The single biggest delay on most projects isn't design or development time, it's waiting on the client to send logo, content, and photos. A quoted "1-2 weeks" means from when the studio has what they need, not from the day you sign.
A 5-page site and a 10-page site using the same structure often take similar build time — the real time cost is in custom functionality like booking systems or automation, not raw page count.
One structured round of revisions is standard and fast. Open-ended change requests after that are what turn a 2-week project into a 6-week one — a scoped revision process protects the timeline on both sides.
Training an AI assistant on real FAQs and testing it against actual questions isn't something to rush — a longer timeline here reflects real testing time, not padding.
Somewhat, but there's a floor — content review, testing, and DNS propagation take real time regardless of budget.
Have your logo, brand colours, and page content ready before you start. That single factor affects timeline more than anything else in your control.
Not if the speed comes from you being organised and responsive — it becomes a problem only when a studio is rushing to compensate for underquoting the work.