Corporate website design: packages, prices, and process in Istanbul

The corporate website design process: step by step in 5–7 business days

When content is ready, a standard corporate site goes live in an average of 5–7 business days. The process follows this order, with approval at every stage:

1. Requirements consultation: We discuss the industry, target customers, services, and example sites you like; a quote is shared the same day.
2. Setup: The domain and hosting are registered in the business’s name or existing accounts are used; WordPress installation and SSL setup are completed.
3. Page planning: We map out the menu and each page’s sections, clarifying where content will go.
4. Design and layout: The homepage and inner pages are prepared using brand colors, typography, and the logo, and content is added.
5. Technical checks: We check the mobile layout, form submissions, page speed, title and description tags, and sitemap.
6. Revisions and approval: Revision requests are collected together, implemented, and submitted for final approval.
7. Launch and admin panel training: The site goes live; we demonstrate how to update text, images, and pages through the admin panel.

The main factor determining the schedule is when content becomes ready. Additions such as multiple languages, appointment systems, or custom integrations also extend the timeline according to scope; in these cases, the schedule is specified separately in the quote.

Content preparation: what to gather before starting

Completing corporate web design quickly depends on having text and images ready from the start. Because the design develops alongside the content, using placeholder text can disrupt the layout when the real content arrives. Gather the following before starting:

• Logo file (preferably vector: SVG, AI, or PDF) and brand color codes, if available
• About text: founding, area of expertise, and service area
• A short description and scope details for each service
• Real photos: team, office, production facilities, products, or work in practice
• Client and project information approved for publication
• Address, phone, WhatsApp, email, business hours, and social media accounts
• Documents, certificates, and catalog files, if available
• Information on which personal data the business processes and why, for the privacy notice and cookie policy

Authentic photos are particularly important; using stock images only as supporting material helps maintain credibility. If texts have not yet been written, even a few points about each service are enough to start page planning.

Brand identity and logo consistency

During corporate web design, the site should reflect the same colors, typography, and logo style the business uses everywhere from business cards to signage. A different color tone or a distorted, low-resolution logo on the website can make visitors feel they are looking at two different companies.

For brand consistency, we obtain the logo in vector format, colors as HEX codes, and the brand typeface name. These elements are set up as a single site-wide style definition, so a later color change applies to every page at once.

Horizontal and square logo versions for mobile screens and a simple site icon (favicon) for the browser tab also support brand consistency. For businesses without brand guidelines, at least a primary color, secondary color, and single font family are defined at the start.

SEO foundations: helping a corporate website appear on Google

SEO foundations are technical and structural settings made during setup so search engines can crawl and understand the site correctly. They are considered alongside page planning, rather than added later. Every corporate web design project includes the following at handover:

• A unique title and meta description for each page
• One H1 per page and a logical H2–H3 heading hierarchy
• Short, readable URLs that describe the page’s subject
• An XML sitemap
• Descriptive alternative text and compression for images
• Relevant internal links between service pages

Google’s SEO starter guidestates that Google Search does not use the keywords meta tag and that changes can take anywhere from a few hours to several months to appear in results. The foundations help pages get discovered; rankings depend on content quality, competition, and time and cannot be guaranteed. The SEO steps taken during setup are explained in detail on the SEO-friendly web design page.

Speed and accessibility: Core Web Vitals and WCAG

In corporate web design, a fast, accessible site lets visitors reach content smoothly regardless of device, connection, or disability. Both topics rely on published criteria rather than guesswork.

Measuring speed with Core Web Vitals

According to Google’s Core Web Vitals explanation on web.dev, a good user experience aims for the largest content element (LCP) to load within 2.5 seconds, interaction response time (INP) of 200 milliseconds or less, and visual layout shifts (CLS) of 0.1 or less. These thresholds are evaluated separately for mobile and desktop at the 75th percentile of page loads.

Common causes of slow corporate sites include oversized slider images, unnecessary plugins, and too many font files. Images are converted to modern formats such as WebP, those below the fold are lazy-loaded, and only necessary plugins are installed. PageSpeed Insights and the Core Web Vitals report in Search Console are used for measurement; lab scores and real user data may differ.

