How long does it take you to develop a 'typical' C5 site?
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I've worked with a lot of CMS's (C5 included) and I was wondering how long it takes other developers to develop a site with C5. I'm not talking about 'how fast' you can do it, but typically how long it takes. Also, don't count design time. Let's say you have the finished design (Photoshop documents) and you're starting from there.
The 'typical site':
-Approximately 10 pages
-Contact Page
-Photo Gallery
-Video Gallery
-Perhaps a simple custom block or two / custom package.
-Featured content homepage scroller
-Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn links / sharing buttons (ie like the Facebook like button)
Maybe it can be broken down into the following sections:
1) Developing the C5 theme
2) Installation / configuration of addons
3) Simple custom block/addon development
4) Implementation of content
5) Cross-browser compatibility testing
Looking for some good feedback!
Frankie
The 'typical site':
-Approximately 10 pages
-Contact Page
-Photo Gallery
-Video Gallery
-Perhaps a simple custom block or two / custom package.
-Featured content homepage scroller
-Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn links / sharing buttons (ie like the Facebook like button)
Maybe it can be broken down into the following sections:
1) Developing the C5 theme
2) Installation / configuration of addons
3) Simple custom block/addon development
4) Implementation of content
5) Cross-browser compatibility testing
Looking for some good feedback!
Frankie
Are you quoting or looking for a quote?
No, just seeing where other developer are at
I suppose it all depends on how experienced one is with doing this kind of work. I have been using Concrete since 2009, and on average it takes me around one to two weeks to do what you're talking about.
Of course, developing custom blocks can vary, depending on the complexity. I recently built a relatively simple one and that alone took me a couple days. I had some questions when I was developing it, so I used the forums. Answers were given within hours to a day or so at most.
Here is how long it takes me to do each of the sections you mentioned:
1 (theme development): 2 to 5 days
2 (installation of add-ons): A few hours or so
3 (simple block development): 1 to 3 days
4 (content implementation): half a day
5 (testing / tweaking): half a day
Hope that helps?
Of course, developing custom blocks can vary, depending on the complexity. I recently built a relatively simple one and that alone took me a couple days. I had some questions when I was developing it, so I used the forums. Answers were given within hours to a day or so at most.
Here is how long it takes me to do each of the sections you mentioned:
1 (theme development): 2 to 5 days
2 (installation of add-ons): A few hours or so
3 (simple block development): 1 to 3 days
4 (content implementation): half a day
5 (testing / tweaking): half a day
Hope that helps?
Thanks for the feedback. The timing you gave is similar to mine. Would you say that 40-50 hours about right? I'm thinking I need to readjust my pricing!
