Poll: How long does it typically take you to build one Web page from scratch?
Thursday September 27, 2007
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I know, this is a tough question, and the real answer is "it depends" because it depends upon a lot of different factors. But just make an estimate on the typical pages that you create. Does it take you 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or what? For instance, I can typically write a new article in an hour and build a new Web design in about a day. No one is going to hold you to this estimate. :-)
How long does it typically take you to build one Web page from scratch?
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I usually research competion before I ever begin designing. It will “usually’ take me at least 2 days to come up with my colors, fonts, layout and “vision.” The first page sets the theme and is critical so I don’t rush it. It also depends on how much client imput I have, however I find that most of my clients give me lots of creative freedom after we have communicated the vision and goal of the project.
Right from scatch is usually a week but that includes meetings with the client, image sourcing, technology review, looking at the competition, an ‘inspiration’ visit somewhere to find a fresh approach and quite a bit of time staring at a wall. Actual time on the computer constructing the page is probably about 1-2 hours.
A webpage from scratch? - has a lot of different meanings depending on the mindsets of the people involved.
Many of my clients are new to the Internet, and for them ‘design’ means ’simple template’.
Because Internet access is so much slower in Australia, and the country has only had broadband access for a couple of years, most clients have no interest in many Web 2.0 devices.
So a webpage from scratch can be a matter of developing (text) content, then formatting it within the template.
Research a little for content and keywords meta tags, and that’s about it.
All totalled: 2-4 hours, or half a day - from client chooses a template to beta page.
98% of business sites in Australia are trapped in 1990’s-style websites.
MySpace pages can take a week, usually because the (younger) client wants to get all the facility they can onto the page; and constantly wants changes.
Webpages from scratch within an already established website (logo, colors, and preferences established) take a couple of hours. Copy and paste, then adjust the flow of information for SEO, readability, useability, and just plain grammar.
Many of my recent sites have been constructed using Open Source CMS’s - joomla and PostNuke - which can quickly complicate things. ‘joomla’ is relatively easy to work with, but PostNuke requires considerable understanding of PHP and the unique structure of the version of PostNuke.
Inserting pre-defined elements within the flow of a document while taking care not to destroy the layout of other content can be a source of madness.
Tack in a few outside-the-box devices like self-adjusting drop down lists and a formatted RSS feed here and there, and madness is only a moment away at times.
A webpage from scratch? It takes lessthen one minute cos here you didnt implie any inputs. But a more sophisticated web page it depends.
Well, it depends on how big the page is