Accessibility with WCAG

According to W3C’s WCAG 2 overview , WCAG 2.2 contains 13 guidelines organized under four principles—perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust—with success criteria at A, AA, and AAA levels. In practice, this means adequate contrast between text and background, meaningful image alternative text, keyboard-accessible menus, labeled form fields, and error messages that do not rely on color alone.

KVKK, cookie notices, and privacy notice requirements

Every corporate site collecting personal data through forms, cookies, or analytics tools must fulfill its obligation to inform under Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698. According to the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority’s explanation of the obligation to inform , when collecting data, the controller must disclose its identity, the purposes of processing, to whom and for what purposes data may be transferred, the collection method and legal basis, and the data subject’s rights.

The Authority’s cookie guidance distinguishes cookies strictly necessary for the site to function from those requiring explicit consent, such as behavioral advertising cookies. According to the guidance, explicit consent must be obtained through active user approval (opt-in); continued use of the site must not count as consent. Presenting equally visible Accept, Reject, and Preferences options on the first screen is given as an example of good practice. The technical implementation of these requirements on a corporate site includes:

• KVKK privacy notice and cookie policy pages accessible from the footer
• A cookie management panel that blocks nonessential cookies until consent is given
• Links to the privacy notice in forms and only genuinely necessary data fields
• Presenting privacy information and explicit consent approval separately

The notices must reflect the business’s own data processing practices; copying text from another site does not reflect its actual situation. The web design team builds the pages, panel, and form structure; legal advice is recommended where needed to ensure the texts are legally appropriate.

Corporate website structures by industry: manufacturing, services, and restaurants

Although the basic corporate site structure is similar across industries, the prominent pages and applicable rules differ. Three common examples are outlined below; completed work from different industries can be viewed on the client projects page.

Industrial and manufacturing businesses

Industrial websites often target purchasing departments, dealers, and international buyers; product groups, production capabilities, and certificates are decision criteria for these audiences. Keeping technical specifications only in a PDF catalog makes them harder for search engines and mobile users to access. Key information also appears in page text, and language options are included in the page plan from the start.

Service businesses

For businesses such as moving companies, pest control providers, or boiler and air conditioning services, most visitors arrive on their phones with an urgent need. Service pages, service areas, and one-tap phone or WhatsApp links are key decision points. Area pages are prepared with real information about services in each district rather than copying the same text for every district.

Restaurants and catering

Menus, orders, and reservations are three separate needs on restaurant sites; combining them in one form mixes up requests. Providing menus as text as well as images improves both mobile readability and search visibility. A separate form for corporate requests such as catering collects guest numbers and dates from the outset.

Common corporate website development mistakes

Most corporate website mistakes arise from inadequate planning rather than design. Key mistakes to check before launch and the appropriate approaches are:

• Launching with demo content: Sample text and images from a ready-made theme are left on the site. Every page should instead undergo an individual text check before publication.
• Squeezing every service onto one page: Each service is searched for separately and needs its own page, title, and description.
• Putting contact details only on the contact page: Phone and WhatsApp should be accessible with one tap from every page on mobile.
• Registering the domain in the designer’s name: If the domain and hosting are not registered in the business’s name, access and migration problems can arise later.
• Skipping legal notices: Using forms or analytics without a privacy notice and cookie panel creates KVKK risks.
• Opening with a heavy slider or video: This slows the first screen and increases mobile LCP time.
• Failing to update after launch: Outdated plugins and themes can introduce security vulnerabilities, while outdated information undermines trust.

Freelancer or agency? Comparing working models for a corporate website

Agencies offer an advantage for long-term projects involving many stakeholders through teams of designers, developers, and project managers, although communication often goes through a project manager in layers. With freelance work, the same small team listens to the request, creates the design, and launches the site; this shortens decision and revision cycles and simplifies corporate web design projects with a standard scope. The main criteria are project size and whether the business prefers a single contact or a team; both models require the domain to be registered in the business’s name, the deliverables to be defined in writing, and maintenance terms to be discussed upfront.