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How long does it take to build a website?
UPDATED OCTOBER 30, 2026
A custom small-business website is typically live 14 days after the brief at Ghost, and an e-shop in 21 days. The clock starts when we have your content and brand assets. The build itself is fast because there is no theme to fight; what usually stretches a timeline is waiting for text, photos and decisions. Larger sites and web apps get a date with the quote.
Where the days go
- Days 1 to 3: brief, structure, the words. This is where the site is actually decided.
- Days 4 to 9: design and build, together, on a private preview link you can see.
- Days 10 to 12: your review, our fixes, content loaded.
- Days 13 to 14: domain, hosting, analytics, search console, launch.
How to not be the bottleneck
- Have your logo, colours and any photography ready, or tell us there are none.
- Name one decision-maker who can reply within a day.
- Block an hour for the copy call. The words are the slowest part everywhere else.
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Related questions
- Can a website be built in a week?
- A small one, yes, if the content is ready on day one. We would rather promise 14 days and land early.
- How long does a website redesign take?
- About the same as a new build, 14 days for a small-business site, because a redesign that keeps the old structure usually keeps the old problems.
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