Why Five Days Is Not Rushing — It Is Discipline
When people hear 'five-day build,' they assume shortcuts. Sloppy code. Missing responsive breakpoints. No QA. The opposite is true. A five-day timeline works because we have eliminated the things that make projects slow — not the things that make them good. There are no handoff meetings because the person building the site already understands the design. There are no 'let me check if the CMS supports that' conversations because the CMS architecture was planned before the build started. There is no 'the developer interpreted the animation differently' because the same person who reviewed the Figma prototype is the one implementing the interactions.
Day 1: Design System Setup and Content Architecture
Day one is entirely about foundation. We audit the Figma file and extract every design decision into a Webflow-native system: typography scale, color variables, spacing tokens, component inventory. Simultaneously, we define the CMS collections — what fields each content type needs, how collections reference each other, and which content will be hardcoded versus CMS-driven. By end of day one, we have a blank Webflow project with a fully configured design system and an empty but correctly structured CMS.
Day 2: Core Pages and Component Build
Day two is the heaviest build day. We construct the homepage, the primary interior page templates, and all shared components — navigation, footer, CTA blocks, testimonial sections, feature grids. Everything is built as Webflow symbols with slot-based content variation. We work desktop-first, establishing the structural hierarchy before touching responsive behavior. By end of day two, the desktop version of the site is 80% complete.
Day 3: Remaining Pages and Responsive Design
Day three splits into two streams. Morning: build out remaining pages — about, services detail pages, blog templates, contact. Afternoon: full responsive pass across all four Webflow breakpoints (tablet landscape, tablet portrait, mobile landscape, mobile). We do not rely on Webflow's auto-responsive behavior. Every breakpoint is manually reviewed and adjusted for optimal readability, tap targets, and visual balance.
Day 4: Interactions, CMS Population, and Integration
Day four brings the site to life. We implement scroll-triggered animations, hover states, page transitions, and any custom interactions specified in the Figma prototype. The CMS gets populated with real content — either provided by the client or generated with Claude and reviewed by our team. Form integrations, analytics scripts, and any third-party embeds are configured and tested.
Day 5: QA, Performance Optimization, and Launch
Day five is entirely quality assurance and optimization. We run Lighthouse audits and address any performance issues — image compression, lazy loading, font subsetting. We test every page on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. We verify every CMS-driven page renders correctly with real content. We check meta titles, descriptions, OG images, and structured data. Once everything passes, we connect the custom domain, configure SSL, and publish.
- Lighthouse performance score target: 90+
- Cross-browser testing: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge
- Device testing: iPhone, Android, iPad, desktop
- SEO checklist: meta tags, canonical URLs, sitemap, robots.txt
- Accessibility pass: alt text, focus states, color contrast, semantic markup
The five-day timeline assumes a signed-off Figma design with real content. If the client needs design and content strategy as well, we add two to three days for discovery and design before the build sprint begins.
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