page design. A small website with a few pages needs much less preparation than one with a client area, document sharing and original filming. A typical MyDiro build, covering research, a written page plan, design, filming and the build itself, takes about six to eight weeks.
Agree at the start which services the site will explain, what content needs writing, what photographs or film need creating and which tools need building. That gives the schedule something concrete to follow.
The first stage is understanding the business and its customers. Search research shows which pages are worth creating, and the brief sets out what you offer and how customers should get in touch.
Writing the content next gives the design real material to work with. A layout planned around the actual words is much easier to judge than one filled with placeholder text.
Filming and photography need access to the people, premises and work being shown. Arranging this early means the photographs and film can be planned to fit the design.
You don't need a finished script or a folder of polished photos before you talk to us. You will need to help decide what should be shown and who can approve it.
Your review should check that the business facts are correct and that the site works for customers. Make sure each service is clearly explained, the contact details are right and every page makes clear what a customer should do next.
Collect the feedback into one clear set of decisions. If several people need to approve the site, agree who gathers the feedback and who makes the final decision.
Before launch, the forms, booking routes, mobile layouts, page addresses and domain settings all need testing. If the new site replaces an existing one, you also need a plan for redirecting old page addresses and switching over.
The project is finished when the website is working and ready for customers to use, not when the design files are complete.
You can help keep the project moving by giving us accurate business information, making key people available, reviewing the work at the agreed points and telling us early if the scope changes.
We'll turn this into a plan with clear milestones. If you have a launch date in mind, tell us at the start and we'll work out together whether it's realistic.
A small website with all the content ready can sometimes be built quickly. A project that includes research, filming and business tools needs a schedule based on that work, which for a typical MyDiro build is about six to eight weeks.
Changes to the scope, missing business information, difficulty arranging filming and slow decisions can all add time. Agreeing who is responsible for what at the start helps avoid delays.
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